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TikTok challenge lands Florida man in jail for trying to spend the night in Walmart after it…. The KRAK 11 News hour: The World Desk, Criminal Intent, Animals, A Quick Look At Sports. Real stories from named sources, read by Chip Marlowe and Deb Sarkissian.

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KRAK 11 NEWS1 min
THE WORLD DESK3 min
CRIMINAL INTENT2 min
ANIMALS2 min
A QUICK LOOK AT SPORTS1 min

KRAK 11 NEWS

Chip Marlowe

Good morning. This is KRAK 11 News, the top of the hour. Five people are missing after a fire tore through an Alpine town in Switzerland overnight. Eight others injured, cause still under investigation.

Deb Sarkissian

Coming up this hour: Criminal Intent — a Florida man tried to livestream himself spending twenty-four hours inside a Walmart back in January. He made it to the dog bed section before the deputies found him.

Chip Marlowe

That is our forty-eighth Florida Man Tribute in forty-two weeks. Also this hour: Animals, where the sea urchin video is still number one and has now led our countdown for fourteen consecutive hours.

Deb Sarkissian

You have watched it twice.

Chip Marlowe

I have. And A Quick Look At Sports, where the Premier League has a new plan to end what they are calling corner chaos — holding, pushing, shoving, all of it became an epidemic last season.

Deb Sarkissian

Still ahead this morning — why investigators in Switzerland are calling the Alpine fire suspicious, and what they found in the building before it burned. That is next on KRAK 11 News.

THE WORLD DESK

Chip Marlowe

Good morning. This is The World Desk.

Deb Sarkissian

The Prime Minister donated a book to the Downing Street library.

Chip Marlowe

What kind of book?

Deb Sarkissian

A biography of himself.

Chip Marlowe
HOUSING MARKET SHIFTS

We begin with housing data that suggests younger homebuyers may finally be catching a break after more than a decade of difficulty.

Deb Sarkissian
HOUSING MARKET SHIFTS

Millennials, now in their thirties and early forties, have been far less likely to own homes than their parents were at the same age. New data suggests that trend may be starting to reverse.

Chip Marlowe

This is the generation that came of age during the housing crash.

Deb Sarkissian

Two thousand eight, yes. They faced higher prices, tighter credit, and student debt levels no previous generation dealt with. The data now shows modest improvement in ownership rates for people under forty.

Chip Marlowe

Modest is the right word.

Deb Sarkissian

It is. But it is movement in the right direction after fifteen years of falling behind.

Chip Marlowe
SWISS ALPINE FIRE

Switzerland. Five people are still missing after a fire in an Alpine town. Eight others were injured.

Deb Sarkissian
SWISS ALPINE FIRE

Search crews are working through the debris this morning. Local police say the cause is still under investigation.

Chip Marlowe

Five people unaccounted for.

Deb Sarkissian

Yes. The injured were taken to hospitals in the region. No names have been released.

Chip Marlowe
UK BUDGET PRESSURES

Britain's government borrowing figures came in higher than expected last month. Chancellor John Healey is preparing his first Budget.

Deb Sarkissian
UK BUDGET PRESSURES

July borrowing was higher than economists forecast. The Chancellor says the government remains committed to its fiscal rules, but the figures are complicating preparations for the autumn Budget.

Chip Marlowe

Healey is the new Chancellor.

Deb Sarkissian

He is. This is his first Budget, and the borrowing numbers are not helping.

Chip Marlowe

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Deb Sarkissian
DUCHESS MAY RETURN TO ACTING

Reports out of the United Kingdom suggest the Duchess of Sussex may be considering a return to acting.

Deb Sarkissian

Sources close to the Duke and Duchess have not denied reports that Meghan has been offered a role in a UK-based production. No details have been confirmed.

Chip Marlowe
DUCHESS MAY RETURN TO ACTING

She was on a legal drama before the marriage.

Deb Sarkissian

Suits. Seven seasons. This would be her first project since stepping back from royal duties.

Chip Marlowe

Which were in London.

Deb Sarkissian

The royal duties were, yes. The production would be as well, if the reports are accurate.

Chip Marlowe
DOWNING STREET LIBRARY

Back to the Downing Street library. The Prime Minister donated a biography of himself.

Deb Sarkissian
DOWNING STREET LIBRARY

The Downing Street library began in nineteen thirty-one. Seven of his ministers also contributed books. The Prime Minister's donation was a biography written about him.

Chip Marlowe

I assume it was favorable.

Deb Sarkissian

The reporting does not say.

Chip Marlowe

Coming up in a few minutes on KRAK 11 News, Criminal Intent.

Deb Sarkissian

A man in Florida broke into a car dealership and tried to leave in a luxury sedan. He made it as far as the service bay.

Chip Marlowe

Criminal Intent. In a few minutes.

CRIMINAL INTENT

Chip Marlowe

Good morning. I'm Chip Marlowe.

Deb Sarkissian

And I'm Deb Sarkissian. We begin this morning with a tribute to the Sunshine State, which has provided us with forty-nine Florida Man Tributes in forty-two weeks.

Chip Marlowe

That is an average of more than one per week.

Deb Sarkissian

It is a remarkable consistency.

Chip Marlowe
24-HOUR CHALLENGE ENDS AT 2 HOURS

Back in January of this year, deputies in Central Florida responded to a call at a Walmart in Clermont after the store had closed for the night. A man was discovered in the dog bed section, broadcasting live on TikTok.

Deb Sarkissian
24-HOUR CHALLENGE ENDS AT 2 HOURS

Deputies said he was attempting to stay inside the store for twenty-four hours as part of a challenge.

Chip Marlowe
24-HOUR CHALLENGE ENDS AT 2 HOURS

He was arrested on trespassing charges after approximately two hours.

Deb Sarkissian
SUSPECT OFFERS DEPUTY A DRINK

Back in April of last year, deputies in Highlands County pursued a stolen vehicle for several miles. When the driver finally stopped, he approached the patrol car with an unusual gesture of goodwill.

Chip Marlowe
SUSPECT OFFERS DEPUTY A DRINK

Body camera footage shows the man offering the deputy a can of vodka spritzer through the window.

Deb Sarkissian
SUSPECT OFFERS DEPUTY A DRINK

Prosecutors allege he had stolen a case of alcohol from a store before leading deputies on the chase.

Chip Marlowe
CARJACKER RETURNS STOLEN VEHICLE

Back in October of last year, a woman ran inside a Sunoco station in Brevard County to pay, leaving her car running outside. Security footage shows a man entering the vehicle and driving away.

Deb Sarkissian
CARJACKER RETURNS STOLEN VEHICLE

Moments later, deputies said the same man returned the car to the gas station and fled on foot.

Chip Marlowe
CARJACKER RETURNS STOLEN VEHICLE

The woman's four-year-old child had been asleep in the back seat.

Deb Sarkissian
CARJACKER RETURNS STOLEN VEHICLE

The suspect was arrested later that day.

Chip Marlowe
MOTORCYCLE LEFT HANGING FROM LIGHT

And back in May of this year, a collision south of Vancouver left witnesses staring upward.

Deb Sarkissian
MOTORCYCLE LEFT HANGING FROM LIGHT

A motorcycle collided with a car at an intersection and became lodged in the traffic signal overhead.

Chip Marlowe
MOTORCYCLE LEFT HANGING FROM LIGHT

Witnesses captured video of the bike dangling several feet above the intersection while emergency crews worked to bring it down.

Deb Sarkissian
MOTORCYCLE LEFT HANGING FROM LIGHT

The rider was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

Chip Marlowe

I have been attempting to determine the physics involved.

Deb Sarkissian

And have you?

Chip Marlowe

Not yet.

Deb Sarkissian

Coming up in just a few minutes on KRAK 11 News: the sea urchin video has now led the animal countdown for fourteen consecutive hours, and the view count has jumped again overnight. We will have the latest numbers.

Chip Marlowe

That is ANIMALS, still ahead.

ANIMALS

Chip Marlowe

Time now for the news that makes you glad you turned on the television.

Deb Sarkissian

The sea urchin is still on top.

Chip Marlowe

Fifteen hours now. I have been tracking it since yesterday afternoon.

Deb Sarkissian
SEA URCHIN HOLDS TOP SPOT

You have. The sea urchin video is still number one on the KRAK 11 animal countdown. Three million two hundred sixty-eight thousand new views in the last forty-one hours.

Chip Marlowe
SEA URCHIN HOLDS TOP SPOT

Four and a half million total. Posted by Nick DiGiovanni six days ago. YouTube has it at number thirteen on their trending chart.

Deb Sarkissian
MYSTERY SINGING VIDEO

At number two, a video filed under pets and animals with no animal name in the title. Just the word singing and a hashtag.

Chip Marlowe
MYSTERY SINGING VIDEO

Three million views gained. Thirteen million total. Posted three weeks ago by a channel called Lumi.

Deb Sarkissian
COYOTES AND BADGERS

At number three, up one spot since yesterday, coyotes and badgers hunting together. Two point eight million views gained.

Chip Marlowe
COYOTES AND BADGERS

YouTube has it at number one on their chart. Three point three million total views. I have now watched it nine times.

Deb Sarkissian

You were at eight yesterday.

Chip Marlowe

They coordinate. The badger digs, the coyote runs down what comes out. It is a professional arrangement between two species and I find it very moving.

Deb Sarkissian
BABY DEER RESCUE

At number four, also up one spot, a baby deer trapped on a freezing pond. Two point seven million views gained, fifteen million total.

Chip Marlowe
BABY DEER RESCUE

Posted last week. YouTube has it at number three.

Deb Sarkissian
BOBCAT STILL AT FIVE

And at number five, the bobcat that has been stopping cars. Fifteen consecutive days now at the same spot on our count.

Chip Marlowe
BOBCAT STILL AT FIVE

One point four million views gained. Six and a half million total.

Deb Sarkissian

That is the animal countdown. Still ahead this morning, a quick look at sports. The Cubs broke a record that has stood since nineteen hundred and two.

Chip Marlowe

We will be right back.

A QUICK LOOK AT SPORTS

Chip Marlowe

A quick look at sports.

Chip Marlowe

I have been watching football all weekend.

Deb Sarkissian

Of course you have.

Chip Marlowe
PREMIER LEAGUE TACKLES CORNER CHAOS

The Premier League has announced new enforcement on corner kicks after what they are calling an epidemic of holding, pushing and grappling last season. Referees will crack down on physical play in the box starting opening weekend.

Deb Sarkissian

They are calling it an epidemic.

Chip Marlowe

Still ahead - the next KRAK 11 News, at the top of the hour. We will have more from Wexler County and beyond.

Deb Sarkissian

That is sports. Thank you for watching KRAK 11 News.

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