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Each family will receive $200,000 in a legal settlement with the Sarasota County school board

The families of three Florida high school students who died after their principal hypnotized them have prevailed in a wrongful death suit against the school. Each family will receive $200,000 in a legal settlement with the Sarasota County school board. But the parents of one of the victims, Brittany Palumbo, told CBS News this case is about raising awareness, not money. Vladimir Duthiers reports.

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There is a state of emergency in Florida as tropical storm Erika approaches

There is a state of emergency in Florida as tropical storm Erika approaches. Governor Rick Scott says the powerful and deadly storm "poses a severe threat to the entire state." The storm has sustained winds of 40 miles per hour, but it is expected to jump dramatically when it gets back over open water. There has been massive flooding and mudslides on the island of the Dominica and at least 20 people were killed. David Begnaud reports.

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