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somehow simkins is able to talk the fed ex driver into pulling over. nats - come on pull over dude, it's all right, just pull over. and once into a parking lot.. he convinced the fed ex driver into giving up his keys.. for the safety of all. i think i saved lives that day. not only somebody else's life, but i think i saved this guy's life. hillsborough county sheriff's deputies arrived.. but incredibly.. because the fed ex driver had taken the keys out of his ignition, he wasn't charged with driving under the influence. fortunately we had some good citizens that were in the area and number one didn't get hurt but number two were able to take steps to get this guy stopped before he did hurt somebody. > fedex released a cooperating with the investigating. authorities are still trying to figure out what caused this incident. your happiness isn't just determined by your family.. friends or job. it's also affected by where you live. up next in today's health report.. see what a new study says about the happiest and healthies cities in the u-s. in today's he

this morning, members of the human affairs commission unveiled the modjeska simkins award. simkins was a richland county native who became one of the state's leading civil rights death in 1992. >> we have a chance to better understand the work that she had to do, what she had to go through to really make that happen. and then make those efforts relevant again today. >> again, she was a civil rights giant from the 1930s until her death in 1992. if you'd like to nominate someone, we have a link to the commission's website at our website at abccolumbia.com. now, nominations are due by february 29th. and the award winner will be announced in april. >> if you were over that way today, you may have noticed a rosie hue at columbia city hall. today was wear red day in honor of women affected by heart disease. according to the american heart association, heart disease and strokes kill a woman every 80 seconds. but the vast majority of those events are preventable. one woman currently battling heart disease says she wants to >> i want to bring awareness and don't want anyone to go th

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this morning, the modjeska simkins award was unveiled. she became one of the leading civil rights act visits from the 1930s until her death in 1932. >> we have a chance to betr understand the work that she had to do, what she had to go through to really make that happen and then make those efforts relevant again today. >> to nominate someone we have a link set up on our website, abccolumbia.com. by the way, nominations are due by february 29th. the winner will be announced in april. > if you saw a lot of folks wearing red today, it's national go red day. the american heart association is working to raise awareness donations are used to help fund research. the group says heart disease and strokes kill a woman every 80 seconds. but the vast majority of these events are preventable. you did learn more at glfern go red for women.org and the fashion show is friday, march 1th. >>> the 100thay of school took on a special meaning for -- for one lexington county family. >> our beth rousseau shows how a tribute. >> reporter: a cape filled with 100