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TONIGHT, GET READY FOR SOME CHILL!
RIGHT NOW, SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FEELS TEMPERATURES IN THE 50'S!
I'M JOINED BY ABC7 WEATHER EXPERT JIM REIF.
JIM, ARE WE GOING TO SEE SNOW TONIGHT?
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CHILLIEST NIGHT IN WEEKS COMING TONIGHT
A deep area of low pressure is spinning off the coast of North Carolina. The wind flow around the storm is influencing our weather with a steady northwest wind and much cooler temperatures. The cloud cover was thick at times this afternoon and that kept our high temperature from getting out of the 60's. Later tonight we will see the clouds break up and under just partly cloudy skies our low temperatures will drop into the 50's! This will be the coolest night we've seen in weeks.
As I look ahead to the weekend and even into next week, the weather is shaping up to be very nice. A large area of high pressure will build in once the storm off North Carolina moves away. This will give us mainly sunny skies, cool nights and warm afternoons with highs near 80 by Saturday and Sunday. Rain looks to be non-existent for several days. The next "cold" front should pass north of here late next week.
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A BIG SCARE FOR AN 18-YEAR-OLD COLLIER COUNTY GIRL --AFTER SOMEONE TRIES TO PULL HER INTO THEIR VEHICLE IN NAPLES PARK.
SHE DIDN'T WANT TO BE IDENITFIED BUT TELLS ABC 7 SHE WAS WALKING NEAR 106TH AVENUE NORTH AND 6TH STREET NORTH.AROUND 6PM LAST NIGHT. WHEN A CAR PULLED UP.
SHE TELLS ABC SEVEN,THE PASSENGER OPENED THE DOOR, GRABBED HER ARM, AND TRIED TO PULL HER INSIDE.
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Victim: "The person in the back seat pulled his hand out and grabs my arm.
When they pulled it cut my arm and I screamed and ran off."
THE ATTEMPTED ABDUCTION HAPPENED WHILE SHE WAS JUST BLOCKS FROM HER HOME.
UNFORTUNATELY SHE DIDN'T GET A LOOK AT HER ATTACKERS.
BUT DESCRIBES THE VEHICLE AS A FOUR-DOOR PASSENGER CAR WITH A ROUND BACK END AND TINTED WINDOWS.
CALL THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WITH ANY INFORMATION.
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TONIGHT--A NEW LEE COUNTY LAW DESIGNED TO KEEP CHILDREN SAFE FROM PREDATORS, FACES ITS FIRST COURT CHALLENGE. THE ORDINANCE BANS SEX OFFENDERS FROM GETTING TOO CLOSE TO KIDS.
BUT THE FIRST MAN ARRESTED FOR BREAKING THE NEW RULES. CALLS IT UNCONSTITUTIONAL. JOSEPH COMFORT WAS CONVICTED OF SEXUAL BATTERY ON HIS WIFE IN 1991.
THIS PAST JULY, HE WAS ARRESTED WHEN HE WAS CAUGHT SUNBATHING AT A COMMUNITY POOL IN LEHIGH ACRES.
COMFORT CLAIMS THE ORDINANCE IS NOT ONLY TOO VAGUE AND TOO BROAD BUT VIOLATES HIS BASIC RIGHTS.
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when they put your freedom in jeopardy it's unconstitutional, it's not fair!
DEFENSE ATTORNEY'S ARGUED THE CASE IN COURT TODAY IN FRONT OF TWO COUNTY JUDGES.
HOWEVER, NO DECISION WAS MADE. THE JUDGES HEARING THE CASE ARE ASKING FOR MORE INFORMATION.
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IT'S A BILLION DOLLAR CRIME THAT SOME SAY IS BASED RIGHT HERE IN FLORIDA.
IT'S MEDICARE FRAUD -- AND IT'S COSTING TAXPAYERS NOW MORE THAN EVER.
IT STARTS WITH COMPANIES FILLING OUT FALSE INFORMATION, BILLING FOR EQUIPMENT THAT PATIENTS JUST DON'T NEED.
MOSTLY IT HURTS MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANIES, BECAUSE THEY'RE NOW UNDER TOUGHER REGULATIONS THAN EVER.
AND MANY SAY SOMEONE ELSE'S MISTAKES IN FRAUDING THE SYSTEM, REALLY HURTS CONSUMERS IN THE END.
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"hospital beds, wheelchairs, they will be getting this equipment in the future from the lowest cheapest provider possible and there's no way they're going to get the quality equipment that they are now."
CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES CONTINUE TO WORK ON PLANS TO FIGHT FRAUD AND ABUSE, WITHOUT ENLISTING MEDICARE CUTS.
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ABC SEVEN CONFIRMS PLANS ARE MOVING FORWARD TO BUILD A NEW 5 STORY, 150 MILLION DOLLAR EXTENSION OF THE CHILDREN'S HOSPTIAL OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
CURRENTLY, THE 105 BED HOSPITAL SERVES ALL OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, BUT THE HOSPITAL TELLS ABC SEVEN THEY ARE TURNING SICK CHILDREN AWAY BECAUSE THERE'S NO ROOM.
A TIMELINE FOR THE PROJECT WILL DISCUSSED IN MARCH.
THE COST OF THE NEW 101 BED EXTENSION IS ESTIMATED AT 200 MILLION DOLLARS
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TONIGHT A WARRANT IS ISSUED, FOR A MAN ACCUSED OF DRIVING DRUNK, AND CAUSING A DEADLY CRASH IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.
TROOPERS SAY WALTER BATES HAD A BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL OF MORE THAN TWICE THE LEGAL LIMIT, WHEN HE CAUSED A CRASH ON STATE ROAD 31, BACK IN MAY.
HE COLLIDED HEAD-ON WITH A CAR DRIVEN BY A FORT MYERS MAN, WHO DIED AT THE SCENE.
SEVEN OTHER PEOPLE IN THE VICTIM'S VEHICLE WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED.
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A LEE COUNTY DEPUTY IS OUT OF JAIL, AFTER GETTING ARRESTED FOR DRIVING DRUNK.
FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS ROBERT MAGEE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH LAST NIGHT, ON STATE ROAD 80, JUST OUTSIDE OF ALVA.
MAGEE WAS BOOKED INTO THE LEE COUNTY JAIL OVERNIGHT, CHARGED WITH D-U-I AND RESISTING ARREST. BOTH MISDEMEANORS.
HE POSTED BOND ABOUT THREE HOURS LATER.
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ONE WEEK AFTER THE DEADLY SHOOTING AT FORT HOOD, PROSECUTORS HAVE CHARGED THE SUSPECTED GUNMAN - MAJOR NIDAL HASAN.
AND NOW - PRESIDENT OBAMA IS ASKING MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER THE RAMPAGE COULD HAVE BEEN STOPPED.
PROSECUTORS HAVE NOW FILED THE FIRST OF WHAT MAY BE MANY CHARGES AGAINST HASAN; 13 COUNTS OF PREMEDITATED MURDER.
THAT WOULD MAKE HIM ELIGIBLE FOR THE DEATH PENALTY, IF CONVICTED.
PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS ORDERED A REVIEW OF ALL INTELLIGENCE RELATED TO HASAN, AND WHETHER IT WAS PROPERLY SHARED.
REPORTS SHOW THAT YEARS AGO, HASAN'S CO-WORKERS HAD QUESTIONED HIS MENTAL COMPETENCE.
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A LOCAL SOLDIER SHOT DURING THE MASSACRE IS DOING BETTER AS HE CONTINUES TO RECOVER.
JUSTIN JOHNSON, OF CHARLOTTE COUNTY, IS APPARENTLY GETTING BETTER.
JOHNSON'S GRANDMOTHER SAYS HIS FEVER BROKE TODAY.
LAST NIGHT WE TOLD YOU DOCTORS WERE UNABLE TO REMOVE THE BULLET, WHICH WENT THROUGH HIS CHEST.
JOHNSON'S FAMILY REMAINS OPTIMISTIC, SAYING THEY EXPECT HIM TO MAKE A FULL RECOVERY.
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FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THEIR TRAGIC LOSS, A CAPE CORAL FAMILY OPENS UP ABOUT THE DEATH OF THEIR SON.
MARINE CORPS SERGEANT MICHAEL MARTINS DIED IN A CRASH LAST FRIDAY WHILE RIDING HIS MOTORCYCLE TO WORK AT MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, MIRAMAR IN SAN DIEGO.
THE 23-YEAR OLD GREW UP IN CAPE CORAL AND IS A GRADUATE OF MARINER HIGH SCHOOL.
HE ALREADY COMPLETED TWO TOURS IN IRAQ.
HIS PARENTS NEVER THOUGHT THEY'D HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HIM WHILE HE WAS BACK AT HOME.
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"I kept telling myself, it's okay, they got the wrong house, Michael's home, Michael's okay, it's not for us it's a mistake."
"you're heart always thinks the bad things, you don't want to see the marines knock on your door."
SERGEANT MARTINS' FUNERAL IS THIS SATURDAY AT SAINT ANDREW CATHOLIC CHURCH IN CAPE CORAL AT TEN A-M.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A VIEWING TOMORROW AT FORT MYERS MEMORIAL GARDENS ON COLONIAL BOULEVARD FROM FIVE TO SEVEN.
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A HIGH PROFILE DOUBLE MURDER TRIAL HAS RECESSED FOR THE DAY.
THE GROUP WILL BE BACK TOMORROW MORNING SO THE ATTORNEYS CAN CONTINUE ASKING THEM QUESTIONS.
JUAN MENDEZ IS CHARGED WITH 2 COUNTS OF 2ND DEGREE MURDER FOR THE DEATHS OF HIS WIFE AND MOTHER IN LAW.
PROSECUTORS SAY HE STABBED BOTH WOMEN TO DEATH IN JULY 2006.
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TONIGHT, THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE INVESTIGATES THE THEFT OF ABOUT 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF JEWELRY FROM A NORTH FORT MYERS APARTMENT.
DEPUTIES SAY THE OWNER OF THE JEWELRY LEFT HER APARTMENT YESTERDAY MORNING AND RETURNED LAST NIGHT TO FIND HER LOCK BROKEN.
SHE PUSHED HER WAY INTO THE PLACE AND FOUND HER JEWELRY GONE.
DETECTIVES SAY THE WOMAN DID NOT FIND ANYTHING ELSE MISSING.
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AN ESTIMATED 22 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE CONTRACTED SWINE FLU SINCE THE OUTBREAK STARTED IN APRIL.
NEARLY 4 THOUSAND DIED, INCLUDING FIVE HUNDRED FORTY CHILDREN.
TIGHT SUPPLIES OF VACCINE TO COMBAT THE ILLNESS CONTINUE.
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THE INFAMOUS BALLOON BOY'S FATHER TURNS HIMSELF IN.
SOT SHERIFF JIM ALDERDEN: NEEDLESS TO SAY THEY PUT ON A REALLY GOOD SHOW AND WE BOUGHT IT.
THE HOAX THAT CAPTIVATED THE NATION.
NOW ABC SEVEN LEARNS THE HEENE'S EXPECT TO PLEAD GUILTY.
FIND OUT THE PUNISHMENT THEY FACE.
i was in rikers for 12 days.
A TEENAGER, PICKED OUT OF LINEUP FOR ARMED ROBBERY IS SENT TO JAIL.
HOW FACEBOOK SET HIM FREE.
AD-LIB WEATHER TEASE
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THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM IDA ARE COLLIDING WITH A NOR'EASTER AND CREATING STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SURF ALONG THE JERSEY SHORE. FORECASTERS SAY IT COULD CAUSE THE WORST TIDAL FLOODING THAT THE JERSEY SHORE HAS SEEN IN YEARS.
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CHILLIEST NIGHT IN WEEKS COMING TONIGHT
A deep area of low pressure is spinning off the coast of North Carolina. The wind flow around the storm is influencing our weather with a steady northwest wind and much cooler temperatures. The cloud cover was thick at times this afternoon and that kept our high temperature from getting out of the 60's. Later tonight we will see the clouds break up and under just partly cloudy skies our low temperatures will drop into the 50's! This will be the coolest night we've seen in weeks.
As I look ahead to the weekend and even into next week, the weather is shaping up to be very nice. A large area of high pressure will build in once the storm off North Carolina moves away. This will give us mainly sunny skies, cool nights and warm afternoons with highs near 80 by Saturday and Sunday. Rain looks to be non-existent for several days. The next "cold" front should pass north of here late next week.
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HERE IS A LOOK AT YOUR SEVEN DAY FORECAST.
IT'S 11:15 AND TIME FOR TONIGHT'S FLORIDA LOTTERY DRAWING.
GOOD LUCK. FROM ALL OF US HERE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S OFFICIAL LOTTERY STATION - ABC7!
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THE COLORADO PARENTS WHO SAID THEIR 6-YEAR-OLD WAS ACCIDENTALLY SET ADRIFT IN A HELIUM BALLOON, WILL LIKELY PLEAD GUILTY TO THE SCAM--AND FACE REPERCUSSIONS THAT COULD INCLUDE JAIL TIME.
ABC'S CLAYTON SANDELL HAS THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE "BALLOON BOY " SAGA.
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SCRIPT: They wanted a reality show. NATS: BALLOON TAKING OFF Now, Richard Heene and his wife Mayumi face the reality of probation and possibly jail time for staging an elaborate hoax--claiming their six year- old son Falcon had accidentally taken flight on board this homemade helium balloon. NATS: 9-1-1 CALL The Heenes at first denied the incident was staged. SOT RICHARD HEENE: " TO HAVE PEOPLE SAY THAT I THINK IS PATHETIC." But their story unraveled after Falcon made this comment on Larry King Live. SOT FALCON/LARRY KING LIVE: YOU SAID WE DID IT FOR THE SHOW. Two days later, police say Falcon's mother admitted it was all a lie. SOT SHERIFF JIM ALDERDEN: NEEDLESS TO SAY THEY PUT ON A REALLY GOOD SHOW AND WE BOUGHT IT. According to his attorney, Richard Heene will plead guilty to a felony for attempting to influence a public servant. Mayumi Heene will plead guilty to false reporting. The Heene's were seen briefly Thursday but were not talking. In a statement, Richard Heene's lawyer said a plea deal was the best option for the family, complaining that prosecutors forced a plea deal by threatening more serious charges against Mayumi. She is a Japanese citizen and if convicted might have been deported. STANDUP The attorney for Richard Heene says along with probation the Heenes could face jail time when sentenced in about a month, up to 90 days for Richard and 60 days for Mayumi. CLAYTON SANDELL, ABC NEWS Denver.
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A LEE COUNTY WOMAN IS CHARGED WITH CHILD ABUSE TONIGHT.
SHE'S ACCUSED OF BURNING HER YOUNG SON WITH A HOT IRON.
DEPUTIES SAY NATACHA LAFOSSE BURNED THE NINE YEAR OLD AS PUNISHMENT BECAUSE HE BURNED HIS SISTER'S TOY.
THE BOY SUFFERED A SECOND DEGREE BURN ON HIS ARM.
LAFOSSE'S BROTHER SAYS SHE'S A GOOD MOTHER, AND THE INCIDENT JUST ESCALATED.
TONIGHT LAFOSSE IS IN JAIL, AND THE CHILD IS IN D-C-F CUSTODY
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LEE COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY IS TESTING A NEW TOOL THAT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE.
EMS AND FIRE OPERATORS ARE TRYING OUT SOFTWARE CALLED MEDICAL PRIORITY DISPATCH.
IF A CALLER IS IN A LIFE OR DEATH SITUATION, THE SOFTWARE HELPS DISPATCH AN AMBULANCE FASTER.
BUT IF A CALLER HAS A NON LIFE THREATNING PROBLEM, THE SOFTWARE TELLS OPERATORS TO KEEP ASKING QUESTIONS BEFORE PARAMEDICS ARE SENT.
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13:47 you're always going to get an ambulance regardless--but it's a matter of finding exactly what your need is in order to determine how fast they need to get there
LEE COUNTY PARAMEDICS ARE ALSO TRYING OUT A NEW APPROACH TO ANSWERING CALLS.
NOW IF PARAMEDICS ARE DISPATCHED BECAUSE OF NON-LIFE THREATNING INJURIES, LIGHTS AND SIRENS MAY NOT ALWAYS BE USED.
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TONIGHT, A HOMELESS WOMEN RECOVERS FROM GETTING BEATEN AND ROBBED.
DEPUTIES SAY LORETTA DAWSON WAS RIDING HER BIKE BEHIND THE CLOSED SEARS IN NORTH FORT MYERS WHEN THREE MEN SHOVED HER OFF HER BIKE.
IT HAPPENED ON TUESDAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON.
THE MEN STARTED PUNCHING HER AND THEN PULLED A 20 DOLLAR BILL FROM HER POCKET.
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FACEBOOK HELPS A TEEN PROVE HIS INNOCENCE AND STAY OUT OF JAIL.
LAST MONTH, 19 YEAR OLD RODNEY BRADFORD WAS ARRESTED FOR ARMED ROBBERY AFTER THE VICTIM PICKED HIM OUT OF A LINE-UP.
AT THAT EXACT SAME TIME OF THE ROBBERY, RODNEY WAS UPDATING HIS FACEBOOK STATUS ON A COMPUTER AT HIS DAD'S APARTMENT IN HARLEM.
THAT CRITICAL PIECE OF EVIDENCE, TIME AND DATE-STAMPED ON RODNEY'S PAGE, PROVED CRUCIAL TO ESTABLISHING HIS ALIBI AND GETTING THE CHARGES DROPPED.
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I was on Rikers for 12 days and I thought I was going to be there for a long time for no reason.
Thank you Facebook. That's all I can say. Thank you Facebook
THIS CASE IS BELIEVED TO BE THE FIRST IN WHICH DEFENSE LAWYERS HAVE USED FACEBOOK TO ESTABLISH A PERSON'S INNOCENCE.
SOME SKEPTICS POINT OUT THAT THIS DEFENSE IS NOT TOTALLY RELIABLE, SINCE SOMEONE COULD, IN THEORY, LOG ONTO SOMEONE ELSE'S FACEBOOK PAGE IF THEY KNEW THEIR PASSWORD.
IN RODNEY'S CASE, A WHOLE HOUSEFUL OF PEOPLE CONFIRMED HIS ALIBI.
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SARAH PALIN'S NEW BOOK, "GOING ROGUE," CONFIRMS REPORTS OF TENSION
BETWEEN HER AIDES AND THOSE OF THE 2008 REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE JOHN MCCAIN.
PALIN CONFIRMS SHE WANTED TO SPEAK ON ELECTION NIGHT, BUT GOT DENIED THE CHANCE.
PALIN ALSO WRITES HARSHLY OF CBS ANCHOR KATIE COURIC, WHOM SHE
DESCRIBES AS "BADGERING" AND BIASED.
THE BOOK COMES OUT NOVEMBER 17TH.
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A VERY SOCIAL BEAR IS ON THE MOVE IN EAST FORT MYERS--
SHOWING UP IN BACKYARDS, CARPORTS, EVEN POKING HIS NOSE INSIDE THE DOGGY DOOR OF ONE WOMAN'S HOUSE!
THE BLACK BEAR IS ESTIMATED TO BE AROUND 250 POUNDS.
FWC HAS GOTTEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OVER THE LAST MONTH ABOUT THE BEAR GETTING A LITTLE TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT.
JUDY MEYERS IS ONE OF MANY WHO HAVE GOTTEN AN UNEXPECTED VISIT.
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The dogs were asleep in the bed, which was kind of a clue something was wrong, cause we heard the doggy door.
There's this bear head, sticking through, just sticking through the dog door!
FWC HAS A HANDFUL OF TRAPS IN THE AREA.
OFFICERS SAY IT'S IMPORTANT NOT TO LEAVE FOOD OUTSIDE AND SECURE TRASH.
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THE FORT MYERS BOAT SHOW BEGINS.
WHY THIS YEAR SHOULD BE EASIER TO FIND THE BOAT OF YOUR DREAMS.
A LOCAL PRODUCTION OF THE NUTCRACKER IN JEOPARDY, AFTER THE SCHOOL SAYS THE SET BUILDER TOOK OFF WITH THE CASH BEFORE THE WORK WAS DONE.
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WHAT A NAPLES SCHOOL HOPED WOULD BECOME A HOLIDAY TRADITION, IS IN JEOPARDY BEFORE IT EVEN BEGINS.
DOZENS OF CHILDREN WITH THE "NAPLES ACADEMY OF BALLET" ARE GETTING READY FOR THEIR FIRST PRODUCTION OF "THE NUTCRACKER."
BUT THE SHOW'S PROPS ARE NOWHERE TO BE FOUND.
BALLET MANAGEMENT SAYS BACK IN SEPTEMBER, THEY PAID LUKE SCHWEIKLE 16-HUNDRED DOLLARS TO BUILD THE SETS.
THEY SAY HE HASN'T DONE THE WORK AND WON'T ANSWER THEIR CALLS.
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we were all so upset, because I mean it's a big deal, and these were major props.
it's especially bad, because it is kids. They're working so hard.
WE TRIED CALLING SCHWEIKLE ALSO, EVEN WENT TO HIS HOME, BUT COULDN'T TRACK HIM DOWN.
WITH A MONTH LEFT BEFORE THE SHOW, THE BALLET IS SCRAMBLING TO PUT TOGETHER THE PROPS, BUT THEY'RE STILL OUT THE 16-HUNDRED DOLLARS.
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DON SHULA WAS AT HIS SHULA'S STEAKHOUSE IN NAPLES. HOSTING A FUNDRAISING EVENT FOR LEE MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEMS.THAT WILL BENEFIT WOMEN'S CANCER CARE.
WE CAUGHT UP THE DOLPHINS HALL OF FAME HEAD COACH.
AND OF COURSE.WITH TWO TEAMS.THE COLTS AND SAINTS.BOTH STILL UNBEATEN, HALF-WAY THROUGH THIS NFL SEASON.
WE ASKED SHULA WHAT IT TAKES TO HAVE AN UNDEFEATED SEASON.LIKE HIS 1972 DOLPHINS TEAM HAD.
WIPE
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SHULA RETIRED AFTER THE 1995 SEASON. PROCEEDS FROM TONIGHT WITH GO TO THE LOCAL INDIGENT WOMEN'S CANCER CARE.
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THE FORT MYERS BOAT SHOW KICKED OFF TODAY.
THIS YEAR YOU'LL FIND A LARGER SELECTION OF MODERATELY PRICED BOATS THERE.
DEALERS SAY MANUFACTURERS ARE ALSO OFFERING BIG PRICE CUTS.
SOME BOATS ARE ON THE LOT THIS YEAR FOR LESS THAN 20-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
DEALERS SAY FINANCING IS GETTING A LITTLE EASIER.
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A LABORATORY IN SPAIN CLAIMS IT HAS CREATED THE WORLD'S HEALTHIEST WINE.
THE RESEARCH CENTER IN THE SPANISH WINE REGION RIOJA SAYS ITS WINE HAS THE HIGHEST CONTENT OF THE ANTI-OXIDANT RESVERATROL WHICH MAKES IT THE HEALTHIEST IN THE WORLD.
THE ANTIOXIDANT IS BELIEVED TO REDUCE THE CHANCE OF BLOOD CLOTS, PREVENTS DAMAGE TO BLOOD VESSELS AND REDUCES CHOLESTEROL.
THE LAB SAYS THE WINE WAS CREATED WITHOUT ARTIFICIAL ADDITIVES.
THE FIRST BATCH OF THE WINE IS EXPECTED TO BE IN SHOPS SOMETIME NEXT YEAR.
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FORBE'S RELEASES ITS LIST OF THE MOST POWERFUL.
WHY THEY SAY A WORKD RENOWNED DRUG DEALER MADE THE LIST.
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FORBES MAGAZINE HAS NAMED A REPUTED DRUG LORD TO ITS LIST OF 67 "WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE."
JOAQUIN "EL CHAPO" GUZMAN IS NUMBER 41 ON THE LIST.BEFORE PRESIDENTS OF RUSSIA, FRANCE AND VENEZUELA.
GUZMAN IS REPUTED TO LEAD ONE OF MEXICO'S MOST POWERFUL DRUG GANGS AND CURRENTLY HAS A TWO-POINT-TWO MILLION DOLLARS REWARD FOR HIS CAPTURE.
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A LOST TOURIST TIES UP TRAFFIC NEAR SAN FRANCISCO.
THIS ELEPHANT SEAL PUP FOUND ITS WAY ONTO A SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY ROAD YESTERDAY.
A HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER SPOTTED THE SEAL AND KEPT HIM SAFE UNTIL FOLKS WITH THE LOCAL MARINE MAMMAL CENTER ARRIVED.
A RESCUE THAT SURELY GETS HIS SEAL OF APPROVAL.
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THE CITY OF FORT MYERS HAS UNVIELED ITS FIRST GREEN RECONSTRUCTED HOME.
TODAY A SPECIAL RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY WAS HELD AT THE HOUSE ON DALE STREET.
THE NEW HOME HAS ENERGY EFFIECIENT APPLIANCES, A SOLAR POWERED WATER HEATER AND FLORIDA FRIENDLY LANDSCAPING.
THE CITY USED GRANT MONEY TO TEAR DOWN THE OLD HOUSE ON THE LOT.
YOU CAN TELL BY LOOKING AT THE BEFORE PICTURE, THAT THE OLD HOUSE WAS DECLARED UNSAFE BY CITY CODE ENFORCEMENT.
THE HOMEOWNER WANTED TO PAINT THE HOUSE PINK IN HONOR OF HER FRIEND WHO WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER.
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MORE THAN 200-THOUSAND PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD CAME TOGETHER YESTERDAY TO BREAK WORLD RECORDS.
THE NEW FASTEST 40 METER HUMAN WHEELBARROW RACE RECORD WAS ALSO SET IN HELSINKI AT 17 SECONDS.
A MAN FROM THE U-K SET THE RECORD FOR THE FURTHEST DISTANCE TO PULL A DOUBLE-DECKER BUS WITH HAIR. 69 AND A HALF FEET.
AND A TEXAS SIZED RECORD WAS BROKEN IN FORT WORTH, 23 COWBOYS AND COWGIRLS CAME TOGETHER TO BREAK THE RECORD FOR THE MOST PEOPLE LASSOING SIMULTANEOUSLY.
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WX RECAPJIM AD LIB
THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.
IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.
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AD LIB GOODBYE
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