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<P>OFF THE TOP.
<P>COOLER TEMPERATURES MAKE THEIR WAY TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
<P>FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE EARLY MARCH, TEMPERATURES DID NOT GET OUT OF THE 60'S TODAY.
<P>LETS GET RIGHT OVER THE METEOROLOGIST JIM REIF, WITH A LOOK HOW LONG THIS COOL DOWN WILL LAST.


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<P>A STRANGER DANGER TO TELL YOU ABOUT IN COLLIER COUNTY.
<P>AN 18-YEAR-OLD GIRL SAYS SOMEONE TRIED TO PULL HER INTO THEIR VEHICLE IN NAPLES PARK.
<P>SHE SAYS SHE WAS WALKING NEAR 106TH AVENUE NORTH AND 6TH STREET NORTH.AROUND 6PM LAST NIGHT.WHEN A CAR PULLED UP.
<P>THE PASSENGER OPENED THE DOOR, GRABBED HER ARM, AND TRIED TO PULL HER INSIDE.     
<P>SHE SCREAMED AND GOT AWAY.
<P>SHE DESCRIBES THE VEHICLE AS A FOUR-DOOR PASSENGER CAR WITH A ROUND BACK END AND TINTED WINDOWS.
<P>CALL THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WITH ANY INFORMATION.


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<P>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.   
<P>BUT THE FIRST MAN ARRESTED FOR BREAKING THE NEW RULES. CALLS IT UNCONSTITUTIONAL. JOSEPH COMFORT WAS CONVICTED OF SEXUAL BATTERY ON HIS UNDERAGED 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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<P>when they put your freedom in jeopardy it's unconstitutional, it's not fair!
<P>DEFENSE ATTORNEY'S ARGUED THE CASE IN COURT TODAY IN FRONT OF TWO COUNTY JUDGES.  
<P>HOWEVER, NO DECISION WAS MADE.  THE JUDGES HEARING THE CASE ARE ASKING FOR MORE INFORMATION.


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CAPE FIRE INVESTIGATION-VOWIPE</H3><BR>
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<P>A CAPE CORAL WOMAN WATCHED HER HOUSE CATCH FIRE FOR THE THIRD TIME, AND THIS TIME IT COULD BE ARSON.
<P>THE FIRST TWO FIRES WERE RULED ACCIDENTAL WITH ELECTRICAL WIRING TO BLAME. 
<P>BUT EARLY THIS MORNING, BECKY YOUNG'S HOME WENT UP IN FLAMES AND IS A TOTAL LOSS. 
<P>INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE YOUNG'S HOUSE WAS ROBBED AND THEN INTENTIONALLY SET ON FIRE.
<P>TONIGHT, YOUNG SAYS THIS THIRD FIRE WAS TOUGH TO HANDLE.


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<P>I didn't think it would happen the first time which people don't ever think its going to happen to them but it does. But not three times.
<P>Becky Young, homeowner
<P>THE ESTIMATED LOSS IS ABOUT 150-THOUSAND DOLLARS. 


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CHILD ABUSE ARREST-SS VO WIPE</H3><BR>
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<P>A LEE COUNTY WOMAN IS CHARGED WITH CHILD ABUSE TONIGHT. 
<P>SHE'S ACCUSED OF BURNING HER YOUNG SON WITH A HOT IRON
<P>DEPUTIES SAY NATACHA LAFOSSE BURNED THE NINE YEAR OLD AS PUNISHMENT BECAUSE HE BURNED HIS SISTER'S TOY.
<P>THE BOY SUFFERED A SECOND DEGREE BURN ON HIS ARM.
<P>TONIGHT LAFOSSE'S BROTHER SAYS SHE'S A GOOD MOTHER, AND THE INCIDENT JUST ESCALATED.


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<P>it was an accidental thing that happened that got escalated out of proportion.
<P>TONIGHT  LAFOSSE IS IN JAIL, AND THE CHILD IS IN D-C-F CUSTODY


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<P>A HIGH PROFILE DOUBLE MURDER TRIAL HAS RECESSED FOR THE DAY.  
<P>THE JUDGE SENT POTENTIAL JURORS HOME ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR AGO. 
<P>THE GROUP WILL BE BACK TOMORROW MORNING SO THE ATTORNEYS CAN CONTINUE ASKING THEM QUESTIONS. 
<P>JUAN MENDEZ IS CHARGED WITH 2 COUNTS OF 2ND DEGREE MURDER FOR THE DEATHS OF HIS WIFE AND MOTHER IN LAW.  
<P>PROSECUTORS SAY HE STABBED BOTH WOMEN TO DEATH IN JULY 2006. 


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<P>THREE TEENS ARE ARRESTED, ACCUSED OF BEATING AND ROBBING A MAN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AT THE NAPLES PIER.
<P>OFFICERS SAY THESE THREE STRUCK THE VICTIM IN THE HEAD, KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND, AS HE CHECKED ON A FLAT TIRE.
<P>POLICE TELL US THEY STOLE HIS WALLET, CELL PHONE, AND KEYS.
<P>OFFICERS SAY THEY TRACKED DOWN THE TEENS AFTER THEY USED THE VICTIM'S CREDIT CARDS.


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<P>this, from what we can tell, was just a random act.  Wrong place, wrong time.  They happened to see him and think that he was a vulnerable target, and took advantage of the situation.
<P>POLICE SAY WHEN THEY ARRESTED THESE THREE TEENAGERS, THEY CONFESSED TO THE ROBBERY, TELLING OFFICERS IT WAS A DUMB THING TO DO.


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<P>DEPUTIES IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY ARE ON THE HUNT FOR THE PERSON WHO STABBED A MAN OUTSIDE A BAR.
<P>INVESTIGATORS SAY A FIGHT BROKE OUT AT "BOOMERS SPORTS BAR AND NIGHT CLUB" OFF TAMIAMI TRAIL IN PORT CHARLOTTE. 
<P>THE FIGHT THEN SPILLED OUTSIDE.
<P>WHEN DEPUTIES SHOWED UP, THEY FOUND ANTHONY HENRY IN THE PARKING LOT, WITH A STAB WOUND IN THE STOMACH.
<P>HENRY WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.
<P>NO WORD ON HIS CONDITION.


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>PUBLIX ROBBERY SURVEILLANCE-VO SS</H3><BR>
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<P>INVESTIGATORS NEED YOUR HELP TRACKING DOWN A MAN ACCUSED OF ROBBING A FORT MYERS PUBLIX.
<P>THIS IS NEW SURVEILLANCE VIDEO OF THE ROBBERY AT THE GROCERY STORE ON COLLEGE PARKWAY AND U-S 41, ABOUT A WEEK AGO.
<P>AUTHORITIES SAY EDWARD HAMMOND APPROACHED THE COUNTER AND HANDED AN EMPLOYEE A NOTE DEMANDING MONEY.
<P>THE NOTE IMPLIED THAT HAMMOND HAD A GUN.
<P>DEPUTIES SAY HAMMOND GOT AWAY WITH SOME CASH, AND MAY HAVE ESCAPED TO GEORGIA.


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<P>DETECTIVES IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY HAVE ARRESTED A MAN ON CHARGES OF SEXUAL BATTERY.
<P>47 YEAR OLD RODNEY CARTER OF PORT CHARLOTTE IS ACCUSED OF MOLESTING A NINE YEAR OLD GIRL.
<P>RIGHT NOW HE'S BEING HELD IN THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY JAIL ON NO BOND.


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<P>WE ARE JUST GETTING WORD THAT THE WATER IS BACK ON IN A NORTH FORT MYERS NEIGHBORHOOD--
<P>AFTER A WATERMAIN BREAK LEFT ABOUT A THOUSAND CUSTOMERS WITHOUT SERVICE.
<P>LEE COUNTY UTILITIES SAY A SIX-INCH LINE  CAUSED THE PROBLEM.
<P>PEOPLE ON BOTH SIDES OF NEW POST ROAD, FROM BAYSHORE ROAD TO THE ENTRANCE OF OLD BRIDGE VILLAGE, ARE NOW UNDER A PRECAUTIONARY BOIL WATER NOTICE.


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<P>A LEE COUNTY DEPUTY IS OUT ON BOND, AFTER GETTING ARRESTED FOR DRIVING DRUNK.
<P>FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS ROBERT MAGEE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH LAST NIGHT, ON STATE ROAD 80, JUST OUTSIDE OF ALVA.
<P>MAGEE WAS BOOKED INTO THE LEE COUNTY JAIL OVERNIGHT, CHARGED WITH D-U-I AND RESISTING ARREST. BOTH MISDEMEANORS.
<P>HE POSTED BOND ABOUT THREE HOURS LATER.


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<P>ABC-7 HAS LEARNED THAT A LEE COUNTY EMPLOYEE WHO SENT A NASTY EMAIL TO CAPE CORAL CANDIDATES HAS BEEN SUSPENDED WITHOUT PAY.
<P>PATRICIA HOWELL WILL SPEND THE NEXT FIVE DAYS SUSPENDED FROM HER HUMAN SERVICES JOB IN LEE COUNTY. 
<P>LAST WEEK, HOWELL USED HER WORK COMPUTER TO SEND A PERSONAL POLITICAL MESSAGE TO CAPE CORAL CANDIDATES SAYING SHE HOPES THEY GET VOTED OUT.
<P>THAT IS A VIOLATION OF COUNTY COMPUTER POLICIES. 


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<P>FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THEIR TRAGIC LOSS, A CAPE CORAL FAMILY OPENS UP TO OUR CAMERAS ABOUT THE DEATH OF THEIR SON.
<P>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.
<P>THE 23-YEAR OLD GREW UP IN CAPE CORAL AND IS A GRADUATE OF MARINER HIGH SCHOOL.
<P>HE ALREADY COMPLETED TWO TOURS IN IRAQ.
<P>HIS PARENTS NEVER THOUGHT THEY'D HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HIM WHILE HE WAS BACK AT HOME.


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<DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=CAPE MARINE DEATH-SOTVO>
<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CAPE MARINE DEATH-SOTVO</H3><BR>
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<P>"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."
<P>"you're heart always thinks the bad things, you don't want to see the marines knock on your door."
<P>SERGEANT MARTINS' FUNERAL IS THIS SATURDAY AT SAINT ANDREW CATHOLIC CHURCH IN CAPE CORAL AT TEN A-M.
<P>THERE WILL ALSO BE A VIEWING TOMORROW AT FORT MYERS MEMORIAL GARDENS ON COLONIAL BOULEVARD FROM FIVE TO SEVEN.


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<DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=FORT HOOD LATEST-VOWIPE>
<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>FORT HOOD LATEST-VOWIPE</H3><BR>
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<P>THE FORT HOOD SOLDIER ACCUSED IN LAST WEEK'S MASS MURDER NOW FACES CHARGES THAT COULD BRING THE DEATH PENALTY. 
<P>PROSECUTORS HAVE OFFICIALLY CHARGED  MAJOR NIDAL MALIK HASAN.
<P>THIRTEEN PEOPLE DIED IN THE SHOOTING, AND 29 OTHERS WERE INJURED. 
<P>AUTHORITIES SAY THE INVESTIGATION REMAINS OPEN AND ONGOING.


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<DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=FORT HOOD LATEST-SOTVO-OC>
<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>FORT HOOD LATEST-SOTVO-OC</H3><BR>
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<P>We still believe there was only one gunman at the scene involved with the actual shootings on November 5th.  We do know that the suspect was not at the Readiness Center for any scheduled appointments or command-directed activity."  
<P>HASAN FACES 13 COUNTS OF PREMEDITATED MURDER.
<P>MEANTIME PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS ORDERED A REVIEW OF ALL INTELLIGENCE RELATED TO HASAN, AND WHETHER IT WAS PROPERLY SHARED.


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<DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=JOHNSON UPDATE-SS>
<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>JOHNSON UPDATE-SS</H3><BR>
</DIV><DIV DIR=LTR>
<P>TODAY WE TALKED TO THE GRANDMOTHER OF A LOCAL SOLDIER SHOT DURING THE MASSACRE.
<P>JUSTIN JOHNSON, OF CHARLOTTE COUNTY, IS APPARENTLY GETTING BETTER -
<P>JOHNSON'S GRANDMOTHER SAYS HIS FEVER BROKE.  DOCTORS HAVE STILL NOT BEEN ABLE TO REMOVE THE BULLET, WHICH WENT THROUGH JOHNSON'S CHEST.
<P>JOHNSON'S FAMILY REMAINS OPTIMISTIC-- SAYING THEY EXPECT HIM TO MAKE A FULL RECOVERY.


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<DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=UPSHAW HOME RIBBON CUT-VO SS>
<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>UPSHAW HOME RIBBON CUT-VO SS</H3><BR>
</DIV><DIV DIR=LTR>
<P>THE CITY OF FORT MYERS HAS UNVIELED ITS FIRST GREEN RECONSTRUCTED HOME.
<P>TODAY A SPECIAL RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY WAS HELD AT THE HOUSE ON DALE STREET.
<P>THE NEW HOME HAS ENERGY EFFIECIENT APPLIANCES, A SOLAR POWERED WATER HEATER AND FLORIDA FRIENDLY LANDSCAPING.
<P>THE CITY USED GRANT MONEY TO TEAR DOWN THE OLD HOUSE ON THE LOT.
<P>YOU CAN TELL BY LOOKING AT THE BEFORE PICTURE, THAT THE OLD HOUSE WAS DECLARED UNSAFE BY CITY CODE ENFORCEMENT.


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<DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=UPSHAW HOME RIBBON CUT-SOTVO>
<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>UPSHAW HOME RIBBON CUT-SOTVO</H3><BR>
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<P>6:10 its definetly a nice feature to have.  It's a point of pride not just to the homeowner but the entire community to say I live right across from the green home
<P>SO WHY IS THE GREEN HOME PINK?
<P>THE HOMEOWNER WANTED TO PAINT THE HOUSE PINK IN HONOR OF HER FRIEND WHO WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER.


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<DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TEASE ONE-ONCAM>
<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TEASE ONE-ONCAM</H3><BR>
</DIV><DIV DIR=LTR>
<P>THE BALLOON BOY'S FATHER TURNS HIMSELF IN. 
<P>STICK AROUND TO FIND OUT THE PUNISHMENT THIS MAN FACES FOR LETTING THE NATION BELIEVE HIS SON WAS ON A WILD RIDE. 
<P>he was so loud. He was like king of the jungle. 
<P>MORE LIKE BEAR IN A FORT MYERS NEIGHBORHOOD. 
<P>A WAYWARD BEAR GETS TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT. 
<P>WEATHER IS COMING UP.


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<DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=911 PRIORITIES-VOWIPE>
<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>911 PRIORITIES-VOWIPE</H3><BR>
</DIV><DIV DIR=LTR>
<P>LEE COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY IS TESTING A NEW TOOL THAT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE.
<P>EMS AND FIRE OPERATORS ARE TRYING OUT SOFTWARE CALLED MEDICAL PRIORITY DISPATCH.
<P>IF A CALLER IS IN A LIFE OR DEATH SITUATION, THE SOFTWARE HELPS DISPATCH AN AMBULANCE FASTER.
<P>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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<DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=911 PRIORITIES-SOTVO>
<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>911 PRIORITIES-SOTVO</H3><BR>
</DIV><DIV DIR=LTR>
<P>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
<P>LEE COUNTY PARAMEDICS ARE ALSO TRYING OUT A NEW APPROACH TO ANSWERING CALLS.
<P>NOW IF PARAMEDICS ARE DISPATCHED BECAUSE OF NON-LIFE THREATNING INJURIES, LIGHTS AND SIRENS MAY NOT ALWAYS BE USED.


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<DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=BALLOON BOY HEENE MUG-VOWIPE>
<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BALLOON BOY HEENE MUG-VOWIPE</H3><BR>
</DIV><DIV DIR=LTR>
<P>BALLOON BOYS FATHER HAS TURNED HIMSELF IN TO AUTHORITIES.
<P>THE LARIMER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE RELEASED THIS BOOKING PHOTO OF RICHARD HEENE TODAY.  
<P>HIS LAWYER SAYS HE WILL PLEAD GUILTY TO A FELONY CHARGE OF ATTEMPTING TO INFLUENCE A PUBLIC SERVANT.
<P>AUTHORITIES RELEASED HEENE ON A FIVE-THOUSAND-DOLLAR BOND.


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<DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=BALLOON BOY LATEST-VOTOPS>
<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BALLOON BOY LATEST-VOTOPS</H3><BR>
</DIV><DIV DIR=LTR>
<P>HEENE AND HIS WIFE CLAIMED ON OCTOBER 15TH THEIR SIX-YEAR-OLD SON FLOATED AWAY IN A HELIUM BALLOON.
<P>THE BALLOON WAS EMPTY AND THE BOY WAS FOUND SAFE AT HOME A FEW HOURS LATER.
<P>THE HEENES ARE EXPECTED TO APPEAR IN COURT TOMORROW, WHERE THEY ARE EXPECTED TO ADMIT THAT THEY MADE IT ALL UP.
<P>THEIR ATTORNEY SAID PROSECUTORS COULD ASK FOR JAIL TIME, BUT THAT THEY HAVE AGREED TO ALLOW PROBATION SENTENCES. 


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TEASE TWO-ONCAM</H3><BR>
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<P>A LOCAL BALLET COMPANY GETS SCROOGED. 
<P>THE SHOW MUST GO ON. 
<P>HOW A PRODUCTION OF THE NUTCRACKER IS LEFT HIGH AND DRY.


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<DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=WX OPEN-CLIP>
<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>WX OPEN-CLIP</H3><BR>
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<DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=WEATHER-RP>
<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>WEATHER-RP</H3><BR>
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<DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=FM SHORES BEAR TERRORIZING NEIGHBORHOOD-SS VO WIPE>
<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>FM SHORES BEAR TERRORIZING NEIGHBORHOOD-SS VO WIPE</H3><BR>
</DIV><DIV DIR=LTR>
<P>A VERY SOCIAL BEAR IS ON THE MOVE IN EAST FORT MYERS-- 
<P>SHOWING UP IN BACKYARDS, CARPORTS, EVEN POKING HIS NOSE INSIDE THE DOGGY DOOR OF ONE WOMAN'S HOUSE!
<P>THE BLACK BEAR IS ESTIMATED TO BE AROUND 250 POUNDS.
<P>FWC HAS GOTTEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OVER THE LAST MONTH ABOUT THE BEAR GETTING A LITTLE TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT.
<P>JUDY MEYERS IS ONE OF MANY WHO HAVE GOTTEN AN UNEXPECTED VISIT.


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>FM SHORES BEAR TERRORIZING NEIGHBORHOOD-SOTVO</H3><BR>
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<P>The dogs were asleep in the bed, which was kind of a clue something was wrong, cause we heard the doggy door.
<P>There's this bear head, sticking through, just sticking through the dog door!
<P>FWC HAS A HANDFUL OF TRAPS IN THE AREA.
<P>OFFICERS SAY IT'S IMPORTANT NOT TO LEAVE FOOD OUTSIDE AND SECURE TRASH.


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<DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=BALLET SCHOOL RIPPED OFF-VOWIPE>
<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BALLET SCHOOL RIPPED OFF-VOWIPE</H3><BR>
</DIV><DIV DIR=LTR>
<P>WHAT A NAPLES SCHOOL HOPED WOULD BECOME A HOLIDAY TRADITION, IS IN JEOPARDY BEFORE IT EVEN BEGINS.
<P>DOZENS OF CHILDREN WITH THE "NAPLES ACADEMY OF BALLET" ARE GETTING READY FOR THEIR FIRST PRODUCTION OF "THE NUTCRACKER."
<P>BUT THE SHOW'S PROPS ARE NOWHERE TO BE FOUND.
<P>BALLET MANAGEMENT SAYS BACK IN SEPTEMBER, THEY PAID LUKE SCHWEIKLE  16-HUNDRED DOLLARS TO BUILD THE SETS.
<P>THEY SAY HE HASN'T DONE THE WORK AND WON'T ANSWER THEIR CALLS.


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BALLET SCHOOL RIPPED OFF-SOTVO</H3><BR>
</DIV><DIV DIR=LTR>
<P>we were all so upset, because I mean it's a big deal, and these were major props.
<P>it's especially bad, because it is kids.  They're working so hard.
<P>WE TRIED CALLING SCHWEIKLE ALSO, EVEN WENT TO HIS HOME, BUT COULDN'T TRACK HIM DOWN.
<P>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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<DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=LEHIGH CRIME PROBLEM-VOWIPE>
<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>LEHIGH CRIME PROBLEM-VOWIPE</H3><BR>
</DIV><DIV DIR=LTR>
<P>THE TOWN OF LEHIGH ACRES HOPES TO CASH IN ON A SPIKE IN CRIME.  
<P>THIS WEEK THEY'RE APPLYING FOR A ONE MILLION DOLLAR GRANT FROM THE U-S DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.  
<P>IT WILL FUND A 'WEED AND SEED' INITIATIVE THAT WAS LAUNCHED A YEAR AGO.  
<P>THE GROUP AIMS TO *WEED OUT CRIME AND REPLACE IT WITH *SEEDS OF OPPORTUNITIES.  MORE YOUTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.  
<P>LEHIGH ACRES WAS ONCE ONE OF LEE COUNTY'S FASTEST GROWING AREAS.  BUT IN RECENT YEARS THE AREA HAS BEEN A HOT-BED FOR GROW HOUSES. VANDALISM. AND BURGLARIES.         


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>LEHIGH CRIME PROBLEM-SOTSS</H3><BR>
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<P>Used to be all woods - now we can't do anything out there.  Ride our 4-wheelers or anything out there anymore with out getting in trouble because there's so many people starting trouble. 
<P>I feel like mainly the projects for the youth are going to be the biggest thing we can do. 
<P>THE "WEED AND SEED" GRANT MONEY WILL BE TARGETED TOWARD AN AREA THAT'S SEEN THE MOST CRIME.  BETWEEN STATE ROAD 82. LEE BOULEVARD. HOMESTEAD AND ALABAMA ROAD.   


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<DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=BANK OVERDRAFT FEES-COPY>
<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BANK OVERDRAFT FEES-COPY</H3><BR>
</DIV><DIV DIR=LTR>
<P>THE FEDERAL RESERVE ANNOUNCED NEW RULES TODAY, PROHIBITING BANKS FROM CHARGING DEBIT CARD HOLDERS OVERDRAFT FEES WITH OUT THE PERMISSION OF THE CARDHOLDER.
<P>CONSUMERS MUST ALSO BE GIVEN A NOTICE THAT EXPLAINS THE CARD POLICIES, INCLUDING FEES. 
<P>THE NEW RULES WILL NOT COVER OVERDRAFT FEES FOR CHECKS. 
<P>THE RULES WILL TAKE EFFECT FOR NEW CARDS ON JULY FIRST.


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<DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=ONLINE DRUG ADS-VOWIPE>
<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>ONLINE DRUG ADS-VOWIPE</H3><BR>
</DIV><DIV DIR=LTR>
<P>IN WASHINGTON TODAY. THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION BEGAN HEARINGS ON  REGULATING DRUG CLAIMS ON THE INTERNET. 
<P>WHILE ADVERTISEMENTS ON TV, RADIO, NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES HAVE STRICT RULES. DRUG MAKERS CAN SAY JUST ABOUT ANYTHING THEY WANT ON THE WEB. 
<P>AND CRITICS SAY IT'S TIME FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE SURE CONSUMERS ARE PROTECTED. 


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>ONLINE DRUG ADS-SOTVO</H3><BR>
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<P>SOT - Diana Zuckerman, National Research Center for Women and Families 
<P>"You have bloggers saying, 'I love this medication!' or ' I love these 
<P>wrinkle-fillers, when in fact they've been bought and paid for by the company 
<P>that makes that product." 
<P>THIS HEARING COMES SEVEN MONTHS AFTER THE FDA SENT OUT WARNING LETTERS TO MORE  THAN A DOZEN DRUG MANUFACTURERS, ACCUSING THEM OF MAKING INACCURATE CLAIMS ON 
<P>THE INTERNET.  


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TEASE THREE-ONCAM</H3><BR>
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<P>SARAH PALIN DISHES DIRT IN HER NEW BOOK SET TO BE RELEASED NEXT WEEK. 
<P>WE'VE GOT A SNEAK PEEK. 
<P>HOW SOME SENIOR SOFTBALL PLAYERS ARE GIVING OUR AREA AN ECONOMIC BOOST. 


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<P>A BOOST TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY THIS WEEK THANKS TO SOME OF THE NATION'S MOST ATHLETIC SENIORS.
<P>BASEBALL NATS
<P>60, 70, AND EVEN 80 YEAR OLDS OUT CRACKING THE BAT AT THE SENIOR SOFTBALL WINTER NATIONALS.
<P>THE TOURNAMENT IS BEING PLAYED ON FIELDS THROUGHOUT LEE COUNTY.
<P>THE WEEK-LONG EVENT IS EXPECTED TO DRAW MORE THAN FOUR-THOUSAND PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND GENERATE ABOUT FOUR-MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE LOCAL ECONOMY.
<P>THE TOURNAMENT WRAPS THIS SUNDAY.


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</DIV><DIV DIR=LTR>
<P>COLLEGE FOOTBALL ACTION TONIGHT -
<P>TWENTY-THIRD-RANKED SOUTH FLORIDA VISITS RUTGERS IN NEW JERSEY.
<P>THE VISITING BULLS HAVE LOST
<P>THREE STRAIGHT TO THE SCARLET KNIGHTS.
<P>BOTH SOUTH FLORIDA AND RUTGERS HAVE 6-2 RECORDS.


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<DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=SHULA IN NAPLES-CG>
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<P>LONGTIME MIAMI DOLPHONS FOOTBALL COACH, DON SHULA, HEADLINES A FUNDRAISER FOR LEE MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM TONIGHT.
<P>LEE MEMORIAL IS HOSTING AN EXCLUSIVE RECEPTION AND DINNER WITH THE LEGENDARY COACH-- TONIGHT AT SHULA'S STEAK HOUSE IN NAPLES.
<P>THE EVENT WILL HELP LOCAL A WOMEN'S CANCER CARE CENTER.
<P>IT FEATURES BOTH LIVE AND SILENT AUCTIONS WITH HAND-SIGNED SPORTS MEMORABILIA.
<P>THE EVENT RUNS FROM SIX TO NINE TONIGHT.
<P>TICKETS ARE EXPENSIVE. FIVE-HUNDRED DOLLARS A PERSON.


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<P>NA60R,  AGASSI BOOK SIGNING,            TRT,   WNBC,    1700,  VO/NAT 
<P>NA,NE,SP 
<P>Tennis champion and admitted meth-user Andre Agassi signed copies of his 
<P>new book, "Open" today in New York City.  


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>PALIN BOOK DETAILS-COPY</H3><BR>
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<P>IT APPEARS THE RUMORS ARE TRUE,
<P>THE MCCAIN-PALIN CAMPAIGN WAS NOT A HAPPY FAMILY.
<P>IN PALIN'S "GOING ROGUE," PALIN CONFIRMS REPORTS OF TENSION
<P>BETWEEN HER AIDES AND THOSE OF THE 2008 REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN. 
<P>PALIN WRITES  - SHE WANTED TO SPEAK ON ELECTION NIGHT, BUT WAS DENIED THE CHANCE, TOO KEEP HER QUOTE - "BOTTLED UP" FROM REPORTERS.
<P>IN THE BOOK, PALIN ALSO CALLS CBS ANCHOR KATIE COURIC "BADGERING" AND BIASED.


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TONIGHT AT 7 O'CLOCK-BNC</H3><BR>
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<P>A LEHIGH MOM CHARGED WITH USING AN IRON TO DISCLIPINE HER SON.
<P>WE TALK TO INVESTIGATORS IN THE CASE ON THE 7 OCLOCK NEWS ON 7.
<P>PLUS, THE LATEST ON A WATERMAIN BREAK WITH MORE THAN 1,000 CUSTOMERS AFFECTED.
<P>SEE YOU IN A HALF AN HOUR!


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<P>JIM REIF AD LIB WX 


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<P>4SHOTAD LIB GOODBYE


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