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BREAKING TONIGHT AT 11--
"ORION BANK" IS *CLOSED BY THE FEDS AND ALL IT'S TOP MANAGERS ARE *OUT.
INCLUDING THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, THE PRESIDENT AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD.
ORION BANK HAD BEEN ON THE FDIC WATCH LIST OF TROUBLE BANKS SINCE AUGUST 2008. BUT ONCE THE BANK REACHED ITS LEGAL LENDING LIMIT, THAT'S WHEN THE FDIC STARTED LOOKING FOR OTHER BANKS TO BUY THE COMPANY OUT.
BUT BANK CUSTOMERS SHOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT THEIR MONEY.
THE NEW OWNERS IBERIA BANK ARE ALREADY IN TOWN PREPARING TO TAKE OVER.
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linda beavers/fdic "it's better to do an organized closing than have something chaotic happen that would stir fear in the hearts of the customers"
t's business as usual, everything is fine, they can continue to use the checks they have with no disruption in what they normally do"
EMPLOYEES OF IBERIA BANK WILL WORK LATE INTO THE NIGHT AND ALL WEEKEND LONG TO BALANCE THE BOOKS.
PREPARING FOR THE IBERIA TAKEOVER.
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TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THE S-U-V IN THE SURVEILLANCE PICTURE.
DEPUTIES JUST RELEASED IT.
THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS A MAN DRIVING IT STOLE A WOMAN'S PURSE.
DETECTIVES SAY THE MAN DROVE UPTO HER LAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT PAGE FIELD COMMONS, STOPPED IN FRONT OF HER, STOLE HER PURSE, AND THEN GOT BACK IN THE S-U-V AND TOOK OFF.
YOU CAN CALL THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WITH ANY INFORMATION.
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POLICE SEARCH FOR TWO KIDNAPPING SUSPECTS STILL ON THE LOOSE.
TONIGHT, ONE TEEN'S TERRIFYING STORY HAS SOME NEIGHBORS THINKING TWICE AFTER HE'S GRABBED FROM HIS CAR INSIDE A GATED COMMUNITY IN NAPLES.
KYLE YARKOWSKY WAS ON HIS WAY TO VISIT A FRIEND AT THE PEBBLE BROOK LAKES COMMUNITY AROUND 8:30 AT NIGHT.
HE SAYS AS SOON AS HE GOT INSIDE THE GATE, A TRUCK STOPPED HIM.
TWO ARMED MEN GOT OUT, BOTH DEMANDING CASH.
HE WAS TAKEN TO HIS OWN HOME, FORCED TO STEAL HIS STEP FATHER'S CREDIT CARD AND TAKEN TO WALMART FOR A SHOPPING SPREE.
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Jane: It makes you feel unsafe. It makes you feel like why are you paying the extra money to be in a gated community when you have no real protection.
DEPUTIES MADE ONE ARREST, 18 YEAR OLD DAVID DANIELS.
WHILE STILL AT GUNPOINT, THE VICTIM SAYS THE MEN TOOK HIM TO THIS WALMART AND ORDERED HIM TO BUY GUNS.
WHEN THE GUN COUNTER WASN'T OPEN THE VICTIM SAYS HE WAS FORCED TO BUY A PLAYSTATION 3
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A SUSPECTED SEX SLAVERY CASE IS BUSTED IN BONITA SPRINGS.
INVESTIGATORS SAY JUAN DOMINGO IS CHARGED WITH HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
WE'RE TOLD DOMINGO RECENTLY RESCUED HIS YOUNG WIFE FROM SLAVERY ON FLORIDA'S EAST COAST - ONLY TO PROSTITUTE HER IN BONITA SPRINGS.
DEPUTIES SAY DOMINGO MADE HER PERFORM ACTS OF PROSTITUTION TO HELP PAY THE RENT.
AUTHORITIES LEARNED OF THE CASE AFTER HIS WIFE GAVE BIRTH TO HER SECOND CHILD.
DOMINGO'S BAIL IS SET AT 1-MILLION DOLLARS
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THE CASE OF A MISSING IMMOKALEE BOY IS FEATURED ON THE LATEST EDITION OF PEOPLE MAGAZINE WHICH HIT STANDS TODAY.
HERE'S A LOOK AT THE COVER OF PEOPLE MAGAZINE.
THE EDITORS ARE FOCUSING ON MISSING CHILDREN IN THE LATEST ISSUE.
SIX-YEAR OLD ADJI DESIR, FROM IMMOKALEE, IS FEATURED IN THE "VANISHED EDITION" WHICH HITS NEWS STANDS TODAY.
ADJI DISAPPEARED FROM HIS GRANDMOTHER'S HOME IN IMMOKALEE'S FARM WORKER'S VILLAGE, BACK IN JANUARY.
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THE JURY HEARING TESTIMONY IN A HIGH PROFILE DOUBLE MURDER HOME IS IN RECESS FOR THE WEEKEND.
JUAN MENDEZ IS CHARGED WITH KILLING HIS WIFE AND MOTHER IN LAW.
PROSECUTORS SAY HE STABBED BOTH WOMAN TO DEATH IN JULY OF 2006.
THE JURY HEARD FROM TWO STATE WITNESSES TODAY.
A CRIME SCENE TECHINICIAN TALKED ABOUT THE EVIDENCE COLLECTED AT THE THE SCENE, AND A 1ST RESPONDER TALKED ABOUT ALL THE BLOOD THAT WAS NEAR THE VICTIMS BODIES.
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she hears wthiney and the defendant yelling at each other.she will be sorry
these experienced detectives failed to get.of the alleged phone calls
THE TRIAL RESUMES MONDAY AFTERNOON AT 1:30.
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FIVE MEN ACCUSED OF PLOTTING THE 9-11 TERRORIST ATTACKS WILL STAND TRIAL IN A FEDERAL COURT, JUST FOOTSTEPS AWAY FROM WHERE THE ATTACKS TOOK PLACE.
IT'S A DECISION THAT HAS SPARKED CRITICISM.
ALLEGED MASTERMIND KHALID SHEIKH MOHAMMED AND FOUR OTHERS, ALL BEING HELD AT GUANTANAMO BAY, WILL BE TRIED TOGETHER IN NEW YORK CITY.
A FEDERAL TRIAL FOR THE 9-11 SUSPECTS SPARKED CRITICISM FROM MANY.
SOME ALSO QUESTION THE POSSIBILITY OF A FAIR TRIAL AND WHETHER THE DEFENSE COULD ASK THAT THE CASE BE DISMISSED BECAUSE MOHAMMAD WAS TORTURED.
PRESIDENT OBAMA SAYS HE IS CONFIDENT THERE IS ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO PROSECUTE AND CONVICT.
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THE FORT HOOD SHOOTING SUSPECT, WHO WAS SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES BY CIVILIAN POLICE OFFICERS, MAY BE PARALYZED FROM THE WAIST DOWN.
MAJOR NIDAL HASAN'S LAWYER SAYS HASAN TOLD HIM HE HAS NO FEELING IN HIS LEGS.
THIRTEEN PEOPLE WERE KILLED, INCLUDING A PREGNANT SOLDIER, AND 43 PEOPLE INJURED IN THE RAMPAGE.
THE MILITARY INITIALLY SAID 29 PEOPLE HAD BEEN WOUNDED, BUT AUTHORITIES SAY THEY BECAME AWARE OF MORE INJURIES AS THEY PIECED TOGETHER EVENTS.
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THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY SOLDIER SHOT DURING THE MASSACRE IS DOING MUCH BETTER TODAY.
WE SPOKE WITH HIS GRANDMOTHER THIS MORNING.
SHE TOLD US HER GRANDSON, JUSTIN JOHNSON, IS STILL IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT.
THE BULLET IS STILL LODGED IN HIS CHEST, BUT DOCTORS ARE ABLE TO SIT HIM UP WHICH IS A BIG STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP YOU POSTED ON HIS CONDITION.
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TONIGHT, FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF A CAPE CORAL MARINE, KILLED IN A MOTORCYCLE CRASH SAY GOODBYE.
THE FAMILY HELD SERGEANT MICHAEL MARTINS VIEWING AT FORT MYERS MEMORIAL GARDENS ON COLONIAL BOULEVARD.
SERGEANT MARTINS WAS KILLED 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 COMPLETED TWO TOURS IN IRAQ.
FUNERAL SERVICES ARE SET FOR TOMORROW MORNING AT TEN O'CLOCK AT SAINT ANDREW CATHOLIC CHURCH IN CAPE CORAL.
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AFTER 9 YEARS AS THE TOP ELECTED LEADER IN THE CITY OF FORT MYERS, MAYOR JIM HUMPHREY IS SAYING GOODBYE.
EMPLOYEES IN CITY HALL HONORED THE CITY'S TWO TERM MAYOR THIS AFTERNOON.
HUMPHREY CONSIDERS HIS GREATEST CONTRIBUTION TO BE THE 10 MILLION DOLLARS IN GIFTS HE SOLICITED FROM NEW DEVELOPMENTS TO HELP PAY FOR SOME OF THE CITY'S NECESSITIES LIKE POLICE CARS AND A FIRE STATION.
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for every negative email correspondence I received, i received 95 appreciating what i do. So i say thank you, now i'm getting emotional
HUMPHREY'S OFFICIAL LAST DAY AS MAYOR WILL BE MONDAY, WHEN MAYOR-ELECT RANDY HENDERSON WILL BE SWORN IN.
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THE CITY MANAGER-- GONE.
BUT THE SHAKEUP IN CAPE CORAL GOVERNMENT MAY NOT STOP AT HIS EXIT.
TONIGHT COUNCILMAN PETE BRANDT HAS A NEW PLAN TO OVERHAUL THE CITY.
HE WANTS A NEW CITY MANAGER TO GO THROUGH EACH DEPARTMENT WITH A
FINE TOOTH COMB, LOOKING FOR WASTE, AND ELIMINATING IT.
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"Instead of the people at the bottom end being let go when there's too
many people around I think we'll find there are some managers that are
no longer really essential."
NEW MAYOR JOHN SULLIVAN LIKES THE IDEA OF REORGANIZING EACH DEPARTMENT.
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NEW NUMBERS OUT TODAY SHOW THE NUMBER OF VISITORS IN LEE COUNTY IS UP ALMOST TWO PERCENT MORE THAN A YEAR AGO.
WHILE THAT MAY NOT SEEM LIKE A LOT, TOURISM EXPERTS SAY IT'S POSITIVE NEWS NOT ONLY FOR THE TOURISM INDUSTRY, BUT THE LOCAL ECONOMY AS WELL.
EXPERTS SAY TOURISM DIRECTLY AFFECTS 43 THOUSAND JOBS IN LEE COUNTY ALONE, BUT THOSE WHO ARE HIRING FOR SEASONAL WORK THIS YEAR ARE MAKING SOME ADJUSTMENTS.
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Perry Landis, Sandpiper Gulf Resort: "because there's so much unemployment, where we used to pay someone maybe ten, eleven dollars an hour with front desk experience we're hiring them at nine and 10 dollars."
MANY IN THE INDUSTRY EXPECT MORE GROWTH IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2010.
IF THAT HAPPENS, THEY SAY MORE JOBS WILL FOLLOW.
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PAUSE FOR CLIP
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A BIZZARE 9-1-1 CALL.
"What are you gonna do when you come here?" "Huh?" "Huh? Are you gonna pull down your pants?"
THE CALL GETS MUCH MORE WEIRD.
WHY THIS MAN'S EMERGENCY IS LANDING HIM IN HOT WATER.
FORT MYERS POLICE SAY THEY FOUND MARIJUANA FALLING FROM THE SKY.
HOW POLICE STUMBLED UPON A SUSPECTED DRUG OPERATION.
AD-LIB WEATHER TEASE
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The weather forecast is looking very good this weekend. Again tonight our low temperature will drop into the 50's. Skies will be mostly clear and no rain is expected. The daytime hours tomorrow will be in the upper 70's on the beaches to around 80 inland. Lots of sunshine will be the rule on Saturday.
Sunday's weather looks pretty much the same with a nice, cool morning followed by a sunny afternoon with a high just above 80.
Rain is not expected this weekend and our dry season is off to a very dry start. The rain deficit at Page Field in Fort Myers is just over 16.00" for the year.
Looking into next week I expect more pleasant weather and slightly warmer temperatures by Monday.
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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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A FLORIDA MAN REPEATEDLY TRIES TO USE 911 AS A SEX HOTLINE -- AND NOW FINDS HIMSELF IN HOT WATER.
AS JEFF BUTERA REPORTS -- THE MAN CLAIMED IT WAS THE ONLY NUMBER HE COULD DIAL AFTER RUNNING OUT OF CELL PHONE MINUTES.
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SCRIPT: POLICE SAY JOSHUA BASSO'S PROBLEM WEDNESDAY WAS-- HE HAD RUN OUT OF CELL PHONE MINUTES. SO HE CALLED THE ONLY NUMBER HE KNEW WOULDN'T COST HIM ANYTHING. YEAH, THAT NUMBER. WE DIDN'T DARE PUSH SEND WHEN WE SHOT THIS VIDEO, BUT POLICE SAY HE DID. "Tampa Police, 911. What's your emergency?" "What's up?" BASSO MADE IT CLEAR ON THE PHONE -- HE WANTED THE OPERATOR TO COME TO HIS HOUSE IN TAMPA. SHE PLAYED ALONG. "You gonna come and see me?" "Yeah! Give me your address." "Yeah?" "What is your address?" "You gonna come and see me?" "Where are you?" THEN THINGS WITH BASSO. GOT WEIRDER. "What are you gonna do when you come here?" "Huh?" "Huh? Are you gonna pull down your pants?" WHILE POLICE SAY BASSO WAS IN HIS BATHROOM AT THE HOUSE, HE ASKED THE OPERATOR IF SHE HAD NICE BREASTS, ALTHOUGH HIS LANGUAGE WAS DIRTIER THAN THAT. Operator: You tell me where you are and maybe I can show you. Basso: Huh? Operator: Tell me where you are and maybe I can show you. Basso: You got a nice butt? Huh? Operator: You tell me your name maybe we can talk more. But you don't tell me your name Im hanging up.
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TAMPA POLICE SAY BASSO ACTUALLY MADE FOUR PHONE CALLS TO 911.
HE'S NOW FACING A CHARGE OF MAKING A FALSE 911 CALL.
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A 9-1-1 HANGUP CALL AT A FORT MYERS APARTMENT COMPLEX, LEADS POLICE TO A MAJOR MARIJUANA BUST.
WHEN POLICE RESPONDED TO WESTCHASE APARTMENTS OVERNIGHT, THEY FOUND A WOMAN CLAIMING A MAN HAD HIT HER, AND FLED INTO ONE OF THE APARTMENTS.
BUT WHEN POLICE WENT TO THAT APARTMENT, THEY HEARD COMMOTION.
THAT'S WHEN AN OFFICER IN THE BACK OF THE BUILDING SAW DUFFLE BAGS FLYING OUT OF THE WINDOW.
INSIDE THE 3 DUFFLE BAGS WAS 8 POINT 8 POUNDS OF POT.
THESE THREE PEOPLE ARE NOW UNDER ARREST FOR POSSESSION AND INTENT TO SELL.
POLICE SAY THE INITIAL CALLER TOOK OFF, WHICH HAS EVEN THEM WONDERING IS SHE SET IT UP.
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A NEW BILL WILL BE INTRODUCED NEXT WEEK IN TALLAHASSEE, THAT WOULD REQUIRE ALL 9-1-1 DISPATCHERS TO UNDERGO TRAINING EVERY TWO YEARS.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE KEN ROBERSON OF PORT CHARLOTTE IS THE BILL'S SPONSOR.
HE SAYS IT'S A DIRECT RESULT OF THE DEATH OF NORTH PORT'S DENISE AMBER LEE.
DISPATCHERS BOTCHED 9-1-1 CALLS FOLLOWING HER KIDNAPPING.
SHE WAS FOUND DEAD A FEW DAYS LATER.
NOW, LEE'S HUSBAND IS FIGHTING TO GET THE BILL PASSED.
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"the fact that some one made a call that would have saved my wife and.Nothing happened."
A JURY HAS RECOMMENDED THAT MICHAEL KING, THE MAN CONVICTED OF MURDERING HER, BE GIVEN THE DEATH PENALTY.
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IT TURNS OUT THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF WATER ON THE MOON.
SCIENTISTS SAY THEY "DIDN'T FIND JUST A LITTLE BIT," BUT "A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT" WHEN THEY ANALYZED DATA FROM A SPACECRAFT THAT NASA INTENTIONALLY CRASHED NEAR THE LUNAR SOUTH POLE LAST MONTH.
THEY ESTIMATE THE CRASH KICKED UP AT LEAST 25 GALLONS OF WATER.
THE DISCOVERY HAS REKINDLED INTEREST IN GOING BACK TO THE MOON.
IT MEANS ASTRONAUTS COULD TAP WHAT'S THERE INSTEAD OF HAVING TO TAKE WHAT THEY NEED.
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S/ Gregory Delory, Space Science Lab, UC Berkeley:10 -:21
"one scientist said he is going to eat his shorts. this has really turned our understanding of water on the moon on its head
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF WATER WOULD MAKE IT EASIER TO SET UP A BASE CAMP FOR ASTRONAUTS.
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THE COUNTDOWN CLOCKS AT NASA ARE TICKING TOWARD A MONDAY LAUNCH OF SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS.
THE FORECAST IS LOOKING GOOD, WITH 90 PERCENT ODDS OF FINE FLYING
WEATHER.
ATLANTIS IS LOADED WITH SPARE PARTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION.
LIFTOFF IS SET FOR 2:28 P.M.
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THE MAN BEHIND LAST MONTH'S "BALLOON BOY" HOAX WENT TO COURT THIS MORNING TO FACE CHARGES.
RICHARD HEENE ENTERED A PLEA OF GUILTY.
HEENE'S WIFE, MAYUMI, THEN STOOD UP BEFORE THE JUDGE AND PLEADED GUILTY TO A CHARGE OF MISDEMEANOR FALSE REPORTING TO AUTHORITIES.
THE COURT HEARING COMES AFTER THEIR SON WAS ALLEGED TO HAVE FLOATED AWAY IN A BALLOON BUT WAS LATER FOUND SAFE IN THE FAMILY HOME.
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/ Judge Stephen Schapanski / Voice of Richard Heene:
"As to the attempt to influence a public servant, count one. the only count that has been filed here, how do you plead?
SENTENCING IS SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 23rd.
WITHOUT THE PLEA DEAL, RICHARD HEENE WAS LIKELY FACING TWO TO SIX YEARS IN PRISON.
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THE WORLD'S BIGGEST CRUISE SHIP DOCKS ON FLORIDA'S COAST.
WHEN YOU CAN SET SAIL ON THE OASIS OF THE SEA.
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BACK IN THE DAY, HALL OF FAME QUARTERBACK JOE NAMATH WAS KNOWN FOR HIS DANGEROUS ARM.
NOW RETIRED IN FLORIDA, IT'S HIS DOG THAT'S BEING DEEMD DANGEROUS.
NAMATH APPEARED BEFORE A HEARING OFFICER ON YESTERDAY IN WEST
PALM BEACH TO ANSWER TO CHARGES THAT TWO OF HIS DOGS ATTACKED PEOPLE AT HIS HOME IN TEQUESTA.
HIS 6-YEAR-OLD YELLOW LABRADOR RETRIEVER, LEO, WAS DECLARED DANGEROUS.
AS A DANGEROUS DOG, LEO MUST NOW BE MUZZLED AND LEASHED EVEN ON NAMATH'S PROPERTY.
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MANY CONSIDER IT A GARDENER'S PARADISE.
THOUSANDS OF PLANTS, SPANNING 170 ACRES.
TODAY, HUNDREDS GOT A SNEAK PEEK OF THE *NEW NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN.
PLANS STARTED BACK IN 1993 FOR THE ATTRACTION, WITH THE LAND PURCHASED IN 2000.
AND SINCE 2006, DESIGNERS HAVE PREPARED FOR *THIS: SEVEN THOUSAND DIFFERENT TYPES OF PLANTS IN ONE PLACE.
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"a year ago this was a maleluca forest, well a year and a half ago, now it's a cluster of incredible gardens provided by some of the great garden designers in the world."
THE GARDEN OPENS TO THE PUBLIC TOMORROW AT 11 A-M.
ADULTS PAY NINE-95.
TICKETS FOR KIDS FROM FOUR TO 14 ARE FOUR-95.
THREE AND UNDER ARE FREE.
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WE ARE LOOKING AT THE BIGGEST CRUISE SHIP IN THE WORLD.ROYAL CARIBBEAN'S OASIS OF THE SEAS.ARRIVING IN PORT EVERGLADES --.ITS NEW HOME PORT.
THE WHOLE VESSEL IS 20 STORIES HIGH. COMPARABLE IN LENGTH TO SIX AND A HALF SPACE SHUTTLES.
IT'S SO BIG THAT, ON BOARD, THEY HAVE SEVEN DIFFERENT *NEIGHBORHOODS,* INCLUDING THE FIRST PARK AT SEA.CALLED CENTRAL PARK. WITH NEARLY 12 THOUSAND PLANTS AND TREES.
THE OASIS OF THE SEAS WILL EMBARK ON ITS FIRST CRUISE ON DECEMBER 5.
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AN ORLANDO HOTEL IN FLORIDA HAS TRANSFORMED INTO A WINTER WONDERLAND.
THIS WEEKEND THE GAYLORD PALMS HOTEL WILL UNVEIL ITS ANNUAL HOLIDAY ICE SHOW.
NOW IN ITS SEVENTH YEAR THE CHRISTMAS ATTRACTION FEATURES VARIOUS HAND-CARVED ICE SCULPTURES INCLUDING AN ARCTIC FOREST, A LIFE-SIZE CAROUSEL, AND A NATIVITY SCENE.
A TEAM OF ARTISANS FROM CHINA USED 800-THOUSAND POUNDS OF ICE TO CREATE THE AWARD-WINNING ATTRACTION.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL'S REGULAR SEASON COMES TO AN END TONIGHT.
THE CAPE CORAL SEAHAWKS LOOK TO HEAD TO THE PLAYOFFS WITH A PERFECT 10 AND 0 RECORD.
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THE FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL SEASON TIPS OFF TONIGHT.
THE MEN OPEN WITH NCAA RUNNER UP AND THE NUMBER 2 TEAM IN THE COUNTRY, MICHIGAN STATE.
FGCU ACTUALLY LED FOR THE FIRST 10 MINUTES OF THIS GAME.
THE EAGLES CAME OUT HOT. THEY TAKE THE LEAD NINE MINUTES IN WHEN CHARLIE LYTLE NAILS THE THREE. 13-12 F-G-C-U.
BUT THE SPARTANS PUT THEIR FOOT DOWN LATE IN THE HALF - THE ALLEY-OOP TO DURRELL SUMMERS IS PART OF A 26-10 SPARTANS RUN. MICHIGAN STATE LED BY 17 AT THE HALF.
MORE FROM THE #2 RANKED SPARTANS IN THE SECOND HALF - KALIN LUCAS HITS TO PUSH THE LEAD UP TO 22.
F-G-C-U LOSES IN EAST LANSING 97-58. THE EAGLES NEXT PLAY AT PRAIRIE VIEW ON THURSDAY.
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FGCU WOMEN'S HOOPS PLAYED IN THE *POSTSEASON* N-I-T THE PAST TWO SEASONS, OPENING THIS YEAR IN THE *PRESEASON* N-I-T. THE EAGLES HOSTING TEXAS-EL PASO AT ALICO ARENA.
1ST HALF - GOOD PASSING BY F-G-C-U SETS UP SHANNON MURPHY FOR AN OPEN THREE. SHE HITS FOR THREE OF HER 15 ON THE NIGHT.
LATER - MURPHY INBOUNDING THE BALL TO ADRIENNE MCNALLY. NICE MOVE BY "A-MAC" DOWN LOW. BASKET AND THE FOUL.
FGCU WAS UP 19 AT HALFTIME. UTEP GOT WITHIN SIX BEFORE THE EAGLES TOOK CONTROL. CHELSEA LYLES PACED THE EAGLES WITH 19.
FGCU WINS 66-54. THE EAGLES ADVANCE TO PLAY THE WINNER OF TONIGHT'S NORTHERN COLORADO - NEW MEXICO GAME. THAT'LL BE SUNDAY OR MONDAY.
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THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON COMES TO AN END TONIGHT.
NO DISTRICT TITLES ARE ON THE LINE, BUT CAPE CORAL HAD A CHANCE TO KEEP THEIR UNDEFEATED RECORD IN TACT BEFORE HEADING TO THE PLAYOFFS.
THE FIREWORKS CAME OUT IN THE FOURTH QUARTER AGAINST LEHIGH AFTER AN EARLY DEFENSIVE STRUGGLE.
SEAHAWKS BREAK A 7-7 TIE. JAYLEN WATKINS OVER THE MIDDLE TO AUSTIN LUBY FOR THE TOUCHDOWN.
14-7 CAPE.
TIME FOR A BIG PLAY FROM THE SEAHAWKS D.
JEREMY DAVIS WITH THE NICE HANDLE.
HIS THIRD INTERCEPTION OF THE HALF. AND HE'S GOING ALL THE WAY.
CAPE WINS, 28-7 TO WRAP UP A TEN-AND-OHH REGULAR SEASON.
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KEEPING IT IN THE CAPE, IDA BAKER HOSTING THE MARINER TRITONS TONIGHT.
TRITONS NOT LOOKING LIKE A ONE-AND-EIGHT TEAM. J.T. ETNOYER SCORES ON THE Q-B KEEPER. 7-0 MARINER. TRITONS EVENTUALLY LED 14-0.
BUT AFTER A BLOCKED PUNT IN THE SECOND, BAKER STARTS ITS COMEBACK.
SEAN FRANCIS GETS HAMMERED, BUT HE'D ALREADY CROSSED THE GOAL LINE TO CUT IT TO SEVEN. BULLDOGS SCORE 21 MORE FOR A 28-21 WIN.
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THE FLORIDA EVERBLADES JUMP TO A TIE FOR 2ND IN THEIR DIVISION STANDINGS WITH A WIN OVER TOLEDO EARLIER THIS WEEK.
EVERBLADES WEARING A CAMOUFLAGE JERSEY TONIGHT - THEY AUCTIONED THEM OFF TO RAISE MONEY FOR VETERANS RELIEF AFTER THE GAME.
NO SCORE IN THE 1ST - NEW BLADES KEEPER BARRY BRUST MAKING HIS 1ST START. AND SLAMS THE DOOR HERE ON TOLEDO'S JAMIE MILAM.
BUT THE WALLEYE GET BY BRUST LATER IN THE FIRST. A BAD CLEAR BY THE BLADES LEAVES ADAM HOBSON WITH A POINT BLANK SHOT. HE SCORES. TOLEDO LEADS 1-0.
FINAL SECONDS OF THE PERIOD. THE BLADES DUMP IT IN. TOLEDO'S KEEPER PASSES IT RIGHT TO FLORIDA'S JACOB MCFLIKIER. HE CENTERS TO RYAN LANG FOR THE EASY GOAL.
1-1 THROUGH 1. 3-3 THRU 3. THEY GO TO OVERTIME. THE BLADES WIN IT 4-3 IN A SHOOTOUT.
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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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