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BREAKING NEWS IN FORT MYERS.
RIGHT NOW, POLICE ARE ON THE SCENE OF A STABBING ON CONGRESS STREET.
THAT'S RIGHT BEHIND LIONS PARK, NEAR LEE MEMORIAL.
OFFICERS HAVE ONE SUSPECT IN CUSTODY.
NO WORD ON THE VICTIM'S CONDITION.
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NEXT SCHOOL YEAR PARENTS AND STUDENTS IN COLLIER COUNTY CAN EXPECT BIG CHANGES WHEN IT COMES TO SEXUAL EDUCATION.
TONIGHT THE COLLIER SCHOOL BOARD VOTED THREE TO TWO APPROVING A NEW SEX ED POLICY.
THE OLD CURRICULUM CALLS FOR TEACHING ABSTINENCE AS THE ONLY WAY TO AVOID PREGNANCY AND SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES.
THE NEW ADDITION WILL ADD A COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT SEX ED, TEACHING STUDENTS ABOUT THE HEALTH BENEFITS AND SIDE-EFFECTS OF CONTRACEPTION AND CONDOMS, AND TEEN PREGNANCY.
BUT THE NEW POLICY DRAWS MIXED OPINIONS.
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"nothing really needed to be changed. if they're only making minute changes why are they making that? is it so that they can slip in some other influences?"
"student will realize that they have options, that there is a whole world out there and hopefully that they will make their decisions based on moreals that they are taught by their parents but having all the information in front of them."
IN THE COMING MONTHS, THE SCHOOL BOARD WILL HAVE MORE TALKS ABOUT TRAINING INSTRUCTORS TO TEACH THE NEW SEX ED POLICY.
SOME SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS HAVE EVEN SUGGESTED APPOINTING COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO A COMMITTEE.
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TALKS ABOUT SEXUAL EDUCATION ISN'T THE ONLY THING STIRRING CONTROVERSY IN COLLIER'S SCHOOL DISTRICT.
TODAY OUR PARTNERS AT THE NAPLES DAILY NEWS PUBLISHED A LETTER FROM SUPERINTENDENT DENNIS THOMPSON TO BOARD MEMBER RICHARD CALABRESE WHO ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT LAST MONTH.
THE LETTER DATED SEPTEMBER SECOND ACCUSES CALABRESE OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT, AND SCREAMING AT EMPLOYEES.
THOMPSON GOES ON TO RECOMMEND THAT CALABRESE SHOULD ENLIST IN ANGER MANAGEMENT CLASSES AND THREATENED TO ESCORT HIM OUT OF THE BUILDING.
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"I was elected by 59.2% of the public I work for the public and not for the superintendent. He's hired help he cannot tell me who I can and cannot speak to."
THOMPSON IS OUT OF TOWN TODAY AND COULD NOT BE REACHED FOR COMMENT.
CALABRESE'S PLANS TO RETIRE AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
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TONIGHT, TWO DIVERS RECOVER FROM A SCARY ORDEAL AT SEA.
OFF THE COAST OF SANIBEL, WHEN THEY SURFACED, THEIR BOAT WAS NO WHERE TO BE FOUND.
THEY WERE TREADING WATER FOR HOURS.
FORTUNATELY, RESCUERS FOUND THE MEN UST BEFORE DARK.
RESCUE TEAMS TELL ABC-7 THE ANCHOR THE MEN USED TO HOLD THEIR BOAT WASN'T HEAVY ENOUGH AND THE BOAT DRIFTED AWAY.
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Greyson Bailey/U.S. Coast Guard: " Their conditions are good, no medical problems so we picked them up they wanted to go back to their boat so we took them back to their boat.
THE NAMES OF THE DIVERS WERE NOT RELEASED.
THE TWO MEN WERE IN THE WATER FOR MORE THAN THREE HOURS, FIGHTING A MOVING CURRENT, SWIFT WINDS, AND COLD WATER.
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CREWS IN THE EVERGLADES HAVE CALLED OFF THEIR SEARCH FOR A MISSING HUNTER FOR THE THIRD DAY.
30 YEAR OLD JAMEY MOSCH, NORTH FORT MYERS MAN, DISAPEARED MONDAY AFTERNOON.
SEARCHERS FOUND A PACK OF CIGARETTES DURING THEIR SEARCH.
MOSCH IS A SMOKER AND THE PACK IS A BRAND HE MAY USE.
SEARCHERS ALSO FOUND ANOTHER SET OF BOOT PRINTS.
THEY BELIEVE MOSCH MAY BE MOVING ALONG A CANAL THAT WOULD TAKE HIM TO ALLIGATOR ALLEY OR TURNER RIVER ROAD.
ALLIGATOR ALLEY SHUT DOWN FOR A SHORT TIME AT MILE MARKER 74 WHILE TWO HELICOPTERS DROPPED OFF SEARCHERS.
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"our intensity is undiminished. We're searching just as we did the first day. The only difference between now and what we did at first, is we're taking the new info. And the areas, and we're adjusting our search parameters, so we can be more effective."
THE SEARCH ENDED WHEN THE SUN WENT DOWN.
IT WILL RESUME AT DAY BREAK.
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A POPULAR LEE COUNTY BEACH IS HAVING A TOUGH TIME SHEDDING ITS RISQUE REPUTATION.
FOR YEARS, THE COUNTY WORKED TO MAKE BUNCHE BEACH, OFF SUMMERLIN ROAD, MORE FAMILY FRIENDLY.
WE'VE LEARNED THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS STEPPING UP PATROLS TO CUT DOWN ON THE NUMBER OF SUNBATHERS WHO BARE IT ALL.
TODAY, DEPUTIES BANNED TWO PEOPLE FROM THE BEACH.
YESTERDAY, THEY SENT AWAY ONE.
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Sgt. Larry King: People
get the impression it's clothing optional when it's not.
Beachgoer: This is a public beach. You need to act appropriately.
MOST OF THE VIOLATORS ARE SUNBATHERS WHO DON'T LIKE TAN LINES, BUT DON'T KNOW THE RULES AGAINST FULL EXPOSURE.
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TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THE WOMAN IN THIS PICTURE.
DO YOU RECOGNIZE HER?
DEPUTIES BLAME HER FOR A STRING OF STOLEN PURSES AT DOCTORS OFFICES AND HOSPITALS ACROSS THE AREA.
DETECTIVES SAY SHE POSES AS AN EMPLOYEE TO STEAL THE PURSES, AND THEN GOES AND USES THE CREDIT CARDS.
YOU CAN CALL THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WITH ANY INFORMATION.
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TESTIMONY IN THE JUAN MENDEZ DOUBLE MURDER TRIAL RESUMES TOMORROW MORNING.
PROSECUTORS ACCUSE MENDEZ OF KILLING HIS WIFE AND MOTHER-IN-LAW IN LEHIGH ACRES BACK IN JULY OF 2006.
TODAY, DEFENSE ATTORNEYS STOPPED JUST SHORT OF ASKING FOR A *MISTRIAL.*
LAWYERS FOR MENDEZ GOT UPSET WITH THE TESTIMONY OF THE LAST WITNESS OF THE DAY, WHITNEY MENDEZ' CO-WORKER ASHLEY CROUCH.
CROUCH MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT MENDEZ' PAST CRIMINAL HISTORY.
THE DEFENSE OBJECTED.-
NOW, THE COURT WILL REMEDY THE SITUATION IN THE MORNING.
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TONIGHT AT 11, THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NOW ANSWERS QUESTIONS ABOUT POSSIBLE TAINTED TURKEY AT SCHOOL LUNCHES.
THE COMPANY THAT MAKES THIS TURKEY RECALLED IT WHEN SCHOOLS REPORTED A STRANGE ODOR COMING FROM IT.
THAT LED THE DISTRICT TO PULL IT FROM TODAY'S MENU.
BUT WE HAD SEVERAL CALLS AND E-MAILS FROM CONCERNED PARENTS WHO TOLD US THEIR CHILDREN HAD TURKEY FOR LUNCH TODAY.
THE DISTRICT RESPONDED WITH ASSURANCES THAT THE TURKEY THE CHILDREN ATE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL.
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NEW AT 11-
A LEHIGH GROCERY STORE IS CLEANING UP A MESS TONIGHT.
THIS IS WHAT'S LEFT OF A WALL AND WALKING SPACE AT THE MONTERRY GROCERY STORE.
YOU CAN SEE PLASTER ALL OVER THE FLOOR.
THE STORE'S MANAGER TELLS ABC7 THIEVES BROKE IN THROUGH A WALL!
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"when i got in, i saw they drilled a hole through our walking cooler and they walked into the midroom and the office and tried to get the safe out."
THE MANAGER SAYS THE SUSPECTS GOT AWAY WITH A SAFE FULL OF COINS, BUT LEFT ANOTHER SAFE WITH MORE MONEY IN IT.
THEY DIDN'T TAKE ANY FOOD, BUT DID STEAL A CARTON OF CIGARETTES.
IF THE THIEVES COME BACK, THE STORE IS PREPARED-- 32 SURVEILLENCE CAMERAS ARE UP AND RUNNING TONIGHT.
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TONIGHT, A NEW TOBACCO BAN MAKES IT HARDER FOR SMOKERS TO LIGHT UP.
ALL HOSPITALS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NOW BAN TOBACCO PRODUCTS ON PROPERTY.
TODAY, WE SPOTTED ONE SMOKER SITTING IN DITCH.
A PATIENT LEFT THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND HEADED STRAIGHT FOR A NEARBY PARK TO SMOKE.
AND THE HOSPITALS ALSO BAN EMPLOYEES FROM TAKING SMOKE BREAKS WHILE ON THE CLOCK.
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"This is not about making people who use tobacco products out to be bad people, just to let them know we're a healthcare organization and we're trying to improve the health and well being of people. That on our campuses we're not going to do that."
LEE MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM, LEHIGH REGIONAL, NAPLES COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEM, AND PHYSICIANS REGIONAL ALL STARTED THE TOBACCO BAN TODAY.
IT COINCIDES WITH THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY'S 'GREAT AMERICAN SMOKE-OUT.'
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TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
TWO ASTRONAUTS FROM THE SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS FLOAT IN OUR FINAL FRONTIER.
TODAY, THE PAIR MADE THE FIRST SPACE WALK OF THE CURRENT MISSION.
MICHAEL FOREMAN AND ROBERT SATCHER HOOKED UP A SPARE ANTENNA AND CABLES ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
NASA PLANS THREE SPACE WALKS DURING THE 11 DAY VISIT.
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WINTER GARDEN POLICE HAVE ARRESTED THREE PEOPLE, BUT STILL SEARCH FOR A WOMAN ACCUSED OF KIDNAPPING A FAMILY AND HOLDING THEM HOSTAGE FOR TWO DAYS.
IT HAPPENED JUST WEST OF ORLANDO.
OFFICERS SAY THE THREE MEN AND ONE WOMAN KIDNAPPED THE PRESIDENT OF A TRUCKING COMPANY, HIS FIVE-YEAR-OLD SON, AND THE BOY'S MOTHER.
INVESTIGATORS SAY THE GROUP THEN FORCED THE MOTHER TO WITHDRAW 24-THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM HER BANK ACCOUNT.
THE MOTHER JUMPED OUT A TWO STORY WINDOW WITH A GUNSHOT WOUND AND RAN FOR HELP.
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A COMPUTER CIRCUIT BOARD FAILURE NOW BRINGS THE SAFETY OF OUR NATION'S TRAFFIC CONTROL COMPUTERS IN QUESTION.
THE GLITCH PREVENTED DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY FROM COMMUNICATING WITH EACH OTHER.
IT TOOK ABOUT FOUR HOURS TO FIX.
BUT THE RIPPLE EFFECT CAUSED DELAYS AND CANCELLATIONS ALL DAY.
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"and we're going to see repeated failures if we don't address this system"
NEW YORK SENATOR CHUCK SCHUMER CALLS THE AVIATION SYSTEM A SHAMBLES.
HE AND OTHERS SAY CONGRESS MUST COME UP WITH FUNDS TO FIX IT.
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ABC SEVEN LEARNS ABOUT A NEW TAX PROPOSAL ON BREAST IMPLANTS AND OTHER COSMETIC PROCEDURES KNOWN AS THE BO-TAX.
THE QUEEN OF TALK IS STEPPING AWAY FROM HER THRONE.
WHY MANY ARE SPECULATING THE OPRAH WINFREY IS ENDING HER TALK SHOW.
CO-WORKERS ACCUSE THEIR BOSS, A CHARLOTTE COUNTY EMPLOYEE OF FORCING THEM TO SPY ON HIS ESTRANGED WIFE.
WHAT THE INVESTIGATION REVEALS.
AD-LIB WEATHER TEASE
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THE QUEEN OF GAB NOW PLANS TO END HER EVENTUAL 25 YEAR RUN IN 2011.
"THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW" GREW FROM A LOCAL CHICAGO BROADCAST INTO THE FOUNDATION OF A MULTIBILLION DOLLAR MEDIA EMPIRE
BUT JOHN HENDREN REPORTS OPRAH MAY START A NEW SHOW ON HER OWN NETWORK.
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THE "OPRAH" ERA IS NEARLY OVER. NATS/OPRAH: ON FRIDAY'S SHOW, THE QUEEN OF DAYTIME TELEVISION WILL ANNOUNCE THAT "THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW" WILL END AT THE CLOSE OF ITS 25TH SEASON - IN SEPTEMBER 2011. THE INFLUENTIAL SYNDICATED TALK SHOW HAS MADE HISTORY, BILLIONS OF DOLLARS - AND HUGE RATINGS - WITH AUDIENCE GIVEAWAYS. NATS - Oprah: "You get a car. You get a car.". AND COVETED INTERVIEWS, LIKE THIS WEEK'S EXCLUSIVE WITH SARAH PALIN. NATS Oprah - Palin: OW: Let's talk about the interview with Katie Couric. SP: Must we? OW: Yeah. did you think that was a seminal, defining moment for you? SP: I did not. THE TALK SHOW STAR HAS USED HER FAME - AND WEALTH - FOR PET CAUSES - FOUNDING A SCHOOL IN AFRICA, RAISING MONEY TO FIGHT DISEASES.. AND LAUNCHING SUCH SPINOFF STARS SUCH AS DR. PHIL.. DECORATOR NATE BERKUS.. AND ORGANIZER PETER WALSH. SOT/WALSH: "Talk to us about this space." OPRAH'S BEST FRIEND, GALE KING, IS FAMOUS FOR BEING. WELL, OPRAH'S FRIEND. THE HOST ELEVATED CHICAGO'S PROFILE WITH HER OWN. TRAVELING TO DENMARK TO LOBBY FOR THE CITY'S FAILED OLYMPIC BID.. AND getting emotional IN GRANT PARK OVER THE ELECTION OF CHICAGO'S OWN BARACK OBAMA. SOT Oprah 11-4-2008 "This happened because we did this, we did this, America did this, you know Barack's victory is America's victory, that's what's so great about it. STANDUP: A STATEMENT FROM OPRAH'S PRODUCTION COMPANY HINTS THAT HER CAREER ISN'T OVER, SAYING, "TOGETHER WE PLAN TO MAKE HISTORY IN THE NEXT 20 MONTHS..AND BEYOND." WHAT EXACTLY SHE'LL BE DOING. ONLY OPRAH - AND HER PRODUCTION COMPANY - KNOW. jh. abc news.
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THE SENATE WILL HOLD ITS FIRST VOTE ON HEALTH CARE LEGISLATION ON SATURDAY NIGHT.
DEMOCRATS NEED 60 VOTES TO PREVAIL.
MAJORITY LEADER HARRY REID ANNOUNCED THE SCHEDULE ON THE SENATE FLOOR.
REPUBLICANS VOW TO BLOCK PASSAGE OF THE MEASURE.
A YES VOTE WOULD CLEAR THE WAY FOR A LENGTHY DEBATE NEXT MONTH.
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NEW RESEARCH RELEASED TODAY SHOWS JUST HOW UNHEALTHY MOVIE POPCORN CAN BE!
THE CONSUMER ORGANIZATION "CENTER FOR SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST" REPORTS JUST ONE POPCORN-AND-SODA COMBO CAN MATCH THE CALORIE-AND-SATURATED-FAT COUNT OF THREE MCDONALD'S QUARTER POUNDERS AND 12 PATS OF BUTTER.
RESEARCHERS BLAME THE HIGH SATURATED FAT COUNT ON THE COCONUT OIL USED AT THEATERS.
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"Coconut oil is the worst thing movie theaters could be using to pop in because it is so bad for our hearts. It's 90% saturated, lard is 40% saturated."
RESEARCHERS SAY THE BIG PROBLEM IS THAT MOST AMERICANS HAVE *NO* IDEA HOW MUCH FAT MOVIE THEATER FOOD CONTAINS.
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THEATER OWNERS SAY MANY THEATERS TRIED TO CHANGE TO AIR POPPED POPCORN WHEN A SIMILAR REPORT CAME OUT 15 YEARS AGO.
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YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE AFTERMATH OF A POLICE CHASE AND SHOOTOUT IN COLORADO.
POLICE RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF A BANK ROBBERY IN SUBURBAN DENVER THIS MORNING.
THEY SPOTTED AND CHASED THE SUSPECTS' VEHICLE WHEN THE SUSPECTS FIRED SHOTS.
IT IS NOT CLEAR YET NOW MANY PEOPLE WERE HURT, OR THE NATURE OF THOSE INJURIES.
AT LEAST ONE SUSPECT IS IN CUSTODY.
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CHECK THIS OUT.
FLAMES ENGULF AN ENTIRE TRUCK ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE.
THE DRIVER MANAGED TO GET OUT SAFELY.
IT HAPPENED JUST SOUTH OF THE BROWARD MIAMI DADE COUNTY LINE.
INVESTIGATORS STILL DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE.
IT ALSO LIT SOME NEARBY BRUSH.
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KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE WOMAN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN AS SHE WALKS INTO VIEW.
WATCH AS THE GUY IN THE BLUE SHIRT SPRINTS OVER TO HER, GRABS HER PURSE, DRAGS HER TO THE GROUND, AND TAKES OFF.
THIS HAPPENED IN DALLAS.
THE VICTIM SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AND THE SUSPECTS GOT AWAY.
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THE WIFE OF FORMER N-F-L AND OHIO STATE STAR CHRIS SPIELMAN HAS DIED FOLLOWING A LENGTHY BATTLE WITH CANCER.
42-YEAR-OLD STEFANIE SPIELMAN DIED TODAY AT THE FAMILY'S HOME NEAR COLUMBUS.
STEFANIE SPIELMAN WAS 30 YEARS OLD AND THREE MONTHS PREGNANT IN
1998 WHEN SHE DETECTED A LUMP IN HER BREAST.
SHE LATER MISCARRIED AND DISCOVERED SHE HAD CANCER.
CHRIS SPIELMAN THEN TOOK A YEAR OFF FROM FOOTBALL TO STAY HOME WITH HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN.
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TODAY, STUDENTS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SYSTEM PROTESTED A PROPOSED FEE INCREASE.
FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT DAY, STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER CALIFORNIA GATHERED ON THE U-C-L-A CAMPUS TO PROTEST A PROPOSAL TO INCREASE STUDENT FEES BY 32 PERCENT IN THE NEXT YEAR.
STUDENTS ACCUSE THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF TURNING ITS BACK ON THE NEXT GENERATION OF CALIFORNIANS.
THE BOARD CITES MASSIVE CUTS TO THE STATE BUDGET.
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TONIGHT, A TAX PROPOSAL BY HOUSE AND SENATE DEMOCRATS RAISES EYEBROWS.
THE SO-CALLED "BOTAX" WOULD BE APPLIED TO BREAST IMPLANTS, TUMMY TUCKS, WRINKLE-SMOOTHING INJECTIONS AND
OTHER PROCEDURES.
SOME PLASTIC SURGEONS ARGUE IT WOULD HURT COUNTLESS AMERICAN WOMEN, OF EVERY INCOME LEVEL.
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THE PICTURES ARE ALARMING.
ANIMAL HOARDERS.
PEOPLE WHO COLLECT PETS WITHOUT THE MEANS TO TAKE CARE OF THEM.
ABC SEVEN LEARSN THIS IS BECOMING A BIG PROBLEM.
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HARSH ALLEGATIONS TONIGHT AGAINST A CHARLOTTE COUNTY WORKER.
SOME OF DONNY BERNHAGEN'S EMPLOYEES ACCUSE HIM OF FORCING THEM TO SPY ON HIS WIFE.
FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS, WE'RE TOLD HE'D BEEN GOING THROUGH A DIVORCE.
A LETTER SIGNED BY HIS EMPLOYEES NOT ONLY ACCUSES THE 24 YEAR VETERAN OF USING HIS POWER TO MAKE EMPLOYEES CHECK UP ON HIS WIFE, BUT IT ALSO CLAIMS BERNHAGEN USED A COUNTY SYSTEM TO TRACK HIS WIFE, INCLUDING HER FINANCES AND WHEREABOUTS.
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"allegations were made that he used county resources on county time for personal business."
BERNHAGEN'S BOSS GAVE HIM TWO DAYS OFF WITHOUT PAY FOR USING HIS COUNTY TRUCK ON COUNTY TIME TO GO SEE HIS DIVORCE ATTORNEY.
AT THE END OF DECEMBER, BERNHAGEN'S POSITION WILL BE ELIMINATED DUE TO DEPARTMENT REORGANIZATION.
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WE HAVE BRAND NEW INFORMATION ON THE BUST OF A PUPPY MILL IN LEHIGH ACRES.
ALL OF THE 25 DOGS RESCUED HAVE NOW BEEN ADOPTED.
ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS FOUND THE DOGS AND SEVERAL CATS FILTHY, AND LIVING IN DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS IN A SMALL WOODEN SHED WITH NO VENTILATION.
THE OWNERS IN THIS CASE DID NOT GET CHARGED SO THE ANIMALS COULD IMMEDIATELY BE ADOPTED.
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LEE COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES CALLS ANIMAL HOARDING A GROWING PROBLEM.
MORE AND MORE ANIMALS NOW COME FROM HOMES WITH UNTHINKABLE LIVING CONDITIONS.
ANIMAL SERVICES SAYS THESE PICTURES COME FROM JUST A HANDFUL OF RECENT HOARDING CASES.
THAT'S WHEN A HUMAN COLLECTS AND SAVES ALMOST ANYTHING IMAGINABLE.
IT CAN INCLUDE ANIMALS.
ANIMAL SERVICES RESPONDED TO ABOUT 20 HOARDING CASES THIS YEAR.
THAT'S DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF LAST YEAR.
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"there's images that will be locked in my head for the rest of my life I never hope to see agtain--but in this business I know I will."
ANIMAL SERVICES STRONGLY SUGGESTS YOU CALL THE COUNTY IF YOU THINK SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS HOARDING ANIMALS.
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CUTTING IN LINE AT WALMART COULD COME WITH PRISON TIME FOR A MISSOURI WOMAN.
PROSECUTORS SHOWED THIS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO OF THE INCIDENT IN JANUARY 2007 AT HEATHER ELLIS' TRIAL TODAY.
WITNESSES SAY ELLIS CUT IN LINE, GOT BELLIGERENT, AND ATTACKED TWO POLICE OFFICERS.
ELLIS SAYS FELLOW CUSTOMERS USED RACIAL SLURS AND SHOVED HER.
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TWO WOMEN HAVE REASON TO CELEBRATE TONIGHT.
"I can't believe one of these cars is mine! I just can't believe it!"
WHEELS OF HOPE.
LEARN WHY THE ORGANIZATION IS REWARDING WOMEN IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
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THE SEASON OF GIVING ZIPS INTO FAST GEAR TONIGHT IN CAPE CORAL.
THOSE TWO BIG PRESENTS-- ARE CARS. AND THEY'RE GOING TO TWO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SINGLE MOTHERS.
BEFORE TONIGHT-- BOTH MOMS WERE SURVIVING *WITHOUT A VEHICLE.
THE EVENT IS CALLED WHEELS OF HOPE HOSTED BY COLLEX COLLISION AND ABOUT 50 OTHER AREA BUSINESS HELPED MAKE IT POSSIBLE.
THE FAMILIES TELL US THE CARS WILL CHANGE THEIR LIVES.
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Rose Steimer/Single Mother at 07:13 "I'm just gonna be at work on time and we can do maybe family trips, road trips. Just for my babies-- I can get them to school on time, it's a blessing."
WHEELS OF HOPE HAS BEEN HELPING FAMILIES FOR FOUR YEARS.
EACH OF TONIGHT'S FAMILIES WILL ALSO RECEIVE FREE AUTO INSURANCE AND GAS.
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A BATTLE NOW RAGES IN PENNSYLVANIA OVER A WOMAN'S RIGHT TO DRY HER CLOTHES IN THE SUN.
CARIN FROEHLICH PEGS HER LAUNDRY TO THREE CLOTHESLINES STRUNG BETWEEN TREES ON HER LAWN.
NO FORMAL LAWS CAN STOP HER FROM HANGING LAUNDRY OUTSIDE.
BUT THAT DIDN'T STOP TOWN LEADERS FROM CALLING HER AND ASKING FOR HER TO STOP.
SOME SMALL TOWN AND BIG CITY LEADERS CLAIMING IT LOOKS 'TRASHY'.
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TODAY, THE MERCHANT SEA CAPTAIN CAPTURED AND HELD BY SOMALI PIRATES THANKED THE U-S NAVY CREW AND CAPTAIN WHO HELPED IN HIS RESCUE.
THE U-S-S BAINBRIDGE ARRIVED IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA TODAY.
BACK IN APRIL, THE GUIDED-MISSILE DESTROYER AND ITS CREW RESPONDED WHEN PIRATES SEIZED THE MERCHANT VESSEL MAERSK ALABAMA AND TOOK CAPTAIN RICHARD PHILLIPS HOSTAGE.
NAVY SEAL SNIPERS EVENTUALLY SHOT THE PIRATES.
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FORMER VICE-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SARAH PALIN CONTINUES TO PACK IN THE CROWDS, EVEN IN THE RAIN.
PALIN SIGNED COPIES OF HER NEW BOOK "GOING ROGUE" IN INDIANA TODAY.
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE STOOD IN LINE FOR HOURS WAITING ON A HANDSHAKE AND A PERSONAL AUTOGRAPH.
PALIN'S NEXT STOP WILL BE IN COLUMBUS, OHIO TOMORROW.
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GUESS WHAT JIM?
MY FAVORITE SHOW COMES BACK TO ABC7 IN FEBRUARY.
WHAT SHOW'S THAT LEN?
LOST OF COURSE!
THE FINAL SEASON BEGINS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY SECOND AT EIGHT WITH A HOUR LONG SPECIAL RECOUNTING THE STORYLINE.
THAT'S RIGHT LEN.THE TWO HOUR SEASON PREMIER FOLLOWS THAT UP.
LOST WILL MOVE TO ITS REGULAR NINE P-M TIMESLOT BEGINNING THE FOLLOWING WEEK.
THE SERIES ABOUT AN AIRPLANE CRASH ON A MYSTERIOUS ISLAND AND ITS AFTERMATH IS ENDING AFTER SIX SEASONS.
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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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