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THOUSANDS OF CAPE CORAL HOMEOWNERS ARE GOING TO GET SOME MONEY BACK FROM THE CITY.ALL BECAUSE OF A MAJOR MISTAKE IT'S BEEN MAKING SINCE 2005.

WE'RE BREAKING NEW DETAILS ON THE 7 O'CLOCK NEWS.

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BREAKING NEWS-CLIP

CAPE CORAL UTILITY RATES-2SHOTPOP

THE CITY OF CAPE CORAL DISCOVERS IT MISTAKENLY OVERCHARGED THOUSANDS OF UTILITY CUSTOMERS FOR THEIR SEWER USE.

AND THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 2005!

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A CITY ATTY REALIZED THE MISTAKE AND NOW AS MANY AS 150 THOUSAND CUSTOMERS COULD BE GETTING REFUNDS.

EMAIL FROM CITY MGR EXPLAINING WHAT WENT WRONG.

CITY HAD CAP IN PLACE-- CAN'T CHARGE RESIDENTS FOR MORE THAN 10 THOUSAND GALLONS OF SEWER USE.

IN 2005 CITY LEADERS TALKED ABOUT GETTING RID OF CAPE BUT NEVER OFFICIALLY DID.

BILLING THOUGH FOR IT.

NOW CITY HAS A LOT TO SORT OUT.

*SOT* Connie Barron/ Cape Coral Spokesperson

"It's a mess It's definitely a mess and it's not something we were hoping to have to deal with or wanting to deal with but we're gonna do the right thing."

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CITY MGR CALLS IT "VERY DISTURBING AND DISHEATENING"

UNCLEAR HOW MUCH REFUNDS WILL BE.

ALSO COULD AFFECT UTILITY RATES.

THIS MISTAKE MAY DRIVE THE RATES UP FOR EVERYONE.

IN CC AI 7 O'CLOCK NEWS.

DEVELOPING-CLIP

PLANE DIVERTED-TCMON

WE'RE FOLLOWING THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN A PLANE THAT WAS DIVERTED TO FLORIDA BECAUSE A PASSENGER ON BOARD HAS AN APPARENT MATCH TO A NAME ON THE TERRORIST WATCH LIST.

TURNS OUT THE PASSENGER WAS *NOT* A MATCH.

ACCORDING TO AN INTERNAL GOVERNMENT REPORT, THE FLIGHT TOOK OFF IN NEWARK AND WAS BOUND FOR BOGOTA, COLOMBIA.

GRAND THEFT CHILD NEGLECT-VOWIPE

A PUNTA GORDA MOTHER IS ARRESTED AFTER POLICE SAY SHE LEFT HER TWO KIDS HOME ALONE WHILE SHE WENT OUT DRINKING.

21 YEAR OLD AMBER WATKINS HAD BEEN DRINKING AT JACKS RESTURANT.

ACCORDING TO POLICE WATKINS BECAME EXTREMELY INTOXICATED AND A FRIEND PUT WATKINS IN HIS TRUCK TO TAKE HER HOME.

THAT'S WHEN POLICE SAY WATKINS DROVE OFF AND STOLE THE MANS TRUCK.

POLICE LEARNED THAT SHE HAD LEFT HER TWO KIDS A TWO YEAR OLD AND A 10 MONTH OLD HOME ALONE WITH NO ONE BABYSITTING.

GRAND THEFT CHILD NEGLECT-SOTVO

there was no adult supervision.there was marijuana and paraphanilia throughout the house and there even was a bathtub 3/4 full with water which presented a hazard to the children should they have gone around the house.

PHONY BAIL BONDSMAN-VO WIPE

A PHONY BAIL-BONDSMAN IS ON THE RUN TONIGHT, AND HE'S CONSIDERED DANGEROUS.

PHONY BAIL BONDSMAN-SOTVO

his wife knows that he's wanted and he's made it very clear that he's not going to turn himself in and not going to cooperate with law enforcement at all.

COLLIER HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION-VO

IN A STORY WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING, A WOMAN HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AFTER BEING FOUND DEAD INSIDE AN IMMOKALEE HOME.

29 YEAR OLD IRIS CONTRERAS'S BODY WAS FOUND INSIDE THE HOUSE ON NORTH 7-TH STREET.

TODAY MEMBERS OF THE CRIME SCENE UNIT CARRIED BAGS OF EVIDENCE OUT OF THE HOME.

INVESTIGATORS ARE CALLING THIS A HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION.

COURTBEAT-CLIP

KEMAR JOHNSTON GUILTY-NATSTOPVO

Guilty as charged, 1st degree murder of Alexis Sosa. Count 2: The defendant is guilty as charged with first degree murder as to Jeffrey Sosa.

THE ALLEGED RINGLEADER OF A LOCAL GANG IS FOUND GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS OF BRUTALLY KILLING TWO CAPE CORAL TEENAGERS.

KEMAR JOHNSTON GUILTY-VOTOPSSS

NOW THE JURY MUST DECIDE WHETHER THE CRIMES WILL COST JOHNSTON HIS LIFE.

IT TOOK JURORS JUST FIVE HOURS TO FIND HIM GUILTY OF KIDNAPPING AND MURDERING

ALEX AND JEFFREY SOSA, THREE YEARS AGO.

THEIR BURNED BODIES WERE LATER FOUND IN AN INDUSTRIAL PARK.

JOHNSTON WILL BE SENTENCED ON FEBRUARY 15TH.

NEW BIN LADEN MESSAGE-VO

A NEW TAPE CLAIMING TO BE FROM OSAMA BIN LADEN BLAMES GLOBAL WARMING ON THE UNITED STATES.

THE TAPE CALLS FOR THE WORLD TO BOYCOTT AMERICAN GOODS AND THE U.S. DOLLAR.

IN THE TAPE, AIRED IN PART ON AL-JAZEERA TELEVISION TODAY, BIN LADEN WARNS OF THE DANGERS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND SAYS THAT THE WAY TO STOP IT IS TO BRING "THE WHEELS OF THE AMERICAN ECONOMY" TO A HALT.

TERROR TRIALS-VOWIPE

THE TRIAL OF THE PROFESSED 9/11 MASTERMIND MIGHT NOT BE HELD NEAR THE WORLD TRADE CENTER SITE AFTER ALL.

THE JURY IS STILL DELIBERATING ABOUT WHERE TO HOLD THE TRIAL OF THE CENTURY.

TERROR TRIALS-SOTVO

"there are places that would be less expensive for the taxpayers and less disruptive to new york city. for example, military bases."

STATE ROAD 82 GROUND BREAKING-VO

A NEW STREET WIDENING PROJECT BREAKS GROUND TODAY IN LEE COUNTY.

STATE ROAD 82 AND MARTIN LUTHER KING BOULEVARD WILL BE EXPANDED BETWEEN ORTIZ AND COLONIAL.

THE PROJECT WILL ADD FOUR LANES, NEW TRAFFIC SIGNALS, NEW RAMPS AT INTERSTATE 75, AND A NEW DRAINAGE SYSTEM.

FP& L RATES INCREASE-ONCAM

THE PRICE OF POWER IS ABOUT TO GO DOWN, FOR MANY CUSTOMERS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

RATES FOR ALL FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT CUSTOMERS WILL DECREASE BY AN AVERAGE OF ONE DOLLAR A MONTH, STARTING IN MARCH.

FL BUDGET-ONCAM

TONIGHT, FLORIDA GOVERNOR CHARLIE CRIST UNVEILS HIS FULL, 69 BILLION DOLLAR BUDGET.

IT INCLUDES A NEARLY THREE BILLION DOLLAR INCREASE IN SPENDING DURING THE NEXT BUDGET YEAR.

MUCH OF THAT MONEY WOULD GO TOWARDS EDUCATION.

BUT SOME LEGISLATORS ARE CRITICAL OF THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL.

COLLIER FIRE-VOWIPE

FIRE CREWS ARE BATTLING A SIX-HUNDRED ACRE BRUSH FIRE IN COLLIER COUNTY.

THE DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY SAYS THEY HAVE CREWS TRYING TO GET A HANDLE THE FIRE BURNING IN THE AREA OF STATE ROAD-29 AND AGRICULTURE WAY.

THAT'S NEAR FARMWORKERS VILLAGE.

RIGHT NOW, IT'S ONLY ABOUT 60-PERCENT CONTAINED.

FIREFIGHTERS ARE NOT SURE WHAT STARTED THE FIRE.

LEHIGH FIRE DANGERS-VOTOPS WIPE

AND FIRE DANGER IS BECOMING A REAL ISSUE TONIGHT.

A FIRE CREPT FROM FEET FROM THIS LEHIGH ACRES HOME.

THE PEOPLE INSIDE TRIED TO HOSE THE YARD DOWN TO HELP STOP THE FLAMES.

FOR FIRE FIGHTERS IN LEHIGH THE OUTLOOK ON THIS DRY SEASON IS A GRIM ONE.

LEHIGH FIRE DANGERS-SOT VO

large brush areas that are very dry and a lack of personnel all adds up in the end to potential disaster

FIRE FIGHTERS SAY THE PROLONGED COLD TEMPERATURES EXPONENTIALLY WORSEN CONDITIONS.

NAPLES SMOKE DETECTORS-VOWIPE

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SENIORS TODAY. BACK IN THE CLASSROOM.

BUT THIS IS NO ORDINARY LESSON.

. *THIS IS SMOKE DETECTOR 101.

DOZENS OF NAPLES RESIDENTS SITTING HERE HAVE BEEN FOUND IN VIOLATION OF THE STATE'S FIRE PROTECTION PREVENTION CODE.

LAST MONTH FIRE DESTROYED 10 UNITS AT THE EVERGLADES APARTMENTS IN NAPLES. THE FIRE CHIEF FOUND 58% OF THE UNITS WERE WITHOUT WORKING SMOKE DETECTORS!!!

NAPLES SMOKE DETECTORS-SOTVO

"And we're going to get the word out, we're going to work to educate people in the city that they're required to have the hand-wired smoke detectors."

TEASE ONE-ONCAM

THE BIRTH OF A BABY BRINGS EXCITEMENT IN THE STREETS OF PUNTA GORDA.

EAGLE EXCITMENT-VO IN MON

A FAMILY OF BALD EAGLES --- MAKING ITS HOME IN DOWNTOWN PUNTA GORDA --- IS CREATING A LOT OF BUZZ.

EAGLE EXCITMENT-PKG

JUST BEING A DAD ---

IS DRAWING QUITE THE CROWD THESE DAYS IN PUNTA GORDA.

THIS FATHER BALD EAGLE --- ALONG WITH THE MOTHER --- AND THEIR YOUNG EAGLET --- HAVE MADE THEIR HOME ABOVE THE STREETS OF DOWNTOWN.

"well i'm fascinated with it, i''ve learned a lot about eagles."

" I could stand here and watch it for hours."

"neat to see, neat to see parents come back with food for him."

THE CITY OF PUNTA GORDA ROPED OFF THE AREA SURROUNDING THE BALD EAGLES' NEST ---

LEAVING PLENTY OF ROOM FOR ON-LOOKERS TO GET PICTURES OF THE FAMILY.

"just the fact that we have them here in Punta Gorda is just absolutely fantastic."\

THE EAGLES HAVE BEEN MAKING CHARLOTTE COUNTY THEIR HOME FOR A FEW YEARS NOW.

CREATING QUITE THE ATTRACTION WHENEVER THEY COME.

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TOYOTA'S TROUBLES HAVE REACHED A GLOBAL SCALE.

"Toyota is working diligently to get this fix done."

WX OPEN-CLIP

WEATHER-NBC STUDIO

A muggy night is in store as southerly winds ahead of our next cold front also keeps us warmer tonight and into Saturday morning. Overnight lows will bottom out in the lower 60s as more clouds filter in overnight.

The massive winter storm moving across the Mississippi Valley now will bring a cold front into the region by Saturday night. In the meantime, skies will be partly to mostly cloudy to start the weekend with a high near 80 degrees. Winds will increase through the day Saturday with southwesterly winds gusting over 20mph by afternoon. A Small Craft Advisory will be in place for Saturday and boaters should be aware that seas will build to four to six feet in the Gulf with choppy conditions on bays and rivers. Use caution if going out on the water.

Showers will be possible by mid afternoon into the evening, but the best chance of showers and a few thunderstorms will be after dark on Saturday night. These showers should be done by daybreak Sunday morning as the front moves through Southwest Florida. Highs on Sunday will be in the early morning hours with the maximum temperature around 70 degrees with temperatures holding steady or cooling slightly through the day.

TOYOTA TROUBLES-TCVOWIPE

TOYOTA SAYS IT SHOULD BE ABLE TO TELL CUSTOMERS NEXT WEEK HOW IT WILL REPAIR STICKY GAS PEDAL SYSTEMS.

THE PROBLEM AFFECTS MORE THAN 4 MILLION VEHICLES IN THE U.S., EUROPE AND CHINA.

TOYOTA TROUBLES-SOTVO

SOT "I think the bulk of the problems that we're seeing have nothing to do with some kind of accelerator pedal or with the floor mats. It has to do with other components in these vehicles, most likely in the electronics."

TOYOTA SAYS ENGINEERS HAVE BEEN WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND LAST NIGHT SENT A PROPOSED REMEDY TO FEDERAL REGULATORS.

FORECLOSURE CLEANUP-VOWIPE

A GROUP THAT CLEANS UP SOME OF CAPE CORAL'S BIGGEST EYESORES WILL HIT THE CENTURY MARK.

AND IT'S NOT COSTING THE CITY A DIME.

VOLUNTEERS INVOLVED IN A PROJECT CALLED "TAKE PRIDE" FIX UP ABANDONED AND FORECLOSED HOMES IN THE CAPE USING THEIR OWN EQUIPMENT.

ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MORNINGS THEY MOW LAWNS, CUT OVERGROWN BUSHES, AND PICK UP TRASH TO HELP MAKE THE NEIGHBORHOODS LOOK CLEAN.

FORECLOSURE CLEANUP-SOTVO

people thank us all the time. They come over and shake my hand and tell us how grateful they are that we're doing this.

NASA STIMULUS $-VO

PRESIDENT OBAMA IS GROUNDING PLANS TO RETURN ASTRONAUTS TO THE MOON AND IS INSTEAD SENDING NASA IN NEW DIRECTIONS WITH BILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

WHEN NEXT WEEK'S BUDGET IS PROPOSED, NASA WILL GET AN ADDITIONAL 5 POINT 9 BILLION DOLLARS OVER FIVE YEARS.

SOME OF THAT MONEY WILL BE USED TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION TO 2020.

WINTER WINE FEST MEET THE KIDS TOUR-VOWIPE

DONORS AT THE NAPLES WINTER WINE FESTIVAL SEE FIRST HAND HOW THEIR MONEY IS HELPING CHILDREN.

TODAY THE DONORS GET TO MEET SOME OF THE 20-THOUSAND KIDS THE FESTIVAL BENEFITS EACH YEAR.

SINCE 2001, THE EVENT HAS RAISED MORE THAN 74 MILLION DOLLARS.

THAT MONEY HELPED MORE THAN 20 CHILDREN'S CHARITIES LAST YEAR.

WINTER WINE FEST MEET THE KIDS TOUR-SOTVO

it makes a really big difference. You see the kids, you see their progress and it's just something that just touches your heart and you want to give.

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

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TRE BOSTON COMMITS-OC-VO IN MON

NATIONAL SIGNING DAY IS NEXT WEDNESDAY. HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES PICKING THEIR COLLEGES FOR THE NEXT 4-5 YEARS.

WE LEARNED TODAY THAT NORTH FORT MYERS' HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STANDOUT TREY BOSTON HAS CHOSEN NORTH CAROLINA. WE TOLD YOU HE VISITED THE CHAPEL HILL CAMPUS JUST WEEKS AGO AND GOT A VISIT BY HEAD COACH BUTCH DAVIS.

SAINTS IN SUPER BOWL-ON CAM

HARGROVE REAX-SOTTOPS

KURT WARNER RETIRES-VOTOPS

KURT WARNER'S LAST GAME WAS APLAYOFF LOSS TO THE SAINTS.

THE ARIZONA CARDINALS QUARTERBACK CALLED IT A CAREER.

AND WHAT A 12-YEAR RUN.

WON A SUPER BOWL WITH THE RAMS AS A FIRST YEAR STARTER.

LAST FEBRUARY.ALMOST WINNING ANOTHER WITH THE CARDS.

PGA SAN DIEGO-VOTOPS

SECOND ROUND OF THE PGA TOUR'S FAMRERS INSURANCE OPEN IN SAN DIEGO.

TAKE A LOOK AT THE LEADER-BOARD.

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7 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW-CLIP

(BIN LADEN TAPE)-VOTOPS

A NEW TAPE CLAIMING TO BE FROM OSAMA BIN LADEN BLAMES GLOBAL WARMING ON THE UNITED STATES.

THE TAPE CALLS FOR THE WORLD TO BOYCOTT AMERICAN GOODS AND THE U.S. DOLLAR.

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(KEMAR JOHNSTON GUILTY)-VOTOPS

KEMAR JOHNSTON, THE ACCUSED RINGLEADER IN THE CASH FEENZ GANG, IS FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER ON ALL COUNTS.

HE'S SUSPECTED OF BRUTALLY KILLING CAPE CORAL TEENAGERS ALEX AND JEFFREY SOSA IN 2006.

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(TERROR TRIALS)-VOTOPS

THE WHITE HOUSE MAY BE CHANGING ITS PLANS FOR THE TRIAL OF THE MAN WHO SAYS HE WAS THE 9/11 MASTERMIND.

KHALID MOHAMMED WAS SUPPOSED TO BE TRIED IN FEDERAL COURT IN LOWER MANHATTAN -- NEAR

TRANSITION FOUR-CLIP

(CAPE CORAL SEWAGE RATE)-VOTOPS

CAPE CORAL DISCOVERS IT MISTAKENLY OVERCHARGED THOUSANDS OF UTILITY CUSTOMERS FOR THEIR SEWER USE.

THE CITY NOTICED IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CAPPING SEWER USAGE AT 10-THOUSAND GALLONS BUT WAS CHARGING FOR COMPLETE USE.

IT'S UNCLEAR HOW MUCH WILL NEED TO BE REFUNDED.

TRANSITION THREE-CLIP

(TOYOTA RECALL FIX)-ONCAM

TOYOTA IS SENDING NEW GAS PEDAL SYSTEMS TO CAR FACTORIES RATHER THAN DEALERSHIPS WHO WANT THE PARTS TO TAKE CARE OF MILLIONS OF CUSTOMERS WHOSE PEDALS MAY STICK.

TOYOTA HAS STOPPED PRODUCTION AND SALES OF THE MODELS.

TRANSITION TWO-CLIP

(FP&L RATE DECREASE)-ONCAM

THE PRICE OF POWER IS GOING DOWN FOR FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CUSTOMERS IN SOUTH FLORIDA.

A BASE INCREASE WAS APPROVED TODAY. HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF OTHER CHANGES, THE BILLS FOR F-P-L CUSTOMERS ARE ACTUALLY DECREASING IN MARCH.

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