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marine house-SOTTOPSVO

"It's wonderful! Haha! It's amazing and wonderful

911 terror trial-VOTOPS

drywall meeting-SOTTOPSVO

8:52:55-"who's going to buy my home even if the contractor certifies that he fixed it?"--8:53:02

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MARINE HOUSE-TC VO

A COMMUNITY COMES TOGETHER TO FIX WHAT DEPUTIES SAY THREE TEENAGERS BROKE.

TODAY VOLUNTEERS SWARMED THE LEHIGH ACRES HOME OF A MARINE WHO IS SERVING IN IRAQ.

THE HOUSE WAS RANSACKED JUST OVER A WEEK AGO -- BUT THIS EVENING YOU'D NEVER KNOW IT.

MARINE HOUSE-PKG

TODAY PROMISES BECOME REALITY -- AND WRONG IS RIGHTED

"It's wonderful! Haha! It's amazing and wonderful for them to do this this quickly!"

WHILE MARINE STEVEN VON SOOSTEN IS SERVING IN IRAQ -- VOLUNTEERS ARE ON A MISSION TO RESTORE HIS HOME AFTER POLICE SAY THREE TEENS BURGLARIZED AND TRASHED IT.

THIS IS WHAT THE HOME LOOKED LIKE WHEN WE FIRST BROUGHT YOU THE STORY JUST OVER A WEEK AGO.

"I said to my boss we need to help this Marine and we did. We jumped right on it."

THE COLLIER BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION -- OPERATION OPEN ARMS -- AND SEVERAL LOCAL BUSINESSES STEPPED UP TO GIVE THE HOME A MAKEOVER.

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THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF APPLIANCES REPLACE ONES THAT WERE STOLEN. FRIENDS GET TO WORK WITH PAINT ROLLERS IN HAND --

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AND A LANDSCAPE FIRM EVEN SHOWS UP TO FIX WHAT THE BURGLARS *DIDN'T* BREAK.

"He's going to come back to a house that looks better than when he first purchased it."

THAT'S TODAY'S GOAL -- TO ERASE ANY EVIDENCE THAT SOMEONE WOULD DESTROY THE HOME OF A MAN SERVING HIS COUNTRY.

"It's just like disgracing the American flag. It's wrong and we're going to take care of it."

A MESSAGE OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO VON SOOSTEN -- THAT HIS MOTHER HOPES SENDS A CLEAR MESSAGE TO THOSE CHARGED WITH RANSACKING HIS HOME.

"Somewhere in you is great potential. You just have to chose to become a better person."

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ACCORDING TO THE LEE COUNTY CLERK OF COURTS WEBSITE: VON SOOSTEN'S HOUSE IS IN THE PROCESS OF FORECLOSURE. A HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 26TH.

OFFICER GARCIA AT GAME-SS

GOING ON RIGHT NOW IN CAPE CORAL.

A POLICE OFFICER MAKES HIS FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE.

OFFICER DAMIEN GARCIA WAS CRITICALLY HURT IN A MOTORCYCLE CRASH LAST SUMMER.

IT'S A MAJOR STEP IN HIS RECOVERY.

HE'S THE HONORARY OFFICIAL AT A FOOTBALL GAME PITTING AREA POLICE OFFICERS AGAINST FIREFIGHTERS.

911 TERROR TRIALS-VO

N-B-C NEWS IS REPORTING THE 9-11 TERROR TRIALS WILL NOT BE HELD IN NEW

YORK CITY.

THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION'S ORIGINAL PLAN WAS TO PUT KHALID MOHAMMED.THE SELF-PROCLAIMED MASTERMIND OF THE ATTACKS, AND FOUR OTHERS ON TRIAL IN MANHATTAN.

THE COURTHOUSE IS JUST A FEW BLOCKS FROM WHERE THE TWIN TOWERS ONCE STOOD.

BUT A GROWING NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE CALLED FOR MOVING THE TRIAL BECAUSE OF SECURITY CONCERNS AND COST PROJECTIONS.

CAPE BILLING PROBLEMS-VO

CAPE CORAL IS FIXING A MAJOR BILLING ISSUE.

THE CAPE CORAL CITY MANAGER SAYS IT IS POSSIBLE MORE THAN 140 THOUSAND CUSTOMERS MAY HAVE BEEN OVERCHARGED.

IT'S BECAUSE OF AN ORDINANCE MIX UP THAT ONLY ALLOWS CUSTOMERS TO BE CHARGED FOR 10-THOUSAND GALLONS OF SEWAGE--RATHER THAN EVERY GALLON.

CAR FIRE ON 75-VO WIPE

A LEGHIGH ACRES GETS IN A FIERY WRECK ON EYE-75.AND WALKS AWAY UNHARMED.

TAKE A LOOK AT THE VEHICLE HE WAS IN --

'EDGAR MORALES' SAYS HE WAS CHANGING LANES NEAR EXIT 128 WHEN A FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT.

HE SAYS HE TRIED TO STOP THE CAR--BUT IT SKIDDED OUT OF CONTROL DOWN THE MEDIAN GUARDRAIL UNTIL BURSTING INTO FLAMES.

CAR FIRE ON 75-SOTVO

"I can't believe he's alive. We're very blessed. God is very, very good. He works miracles every day."

"It's a miracle. It really is. I'm glad I'm here."

TOYOTA FIX-VO WIPE

MORE THAN THREE DAYS AFTER TOYOTA'S UN-PRECEDENTED DECISION TO SUSPEND SALES OF EIGHT BEST-SELLING MODELS.

ITS CUSTOMERS AND DEALERS ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS

TOYOTA SAYS ITS SHIPPING NEW PEDALS TO DEALERS AND BY STOPPING PRODUCTION NEXT WEEK, IT WILL MAKE EVEN MORE PEDALS AVAILABLE.

TOYOTA C-E-O AKIO TOYODA OFFERED HIS FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE MASSIVE RECALL, TELLING JAPANESE TV: HE WAS DEEPLY SORRY AND BELIEVED HIS CUSTOMERS WERE A PRIORITY--HE EVEN GUARENTEED THEIR SAFETY.

TOYOTA FIX-SOTVO

"They need to get it out in the open, they need to lay out all of their cards and say here's the problem. Here's how we're going to fix it, not only to reassure those people but also to build back that reputation that they had."

HONDA RECALL-VO

ANOTHER POPULAR JAPANESE AUTOMAKER IS HAVING ITS OWN RECALL TROUBLES.

HONDA IS RECALLING 140 THOUSAND OF ITS SMALL "FIT" SUBCOMPACTS IN THE UNITED STATES.

IT'S PART OF A WORLDWIDE RECALL INVOLVING THE 2007 AND 2008 MODELS.

THE PROBLEM COULD ALLOW WATER TO SEEP INTO THE CARS' POWER WINDOW MECHANISM.

HONDA'S RECALL AFFECTS 646-THOUSAND FIT HATCHBACKS WORLDWIDE.

DRYWALL MEETING-VOWIPE

EMOTIONS RUN HIGH AT A TOWN HALL MEETING ON HOMES AFFECTED BY CHINESE DRYWALL.

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NATS OF SHOUTING AND CLAPPING

THIS WAS THE SCENE THIS MORNING AT THE OLD LEE COUNTY COMMISSION.

IT WAS A PACKED HOUSE AS PEOPLE CAME FROM ACROSS THE STATE TO GET THEIR QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY STATE HEALTH AND HOUSING OFFICIALS AND SENATOR LEMIEUX'S OFFICE.

MANY THERE SAY THEY HAD QUESTIONS THAT COULDN'T GET ANSWERED.

DRYWALL MEETING-(2)SOTVO

"It's just the same information we've been hearting for the past year."

"I speak with these people on a daily and weekly basis, I've been into dozens of homes and I can certainly understand and feel for the frustration that people have in dealing with this."

ORGANIZERS SAY SENATOR LEMIEUX WAS SUPPOSED TO BE AT THE TOWN HALL MEETING.

ITALIAN AMERICAN FEST-NATSVO WIPE

IT WAS A DAY OF GOOD FOOD AND GOOD MUSIC IN CAPE CORAL.

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NATS OF MUSIC

WE CAUGHT UP WITH THE CROWD DOWN AT THE BAVARIAN GARDEN ON PINE ISLAND ROAD.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THE MUSIC WAS ENOUGH TO MAKE A LOT OF PEOPLE DANCE.

ITALIAN AMERICAN FEST-SOTVO

"Hopefully, we'll be able to expect 6-8 thousand, and it's really a good turnout, for tomorrow, I'm hoping for 10-thousand."

THE ITALIAN-AMERICAN FESTIVAL CONTINUES ON UNTIL 10 TONIGHT.

WORLD QUEST-VOWIPE

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A COLLIER COUNTY SIXTH GRADER?

YOU MIGHT NOT THINK SO IF YOU WERE HERE TODAY.

THIS IS THE THE NAPLES COUNCIL ON WORLD AFFAIRS ACADEMIC WORLD QUEST COMPETITION.

ALMOST TWO HUNDRED MIDDLE SCHOOLERS REPRESENTING 18 SCHOOLS FACED OFF TODAY.

THEY ANSWERED 100 QUESTIONS ON WORLD AFFAIRS -- QUESTIONS EVEN THE JUDGES SAY THEY HAD TROUBLE ANSWERING.

WORLD QUEST-SOTVO

"It was pretty tough. Some of the questions were totally bizzare, so it's just a matter of teamwork and eliminating questions' answers that weren't exactly fitting."

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TEASE ONE----------------------

THE U.S. MILITARY STOPS FLIGHTS CARRYING HAITIAN EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS TO THE UNITED STATES.

HAITI CLIP-CLIP

HAITI MED FLIGHTS-POP VO

FLORIDA HOSPITALS ARE NOT TAKING ANY MORE VICTIMS FROM THE HAITI EARTHQUAKE IN AN EFFORT TO FREE UP BEDS.

526 PEOPLE HRT IN HAITI HAVE BEEN TREATED IN FLORIDA.

HAITI MED FLIGHTS-PKG

PLANE LOADS OF VICTIMS FROM THE HAITI EARTHQUAKE WILL HAVE TO BYPASS FLORIDA TO FIND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PUT A FREEZE ON FLIGHTS FROM HAITI TO FLORIDA HOSPITALS. THE STATE ASKED FOR THE FREEZE OVER CONCERNS OF HOSPITAL SPACE.

Florida:

"We are trying to make sure we don't over burden Florida and I think that it's important that we don't"

526 PEOPLE INJURED IN THE EARTHQUAKE HAVE BEEN TREATED INSTATE. MOST OF THEM ARE US CITIZENS. SOME ARE IN THE COUNTRY ON VISITOR VISAS AND MAY NOT HAVE A WAY TO PAY FOR THEIR MEDICAL CARE.

"The state is asking for federal money to help pay for the victims that don't have insurance."

BUT THE FEDERAL DOLLARS MAY NOT COVER THE TOTAL COST. THE FLORIDA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION SAYS, RIGHT NOW, DOCTORS AND NURSES ARE FOCUSED ON CARE NOT CASH.

"We'll see what the cost is and then we'll look for appropriate ways to seek funding for it, but our first priority are the folks who need care."

160 VICTIMS STILL BEING TREATED IN THE STATE WILL BE ALLOWED TO STAY DESPITE CONCERNS OVER THOUSANDS OF FOOTBALL FANS HEADED TO SOUTH FLORIDA FOR THE SUPERBOWL.

"I want to say about Miami. they're dealing with the ProBowl. They're dealing with the SuperBowl. They said in spite of that influx we're going to continue taking care of these people."

THE VICTIMS OF THE QUAKE WILL STILL RECEIVE U.S. CARE; THEY JUST MAY HAVE TO FLY AN EXTRA HOUR OR TWO TO GET IT FROM ANOTHER STATE.

HAITI STREET MEDICINE-VO

SINCE THE DEVASTATING EARTHQUAKE RAVAGED HAITI ON JANUARY 12TH, A NEW AND UNREGULATED MARKET FOR MEDICINES IS EMERGING IN PORT AU PRINCE.

MANY PHARMACIES IN PORT AU PRINCE WERE DESTROYED IN THE MAGNITUDE SEVEN-POINT-OH EARTHQUAKE.

PAKISTAN BLAST-VO

NEW AT 6:30.

A SUSPECTED CAR BOMBER SET OFF EXPLOSIVES TODAY KILLING AS MANY AS FOURTEEN PEOPLE AND INJURING DOZENS MORE IN NORTHWESTERN PAKISTAN.

THE SUICIDE BOMBER DETONATED THE EXPLOSIVES NEAR A SECURITY CHECK-POINT IN THE NORTHWESTERN REGION OF THE COUNTRY.

PAKISTANI SECURITY FORCES HAVE INCREASED OPERATIONS IN THE REGION IN AN

TEASE TWO-ONCAM

THE SPACE FLIGHT FIGHT IS TAKING OFF ON FLORIDA'S SPACE COAST.

"To think that these people gave their lives for something that's going to end."

EARLY REPORTS SUGGEST NASA'S BUDGET WILL NOT BE INCREASED.

WINTER WEATHER-VOTOPS

THOUSANDS HAVE BEEN WITHOUT POWER IN OKLAHOMA, AND NOW THE STORM THAT KNOCKED IT OUT IS DOING THE SAME IN NORTH CAROLINA AND OTHER SOUTHERN STATES.

IT'S ALSO MAKING DRIVING TREACHEROUS.

IN NORTH CAROLINA, WHERE THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS HAVE RECEIVED NEARLY A FOOT OF SNOW, THE HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS MORE THAN 500 WRECKS WERE REPORTED OVERNIGHT, INCLUDING AN OVERTURNED

LOCAL FLIGHT CHECK-ONCAM-BNR

CHECKING THE LOCAL FLIGHT DELAYS. THERE ARE SOME DELAYS AND CANCELLATIONS IN AND OUT OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL BECAUSE OF THE WINTER WEATHER UP NORTH.

FORECAST OPEN-CLIP

WEATHER-RP

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Clouds continue to thicken this afternoon as a southwesterly breeze gusts 20-30 mph. Scattered showers and storms also roll in off the Gulf of Mexico, putting down brief downpours and localized wind gusts 30-40 mph late this afternoon and this evening. Temperatures overnight drop back to the upper 50s to 60 with a mostly cloudy sky and a linger shower.

It'll be a much cooler day tomorrow with lower humidity and highs in the upper 60s and lower 70s. We'll get some sunshine to break through the clouds, but overall it'll be a partly to mostly cloudy day.

SHUTTLE PROGRAM ENDING-VOWIPE

THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION IS EXPECTED *NOT* TO INCREASE NASA'S FUNDING.

AND THE GAP BETWEEN THE END OF THE SHUTTLE MISSION AND THE NEXT MANNED SPACECRAFT MAY GET EVEN WIDER.

THE PRESIDENT IS EXPECTED TO UNVEIL HIS BUDGET REQUEST TO CONGRESS NEXT WEEK.

PRELIMINARY REPORTS SUGGEST IT WONT BE GOOD NEWS FOR NASA--AND CONGRESSMEN AND WOMEN ARE SPEAKING OUT.

SHUTTLE PROGRAM ENDING-(2)SOTVO

"I think it's just marvelous that they've kept on with the launches and such and I'm sad to see that they're considering not doing it anymore."

"If the reports are true and the budget comes the way we anticipate that it will--it's more or less unacceptable."

BUSH VISITS OBAMA-VOTOPS

FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE H.W. BUSH MAKES A SOCIAL CALL TO PRESIDENT OBAMA AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

THE 85-YEAR-OLD FORMER PRESIDENT WAS ACCOMPANIED BY HIS SON JEB, THE FORMER GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA.

THE PAIR DEPARTED 35 MINUTES LATER.

TIGER STRIPPER BANNER-VO

THE PRESENCE OF TIGER WOODS IS BEING FELT AT A SAN DIEGO P-G-A EVENT THIS WEEK, EVEN THOUGH TIGER HIMSELF IS NOWHERE TO BE SEEN.

SOME SPECTATORS AT THE FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN AT TORREY PINES MAY HAVE CHUCKLED WHEN THEY SAW A PLANE CIRCLING OVERHEAD ON FRIDAY.

THE PLANE WAS PULLING A BANNER ADVERTISING A LOCAL STRIP CLUB.

THE MESSAGE ON THE BANNER: "WE MISS YOU TOO, TIGER! AT DREAMGIRLS!"

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

SENIOR BOWL-ONCAM

GOOD EVENING, SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

RIVERDALE GRAD TERRENCE CODY AND CAPE CORAL'S NATE ALLEN HOPED TO PUT IN A GREAT PERFORMANCE AT TODAY'S SENIOR BOWL COLLEGE FOOTBALL ALL-STAR GAME.

AFTER ALL, N-F-L SCOUTS WOULD BE WATCHING EACH AND EVERY PLAYER CLOSELY. LOOKING FOR GUYS TO RISE UP THEIR DRAFT BOARDS.

SENIOR BOWL-VOTOPS

THE FORMER UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA QUARTERBACK. TRYING TO SHAKE OFF A SHAKY WEEK OF PRACTICE WITH A BIG GAME.

TORREY PINES RD 3-ONCAM

JOHN DALY RAISED A LOT OF EYEBROWS FRIDAY. WHEN HE SAID HE WAS DONE WITH GOLF AFTER MISSING THE CUT AT TORREY PINES.

BUT ON SATURDAY. DALY DID A DOUBLE-TAKE.

ON HIS TWITTER PAGE, HE POSTED THAT HIS COMMENTS WERE IN THE HEAT OF THE MOMENT AND THAT HE NEVER SAID HE WAS RETIRING.

TORREY PINES RD 3-VOTOPS

PHIL MICKELSON IN THE MIX AT THE FARMER'S INSURANCE OPEN AT TORREY PINES.

LEADERBOARD-CGTOPS

LEADERS

RED SOX ROAD TRIP-VOTOPS

THE RED SOX ROAD TRIP MADE A STOP AT THE EDISON MALL THIS MORNING.

THE MAIN ATTRACTION. BOSTON'S 2004 AND 2007 WORLD SERIES TROPHIES.

HOW COULD SOX FANS MISS A CHANCE TO SEE THE HISTORY-MAKING HARDWARE?

RED SOX ROAD TRIP-SOTVO

EVERBLADES TONIGHT-ONCAM

FOR THE THIRD STRAIGHT NIGHT. THE FLORIDA EVERBLADES WILL DANCE WITH THE DEVILS.

OF TRENTON, THAT IS.

THE TEAMS SPLIT THE FIRST TWO MEETINGS.

FGCU SCORES-CGTOPS

THE F-G-C-U MEN AND WOMEN BOTH PLAYING SOME BASKETBALL AT KENNESAW STATE.

FSU BOSTON COLLEGE-VOTOPS

FLORIDA STATE TAKING THE TRIP TO CHESTNUT HILL TO PLAY BOSTON COLLEGE.

DUKE GEORGETOWN-VOTOPS

THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF IN THE HOUSE FOR GEORGETOWN AND DUKE.

HOYAS SHOWING PRESIDERN OBAMA HOW TO PLAY SOME D. JASON CLARK GET THE STEAL. AND THE HOOP. G'TOWN UP 12.

TO THE SECOND. MORE "O" OFF THE "D". GREG MONROE THE DUNK. 50-39 GEORGETOWN.

OBAMA ANALYSIS-SOTTOPS

PRESIDENT OBAMA. IF YOU WANT TO DO A JOB SWAP WITH ME SOME WEEKEND. I'M ALL FOR IT.

SERENA WINS-VOTOPS

AND SERENA WILLIAMS TRYING TO TIE BILLIE JEAN KING'S RECORD WITH A 12TH GRAND SLAM TITLE IN THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN FINAL.

IT TOOK THREE SETS. BUT WILLIAMS GETS IT DONE OVER JUSTINE HENIN. TAKING HOME HER FIFTH AUSSIE OPEN TITLE.

SPORTS CLOSE-ONCAM

AND TWINS MANAGER ROD GARDENHIRE SAYS HE'S CONFIDENT THE TEAM WILL REACH A NEW CONTRACT AGREEMENT WITH JOE MAUER.

THE AMERICAN LEAGUE M-V-P HAS JUST ONE YEAR LEFT ON HIS CURRENT AGREEMENT.

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