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NEWS OPEN-CLIP

LIVE DOPPLER-DOPPLER

CAR HOPPING ON RISE-VOTOPS-WIPE

FROM ONE CAR TO ANOTHER.

"CAR HOPPING" THEFTS ARE ON THE RISE IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

JOHNSTON TRIAL-VOTOPS-WIPE

KEMAR JOHNSTON HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF MURDER FOR TWO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TEENS.

WINTER WEATHER-VOTOPS

AND OLD MAN WINTER IS HOWLING ACROSS THE NATION.

HELLO-2-SHOT

GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

TODAY IS SATURDAY JANUARY 30TH.

I'M BRANDON GUNNOE.

AND I'M KELLY IMRICK.

BEFORE WE GET TO TODAY'S TOP STORIES, LETS CHECK IN WITH WEATHER.

FIRST WEATHER-WX CTR

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.

Winds will pick up this morning and be occasionally quite gusty into the afternoon hours as a cold front approaches Southwest Florida from the Gulf of Mexico. This southerly wind will also transport even more humidity into the region, giving the daytime hours a decidedly muggy feel. Boaters will have seas building to 3-6 feet with winds gusting over 20 knots. A Small Craft Advisory is in effect. Highs will be from the upper 70s along the coast to lower 80s inland.

Shower chances pick up by 3 p.m. in areas along and north of the Caloosahatchee River, and after 3 p.m. in locations south. Showers will be scattered, and some of the downpours will be heavy. Rain chances last through the evening and into the overnight hours before tapering off by early Sunday morning as the cold front temporarily clears the region. Overnight lows will be in the upper 50s with highs on Sunday under partly cloudy skies in the lower 70s.

CAR HOPPING ON RISE-ON CAM

THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS INVESTIGATING A STRING OF CAR BURGLARIES.

DEPUTIES SAY SOMEONE BROKE INTO SEVERAL UNLOCKED VEHICLES THURSDAY NIGHT IN PORT CHARLOTTE.

IT HAPPENDED ON FIVE DIFFERENT STREETS BETWEEN PICNIC STREET AND EAST TARPON BOULEVARD.

CAR HOPPING ON RISE-SOT-ON CAM

it takes seconds. It's silent crime. They go in open the door, and they go to 3 places: under the seat, in the glove box, and in the console, or just sitting on the seat. It's such an easy take for them

THE ITEMS STOLEN INCLUDE CELL PHONES, GPS UNITS, MONEY, IPODS, DRUGS AND WEAPONS.

CAPE BILLING PROBLEMS-VO-WIPE

THE CITY OF CAPE CORAL HAS A LOT OF NUMBER CRUNCHING TO DO.

THAT'S BECAUSE THE CITY MANAGER SAYS ITS POSSIBLE MORE THAN 140 THOUSAND CUSTOMERS MAY HAVE BEEN OVERCHARGED ON SEWER BILLS.

BACK IN 2005--THE CITY PASSED AN ORDINANCE ALLOWING CUSTOMERS TO BE CHARGED FOR ALL THE SEWER PRODUCED.

THE PROBLEM: IT WAS DISCOVERED THERE WAS A STRONGER ORDINANCE IS IN PLACE THAT SAYS THE CITY CAN'T CHARGE CUSTOMERS FOR MORE THAN 10-THOUSAND GALLONS OF SEWAGE.

CAPE BILLING PROBLEMS-SOT-VO

"18:58:26 obviously we're going to have to give them a rebate--we have to stay within the law"

SULLIVAN SAYS THE CITY STILL HAS TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY HOW MANY CUSTOMERS WERE OVERCHARGED AND BY HOW MUCH.

FP&L RATES DECREASE-ON CAM

YOUR ELECTRIC BILLS WILL BE LOWER THANKS TO A RATE DECREASE.

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

BOGUS BILLS IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY-VO-WIPE

DEPUTIES SAY COUNTERFEIT BILLS ARE MAKING THEIR ROUNDS AT AREA GARAGE SALES.

THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ISSUED A WARNING STATING THAT COUNTERFIETERS WILL BE MAKING THEIR WAY AROUND.

BOGUS BILLS IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY-(2) SOT-VO

"The homeowners call after the garage sale is over and realize there's something wrong with the currency."

"They lady looked honest, she only had 100 dollar bill, bought a 10 dollar item and I gave her 90 dollars in change.laughs."

FOR THREE BUCKS AT AN OFFICE SUPPLY STORE, YOU CAN PICK UP A COUNTERFEIT PEN.

IF THE INK TURNS GOLD ON THE BILL, IT'S GOOD.

PHONY BAIL BONDSMAN-VO-WIPE

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR A PHONY BAIL-BONDSMAN.

INVESTIGATORS SAY AHIZER ALVAREX IS UNLICENSED AND HAS BEEN RUNNING HIS ILLEGAL BUSINESS CALLED "SUNSHINE STATE BONDS OUT NOW."

PHONY BAIL BONDSMAN-SOT-OC

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.

BANK CLOSURE-VO

MORE BANKS ARE CLOSING THEIR DOORS THIS MORNING.

FLORIDA COMMUNITY BANK IN IMMOKALEE WILL REOPEN MONDAY AS PREMIER BANK.

THERE ARE 11 BRANCHES IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

CHILD NEGLECT ARREST-SS-VO-WIPE

POLICE ARREST A PUNTA GORDA MOTHER AFTER SHE LEFT HER TWO CHILDREN AT HOME ALONE TO GO OUT DRINKING.

THIS WOMAN SEEN HERE IS 21 YEAR OLD AMBER WATKINS.

POLICE SAY SHE GOT DRUNK AND STOLE A FRIEND'S TRUCK.

CHILD NEGLECT ARREST-SOT-VO

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.

IMMOKALEE HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION-VO

POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A HOMICIDE IN COLLIER COUNTY.

DEPUTIES WERE CALLED TO A HOME IN IMMOKALEE.

THERE.THEY FOUND A WOMAN'S BODY.

THE WOMAN HAS NOT YET BEEN IDENTIFIED.

MISSING LOTTERY WINNER-VOTOPS

AND AUTHORITIES NOW SAY.THE REMAINS FOUND IN CENTRAL FLORIDA *ARE THAT OF THE MISSING MILLIONAIRE LOTTERY WINNER.

ABRAHAM SHAKESPEARE'S REMAINS WERE FOUND IN THE BACKYARD OF A BOYFRIEND OF DEEDEE MOORE.

MOORE HAS BEEN NAMED A PERSON OF INTEREST IN THE CASE.

MOORE BE-FRIENDED SHAKESPEARE SHORTLY AFTER HE WON THE 31 MILLION DOLLARS IN 2007.

HE HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE APRIL.

JOHNSTON VERDICT-NATS-VO

A JURY HAS CONVICTED KEMAR JOHNSTON OF DOUBLE MURDER.

"Count 1, the defendant is guilty as charged."

JOHNSTON SHOWED NO EMOTION WHEN THE CLERK READ THE VERDICT.

HE IS CONVICTED OF TYING UP, TORTURING AND BEATING JEFFREY AND ALEX SOSA DURING A BIRTHDAY PARTY: AND THEN STUFFING THEM IN THE TRUNK OF A CAR AND SETTING IT ON FIRE.

10 PEOPLE WERE CHARGED FOR THE CRIMES, 6 HAVE TAKEN PLEAS DEALS, 3 INCLUDING JOHNSTON HAVE GONE TO TRIAL.

WINTER WEATHER-ON CAM

OKLAHOMA'S GOVERNOR, BRAD HENRY, HAS REQUESTED A 'FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION' FOR THE ENTIRE STATE.

WINTER WEATHER-PKG

IT'S THE SITUATION PLAYING ALL THROUGHOUT STEPHAN'S COUNTY.

POWER POLES SNAPPED IN TWO KNOCKING OUT POWER TO THOUSANDS WHILE CREWS WORK DESPERATELY TO FIX THEM.

BUT WITH SO MANY POLES DOWN THE WORK IS NON-STOP AND MANY RESIDENTS ARE FORCED TO LIVE IN THE DARK?

"been without electricity for the past 24 hours now."

A REASON DWAYNE BARNETT IS STOCKING UP ON FUEL FOR HIS GENERATOR.

THE PROBLEM, MANY IN TOWN HAVE BEEN DOING THE SAME THING AND ARE FLOODING THE ONE OPEN GAS STATION.

"did you ever think you'd have to wait an hour and a half to get gas? no maybe when it was 99 cents and they were doing their price deductions, but no, never" "i've lived here all my life and i've never had to come to a shelfter before."

FURTHER SOUTH, IN DUNCAN, HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE LIKE PAULINE AND HER HUSBAND DON ALONG WITH THEIR FOUR CHILDREN ARE PACKING INTO A MASSIVE SHELTER LOCATED ON THE CITY'S FAIRGROUNDS.

"opened up the shelter yesterday around six o'clock. as of last night there were 50 people that stayed here but as of right now we've had 180 register to stay tonight and we've fed over 500 hundred at lunch."

JUST TO TRY AND ACCOMODATE EVERYONE, THE CITY HAS SET UP COTS LIKE THESE, IN FACT THIS MAKES THE THIRD ROOM WHERE THE CITY HAS HAD TO DO THIS, AS MORE AND MORE PEOPLE CONTINUE TO FLOOD THE SHELTER LOOKING FOR RELIEF FROM THE COLD.

MANY OF THEM HOPING IT'S ONLY FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, BUT THE TRUTH IS NO ONE KNOWS FOR SURE.

that's the hardest part calling around and finding out you don't know when the power is going to be on. they said monday, some said today, but it won't be today."

WINTER WEATHER-ON CAM

THE STORM IS ALREADY BEING BLAMED FOR ONE DEATH IN OKLAHOMA.

A COUPLE WAS USING A PROPANE HEATER AFTER THE POWER WENT OUT.

NC SNOW-VOTOPS

SNOW FROM THE MIDWEST PLAIN'S STORM BEGAN FALLING IN NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

THE ENTIRE REGION OF CHARLOTTE IS UNDER AT WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGHOUT TODAY.

FLORIDA NATURAL DISASTER-VOTOPS

AND THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRUCULTURE MADE A DESIGNATION FOR 60 FLORIDA COUNTIES FOLLOWING JANUARY'S RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES.

RECORD COLD TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE STATE.

THE STATUS ALLOWS GROWERS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR LOW INTEREST EMERGENCY LOANS.

FIRE WATCH-CLIP

COLLIER BRUSH FIRE-VOTOPS

FIRE CREWS WILL BE BACK IN IMMOKALEE FIRST THING THIS MORNING.

THEY'RE STILL TRYING TO GET A BRUSH FIRE UNDER CONTROL.

FIREFIGHTERS BATTLED THE BLAZE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT.

LEHIGH FIRE DANGER-VOTOPS

LEHIGH ACRES IS ALSO ON FIRE WATCH THIS MORNING.

THIS HOME WAS SPARED FROM A FIRE---THE PEOPLE INSIDE TRIED TO HOSE DOWN THE YARD TO STOP THE FLAMES.

FIREFIGHTERS IN LEHIGH SAY THIS DRY SEASON WILL BE A TOUGH ONE.

BATTALION CHIEF 'JOHN WAYNE' SAYS A THIRD OF HIS STAFF WAS LAID OFF AND ONE STATION CLOSED.

TEASE ONE-OC

IT IS NOW A COMMON PHRASE TO BE HEARD WHEN TALKING ABOUT THE NEW ORLEANS SAINTS.

WHY THE PHRASE "WHO DAT" IS CAUSING SOME CONTROVERSY.

AND WHO WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY IF THERE IS EVERY A ROBOT TAKE OVER?

WEATHER OPEN-CLIPTOPS

WEATHER-WXWALL

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.

Winds will pick up this morning and be occasionally quite gusty into the afternoon hours as a cold front approaches Southwest Florida from the Gulf of Mexico. This southerly wind will also transport even more humidity into the region, giving the daytime hours a decidedly muggy feel. Boaters will have seas building to 3-6 feet with winds gusting over 20 knots. A Small Craft Advisory is in effect. Highs will be from the upper 70s along the coast to lower 80s inland.

Shower chances pick up by 3 p.m. in areas along and north of the Caloosahatchee River, and after 3 p.m. in locations south. Showers will be scattered, and some of the downpours will be heavy. Rain chances last through the evening and into the overnight hours before tapering off by early Sunday morning as the cold front temporarily clears the region. Overnight lows will be in the upper 50s with highs on Sunday under partly cloudy skies in the lower 70s.

WHO DAT PHRASE-VO

THE "WHO DAT" PHRASE THAT IS TIED TO THE NEW ORLEANS' SAINTS IS UNDER FIRE.

FROM THE SAINTS FANS TO THE STATE'S TOP LEADERS, THE "WHO DAT" SLOGAN FAN BASE IS GEARING UP TO TAKE ON THE NFL OVER WHO HAS RIGHTS TO IT.

THE NFL CLAIMS IT TRADEMARKED THE PHRASE "WHO DAT" AND NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO USE IT IN COMBINATION WITH THE TEAM COLORS OR LOGOS.

SUPERBOWL 2012-VO

WHILE SOME INDIANAPOLIS COLTS FANS ARE FOCUSING ON THE UPCOMING GAME, OTHERS IN THE CITY ARE FOCUSING ON THE FUTURE.

FANS ARE GETTING SO EXCITED TO HOST THE SUPERBOWL IN 20-12 THEY ARE KNITTING SCARFS.

SPORTS PKG-PKG

TEASE TWO-OC

ROBOTS ARE SUPPOSE TO MAKE OUR LIVES EASIER.

BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THOSE SAME ROBOTS TURN ON US?

WE'LL SHOW YOU WHO WILL BE TAKING THE BRUNT OF THE LAWSUITS IF THAT SHOULD EVER HAPPEN.

FROM THE MIDWEST TO THE EAST COAST. WINTER WEATHER IS COMING DOWN HARD ON RESIDENTS.

HOW THEY ARE COPING WITH THE INCREASING ICE AND SNOW.

AND REMEMBER YOU CAN GET NEWS ANYTIME ON ABC DASH SEVEN DOT COM--

ROBOT LIABILITY-ON CAM

THE WORLD FACES MANY CHALLENGES: HUNGER, OVERPOPULATION, GLOBAL WARMING, AMONG MANY.BUT NONE CAN BE MORE IMPORTANT THAN ROBOT LAWSUITS.

ROBOT LIABILITY-PKG

ONE DAY IN THE FUTURE WHEN A ROBOT GOES BERSERK, DESTROYS YOUR PROPERTY, COMES AFTER YOU, WE ALL KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BE THINKING:

nats: "Where can I find a good lawyer."

BUT WHO SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR A RUNAWAY ROBOT? THE USER OR THE MANUFACTURER? ONE LAWYER BELIEVES THE FUTURE OF THE ROBOTICS INDUSTRY HINGES ON THAT VERY QUESTION.

"Are you going to build a robot that is multifunctional if you're going to be held accountable everytime someone uses it for something wrong?"

THAT IS WHY RYAN CALO WITH STANFORD'S CENTER FOR INTERNET AND SOCIETY IS URGING AMERICA'S LEGAL SYSTEM TO RIGHT NOW GET A HANDLE HOW TO PROTECT CONSUMER RIGHTS AND STILL SHIELD ROBOT COMPANIES FROM A FLOOD OF LAWSUITS. HE SUGGESTS MODELING ROBOTICS LAW AFTER INTERNET LAW WHICH GIVES COMPANIES IMMUNITY FROM INFORMATION POSTED ON THEIR WEBSITES.

Bob: "Let's say in the future, I have a bionic arm. The k-9000 with action grip and let's say it goes haywire and hits you. Oh, sorry about that."

Ryan: 'That's OK.'

Bob: "Is that the type of legal situation you're talking about. Where someone has a lawsuit over my arm."

Ryan: 'Absolutely.'"

"imagine an elderly woman has rented a robot from hospital. what if neighborhood kids hack into it to menace. who's responsible?"

PLACES LIKE STANFORD'S ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LAB ARE ALREADY WORKING TO LESSEN THE CHANCE OF SOMETHING GOING WRONG: BY BUILDING SAFER ROBOTIC ARMS: WITH MATERIALS THAT ARE LIGHTER AND MORE FORGIVING IF THEY ACCIDENTALLY BUMP INTO PEOPLE. BUT WILL THAT EVER BE ENOUGH IN A SOCIETY IN WHICH PEOPLE ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SUE.

Bob: "in this situation right here, i'm on the bus. do i sue metro or the manufacturer of the robot?"

TEASE THREE-ON CAM

OKLAHOMAN'S ARE WITHOUT POWER AND THE WINTER WEATHER CONTINUES TO COME DOWN.

NEWS OPEN-CLIP

LIVE DOPPLER-DOPPLER

WINTER WEATHER-VOTOPS

WICKED WINTER WEATHER STRETCHES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

BOGUS BILLS IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY-VOTOPS

COUNTERFIET BILLS ARE BECOMING A PROBLEM AT GARARGE SALES.

WINTER WINE FESTIVAL-VOTOPS

AND SOME GENEROUS PEOPLE ARE NOW ABLE TO TRACK THEIR DONATIONS.

WX TOSS

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US IN THIS HALF HOUR.

WE JUST TALKED ABOUT THE WINTER WEATHER COVERING PARTS OF THE U-S BUT WILL THE COLD TEMPERATURES MAKE IT DOWN TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA?

ONLY METEOROLOGIST MORGAN PALMER KNOWS.

WEATHER-WX CTR

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.

Winds will pick up this morning and be occasionally quite gusty into the afternoon hours as a cold front approaches Southwest Florida from the Gulf of Mexico. This southerly wind will also transport even more humidity into the region, giving the daytime hours a decidedly muggy feel. Boaters will have seas building to 3-6 feet with winds gusting over 20 knots. A Small Craft Advisory is in effect. Highs will be from the upper 70s along the coast to lower 80s inland.

Shower chances pick up by 3 p.m. in areas along and north of the Caloosahatchee River, and after 3 p.m. in locations south. Showers will be scattered, and some of the downpours will be heavy. Rain chances last through the evening and into the overnight hours before tapering off by early Sunday morning as the cold front temporarily clears the region. Overnight lows will be in the upper 50s with highs on Sunday under partly cloudy skies in the lower 70s.

WINTER WEATHER-ON CAM

SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW FELL ON TOP OF A LAYER OF ICE ON FRIDAY, MAKING THE ROADS IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

WINTER WEATHER-PKG

BEFORE THE SNOW BEGAN TO DOMINATE THE AFTERNOON. THURSDAYS ICE KEPT A TIGHT GRIP ON THE MORNING.

NATS

A POWER POLE ALONG I-35 BUCKLED UNDER THE WEIGHT OF THE ICE AND CRASHED DOWN ON I-35 NEAR CROSSROADS MALL THIS MORNING.

NATS

ALL LANES WERE SHUT DOWN.

STRANDED DRIVERS DECIDED TO CARVE A NEW PATH. SOME MORE SUCCESSFUL THAN OTHERS.

NATS

TRAFFIC WAS FAIRLY LIGHT FOR A FRIDAY.

MANY DRIVERS LIKE SONNY CAESAR, DIDN'T VENTURE OUT FURTHER THAN THE GAS STATION.

"As long as ain't nobody in the way it's alright, if you get someone in the way that don't know what they are doing it's going to be a problem cause you gonna get stuck."

SONNY WANTS NO PART OF THE HIGHWAY.

"I'm taking the backstreets it's better. there ain't that much traffic."

EVEN THOUGH PLOW CREWS WERE DOING ALL THEY COULD TO STAY AHEAD OF THE FALLING SNOW.

BUT THEY ANTICIPATE THIS FIGHT WILL LAST WELL INTO THE WEEKEND.

NC SNOW-VOTOPS

SNOW FROM THE MIDWEST PLAIN'S STORM BEGAN FALLING IN NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

THE ENTIRE REGION OF CHARLOTTE IS UNDER AT WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGHOUT TODAY.

UT AVALANCHE-VOTOPS

A SNOWMOBILER IS RESCUED FROM A UTAH MOUNTAIN AFTER AN AVALANCHE.

A GROUP OF HELI-SKIERS FOUND THE MAN FRIDAY.

MEMBERS OF A LOCAL HELI-SKIER COMPANY SAW AN AVALANCHE AND CALLED SEARCH AND RESCUE.

BEFORE RESCUERS COULD ARRIVE THE GROUP DUG THE MAN OUT OF THE SNOW.

HE WAS FLOWN BY HELICOPTER TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL.

CAR HOPPING ON RISE-ON CAM

PEOPLE IN PORT CHARLOTTE ARE ON ALERT THIS MORNING.

RIGHT NOW, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS INVESTIGATING A STRING OF CAR BURGLARIES.

DEPUTIES SAY SOMEONE BROKE INTO SEVERAL UNLOCKED VEHICLES THIS WEEK IN PORT CHARLOTTE.

THE BREAK-INS HAPPENED ON FIVE STREETS BETWEEN PICNIC STREET AND EAST TARPON BOULEVARD.

CAR HOPPING ON RISE-SOT- ON CAM

it takes seconds. It's silent crime. They go in open the door, and they go to 3 places: under the seat, in the glove box, and in the console, or just sitting on the seat. It's such an easy take for them

THE ITEMS STOLEN INCLUDE CELL PHONES, G-P-S UNITS, MONEY, IPODS, PRESCRIPTIONS AND WEAPONS.

DRY WALL MEETING-CG

A MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE TODAY TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT DEFECTIVE DRYWALL.

THE MEETING WILL BEGIN AT 10 A.M. AT FORT MYERS' TOWN HALL.

DIFFERENT SPEAKERS WILL DISCUSS HEALTH AND SAFETY CONCERNS

AS WELL AS INSURANCE CLAIMS.

CAPE BILLING PROBLEMS-VO-WIPE

IF YOU LIVE IN CAPE CORAL--YOU COULD BE GETTING SOME MONEY BACK FROM YOUR SEWER BILL.

THE CITY MANAGER SAYS ITS POSSIBLE MORE THAN 140 THOUSAND CUSTOMERS MAY HAVE BEEN OVERCHARGED ON SEWER BILLS.

BACK IN 2005, THE CITY PASSED AN ORDINANCE ALLOWING CUSTOMERS TO BE CHARGED FOR ALL THE SEWER PRODUCED.

THE PROBLEM: IT WAS DISCOVERED A STRONGER ORDINANCE IS IN PLACE THAT SAYS THE CITY CAN'T CHARGE CUSTOMERS FOR MORE THAN 10 THOUSAND GALLONS OF SEWAGE.

CAPE BILLING PROBLEMS-SOT-VO

"18:58:26 obviously we're going to have to give them a rebate--we have to stay within the law"

SULLIVAN SAYS THE CITY STILL HAS TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY HOW MANY CUSTOMERS WERE OVERCHARGED AND BY HOW MUCH.

FP&L RATES DECREASE-ON CAM

YOU COULD ALSO BE KEEPING MORE MONEY IN YOUR POCKET SOON.

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

BOGUS BILLS IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY-VO-WIPE

YOU MAY WANT TO CHECK THE BILLS COMING IN AT YOUR NEXT GARARGE SALE.

THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ISSUED A WARNING STATING COUNTERFIETERS WILL BE MAKING THEIR WAY AROUND.

BOGUS BILLS IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY-SOT-VO

"The homeowners call after the garage sale is over and realize there's something wrong with the currency."

"They lady looked honest, she only had 100 dollar bill, bought a 10 dollar item and I gave her 90 dollars in change.laughs."

FOR THREE BUCKS AT AN OFFICE SUPPLY STORE, YOU CAN PICK UP A COUNTERFEIT PEN.

IF THE INK TURNS GOLD ON THE BILL, IT'S GOOD.

PHONY BAIL BONDS MAN-VO-WIPE

A PHONY BAIL-BONDSMAN IS ON THE RUN THIS MORNING.

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY AHIZER ALVAREX IS UNLICENSED AND HAS BEEN RUNNING HIS ILLEGAL BUSINESS CALLED "SUNSHINE STATE BONDS OUT NOW."

PHONY BAIL BONDS MAN-SOT-VO

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.

BANK CLOSURE-VO

ANOTHER SOUTHWEST FLORIDA BANK CLOSES IT'S DOORS.

FLORIDA COMMUNITY BANK IN IMMOKALEE WILL REOPEN MONDAY AS PREMIER BANK.

THERE ARE 11 BRANCHES IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

HONDA RECALL-VO

FIRST IT WAS TOYOTA, NOW IT'S HONDA.

HONDA HAS ANNOUNCED A WORLDWIDE RECALL OF ITS 2007 AND 2008 FIT, CITY AND JAZZ MODELS.

RAIN CAN FLOOD THE MASTER POWER WINDOW SWITCH ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, AND CAUSE THE CAR TO OVERHEAT.

IT'S RESULTED IN ONE DEATH IN SOUTH AFRICA.

NO INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE U-S.

CHILDREN'S NECKLACE RECALL-VOTOPS

PARENTS, ANOTHER RECALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT.

THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION ANNOUNCED THE RECALL OF "THE PRINCESS

AND THE FROG" NECKLACES BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN HIGH LEVELS OF THE TOXIC METAL CADMIUM.

THE RECALL AFFECTS TWO PRODUCTS. ABOUT 55-THOUSAND ITEMS IN ALL. SOLD EXCLUSIVELY AT WALMART STORES FOR $5-DOLLARS EACH.

WHAT TO DO TODAY-CG REVEAL

AND HERE ARE SOME THINGS GOING ON AROUND THE AREA TODAY.

HANDS ACROSS THE HARBOR KICKS OFF AT EIGHT O'CLOCK IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

THE EVENT INCLUDES A 20 MILE BIKE RIDE, AN 8 KILOMETER COMPETITIVE RUN OR A 5-K WALK.

ALSO STARTING AT EIGHT IS THE GREAT STUFF TRUNK SHOW IN SANIBEL.

THE EVENT SHOWCASES ANTIQUES AND ART AT THE SANIBEL COMMUNTIY ASSOCIATION.

AND AT TEN IS THE EDISON DAY OF DISCOVERY AT THE HARBORSIDE EVENT CENTER.

WINTER WINE FESTIVAL-VO-WIPE

DONORS AT THE NAPLES WINTER WINE FESTIVAL WILL GET THE CHANCE TO SEE EXACTLY WHO THEIR MONEY IS HELPING.

THE DONORS GOT TO MEET SOME OF THE 20-THOUSAND KIDS THE FESTIVAL BENEFITS EACH YEAR ON FRIDAY.

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

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

WINTER WINE FESTIVAL-SOT-VO

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.

EAGLES IN PUNTA GORDA-VO

BALD EAGLES ARE GETTING ALL THE ATTENTION IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

THE MOTHER, FATHER, AND EAGLET HAVE ONCE AGAIN BUILT THEIR NEST ABOVE DOWNTOWN PUNTA GORDA.

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

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

MARINE'S HOME RECEIVES APPLIANCES-VO

MORE AID IS COMING TO A MARINE'S HOME THAT WAS BURGLARIZED LAST WEEK.

STEVEN VONSOOSTEN'S HOME WAS ROBBED OF IT'S APPLIANCES AND WAS TRASHED WHILE HE IS SERVING OVERSEAS.

SINCE THEN THE COMMUNITY HAS PITCHED IN.

TODAY, NEW APPLIANCES ARE BEING DELIVERED.

CREWS WILL ALSO BE ON HAND TO REPAIR THE DRYWALL AND FINISH SETTING UP THE SECURITY SYSTEM.

TEASE FOUR-OC

TODAY MARKS THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE 2003 SHOE BOMBER.

WE SHOW YOU WHAT HE DID THAT LANDED HIM IN PRISON ON THIS VERY DAY.

BUT FIRST. HERE'S A CHECK OF THIS MORNING'S WINNING LOTTERY NUMBERS.

CASH THREE 2 6 3

PLAY FOUR 6 6 8 5

LOTTERY NUMBERS-CG

WEATHER CLIP-CLIPTOPS

MAIN WEATHER-WX CTR

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.

Winds will pick up this morning and be occasionally quite gusty into the afternoon hours as a cold front approaches Southwest Florida from the Gulf of Mexico. This southerly wind will also transport even more humidity into the region, giving the daytime hours a decidedly muggy feel. Boaters will have seas building to 3-6 feet with winds gusting over 20 knots. A Small Craft Advisory is in effect. Highs will be from the upper 70s along the coast to lower 80s inland.

Shower chances pick up by 3 p.m. in areas along and north of the Caloosahatchee River, and after 3 p.m. in locations south. Showers will be scattered, and some of the downpours will be heavy. Rain chances last through the evening and into the overnight hours before tapering off by early Sunday morning as the cold front temporarily clears the region. Overnight lows will be in the upper 50s with highs on Sunday under partly cloudy skies in the lower 70s.

SHOE BOMBER ANNIVERSARY-VO

THIS DAY SEVEN YEARS AGO, THE INFAMOUS SHOE BOMBER WAS SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON.

IN 2003, RICHARD REID WAS SENTENCED FOR ATTEMPTING TO DESTROY AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 63 FROM PARIS TO MIAMI.

REID WAS CAUGHT TRYING TO LIGHT PLASTIC EXPLOSIVES HIDDEN IN HIS SHOES.

SHARK BREEDING SEASON-VO

A SCHOOL OF SHARKS FORCED SWIMMERS OUT OF THE WATER.

TAKE AT LOOK AT THIS VIDEO AT THE BEACH IN WEST PALM.

HUNDREDS OF SHARKS WERE SPOTTED OFF RIVIERA BEACH SWIMMING TOGETHER.

MOST SHARKS COME CLOSER TO SHORE DURING BREEDING SEASONS AS WELL AS TO CATCH BAIT FISH.

MEDICAL CLERK JOB TRAINING-VO

A PROGRAM IN LEE COUNTY IS OFFERING FREE TRAINING FOR THOSE LOOKING TO GET INTO A MEDICAL CAREER.

THE "MEDICAL OFFICE SKILLS PROGRAM" TEACHES PEOLE TO WORK THE FRONT DESK AT MEDICAL OFFICES.

THE CLASSES ARE BEING HELD AT HIGH TECH CENTRAL IN FORT MYERS.

THEY START IN APRIL AND WILL LAST FOR SEVEN MONTHS.

TEASE FIVE

OBESITY LEADS TO DIABETES, THAT WE ALL KNOW.

BUT WHAT ABOUT CANCER?

CANCER AND OBESITY-ON CAM

CANCER AND OBESITY ARE INEXTRICABLY LINKED.

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WE'VE ALL SEEN THE HEADLINES: GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES KEEP CANCER AT BAY. BLUEBERRIES A CANCER CURE?

DESPITE THE HEADLINES, NEW RESEARCH SHOWS YOUR DIET DOESN'T REALLY IMPACT MOST CANCER THAT WAY.

there's not really one magic diet or magic pill or one magic food that's going to prevent cancer.

DR. WALTER WILLETT IS A HARVARD NUTRITION SPECIALIST WHO CO-AUTHORED THE BOOK "EAT, DRINK AND WEIGH LESS."

HE SUGGESTS ABOUT 35% OF CANCERS IN THE U-S ARE DUE TO NUTRITIONAL FACTORS, MOST HE SAYS, BECAUSE SO MANY AMERICANS ARE OBESE AND SO MANY DON'T EXERCISE.

OBESITY IS A PROVEN RISK FACTOR FOR COLON, BREAST, ENDOMETRIAL, ESOPHAGEAL, AND KIDNEY CANCERS.

BUT IT'S OUR APPROACH TO EATING, THAT'S OUR REAL DOWNFALL.

we don't pay enough attention to the quality of our food, we seem to be enamored with super sizing large amounts in place of high quality foods and that leads to excess calories and overweight and obesity.

SO GO BEYOND THE HEADLINES, EAT WELL AND EAT LESS, YOU MAY JUST KEEP CANCER AWAY.

BILL GATES DONATES-VO

THE BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION WILL DONATE 10 BILLION DOLLARS OVER THE NEXT DECADE TO RESEARCH NEW VACCINES.

THE FOUNDATION IS ALSO CALLING UPSON GOVERNMENTS AND BUSINESSES TO CONTRIBUTE SAYING THE MONEY WOULD PRODUCE HIGHER IMMUNISATION RATES.

WORKERS IN DRAG-VO

WORKERS ARE A CINCINNATI JIFFY LUBE TRADED THEIR COVERALLS FOR DRESSES AND WIGS.

THE MALE EMPLOYEES PUT ON RED DRESSES WIGS AND LIPSTICK TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION.

THE CORPORATE OFFICE GOT INVOLVED WITH THE HEART ASSOCIATION SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND NOW THE STUNT IS SPREADING ACROSS THE NATION.

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WHAT TO DO TODAY-CGTOPS

EVENTS TAKING PLACE TODAY ARE THE HANDS ACROSS THE HARBOR BEGINNING IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.

THERE WILL BE BIKE RIDES, RUNNING AND WALKING TRACKS.

ALSO STARTING AT EIGHT IS THE GREAT STUFF TRUNK SHOW IN SANIBEL.

THE EVENT SHOWCASES ANTIQUES AND ART AT THE SANIBEL COMMUNTIY ASSOCIATION.

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BANK CLOSURE-VOTOPS

REGULATORS ARE CLOSING DOWN ANOTHER BANK BRANCH IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

FLORIDA COMMUNITY BANK IN IMMOKALEE WILL REOPEN MONDAY AS PREMIER BANK.

THERE ARE 11 BRANCHES IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

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CAPE BILLING PROBLEMS-VOTOPS

A UTILITY BILLING ISSUE.

THE CAPE CORAL CITY MANAGER SAYS IT IS POSSBILE MORE THEN 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.

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BOGUS BILLS IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY-VOTOPS

COUNTERFEIT ALERT.

THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS WARNING--FAKE MONEY IS MAKING IT'S WAY AROUND THE AREA--ESPECIALLY AT GARAGE SALES.

FOR THREE DOLLARS AT AN OFFICE SUPPLY STORE, YOU CAN PICK UP A COUNTERFEIT PEN.

IF THE INK TURNS GOLD ON THE BILL, IT'S GOOD.

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PHONY BAIL BONDS MAN-VO

SUSPECT SEARCH.

AHIZER ALVAREZ IS THE ACCUSED "PHONY BONDSMAN" ON THE RUN FROM LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES.

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DRY WALL MEETING-CGTOPS

A MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE TODAY TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT DEFECTIVE DRYWALL.

THE MEETING WILL BEGIN AT 10 A.M. AT FORT MYERS' TOWN HALL.

DIFFERENT SPEAKERS WILL DISCUSS HEALTH AND SAFETY CONCERNS

AS WELL AS INSURANCE CLAIMS.

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WINTER WEATHER ON RISE-VOTOPS

A WINTER STORM HAS CRIPPLED MUCH OF THE MIDWEST.

THOUSANDS IN OKLAHOMA ALONE ARE SITTING IN THE DARK.

SHELTERS HAVE BEEN OPENED FOR THOSE WHO HAVE LOST POWER OR JUST NEED A WARM PLACE TO GO.

THE STORM HAS STRETCHED ACROSS THE COUNTRY REACHING THE CAROLINA'S.

FINAL WEATHER-WXCOMP

KELLY WILL ADLIB OVER THE SEVEN DAY

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.

Winds will pick up this morning and be occasionally quite gusty into the afternoon hours as a cold front approaches Southwest Florida from the Gulf of Mexico. This southerly wind will also transport even more humidity into the region, giving the daytime hours a decidedly muggy feel. Boaters will have seas building to 3-6 feet with winds gusting over 20 knots. A Small Craft Advisory is in effect. Highs will be from the upper 70s along the coast to lower 80s inland.

Shower chances pick up by 3 p.m. in areas along and north of the Caloosahatchee River, and after 3 p.m. in locations south. Showers will be scattered, and some of the downpours will be heavy. Rain chances last through the evening and into the overnight hours before tapering off by early Sunday morning as the cold front temporarily clears the region. Overnight lows will be in the upper 50s with highs on Sunday under partly cloudy skies in the lower 70s.

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