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FIRST WEATHER. RAIN TODAY.
MEDICAL FLIGHTS TRANSPORTING THE INJURED FROM HAITI TO FLORIDA WILL RESUME TODAY.
THIS GOT A LOT OF ATTENTION OVER THE WEEKEND AFTER GOVERNOR CHARLIE CRIST SAID FLORIDA NEEDED THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT TO HELP WITH FUNDING.
AND LAST NIGHT WAS THE BIGGEST NIGHT IN MUSIC!
ALL THE STARS WERE OUT FOR THE GRAMMY'S.
AND IT WAS DEFINITELY LADIES NIGHT! BIG WINS FOR LADY GAGA, TAYLOR SWIFT AND BEYONCE.
WE'LL RUN DOWN ALL THE BIG WINNERS.
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GOOD MORNING, SOUTHWEST FLORIDA! ----- TODAY IS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2010. ----- THANKS FOR CHOOSING TO START HERE WITH "ABC7 GULFSHORE NEWS" IN HIGH DEFINITION. ----- HERE'S METEOROLOGIST JOHN PATRICK'S ABC7 PRECISION FORECAST: JP SAYS AFTER A COOL DAY YESTERDAY, TEMPERATURES WILL BE BACK INTO THE LOW 70S FOR HIGHS. HOWEVER, WE WILL SEE SHOWERS DEVELOPING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST TODAY, AS THE FRONT THAT DROPPED SOUTH OF THE GULFSHORE OVER THE WEEKEND COMES BACK NORTH TODAY AND TOMORROW. 70% OF THE GULFSHORE WILL SEE A RAIN SHOWER TODAY. ----- HERE ARE TODAY'S HIGH TEMPERATURES:
-- NAPLES: 72
-- BONITA SPRINGS: 72
-- MARCO ISLAND: 71
-- FORT MYERS: 73
-- GOLDEN GATE: 75
-- PUNTA GORDA: 71
-- CAPE CORAL: 73
-- IMMOKALEE: 75
-- LEHIGH ACRES: 74
-- NORTH NAPLES: 73
-- SANIBEL: 71
-- PORT CHARLOTTE: 70
-- EVERGLADES CITY: 74
-- ESTERO: 73
----- YOU CAN START HERE AND GET IN THE KNOW EVEN EARLIER! "ABC7 GULFSHORE NEWS" WITH STACEY & JP IS NOW FROM 5:30AM - 7:00AM WEEKDAYS ONLY ON ABC7. -----
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WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING.
LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES CONTINUED THEIR MANHUNT FOR TWO MEN INVOLVED IN A FATAL CRASH.
THE CRASH HAPPENED JUST BEFORE FIVE NEAR THE PALM BEACH BOULEVARD EXIT OF EYE 75.
THE SOUTHBOUND LANES HAD TO BE SHUT DOWN FOR SEVERAL HOURS.
THE DRIVER OF THE RED S-U-V LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A MOTORCYCLE.
THE MOTORCYCLIST, 62 YEAR OLD MICHAEL HALL WAS KILLED.
ONE PERSON IN THE S-U-V WAS FLOWN TO THE HOSPITAL WHILE WITNESSES SAY TWO MEN GOT OUT OF THE S-U-V ARMED WITH GUNS AND FLED THE SCENE.
DEPUTIES BELIEVE THE S-U-V WAS INVOLVED IN A REPORTED SHOOTING IN NORTH FORT MYERS PRIOR TO THE REPORTED CRASH.
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THIS MORNING, WE ARE WAITING FOR FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL TO RELEASE THE NAME OF THE MAN KILLED IN A CRASH IN COLLIER COUNTY SUNDAY EVENING.
AROUND SIX P-M, A WHITE TRUCK WENT OFF THE ROAD NEAR RANDAL AND EVERGLADES BOULEVARD.
THE TRUCK CRASHED INTO A CANAL.
NO OTHER DETAILS HAVE BEEN RELEASED.
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FORT MYERS BEACH WILL VOTE TODAY ON THE CONTRACT OF THEIR NEXT INTERIM TOWN MANAGER.
FORMER CAPE CORAL CITY MANAGER TERRY STEWART HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR THE POSITION.
IF THE CONTRACT IS ACCEPTED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL, STEWART WILL IMMEDIATELY TAKE OVER THE POST.
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WE HAVE NEW INFORMATION THIS MRONING ABOUT A MURDER INVESTIGATION IN IMMOKALEE.
THE VICTIM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 29 YEAR OLD IRIS CONTRERAS.
SHE WAS FOUND DEAD IN HER HOME ON SEVENTH STREET THURSDAY.
NO OTHER DETAILS HAVE BEEN RELEASED ABOUT HER DEATH AND NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE.
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HAPPENING TODAY, THE MILITARY WILL RESUME AIRLIFTING CRITICALLY INJURED EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS FROM HAITI.
THE FLIGHTS HAD STOPPED LAST WEDNESDAY BECAUSE THEY WAS A MIX UP OVER WHO WOULD PAY THE BILLS.
THE ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED. SOME OF THE VICTIMS ARE BEING BROUGHT TO FLORIDA.
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TEN AMERICANS ARRESTED IN HAITI WHILE TRYING TO TAKE 33 HAITIAN CHILDREN TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WILL APPEAR BEFORE A HAITIAN JUDGE TODAY.
HAITIAN OFFICIALS SAY THE AMERICANS HE U-WERE PART OF AN ADOPTION SCHEME.
THE U-S GROUP --MAINLY FROM IDAHO --SAYS INSISTS THEY WERE ONLY TRYING TO GET THE CHILDREN TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND THEY HAD PERMISSION.
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TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR A GROUP OF CHILDREN FROM HAITI LIVING RIGHT HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
STANLEY CIVIL NOW HAS TWO NIECES AND A NEPHEW THAT HE'S HELPING CARE FOR.
THEY CAME ALONG WITH THEIR MOTHER FROM HAITI LATE LAST WEEK.
CIVIL SAYS RIGHT NOW, HE'S DOING HIS BEST TO SHIFT THE MINDS OF HIS FAMILY FROM THE QUAKE TO THE CHILDREN'S FUTURE.
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"I don't want them to worry about the past because--of their age--that's what not important for them right now. You just focus on the future, focus on their school, and what's going to happen next
ONE OF THE GIRLS HERE FROM HAITI TOLD US THAT SHE FEELS SAFE LIVING IN CAPE CORAL, AND THAT SHE'S READY TO START A NEW LIFE.
BUT, SHE SAYS, SHE STILL WANTS TO GO BACK TO HAITI WHEN SHE GETS THE CHANCE
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NASA WILL HOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SPACE PROGRAM.
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA IS ESSENTIALLY GROUNDING PLANS TO RETURN ASTRONAUTS TO THE MOON AND INSTEAD IS SENDING NASA IN NEW DIRECTIONS WITH ROUGHLY 6 BILLION DOLLARS MORE.
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SPEAKING OF PRESIDENT OBAMA,
HE'S PROPOSING A NEW BUDGET TODAY.
THE PROPOSAL CALCULATES DEFICITS OVER THE NEXT DECADE WILL AVERAGE 4.5 %OF THE SIZE OF THE ECONOMY, A LEVEL ECONOMISTS SAY IS DANGEROUSLY HIGH.
THE PROPOSAL ALSO HOPES TO GET A GRIP ON THE NATION'S DEFICITS WITH INCREASED TAXES ON THE WEALTHY AND A SPENDING FREEZE ON MANY GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS.
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RED SOX FANS IN THE GULFSHORE GOT A CHANCE TO SEE THE WORLD SERIES TROPHIES OVER THE WEEKEND.
***NATS***
"Ready? 1, 2, 3."
HUNDREDS LINED UP AT CITY OF PALMS PARK SUNDAY.
THEY SNAPPED PICTURES OF EVERYTHING FROM THE WORLD SERIES TROPHIES TO RED SOX PROSPECTS AND EVEN 'WALLY'.
IT WAS THE OPEN HOUSE FOR THE RED SOX SPRING TRAINING STADIUM.
THE FULL RED SOX TEAM REPORTS TO SPRING TRAINING IN FORT MYERS ON FEBRUARY 23rd.
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J-P WX TEASE
AND ANOTHER REASON TO KEEP YOUR KIDS AWAY FROM MYSPACE.
THIS AFTER A T-S-A WORKER IS ARRESTED FOR TRYING TO LURE A 15 YEAR OLD GIRL ON THE SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE.
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THE GULFSHORE IS STILL FEELING THE EFFECTS OF LAST MONTH'S COLD SNAP.
THE F-W-C HAS CLOSED THE SNOOK FISHING SEASON UNTIL SEPTEMBER FIRST AFTER THE THE COLD WEATHER CAUSED A MASSIVE FISH KILL.
MANY TOUR GUIDES ARE WORRIED NOW THAT THIS BAN WILL DISCOURAGE ANGLERS FROM VISITING THIS SPRING.
FOR MORE BUSINESS NEWS. HERE IS YOUR MONEYSCOPE REPORT.
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J-P WILL HAVE A LOOK AT YOUR MONDAY MORNING FORECAST IN JUST TWO MINUTES.
PLUS, WE'LL RECAP THE BIG WINNERS FROM LAST NIGHT'S GRAMMY AWARDS.
TWO WOMEN DEFINITELY STOLE THE SHOW!
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TAKING A LOOK AT WHAT'S TRENDING ON TWITTER THIS MORNING.
OBVIOUSLY, THE GRAMMY'S.
EVERYBODY WANTS TO GIVE THEIR OPINION ON WHO WON AND WHO SHOULD'VE WON.
AND LADY GAGA.
THE POP SINGER MADE QUITE THE ENTRANCE AND HER WARDROBE CAUSED EVERYBODY TO TAKE NOTICE.
WE HAVE VIDEO OF IT RIGHT HERE.
LOVE HER OR HATE HER. SHE IS ONE OF A KIND.
REMEMBER, YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, JUST HEAD TO A-B-C DASH SEVEN DOT COM AND CLICK ON THE TWITTER ICON.
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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.
GOOD MORNING, SOUTHWEST FLORIDA! ----- TODAY IS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2010. ----- THANKS FOR CHOOSING TO START HERE WITH "ABC7 GULFSHORE NEWS" IN HIGH DEFINITION. ----- HERE'S METEOROLOGIST JOHN PATRICK'S ABC7 PRECISION FORECAST: JP SAYS AFTER A COOL DAY YESTERDAY, TEMPERATURES WILL BE BACK INTO THE LOW 70S FOR HIGHS. HOWEVER, WE WILL SEE SHOWERS DEVELOPING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST TODAY, AS THE FRONT THAT DROPPED SOUTH OF THE GULFSHORE OVER THE WEEKEND COMES BACK NORTH TODAY AND TOMORROW. 70% OF THE GULFSHORE WILL SEE A RAIN SHOWER TODAY. ----- HERE ARE TODAY'S HIGH TEMPERATURES:
-- NAPLES: 72
-- BONITA SPRINGS: 72
-- MARCO ISLAND: 71
-- FORT MYERS: 73
-- GOLDEN GATE: 75
-- PUNTA GORDA: 71
-- CAPE CORAL: 73
-- IMMOKALEE: 75
-- LEHIGH ACRES: 74
-- NORTH NAPLES: 73
-- SANIBEL: 71
-- PORT CHARLOTTE: 70
-- EVERGLADES CITY: 74
-- ESTERO: 73
----- YOU CAN START HERE AND GET IN THE KNOW EVEN EARLIER! "ABC7 GULFSHORE NEWS" WITH STACEY & JP IS NOW FROM 5:30AM - 7:00AM WEEKDAYS ONLY ON ABC7. -----
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THE SUSPECT IN A THANKSGIVING DAY MASSACRE APPEARS IN A FLORIDA COURT TODAY.
PAUL MERHIGE IS SUSPECTED OF GUNNING DOWN A YOUNG COUSIN, HIS TWIN SISTERS AND AN AUNT WHEN HE OPENED FIRE DURING A THANKSGIVING DINNER IN JUPITER, FLORIDA.
HE FACES FOUR COUNTS OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER AND TWO COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED FIRST-DEGREE MURDER.
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A T-S-A EMPLOYEE IN THE ORLANDO AREA HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR MOLESTING A 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL, AND ASKING HER TO BE HIS "SEX SLAVE."
IN A POLICE REPORT, CHARLES BENNETT ADMITS HE QUOTE GROPED THE GIRL.
DETECTIVES BELIEVE THEIR MAY BE OTHER VICTIMS OUT THEIR.
THIS MORNING, BENNETT IS IN THE ORANGE COUNTY JAIL.
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POLICE IN TAMPA ARRESTED MORE THAN 400 PEOPLE OVER THE WEEKEND AT THE ANNUAL GASPARILLA PARADE.
THE MAJORITY OF ARRESTS WERE ALCOHOL RELATED.
ONLY ABOUT TWO DOZEN SUSPECTS WERE TAKEN TO JAIL.
THE REST WERE RELEASED AND GIVEN NOTICE TO APPEAR IN COURT.
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HAPPENING TODAY.
A NEW CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM OPENS IN GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA IN THE BUILDING MADE FAMOUS IN 1960 BY A NONVIOLENT PROTEST OF SEGREGATION.
ON FEBRUARY FIRST, 50 YEARS AGO, FOUR BLACK COLLEGE STUDENTS SAT DOWN AT THE SEGREGATED LUNCH COUNTER IN THE WOOLWORTH BUILDING.
THE MUSEUM WILL BE AN ARCHIVAL CENTER, MUSEUM, AND TEACHING FACILITY DEVOTED TO THE STRUGGLE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS.
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THE SUPER BOWL IS ONLY SIX DAYS AWAY AND ONE GULFSHORE GRAD IS GETTING READY TO PLAY IN THE BIG GAME.
ANTHONY HARGROVE GRADUATED FROM PORT CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL AND IS NOW PLAYING WITH THE NEW ORLEANS SAINTS.
HARGROVE WAS SUSPENDED FOR A YEAR FROM THE N-F-L FOR DRUG USE. BUT HAS TURNED HIS LIFE AROUND AND FOUND HIS WAY TO THE BIG GAME.
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IT'S JUST ANOTHER GAME IT HAS A BIGGER TITLE WE GET A CHANCE TO COMPETE ONE MORE SUNDAY
THE SUPER BOWL MEDIA DAY IS TOMORROW.
HE HOPE TO GET MORE SOUND FROM HARGROVE THEN.
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LOOKING AHEAD TO THE BIG STORIES YOU'LL SEE ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA.
toyota fallout.
The auto giant will announce today how it plans to fix the millions of vehicles affected by those faulty gas pedals As it also tries fix the brand's broken reputation.
AND THE JOHN EDWARDS AFFAIR.
ANDREW YOUNG WILL BE ON THIS MORNING TO TALK ABOUT HIS NEW BOOK, THE POLITICIAN.
THE BOOK DETAILS YOUNG'S TIME AS AN AIDE FOR JOHN EDWARDS AND HOW HE HELPED EDWARDS WITH HIS AFFAIR.
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STILL MUCH MORE TO COME ON GULFSHORE NEWS.
WE'LL RUN DOWN ALL THE GRAMMY WINNERS FOR YOU.
PLUS, THE N-F-L HAD THEIR ALL-STAR GAME LAST NIGHT.
THE FIRST TIME EVER THAT THE PRO BOWL WAS HELD BEFORE THE SUPER BOWL AND THEIR WERE A LOT OF FIREWORKS!
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THE WINNER IS. HALO, BEYONCE
BEYONCE HAS SET A RECORD FOR THE MOST WINS BY A FEMALE IN ONE NIGHT AT THE GRAMMYS AS SHE WON SIX AWARDS,
INCLUDING BEST FEMALE POP PERFORMANCE AND SONG OF THE YEAR FOR HER ANTHEM "SINGLE LADIES."
TAYLOR SWIFT WON FOUR GRAMMY'S INCLUDING ALBUM OF THE YEAR.
A BIG NIGHT FOR WOMEN AS LADY GAGA TOOK HOME TWO GRAMMY'S.
OTHER BIG WINNERS INCLUDE THE ZAC BROWN BAND FOR BEST NEW ARTIST.
AND THE KINGS OF LEON WON FOR RECORD OF THE YEAR WITH THEIR SONG USE SOMEBODY.
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IF YOU MISSED IT LAST NIGHT. IT WAS ONE OF THE BETTER PRO BOWLS IN RECENT YEARS.
HOUSTON TEXAN MATT SCHAUB THREW FOR TWO TOUCHDOWNS AS HE LED THE A-F-C TO A 41 TO 34 VICTORY.
THE QUARTERBACK WAS NAMED THE GAMES M-V-P.
THIS YEAR'S PRO- BOWL WAS HELD IN MIAMI.
IT WAS ALSO THE FIRST PRO-BOWL TO EVER BE PLAYED BEFORE THE SUPER BOWL.
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AND THE SOUTH FLORIDA BULLS HAVE DONE SOMETHING THEY'VE NEVER DONE BEFORE.
THEY'VE WON THREE CONSECUTIVE GAMES IN THE BIG EAST.
THE BULLS UPSET 17TH RANKED PITTSBURGH LAST NIGHT, 70 TO 61.
DOMINIQUE JONES SCORED 37 POINTS IN THE WIN.
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OVER FIVE-THOUSAND ENDURANCE ATHLETES TOOK PART IN AN EXTREME OBSTACLE COURSE RACE SUNDAY IN NORTHERN ENGLAND.
THE RACE IS CALLED THE "TOUGH GUY" ENDURANCE RACE.
THE EIGHT-MILE EVENT HAS BEEN CALLED THE "MOST DANGEROUS TASTE OF MENTAL AND PHYSICAL PAIN".
THE COURSE INCLUDES DOWNHILL SPRINTS, MUDDY CLIMBS AND EVEN WADING THROUGH ICY "BOG" WATERS.
46-HUNDRED COMPETITORS COMPLETED THE GRUELING RACE.
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A MAJOR HICCUP IN A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GIRLS ATTEMPT TO BE THE YOUNGEST PERSON TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD.
ABBY SUNDERLAND IS GOING TO HAVE TO STOP IN MEXICO.
HER BOAT IS SUFFERING POWER ISSUES.
THE 16 YEAR OLD HOPES TO ADD A NEW BATTERY OR TWO BECAUSE SOLAR PANELS AND WIND GENERATORS AREN'T KEEPING UP WITH HER ENERGY NEEDS.
SUNDERLAND SAYS SHE'LL RESTART THE SAIL IN HER 40-FOOT CRAFT SOON.
SHE SET SAIL JAN. 23 FROM MARINA DEL REY AND PLANS TO BE AT SEA FOR FIVE OR SIX MONTHS.
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BELL TOWER SHOPS WENT TO THE DOGS THIS WEEKEND.
PUG FEST WAS HELD SUNDAY AT THE SHOPS.
IT'S AN ANNUAL EVENT TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE LEE COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM.
THIS YEAR'S THEME WAS TOGA PARTY.
THE DOGS COMPETED IN A COSTUME CONTEST AND FASHION SHOW.
PUG OWNERS SAY THEY'RE THE PERFECT COMPANION.
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"The want to be with you all the time. They want to be in your lap. They want to be right beside you and all they want is love."
THIS IS PUG FEST'S FIFTH YEAR.
THE MONEY RAISED GOES TOWARD THE LIBRARY SYSTEM'S SOUTHWEST FLORIDA READING FESTIVAL.
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-COVERAGE PROMISE OF THE BIGGEST LOCAL STORY OF THE DAY ON WEB
" WHEN EVER YOU NEED A NEWS OR WEATHER UPDATE - WE ARE LOGGED ON AND UPDATING ABC-7.COM "
-WHAT IS COMING UP ON GMA - BIG STORY COVERAGE OF THE MORNING.
-LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO - IN JUST:30 SECONDS WE HAVE A LOOK AT ALL OF THE THINGS TO DO TODAY IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
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