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GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, WE ARE TRACKING SEVERAL BIG STORIES RIGHT NOW.

FIRST IN CAPE CORAL, UTILITY CUSTOMERS ARE ASKING *IF OR WHEN* THEY WILL BE GETTING REFUNDS ON OVERCHARGED SEWER BILLS.

PLUS, IT'S THE 10 MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION FOR LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

SHOULD THEY USE THE MONEY TO BRING A NEW COMPANY IN?

AND PARTS FOR TOYOTA'S FAULTY GAS PEDALS COULD BE IN AS EARLY AS TODAY.

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----- GOOD MORNING, SOUTHWEST FLORIDA! ----- TODAY IS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 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 IF YOU AWOKE THIS MORNING TO THE SONG "I GOT YOU BABE" THAT'S BECAUSE IT'S GROUNDHOG DAY. PUNXSUTAWNEY PHIL WILL GIVE HIS PREDICTION FOR THE END OF WINTER ON "GMA" IN THE 7:30 HALF HOUR THIS MORNING. MEANWHILE, ON THE GULFSHORE, IT'S A WARMER MORNING THAN YESTERDAY, WITH MORE RAIN FORECAST TO SWEEP THROUGH THE GULFSHORE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. 40% OF THE AREA GETS A SHOWER TODAY. ----- HERE ARE TODAY'S HIGH TEMPERATURES:

-- NAPLES: 74

-- BONITA SPRINGS: 74

-- MARCO ISLAND: 73

-- FORT MYERS: 75

-- GOLDEN GATE: 77

-- PUNTA GORDA: 73

-- CAPE CORAL: 75

-- IMMOKALEE: 77

-- LEHIGH ACRES: 76

-- NORTH NAPLES: 75

-- SANIBEL: 73

-- PORT CHARLOTTE: 72

-- EVERGLADES CITY: 76

-- ESTERO: 75

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NAPLES ELECTIONS-CG

OUR BIG STORY WE'RE ON TOP OF THIS MORNING--

THE POLLS OPEN IN LESS THAN AN HOUR IN NAPLES.

VOTERS WILL ELECT THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THE CANDIDATES ARE DOUGLAS FINLAY, DORTHY HIRSCH, INCUMBENT GARY PRICE, SAM SAAD AND INCUMBENT BILL WILLKOMM.

INCUMBENT PENNY TAYLOR IS NOT RUNNING.

CAPE COUNCIL MEETING-VO-WIPE

THIS MORNING WE ARE ALSO MONITORING A MAJOR STORY OUT OF CAPE CORAL--

HOW THE CITY WILL HANDLE WHAT'S BEING CALLED THE "BILLING BLUNDER".

THE CITY MANAGER SAYS THERE MAY HAVE BEEN OVERCHARGES ON 143-THOUSAND BILLS.

A CITY ORDINANCE CAPS SEWER CHARGES AT 10-THOUSAND GALLONS OF WATER USE -- BUT IN 2004 THAT CAP WAS DROPPED AFTER A RESOLUTION WAS RE-WORDED.

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Carl Schwing

City Manager

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"Was it in 2005 to remove the 10-thousand dollar cap or was it not? We have not been able to determine that at this point in time."

COLLIER RED LIGHT CAMERAS-VO

BUSY INTERSECTIONS IN COLLIER COUNTY WILL SOON BE GETTING MORE RED LIGHT CAMERAS.

EIGHT NEW CAMERAS WILL GO UP THIS MONTH FOR A TOTAL OF 20 CAMERAS IN THE COUNTY.

YOU WILL SEE THEM AT U-S 41 AND IMMOKALEE ROAD, U-S 41 AND AIRPORT ROAD AND AIRPORT ROAD AND RADIO ROAD.

ONE COMMISSIONER TELLS ABC 7 THERE IS A FLAW IN THE SYSTEM.

A MAJORITY OF CITATIONS ARE GOING TO DRIVERS TURNING RIGHT ON RED INSTEAD OF RUNNING THE LIGHT.

LEE RED LIGHT CAMERA UPDATE-VOTOPS

FOR NOW YOU WILL NOT SEE RED LIGHT CAMERAS IN LEE COUNTY.

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGREED THAT UNTIL THE LEGAL BATTLE OVER THE CAMERAS IS RESOLVED, THEY WILL NOT INSTALL THEM.

MACE JURY SELECTION-ON CAM

HAPPENING TODAY IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

JURY SELECTION IS SET TO BEGIN AT THE MURDER TRIAL FOR JAMES MACE.

MACE WAS ARRESTED FOR THE 2003 DEATH OF JOSEPH DOSTIE.

DOSTIE WAS FOUND DEAD BY BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA.

INVESTIGATORS ARRESTED MACE THOUGH A COLD CASE PROGRAM STARTED IN DECEMBER OF 2005.

SANDY PARROT FIRE-VO

WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING, FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDED TO A FIRE AT A POPULAR LEE COUNTY RESTAURANT.

SMOKE WAS REPORTED AT THE BACK OF THE SANDY PARROT RESTAURANT AROUND 3 THIS MORNING.

THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM A SMALL AREA OF THE KITCHEN.

LUCKILY THE SMOKE DID NOT SPREAD TO ANY OTHER PARTS OF THE RESTAURANT.

CAPE CAR ROBBER CAUGHT ON CAM-VO-WIPE

A THIEF IS CAUGHT IN THE ACT BY SURVELLIANCE CAMERAS.

THE CRIMINAL WAS ATTEMPTING TO BREAK INTO CARS AT HARBOR SOUTH, A CONDO BUILDING ON CAPE CORAL PARKWAY.

HE WAS CAUGHT EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

THE PRESIDENT OF HARBOR SOUTH'S CONDO ASSOCIATION SAYS THE THIEF ONLY MANAGED TO BREAK INTO HIS CAR.

CAPE CAR ROBBER CAUGHT ON CAM-SOT-VO

Leo Neit/Harbor South: at least we have a record of who it might be and it will assist the police hopefully in catching this guy and stopping him from doing this to other people and really doing damage

HARBOR SOUTH HAS HAD THE OUTDOOR SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS FOR LESS THAN A YEAR.

NAPLES REPAVEMENT SCAM-VO

THIS MORNING POLICE IN NAPLES ARE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR PAVING SCAMMERS.

MANGROVE, CAFE ON 5TH AVE IN NAPLES, SAYS A MAN CAME IN OFF THE STREET AND OFFERED TO FIX SOME POTHOLES IN THEIR PARKING LOT FOR 500 DOLLARS.

THE OWNERS CAME BACK A SHORT TIME LATER AND THE WHOLE PARKING LOT WAS PAVED.

THEY SAY THEY WERE STUCK WITH A 5 THOUSAND DOLLAR BILL.

MOST WANTED NOW IN CUSTODY-SS

THIS MORNING ONE OF LEE COUNTY'S MOST WANTED MEN IS BEHIND BARS.

THE MAN YOU SEE HERE, JARVIS JENKINS, WAS WANTED ON BURGLARY AND GRAND THEFT CHARGES.

ACCORDING TO REPORTS, JENKINS HAS BEEN ONE OF THE AREA'S MOST WANTED SINCE NOVEMBER LAST YEAR.

ESCAPED TEENS-SSTOPS-VO-SS

THIS MORNING THE SEARCH IS ON FOR TWO TEENAGERS WHO ESCAPED FROM A CHARLOTTE COUNTY DETENTION CENTER.

INVESTIGATORS SAY 18 YEAR OLD JOE HIX OF IMMOKALEE AND 15 YEAR OLD FRED GENTLE OF SARASOTA ESCAPED THROUGH A WINDOW EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING.

A NIGHT GUARD SAW THE BOYS AROUND 3:30 IN THE MORNING DURING A ROUTINE BED CHECK, BUT DURING A ANOTHER CHECK AROUND 5:50 THEY WERE GONE.

TERRY STEWART-VO

THIS MORNING FORT MYERS BEACH HAS A NEW INTERIM TOWN MANAGER.

TERRY STEWART ACCEPTED THE JOB AND SIGNED A CONTRACT MAKING HIM THE 7TH TOWN MANAGER IN 5 YEARS.

HE WILL BE PAID 100 THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR WITH AN ANNUAL VEHICLE ALLOWANCE OF 42 THOUSAND DOLLARS.

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A COMPANY THAT TURNS ALGAE INTO ETHANOL COULD BE COMING TO LEE COUNTY.

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TEN MILLION DOLLARS TO START UP A NEW BUSINESS SOUNDS GOOD, BUT LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE WONDERING IF IT'S WORTH IT.

THE COMPANY WOULD GROW ALGAE THEN CONVERT IT INTO ETHANOL.

RIGHT NOW THE COMPANY OPERATES AROUND THE WORLD.

REPRESENTATIVES SAY IT WOULD CREATE AT LEAST 120 JOBS.

BUT GETTING THE COMPANY TO MOVE HERE WOULD COST 10 MILLION DOLLARS.

THAT'S 40 PERCENT OF ITS TOTAL BUDGET.

TODAY COMMISSIONERS WILL VOTE ON WHETHER TO APPROVE THE DEAL WITH THE COMPANY.

IF APPROVED, THE COMPANY WANTS TO START OPERATING FROM ITS NEW HEADQUARTERS WITHIN THE NEXT 30 DAYS.

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TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS SHOULD BE RECEIVING PARTS TO REPAIR THE FAULTY GAS PEDALS VERY SOON.

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TAKING A LOOK AT WHAT'S TRENDING ON TWITTER THIS MORNING.

DEVOUR.

MOTOROLA ANNOUNCING TODAY THEIR NEW SMART PHONE. IT'S CALLED THE DEVOUR.

WE DONT KNOW MUCH ABOUT IT, ONLY THAT IT HAS A FULL KEYBOARD, WIFI AND A CAR KIT.

AND PUNXSUTAWNEY PHIL.

YES, AMERICA'S FAVORITE GROUNDHOG IS TRENDING THIS GROUNDHOGS DAY.

A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE NORTHEAST ARE PRAYING THAT HE SEES HIS SHADOW!

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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 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 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 IF YOU AWOKE THIS MORNING TO THE SONG "I GOT YOU BABE" THAT'S BECAUSE IT'S GROUNDHOG DAY. PUNXSUTAWNEY PHIL WILL GIVE HIS PREDICTION FOR THE END OF WINTER ON "GMA" IN THE 7:30 HALF HOUR THIS MORNING. MEANWHILE, ON THE GULFSHORE, IT'S A WARMER MORNING THAN YESTERDAY, WITH MORE RAIN FORECAST TO SWEEP THROUGH THE GULFSHORE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. 40% OF THE AREA GETS A SHOWER TODAY. ----- HERE ARE TODAY'S HIGH TEMPERATURES:

-- NAPLES: 74

-- BONITA SPRINGS: 74

-- MARCO ISLAND: 73

-- FORT MYERS: 75

-- GOLDEN GATE: 77

-- PUNTA GORDA: 73

-- CAPE CORAL: 75

-- IMMOKALEE: 77

-- LEHIGH ACRES: 76

-- NORTH NAPLES: 75

-- SANIBEL: 73

-- PORT CHARLOTTE: 72

-- EVERGLADES CITY: 76

-- ESTERO: 75

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TOYOTA UPDATE-VO

A TOYOTA EXECUTIVE SAYS THERE ARE NO ELECTRONIC PROBLEMS RESUTLING IN GAS PEDAL ISSUES.

HE GOES ON TO SAY THE EARLIER FLOOR MAT RECALL IS UNRELATED TO THE PEDAL PROBLEM.

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT FOR TOYOTA SAYS THERE WAS A PERCEPTION THE COMPANY WAS SLOW TO RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL PROBLEM BUT MADE FIXING IT A PRIORITY.

HIGH SPEED RAIL SETBACK-ON CAM

THERE IS NOT ENOUGH MONEY TO BUILD HIGHSPEED RAIL LINES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

THE 8 BILLION DOLLARS IN STIMULUS CASH AWARDED TO SOME STATES HAVE A CATCH.

THERE IS NOT ENOUGH TO FINISH THE PROJECT.

WITH STATE FUNDING DRY AND FEDERAL SPENDING CUT BACKS, IT IS UNCLEAR WHO WOULD PAY THE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR BILL.

OBAMA DALAI LAMA-VO

CHINA IS WARNING PRESIDENT OBAMA NOT TO MEET WITH EXILED TIBETAN LEADER THE DALAI LAMA.

ACCORDING TO ONE CHINESE LEADER, SUCH A MEETING WOULD UNDERMINE CHINESE-- U-S RELATIONS.

MILITARY GAYS-VO

DEFENSE SECRETARY ROBERT GATES WILL ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR A YEAR LONG STUDY INTO HOW OPENLY GAY MEN AND WOMEN WOULD IMPACT THE MILITARY.

IN ADDITION TO THE REVIEW, GATES WILL PROVIDE DETAILS ON PLANS TO LOOSEN STANDARDS FOR ENFORCING EXISTING RULES.

REPORT ON COLGAN AIR FLIGHT 3407-VO

THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD WILL REVEAL THEIR FINAL REPORT TODAY ON THE COLGAN AIR FLIGHT 3407.

THE COMMUTER FLIGHT CRASHED NEAR BUFFALO NEW YORK FEBRUARY 12TH OF LAST YEAR.

SOUTHWEST BOMB THREAT-VOTOPS

A BOMB THREAT DELAYED A SOUTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT FOR MOR THAN AN HOUR ON MONDAY.

OFFICIALS SAY THE AIRLINE'S HEADQUARTERS RECEIVED A THREATENING PHONE CALL WHICH PROMPTED A SEARCH.

THE CALLED DID NOT SPECIFY WHICH FLIGHT IT WAS BEING TARGETED BUT T-S-A OFFICIALS DECIDED TO SEARCH THE PLANE FOR EXPLOSIVES.

NYC ARSON UPDATE-VO

INVESTIGATORS IN NEW YORK SAY A DEADLY FIRE THAT OVER THE WEEKEND IS ARSON.

FIVE PEOPLE WERE KILLED WHEN THE FIRE ENGULFED AN APARTMENT BUILDING.

THEY SAY VICTIMS HAD JUST SECONDS TO GET OUT OF THE BUILDING SATURDAY.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THE FIRE WAS INTENTIONALLY SET ON AT THE FRONT DOOR.

TX GIRL IN CLOSET-VO

A TEXAS COUPLE IS ACCUSED OF KEEPING THEIR 12 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER LOCKED IN A CLOSET.

BROWNSVILLE POLICE SAY THE COUPLE LET THE GIRL OUT ONLY TO ATTEND SCHOOL, EAT OR USE THE BATHROOM.

THE GIRL APPEARED TO BE MALNOURISHED AND LOOKED SMALL FOR HER AGE.

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LOOKING AHEAD TO THE BIG STORIES YOU'LL BE SEEING ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA.

THE LATEST ON TEN AMERICAN MISSIONARIES DETAINED IN HAITI FOR MOVING CHILDREN ACROSS THE BORDER.

AND FAKE MEDICAL INSURANCE.

A NEW SCAM SWEEPING ACROSS THE NATION.

WE ARE THE WORLD-ON CAM

SOME OF THE NATION'S BIGGEST RECORDING STARS GATHERED TO TRY TO REPEAT HISTORY.

THE PLAN. RE-MAKE 1985'S "WE ARE THE WORLD" WITH ALL PROCEEDS BENEFITING HAITI'S EARTHQUAKE DISASTER.

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TO A SMALL RECORDING STUDIO IN HOLLYWOOD THEY CAME.GRAMMY WINNERS ALL. ZAC BROWN.HARRY CONNICK JR.JENNIFER HUDSON.

Jennifer Hudson "I'm excited to be here." They've come to raise money for earthquake devastated Haiti. Jason Mraz "When we can use music to heal, and music to bring community together and raise money and raise awareness, sing in harmony act in harmony - I think it 's a great thing."

MRAZ AND THE OTHERS ARE ABOUT TO REMAKE "WE ARE THE WORLD".

"WE ARE THE WORLD" WAS THE BRAINCHILD OF HARRY BELAFONTE TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE STARVING PEOPLE OF AFRICA - SPECIFICALLY ETHIOPIA.

MICHAEL JACKSON AND LIONEL RICHIE WROTE IT. QUINCY JONES PRODUCED IT.

SOME OF THE GREATEST VOICES IN THE WORLD PERFORMED IT.

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RELEASED IN MARCH OF 1985 - THE SONG HIT NUMBER ONE ON ALL THE WORLD MUSIC CHARTS AND IS STILL RAISING MONEY - 63-MILLION DOLLARS FOR HUMANITARIAN AID AS OF LAST YEAR.

NOW IN THE SAME STUDIO, AGAIN UNDER THE EYE OF QUINCY JONES - A NEW GENERATION WANTS TO REPEAT HISTORY.

Rob Thomas "It was such a big part of my growing up, and then also now - sadly - it's relevant again."

Gladys Knight "Even something as small as this that can make the difference, where you can do your part - it's heart warming, you know."

Celine Dion "We want to be part of this, we want to help, this is our world and we have to take good care of it, and if we can help it's not even something you have to think about you do it."

IN ALL, MORE THAN 100 CELEBRITIES ARE EXPECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE RE- MAKE.

POLICE HORSE AUCTION-VO

SO SAVE MONEY, THE SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT IS SELLING HORSES.

THE HORSES ARE FROM THE CITY'S MOUNTED POLICE UNIT.

THE UNIT WAS DISPANDED TO HELP ALLEVIATE THE BUDGET CRISES, PUTTING SEVEN HORSES ON THE AUCTION BLOCK.

THE AUCTION RUNS THOUGH FEBRUARY 10TH AND SOME BIDS FOR THE HORSES ARE AS HIGH AS 16 HUNDRED DOLLARS.

PHILLY CALORIE LIST-VO

THERE'S SOMETHING NEW ON THE MENU AT RESTAURANTS IN PHILADELPHIA.

A NEW LAW REQUIRES EATERIES WITH MORE THAN 15 LOCATIONS TO POST THE AMOUNT OF CALORIES YOU'LL BE CONSUMING.

ANY RESTAURANT CAUGHT NOT IN COMPLIANCE WILL BE FINED 150 DOLLARS.

SUPERBOWL MEDIA DAY-VO

TODAY IS MEDIA DAY IN MIAMI FOR THE COLTS AND SAINTS AS THEY PREPARE FOR THE SUPER BOWL.

THE TWO TEAMS ARRIVED IN MIAMI YESTERDAY.

SUPER BOWL 44 WILL TAKE PLACE SUNDAY NIGHT IN MIAMI.

QUARTERBACK PEYTON MANNING ALREADY LED THE COLTS TO A SUPER BOWL VICTORY FOUR YEARS AGO.

SAINT'S PLAYER OWES COMMUNITY SERVICE-VO

A GULFSHORE NATIVE PLAYING IN THE SUPER BOWL STILL OWES THE CITY OF ROCHESTER 200 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE.

ANTHONY HARGROVER WAS ARRESTED IN 2007 FOR DISORDERLY CONDUCT.

ORANGUTAN PICKS WINNER-VO

IT MAY SOUND LIKE MONKEY BUSINESS.

BUT AN ORANGUTAN IN CALIFORNIA KNOW WHO WILL WIN THE SUPER BOWL.

SIABU AT THE CHAFFEE ZOO IN FRESNO WAS GIVEN A BOX WITH THE TEAM COLORS OF BOTH THE SAINTS AND THE COLTS IN IT.

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