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AN ELECTION BATTLE IN NAPLES HEATS UP OUTSIDE THE POLLS.
Dorothy Hirsch/Candidate, Naples City Council "i don't know what else to say, except i'm shocked and appalled"
ONE CANDIDATE HAULED AWAY IN HANDCUFFS AFTER GETTING NITO A SHOVING MATCH WITH AN OPPONENT'S SUPPORTER.
ABC SEVEN FINDS OUT HOW THIS STARTED.
TESTS REVEAL A DOZEN WALLABIES WERE POISONED TO DEATH ON A COLLIER COUNTY FARM.
"Why? I don't understand why they had to do it."
NOW THE OWNER IS OFFERING A REWARD FOR INFORMATION.
NEW JOBS COMING TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AS LEE COUNTY GIVES THE GREEN LIGHT TO A GREEN COMPANY.
ABC SEVEN NEWS AT 6 STARTS NOW.
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AN ELECTION DAY DISPUTE OVER CAMPAIGN SIGNS ENDS WITH ONE CANDIDATE IN HANDCUFFS AND SLAPPED WITH A COURT DATE.
THE POLITICAL BACK AND FORTH HAPPENED TODAY IN NAPLES.
NAPLES CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE DOUG FINLAY SAYS WHEN HE SHOWED UP TO VOTE THIS MORNING HE FOUND SEVERAL OF HIS OPPONENTS DOROTHY HIRSCH'S CAMPAIGN SIGNS PLACED ILLEGALLY ON CITY PROPERTY.
AS SOON AS HE STARTED PULLING THEM OUT OF THE GROUND HIMSELF ONE OF HIRSCH'S VOLUNTEERS CONFRONTED HIM AND ENDING WITH FINDLAY SHOVING THE MAN.
NAPLES POLICE HANDCUFFED FINLAY.
HE FACES A MISDEAMEANOR BATTERY CHARGE.
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doug finlay: I don't reggret pushing him because he was in my face and I would probably do that to anybody.dorothy hirsch: the most offensive part is you just can't push another person certainly not a pollster in front of a precinct.
FELLOW CANDIDATE COUNCILMAN BILL WILLKOMM SAYS IF HE AND FINLAY ARE BOTH ELECTED, HE WILL BOYCOTT TOMORROW'S SWEARING IN CEREMONY BECAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT.
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POLLS CLOSE IN NAPLES AT 7 O'CLOCK.
THE CANDATES ON THE BALLOT ARE DOUGLAS FINLAY,
DOROTHY HIRSCH,
SAM SAAD,
AND INCUMBENTS GARY PRICE AND BILL WILLKOMM.
THE THREE WITH THE HIGHEST VOTE TOTALS WILL WIN TONIGHT.
NEW MEMBERS TAKE OFFICE FEBRUARY THIRD.
WE WILL BRING YOU THE RESULTS AT 11.
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A JUDGE FINDS FORMER CAPE CORAL COUNCILMAN MICKEY ROSADO GUILTY, OF VIOLATING A STATE ETHICS LAW.
ROSADO REPRESENTED HIMSELF AT A HEARING IN NOVEMBER. TODAY, THE JUDGE RECOMMENDED ROSADO RECEIVE A PUBLIC REPRIMAND, AND PAY A 75-HUNDRED DOLLAR FINE. A STATE ETHICS COMMISSION WILL HAVE THE FINAL SAY. ROSADO WAS CHARGED WITH BROKERING A LAND DEAL WITHOUT A REAL ESTATE LICENSE.
HE ENTERED A GUILTY PLEA TO TWO LESSER MISDEMEANOR CHARGES. TONIGHT, ROSADO TELLS US HE'S "DISGUSTED" BY THE JUDGE'S FINDINGS.
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A DOZEN EXOTIC WALLABIES FOUND DEAD ON A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FARM.
THE OWNER SAYS THEY WERE POISONED AND LEFT TO DIE.
WENDY OHLEYER FOUND 7 ADULT AND 5 BABY WALLABIES LIFELESS IN THEIR PENS LAST DECEMBER.
TOXICOLOGY REPORTS FROM HER VET SHOW THE ANIMALS HAD A HIGH AMOUNT OF BETA-PHENYLETHYLAMINE , A RECREATIONAL DRUG IN THEIR BODIES.
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"We came out to do out normal feeding and when we got out here they were lying in the pen in different places, dead."
OHLEYER SAYS THE LOSS IS 24-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
NOW SHE'S OFFERING A $500 REWARD FOR ANY INFORMATION.
THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION IS INVESTIGATING THE DEATHS.
THEY'RE ALSO THE SAME ORGANIZATION THAT CHARGED OHLEYER LAST MONTH WITH A MISDEMEANOR FOR HAVING UNSAFE OR UNSANITARY CONDITIONS ON HER FARM.
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SOME CAPE CORAL CITY WORKERS ARE CASHING IN ON A SHORTAGE OF WORKERS.
AND THE CITY FOUND OUT AFTER A WHISTEBLOWER SENT COUNCIL MEMBERS A LETTER ABOUT A TREND THAT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS.
THE CITY FOUND OUT 17 WORKERS--MAINLY IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT---ARE EARNING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN OVERTIME BY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF UNFILLED POSITIONS.
THE EMPLOYEES ARE WORKING "OUT OF TITLE"--OR TAKING ON THE ROLE OF ANOTHER POSITION.
THE CITY LOOKED INTO ONE EMPLOYEE WHO IS A WATER PLANT OPERATOR, BUT HAS TAKEN ON THE ROLE AS BUSINESS MANAGER SINCE OCTOBER OF 2008.
THE CITY AUDITOR FOUND THE EMPLOYEE MADE MORE THAN 7-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN "OUT OF TITLE" COMPENSATION.AND AN ADDITIONAL SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS IN OVERTIME.
BUT THE QUESTION THE CITY IS LOOKING INTO NOW IS, HOW LONG CAN SOMEONE WORK OUT OF TITLE.
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if you have a person working out of title for six months, eight months, a year, two years, I mean essentially, is that position even necessary.
THE CITY SAYS IT DOES SAVE MONEY BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH ONE PERSON MAY MAKE EXTRA IN OVERTIME, TWO SALARIED POSITIONS ARE BEING FILLED BY ONE PERSON.
THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY AUDITOR ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING INTO EXACTLY HOW MUCH EXTRA MONEY IN OVERTIME EMPLOYEES ARE MAKING.
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A FINAL RESTING SPOT BECOMES A TARGET FOR VANDALS.
SOMEONE HAS BEEN WREAKING HAVOC AT THE ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH'S MEMORIAL GARDEN ON WINKLER ROAD IN LEE COUNTY.
THE GARDEN IS A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN BURY SOME OF THE ASHES OF THEIR LOVED ONES.
THE PASTOR SAYS OVER THE PAST MONTH, THE CROOKS HAVE PUT SOAP IN THE MEMORIAL GARDEN'S FOUNTAIN, SPRAYED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER EVERYWHERE, AND WROTE PROFANE MESSAGES ON THE CHURCH'S SIGN.
THE LATEST CRIME THOUGH, IS MUCH MORE SERIOUS.
SOMEONE WENT INTO THE MEMORIAL GARDEN AND SMASHED AN ORNAMENTAL POT.
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we would like it to stop, but in the meantime we continue to offer ourselves to the community.
THE CHARGE OF DISFIGURING A TOMB OR MONUMENT IS A FELONY.
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS INVESTIGATING.
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ABC-7 INVESTIGATES NEW ALLEGATIONS OF PAVING FRAUD IN COLLIER COUNTY.
WE TOLD YOU LAST NIGHT ABOUT CONTRACTORS CHARGING CUSTOMERS *TEN TIMES THE AMOUNT THEY AGREED TO PAY.
THEY DIDN'T, BUT TODAY WE FOUND A MAN WHO SAYS HE WAS TAKEN FOR 9-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
KEN SKIZAS HAS OWNED CALYPSO CAR WASH IN NAPLES FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS.
AND LAST WEEK, SOMEONE FROM CIRCLE K PAVING CAME IN OFFERING TO FIX UP SOME OF THE POTHOLES.
HE SAID YES, BUT BEFORE HE KNEW IT, THEY WERE DOING THE WHOLE PARKING LOT.
AND THAT LED TO THE OVERCHARGE.
SKIZAS SAYS HE WAS DUPED.
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"They need to be stopped. You know, if you're going to be a businessman and be legitimate, be legitimate about it. You don't have to go around cheating people."
NAPLES POLICE SAY THE MEN BEHIND THE PAVING PROBLEM ARE A MAN GERALD GILL AND HIS SON.
ACCORDING TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN PALM BEACH, HE'S A MULTI-STATE OFFENDER, WITH INVESTIGATIONS OF -QUOTE- 'PAVING ACTIVITY' IN CALIFORNIA, UTAH, NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND ON FLORIDA'S EAST COAST.
IF YOU THINK YOU'VE BEEN A VICTIM, YOU'RE ASKED TO CALL NAPLES POLICE OR THE COLLIER COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.
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A DEADLY CAPE CORAL CRASH LEAVES TWO CARS MANGLED, AND ONE FAMILY DEVASTATED.
IT HAPPENED AT THE INTERSECTION OF CHIQUITA BOULEVARD AND KISMET PARKWAY.
INVESTIGATORS SAY 61-YEAR OLD PAMELA FILLAK WAS DRIVING AN OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE WHEN SHE STOPPED AT THE STOP SIGN AND CONTINUED NORTHBOUND.
THAT'S WHEN 55 YEAR OLD PAUL GUARD, DRIVING A CHEVY SILVERADO EAST ON KISMET, SLAMMED INTO HER.
KISMET DOES NOT HAVE A STOP SIGN.
FILLAK DIED ON THE SCENE.
PEOPLE WHO LIVE NEAR THE INTERSECTION SAY IT'S DANGEROUS.
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"on Kismet, everyone's just oncoming traffic and then we have the stop sign at Chiquita and a lot of people run through it and don't pay attention."
"when I actually came to look at my new house with the realtor, the evening we were looking at the house, they almost go into an accident at this very intersection."
CRASH INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL PIECING TOGETHER WHAT HAPPENED.
WE ARE TOLD PAMELA FILLAK IS THE MOTHER OF A CAPE CORAL OFFICER.
GUARD WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH NON-SERIOUS INJURIES.
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AUTHORITIES NOW HAVE A PERSON OF INTEREST IN CONNECTION WITH A DEADLY ACCIDENT ON I-75 OVER THE WEEKEND.
ERNESTO DIAZ IS WANTED FOR QUESTIONING.
DEPUTIES THINK HE MAY BE DRIVING A BLACK FORD F-150 PICK-UP TRUCK WITH TINTED WINDOWS AND POSSIBLY A SHATTERED BACK WINDOW.
INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE DIAZ MAY HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT AN ACCIDENT THAT KILLED 62-YEAR OLD MIKE HALL.
DIAZ WAS HIT SUNDAY BY A RED S-U-V THAT HAD JUST BEEN INVOLVED IN A SHOOTING A FEW MILES AWAY.
AFTER THE ACCIDENT, TWO MEN GOT OUT OF THE S-U-V AND TOOK OFF RUNNING. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN LOCATED.
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AN UPDATE NOW ON THOSE 2 BAIL BONDSMEN ARRESTED YESTERDAY ON ALLEGATIONS OF EXTORTION AND OTHER ILLEGAL ACTIVITY.
STATE INVESTIGATORS TELL US THE INITIAL COMPLAINTS THAT LED TO THOSE ARRESTS ALSO REVEALED A LARGER PROBLEM WITH ILLEGAL ACTIVITY AT LOCAL BAIL BONDS BUSINESSES.
INVESTIGATORS HAVE MADE A TOTAL OF SIX ARRESTS IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS, BUT SAY THE ONIL MARTINEZ CASE WAS THE MOST EXTENSIVE.
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Sot Joe Holokan, State Division of Insurance Fraud Its unbelievable at the beginning and then as you investigate things start unraveling that, this isn't the first time.
INVESTIGATORS HOPE THE RECENT BOOST IN ARRESTS SEND A MESSAGE THAT ILLEGAL BOND ACTIVITY WON'T BE TOLERATED.
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TWO TEENS WHO ESCAPED A CHARLOTTE COUNTY DETENTION CENTER ARE NOW IN CUSTODY.
JOE HIX AND FRED GENTLE WERE CAUGHT IN GLADES COUNTY TODAY.
THE TEENS ESCAPED A CROSSROADS WILDERNESS INSTITUTE EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
INVESTIGATORS SAY THE TWO WERE SPOTTED BY A CALLER IN MUSE AROUND 10: 50 THIS MORNING.
LESS THAN AN HOUR LATER THE TWO WERE CAUGHT BY HENDRY DEPUTIES.
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THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS HAS DENIED A REQUEST FOR BOND FOR FORMER REAL ESTATE BROKER SAMIR CABRERA.
THE PUBLIC DEFENDERS OFFICE FILED THE MOTION IN DECEMBER.
A JURY CONVICTED CABRERA OF MONEY LAUNDERING AND FRAUD LAST YEAR.
HE IS NOW SERVING A 10 YEAR PRISON SENTENCE.
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THE FAMILY OF A CAPE CORAL POLICE OFFICER BADLY INJURED IN A MOTORCYCLE CRASH, HAS FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE OTHER DRIVER.
THE SUIT ALLEGES OFFICER DAMIEN GARCIA HAS SUSTAINED DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF 50 MILLION DOLLARS.
JOSEPHENE PIERCE WAS CITED FOR RUNNING A STOP SIGN AND CAUSING THE JUNE CRASH.
SHE WAS FINED 500 DOLLARS.
THREE DAYS AGO, GARCIA MADE HIS FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE SINCE THE CRASH, AT A FOOTBALL GAME IN CAPE CORAL.
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RIGHT NOW, A POPULAR LEE COUNTY RESTAURANT IS BACK OPEN FOLLOWING A SMALL KITCHEN FIRE EARLY THIS MORNING.
IT HAPPENED AT THE SANDY PARROT ON U-S 41, NEAR ALICO ROAD, AROUND THREE O'CLOCK THIS MORNING.
WHEN FIRE CREWS ARRIVED, THEY NOTICED MINOR SMOKE DAMAGE, AND ONLY HAD TO USE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT IT OUT.
THE SMOKE DIDN'T SPREAD TO ANY OTHER PARTS OF THE RESTAURANT.
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LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PAVE THE WAY FOR A NEW COMPANY TO SET UP SHOP IN THE AREA.
FIND OUT HOW MANY JOBS IT IS EXPECTED TO CREATE.
THE OLD OAK TREE IN FRONT OF OLD COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN FORT MYERS IS COMING DOWN.
ABC SEVEN FINDS OUT WHEN THIS LANDMARK WILL BE CHOPPED DOWN.
A LOCAL HOSPITAL LOGS ONTO A SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITE.
HOW IT WILL BE USED TO BETTER SERVE ITS PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
WEATHER IS COMING UP.
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THIS MORNING, LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, NARROWLY, APPROVE A DEAL WITH A COMPANY THAT PROMISES NEW JOBS AND A NEW BEGINNING FOR LEE COUNTY.
IN A 3-2 VOTE, COMMISSIONERS AGREE TO APPROVE SPENDING TEN MILLION DOLLARS TO BRING ALGENOL BIOFUELS TO A SITE OFF OF ALICO ROAD, WEST OF I-75.
THE COMPANY, WHICH CONVERTS ALGAE INTO ETHANOL, WILL HAVE ITS HEADQUARTERS HERE AND A HUB OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
THE COMPANY PROMISES CREATE, AT LEAST, 120 HIGH PAYING JOBS HERE IN THE OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS.
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the private sector can pick up where the public left off, that's our job to stimulate the economy, not be the economy
ALGENOL BIOFUELS PLANS TO BE UP AND RUNNING FROM THEIR NEW LEE COUNTY SITE IN 90 DAYS.
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A DATE HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR A HISTORIC PIECE OF DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS TO BE CUT DOWN.
LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SET SATURDAY FEBRUARY 27TH AS THE DATE FOR THE OLD OAK TREE TO BE REMOVED.
IT'S STOOD IN FRONT OF THE OLD COURT HOUSE IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS FOR MORE THAN A HUNDRED YEARS.
THE WOOD WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO LOCAL ARTISTS.
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A TRAFFIC NOTE TO PASS ALONG TO DRIVERS IN SOUTH FORT MYERS.
TOMORROW BETWEEN 7 P-M AND 6A-M, CONSTRUCTION CREWS WILL BE PAVING THE INTERSECTION OF GLADIOLUS DRIVE AND WINKLER ROAD.
THE ROADS WILL BE CLOSED DURING THOSE HOURS.
YOU WILL WANT TO AVOID THAT AREA.
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A RE-MAKE OF "WE ARE THE WORLD."
FIND OUT WHICH SINGERS ARE COMING TOGETHER TO HELP HAITI.
"You cannot tell a living baby is going to die of SIDS that night.
There's no marker."
BUT TONIGHT, DOCTORS HAVE A CLUE.
THE LATEST MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGH THAT COULD HELP PREVENT SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME.
FOR THE BIGGEST STORIES OF THE DAY, HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE.
FOR NEWS, WEATHER, AND SPORTS, LOG ON TO ABC DASH SEVEN DOT COM.
START HERE.
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IT LOOKS LIKE SIX MORE WEEKS OF WINTER IS AHEAD.
PUNXSUTAWNEY PHIL, THE GROUNDHOG, SAW HIS SHADOW TODAY AND IT DOES NOT MAKE FOR AN EARLY SPRING.
LEGEND HAS IT IF THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS GROUNDHOG SEES HIS SHADOW ON FEBRUARY SECOND, WINTER WILL LAST ANOTHER SIX WEEKS, IF HE DOESN'T SEE IT THEN SPRING WILL COME EARLY.
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ONE LOCAL HOSPITAL IS PUTTING AN END TO THE DREADFUL WAITING GAME, WITH TWITTER.
FAWCETT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN PORT CHARLOTTE NOW GIVES PATIENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE STAFF 'TWEET' THE STATUS OF THEIR PROCEDURE.
BECAUSE OF 'HIPPA' LAWS, THE PATIENT IS ONLY REFFERED TO AS "PATIENT OF" AND THEIR DOCTORS NAME.
A DESIGNATED STAFF MEMBER WILL SIT IN ON THE SURGERY.
THEIR ONLY JOB IS TO TWEET UPDATES - SUCH AS FIRST INCISION HAS JUST BEEN MADE OR THE PATIENT HAS JUST BEEN MOVED TO RECOVERY.
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MICHELE RITTER, DIRECTOR OF MARKETING, FAWCETT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL "5:13 It's most beneficial for people who have family and friends who live out of state or out of the area, it's a great way for people to keep tabs.
FAWCETT MEMORIAL HOPES TO SOON EXPAND THEIR TWITTER SERVICE TO THE E.R.
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DOCTORS ZERO-IN TONIGHT ON WHAT MAY BE THE CAUSE OF SUDDEN DEATH FOR BABIES UNDER A YEAR OLD.
ITS CALLED SIDS, SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME.
IT MOST COMMONLY AFFECTS CHILDREN BETWEEN 2-TO-4 MONTHS OLD.
PARENTS HAVE BEEN PLACING BABIES ON THEIR BACKS TO HELP REDUCE THE RISK.
NOW DOCTORS SAY THE CAUSE MAY BE LOW LEVELS OF SEROTONIN IN SOME THE BABIES BRAINSTEM.
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"Something about sleep unmasks the defect when the baby is stressed."
STRESS -- LIKE RE-BREATHING CARBON DIOXIDE WHEN THEY'RE SLEEPING ON THEIR TUMMIES -- MAKES AFFECTED BABIES VULNERABLE.
RESEARCHERS SAY INFANTS WITH NORMAL BRAINSTEM SEROTONIN LEVELS WOULD BE ABLE TO WAKE UP LONG ENOUGH TO TURN THEIR HEADS AND BREATHE FRESH AIR.
THE LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO DEVELOP A TEST TO IDENTIFY WHICH BABIES HAVE THIS SEROTONIN DEFECT -- AND THEN TRY TO PREVENT IT ALTOGETHER.
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INVESTIGATORS NOW SAY A MISSING FLORIDA LOTTERY WINNER WHOSE REMAINS WERE FOUND LAST WEEK IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY DIED OF HOMICIDAL VIOLENCE.
43-YEAR-OLD ABRAHAM SHAKESPEARE WAS MISSING FOR NINE MONTHS BEFORE HIS BODY WAS LOCATED LAST WEEK.
IT WAS FOUND UNDER A CONCRETE SLAB ON A PROPERTY LINKED TO A PERSON OF INTEREST IN THE CASE.
NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE.
SHAKESPEARE WON MORE THAN 30 MILLION DOLLARS IN THE FLORIDA LOTTERY IN 2006.
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THE DON'T ASK DON'T TELL MILITARY DEBATE CONTINUED TODAY ON CAPITOL HILL.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF IS
MAKING AN APPEAL FOR LETTING GAYS SERVE OPENLY IN UNIFORM.
BUT REPUBLICAN SEN. JOHN MCCAIN SAYS THE CURRENT "DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL POLICY" HAS BEEN "EFFECTIVE."
HE SAYS BY LAUNCHING A STUDY ON HOW TO CHANGE THE POLICY, THE PENTAGON IS TAKING RESPONSIBILITY AWAY FROM CONGRESS.
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THE U-N LAUNCHES A VACCINATION CAMPAIGN IN HAITI TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF MEASLES AND OTHER PREVENTABLE DISEASES AMONG CHILDREN.
THE VACCINATIONS WERE ISSUED IN MAKESHIFTS CAMPS IN THE CAPITAL CITY OF PORT AU PRINCE.
THE U-N AND A GROUP OF CUBAN DOCTORS INITIATED THE EFFORT.
THE GROUP PLANS TO REACH 600 THOUSAND CHILDREN ACROSS HAITI.
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33 HAITIAN CHILDREN NEARLY TAKEN OUT OF THE COUNTRY BY A GROUP OF AMERICAN BAPTIST MISSIONARIES LAST WEEK REMAIN AT AN INTERNATIONAL CHILD PROTECTION ORGANIZATION IN PORT-AU-PRINCE.
THE GROUP OF CHILDREN RANGE IN AGES FROM 3 MONTHS TO 12-YEARS-OLD.
THEY HAVE BEEN LIVING AT A CHILDREN'S CENTER ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF PORT-AU-PRINCE SINCE SATURDAY WHEN HAITI'S SOCIAL MINISTRY TURNED THEM OVER TO THE ORGANIZATION.
THE MISSIONARIES DETAINED FOR TAKING THE CHILDREN CONTEND ALL WERE ORPHANS BUT THE HAITIAN GOVERNMENT DISAGREES.
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TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AFTER THE FIRST RECORDING OF "WE ARE THE WORLD" WAS MADE FOR FAMINE RELIEF IN AFRICA, AN ALL-STAR CAST CAME TOGETHER TO RECORD A REMAKE OF THE SONG FOR HAITI RELIEF.
ABOUT 100 ARTISTS PARTICIPATED AT THE SAME HOLLYWOOD RECORDING STUDIO.
THE ALL-GENERATION CHOIR INCLUDES TONY BENNETT, RAPPER L.L. COOL JAY AND NEWCOMER 15-YEAR OLD JUSTIN BIEBER.
THE 1985 EFFORT CALLED "USA FOR AFRICA" RAISED 63 MILLION DOLLARS.
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THE U-S GOVERNMENT NOT MIXING WORDS WHEN IT COMES TO TOYOTAS SLOW RESPONSE TO ITS GAS PEDAL SAFETY ISSUE.
SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION RAY LAHOOD SAYS THE COMPANY WAS A LITTLE SAFETY DEAF.
TONIGH TOYOTA SAYS IT IS READY TO REPAIR FAULTY PEDALS ON MORE THAN 2 MILLION RECALLED CARS AND TRUCKS.
BY THE END OF THE WEEK DEALERS WILL BEGIN ADDING SMALL METAL PLATES TO SUSPECT GAS PEDALS SOMETHING THE COMPANY SAYS WILL KEEP PEDALS FROM STICKING AND CARS FROM UNINTENTIONALLY SPEEDING UP.
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AN EVENT THAT IS ALMOST AS BIG AS THE GAME ITSELF. SUPER BOWL MEDIA DAY.
A SLIGHT EXAGERRATION.
ABC SEVEN WAS IN MIAMI FOR THE DAY.
HOW A FORMER LOCAL FOOTBALL STAR IS GEARING UP FOR THE BIG DAY.
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REPORTERS DESCENDED ON SUN LIFE STADIUM IN MIAMI TOAY FOR SUPER BOWL MEDIA DAY.
ABC-7 WAS THERE TO TALK TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S OWN ANTHONY HARGROVE.
THE 2001 PORT CHARLOTTE GRAD IS A DEFENSIVE LINEMAN WITH THE NEW ORLEANS SAINTS.
WE ASKED HIM FOR HIS THOUGHTS AS HE PREPARES TO PLAY SUNDAY IN SUPER BOWL 44.
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HARGROVE ISN'T THE ONLY SOUTHWEST FLORIDIAN INVOLVED IN THIS WEEK'S SUPER BOWL.
2-TIME SUPER BOWL CHAMPION AND NORTH FORT MYERS NATIVE DEION SANDERS IS THERE THIS WEEK WORKING AS AN ANALYST FOR THE N-F-L NETWORK.
ABC7 ASKED SANDERS FOR HIS THOUGHTS ON THIS SUNDAY'S GAME.
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WE'LL CONTINUE TO GET YOU READY FOR THE BIG GAME WITH COVERAGE ALL THIS WEEK LEADING UP TO SUPER BOWL 44 ON SUNDAY.
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THE RACE FOR OSCAR HAS STARTED.
TONIGHT THE SHORTLIST OF NOMINEES AT THIS YEAR'S ACADEMY AWARDS.
THE SHOWDOWN WILL FEATURE "AVATAR" AND "THE HURT LOCKER."
BOTH WERE NOMINATED FOR BEST PICTURE.
INCLUDING "INGLORIOUS BASTARDS", "PRECIOUS" AND "UP".
NOMINEES FOR BEST ACTRESS INCLUDES SANDRA BULLOCK, HELEN MIRREN AND MERYL STREEP.
WHILE BEST ACTOR COULD GO TO GEORGE CLOONEY, MORGAN FREEMAN, JEFF BRIDGES OR COLIN FIRTH.
THE OSCARS WILL AIR RIGHT HERE ON ABC-7 MARCH 7TH AT 8P.M.
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FINAL WEATHER ADLIBS
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THE NAPLES ELECTION SO HEATED A CANDIDATE IS TAKEN AWAY IN HANDCUFFS WILL HAVE RESULTS COMING IN LESS THAN A HALF HOUR.
WE'LL UPDATE THE NUMBERS ON THE 7 OCLOCK NEWS ON 7!
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JIM REIF AD LIB WX
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4SHOTAD LIB GOODBYE
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