POWERBALL ABC 11pm |
TONIGHT ON ABC7 NEWS AT 11!
A UNPLANNED BREAK.
THIEVES STEAL A MAN'S TOOLS IN CAPE CORAL.
TONIGHT, HE HAS A MESSAGE FOR WHOEVER PUT HIM OUT OF WORK.
BUT FIRST, YOUR POWERBALL NUMBERS - LIVE - ON SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S OFFICAL LOTTERY STATION!
GOOD LUCK.
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SORRY NO CLOSED CAPTIONING AVAILABLE
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ALL NEW AT ELEVEN-
THE SEARCH IS ON TONIGHT FOR WHOEVER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR BREAKING INTO VEHICLES--
AND STEALING TOOLS FROM A CAPE CORAL HOME REPAIR MAN.
TONIGHT GREG HURT IS OUT OF BUSINESS.
HIS VAN BUSTED--
ALL HIS TOOLS GONE.
HE TELLS US TONIGHT THIEVES BROKE INTO HIS LOCKED VAN PARKED OUTSIDE HIS NORTHWEST 15TH PLACE HOME.
HURT SAYS THE INSIDE OF HIS VAN IS USUALLY PERFECTLY ORGANIZED AND FILLED WITH TOOLS.
NOW YOU CAN SEE, THAT'S NOT THE CASE.
AND WITH FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF MISSING TOOLS, HE'S ON AN UNPLANNED BREAK.
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1:23 calling people, letting them know I won't be at work tomorrow. No--I don't have any tools yet.
A NEIGHBOR ACROSS THE STREET WAS ALSO HIT BY THIEVES RECENTLY.
HURT SAYS HE HAS A MESSAGE TO WHOEVER STOLE HIS TOOLS, JUST BRING THEM BACK, NO QUESTIONS ASKED.
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TWENTY-TWO YEARS AGO A 7 YEAR OLD GIRL KIDNAPPED, SEXUALLY MOLESTED AND MURDERED
IN A HENDRY COUNTY ORANGE GROVE.
TONIGHT, FRESH EYES LOOKING OVER THE CRIME JUST MIGHT CRACK THE COLD CASE OF ALEJANDRO HERNANDEZ.
EDISON STATE COLLEGE STUDENTS HAVE PARTNERED WITH HENDRY SHERIFF INVESTIGATORS ON THE CASE.
THE STUDENTS ARE REENACTING CRIME SCENES, POURING THROUGH EVIDENCE, AND SCOURING THROUGH DETAILS.
HOPING TO FIND A KILLER.
IT'S THEIR HELP THAT'S DISCOVERING NEW LEADS IN A CASE INVESTIGATORS NEVER THOUGHT THEY'D SOLVE.
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Lt. Susan Harrelle, Hendry Sherrif's Office
"I think it's really beneficial to the investigators and sheriff's office because it helped them go back and get a visual as to what might have occurred that day to answer unsolved questions."
INVESTIGATORS ARE COMPARING THESE REENACTMENTS TO WITNESS STATEMENTS MADE DECADES AGO.
AND THEY SAY THEY'RE CONFIDENT THEY'LL EVENTUALLY BRING LITTLE ALEJANDRO'S CASE TO REST.
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A U.S. MILITARY HELICOPTER CRASHED IN WESTERN GERMANY WEDNESDAY, KILLING TWO PEOPLE.
WE HAVE NEW VIDEO OF THE WRECKAGE FROM THE SCENE.
THE BLACKHAWK WENT DOWN IN WOODS SOUTH OF FRANKFURT.
THE MILITARY DID NOT IMMEDIATELY CONFIRM THE TWO CASUALTIES.
GERMAN POLICE SAY A THIRD PERSON IS MISSING.
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SHERIFF'S OFFICIALS ARREST A MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER, LINKING HIM TO THREE DEATHS AT AN ARIZONA SWEAT LODGE.
JAMES AURTHUR RAY'S BOND HAS BEEN SET AT 5 MILLION DOLLARS.
AN INVESTIGATION REVEALS DURIING A RETREAT NEAR SEDONA, BETWEEN 55 TO 65 PEOPLE TOOK PART IN A CEREMONY, HOSTED BY RAY ON OCTOBER 8TH.
AUTHORITIES SAY RAY ENCOURAGED THEM TO STAY INSIDE THE SWEAT LODGE, EVEN IF THEY FELT ILL.
THREE PEOPLE DIED, 18 OTHERS WERE HOSPTIALIZED.
HE WAS CHARGED WITH 3 COUNTS OF MANSLAUGHTER.
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TONIGHT A LOOK AT THE PART THAT IS SUPPOSED TO RESOLVE TOYOTA'S STICKY PEDAL PROBLEM.
THIS SMALL PIECE OF METAL IS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A POSTAGE STAMP.
IT IS CALLED A REINEFORCEMENT BRACKET.
IT'S SUPPOSED TO REDUCE FRICTION IN THE PEDAL.
THAT FRICTION IS WHAT TOYOTA SAYS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE IT TO STICK AND ACCELERATE THE CAR UNCONTROLLABLY.
MORE THAN 2 MILLION TOYOTA VEHICLES ARE UNDER RECALL TONIGHT BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.
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THE NATION'S TOP TRANSPORTATION CHIEF BACK PEDALS AFTER ISSUING STRONG WORDS TO PEOPLE DRIVING TOYOTAS.
LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS FIELDED EXTRA PHONE CALLS THIS MORNING AFTER TRANSPORTATION SECRETRAY RAY LAHOOD ADVISED OWNERS OF RECALLED TOYOTAS *NOT* TO DRIVE THEIR CARS.
THEN IN A CHANGE OF TONE, LAHOOD SAYS, HE MIS-SPOKE.
OWNERS OF THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN FORT MYERS SAY THE CONFUSION IS ONLY DRIVING THIS RECALL MESS INTO A FIASCO.
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I don't know any other recall in the united states that has reached this level of craziness
THE DEALERSHIP RECEIVED ABOUT 100 KITS TODAY TO START FIXING THE PEDAL ISSUE.
TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ALL TELLS US THEY ARE PREPARING TO WORK EXTENDED HOURS TO MAKE SURE CUSTOMERS ARE TAKEN CARE OF.
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SOME TOYOTA DRIVERS WORRIED AND CONFUSED TONIGHT.
ABC-7 SPOKE WITH SEVERAL DRIVERS WHO SAY THEY ARE BEING EXTRA CAUTIOUS WHEN THEY DRIVE.
BUT SOME DRIVERS SAY THEY HAVE FAITH IN THE COMPANY.
i've owned a toyota for many, many years and when I get the certified letter to bring it in, i'm sure they'll fix it and I won't have that problem.
FORT MYERS TOYOTA TELLS US THEY ARE EXPECTING MORE KITS TO HELP MEET DRIVER DEMAND.
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AND IF YOU ARE NOT SURE THAT YOUR CAR IS UNDER THE STICKY PEDAL RECALL HERE IS YOUR CHANCE TO BE SURE.
TOYOTA SAYS CERTAIN 2009- 2010 RAV 4
CERTAIN 2009-2010 COROLLA MODELS
2009 TO 2010 MATRIX
2005 TO 2010 AVALON.
INADDITION CERTAIN 2007 TO 2010 CAMRYS
CERTAIN 2010 HIGHLANDERS
THE LIST ALSO INCLUDES 2007 TO 2010 TUNDRA
AND 2008 TO 2010 SEQUOIA.
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A PLAN TO CUT OVERTIME COSTS IN CAPE CORAL COULD MEAN IT WILL TAKE FIREFIGHTERS LONGER TO GET TO YOU IN AN EMERGENCY.
THE DEPARTMENT IS SAVING MONEY BY PUTTING CERTAIN TRUCKS OUT OF SERVICE, OR BROWNING THEM OUT.
BUT THE MOVE IS INCREASING RESPONSE TIMES, BECAUSE TRUCKS HAVE TO COME FROM FARTHER AWAY IF THE CLOSEST STATION HAS A "BROWNED-OUT" TRUCK.
THERE HAS NOT BEEN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION SO FAR, BUT FIREFIGHTERS SAY THE POLICY IS FAR FROM IDEAL.
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A NAPLES MAN, HANDCUFFED BY POLICE AND CITED FOR BATTERY ON ELECTION DAY, IS SWORN INTO CITY COUNCIL TODAY.
DESPITE A DISPUTE OVER ILLEGALLY PLACED CAMPAIGN SIGNS, DOUG FINLAY WAS VOTED INTO OFFICE WITH 26 PERCENT OF THE VOTE.
HE, AND TWO OTHERS WERE SWORN IN THIS AFTERNOON.
FORMER COUNCILMAN BILL WILLKOMM DID NOT ATTEND THE CEREMONY BECAUSE HE TOLD US HE DIDN'T THINK FINLAY IS MATURE ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE OFFICE.
FINLAY SAYS HE WON'T LET THE SCUFFLE OUTSIDE A POLLING PLACE DEFINE HIS TERM.
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A LEHIGH HOME IS TRASHED ALL WHILE THE OWNERS ARE OUT OF STATE.
VANDALS BROKE INTO THE HOUSE OFF GUNNERY ROAD POURED OIL ON THE CARPET, COVERED EVERYTHING IN SPICES AND EVEN DREW ALL OVER THE WALLS AND COUNTER TOPS WITH A PERMANENT MARKER.
NOT A SINGLE ROOM WAS UNTOUCHED.
THE OWNERS OF THE HOME- WHO ARE UP NORTH, JUST BOUGHT IT, AND SPRUCED IT UP IN HOPES OF MOVING DOWN HERE SOON.
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they put new furniture in beds, linen, carpeting- everything was new.
LIONEL, WHO TAKES CARE OF THE HOME NOTICED THE DAMAGES AND ALERTED THE HOMEOWNERS.
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS INVESTIGATING.
RIGHT NOW- DAMAGES ARE ESTIMATED TO BE MORE THAN 10-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
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LEE COUNTY FORECLOSURES HIT THEIR LOWEST POINT IN 2 YEARS.
ACCORDING TO THE CLERK OF COURT, CHARLIE GREEN, THE NUMBER OF FORECLOSURES FILED DROPPED.
JUST OVER 13-HUNDRED WERE FILED IN JANUARY.
THAT'S DOWN FROM MORE THAN 16-HUNDRED IN DECEMBER.
REALTORS ALSO SAY THEY'RE SEEING FEWER FORECLOSURES ON THEIR BOOKS, TOO.
THEY SAY PEOPLE ARE BUYING, AND THAT'S GOOD NEWS.
ON A SOBERING NOTE, THE COUNTY STILL HAS 23 THOUSAND FORECLOSURE CASES STILL ACTIVE ON THE BOOKS.
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CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER TAKES A JAB AT THE SUNSHINE STATE AND DOESN'T STOP THERE.
DURING A SILICON VALLEY CONFERENCE FOCUSED ON INFRASTRUCTURE THE GOVERNOR TOUTING CALIFORNIA AS THE GREATEST STATE IN THE NATION AND A VACATION DESTINATION SAYS NO ONE EVER SCREAMS, "I CAN'T WAIT TO GET TO IOWA!".
HE ALSO SAYS FLORIDA IS KNOWN FOR "OLD PEOPLE".
THE GOVERNOR IS CURRENTLY PUSHING FOR REFORMS IN HIS STATE.
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A SOUTH FLORIDA NEIGHBOORHOOD AREN'T WELCOMING ITS NEW NEIGHBORS.
They just start swarming out."
BRAZILIAN BATS HAVE MOVED IN.
ABC SEVEN FINDS OUT WHY THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S HANDS ARE TIED WHEN IT COMES TO GETTING RID OF THE BATS.
CASHING IN ON TIGER'S TRANSGRESSIONS.
A NOVELTY GOLF BALL SET FEATURES THE ALLEGED MISTRESSES.
FIND OUT WHERE THEY'RE BEING SOLD.
AD-LIB WEATHER TEASE
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TONIGHT.MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY.PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. EAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT.PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. EAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.FRIDAY.PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. BREEZY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.THEN
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT.MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY.PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND
70. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
.MONDAY NIGHT.PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
.TUESDAY.PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE MID 70S. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
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HERE IS A LOOK AT YOUR SEVEN DAY FORECAST.
IT'S 11:15 AND TIME FOR TONIGHT'S FLORIDA LOTTERY DRAWING.
GOOD LUCK. FROM ALL OF US HERE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S OFFICIAL LOTTERY STATION - ABC7!
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SORRY NO CLOSED CAPTIONING
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PEOPLE IN ONE SOUTH FLORIDA NEIGHBORHOOD SAY AN INFESTATION IS DRIVING THEM
BATTY!
HUNDREDS OF BATS HAVE MOVED INTO A NEARBY EMPTY HOME.
JOHN BACHMAN TALKS WITH NEIGHBORS WHO SAY THE *SMELL* IS JUST UNBEARABLE.
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IT'S A WONDER OF NATURE. YOU CAN ALMOST SET YOUR WATCH BY. THOUSANDS OF
BRAZILIAN FREE TAILED BATS HEAD OUT FOR DINNER.
"I mean they just swarm out around dusk. They just start swarming out."
ONLY THIS ISN'T NATURE. IT'S MICHELLE BOTTERBUSCH'S BACK YARD, NEXT DOOR
ACTUALLY, AND SHE'S HAD ENOUGH OF THESE BATS.
"Just the nasty. And knowing that they are there. The smell. Thinking of
rabies."
THE SMELL, WELL, IT'S ABOUT THE SAME AS STALE CAT URINE. THE BATS HAVE ALSO
DECORATED THE THE WALLS OF THEIR HOME WITH FECES. AND WHILE THE RISK OF THE
RABIES IS QUITE SMALL- NEIGHBOR BARRY WOOD SAYS SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.
"Seeing them come down and swooping. Just the sky filled with bats its kind
of a scary situation when you first look at it."
THE BATS ARE FAIRLY COMMON HERE AND ARE PROTECTED BECAUSE THEY HELP CONTROL THE
MOSQUITO POPULATION. THEY SLIP UNDER THE SPANISH TILES THAT ADORN SO MANY
SOUTH FLORIDA ROOFS AND MAKE THEMSELVES AT HOME.
BUT -THE BATS ARE THE ONLY ONE'S LIVING HERE. NEIGHBORS SAY THE HOME IS IN
FORECLOSURE. EVEN IF THERE WERE SOMEBODY TO PAY FOR THE REMOVAL. BAT EXPERT
DAVID DIAZ. SAYS THEY'D JUST COME BACK UNLESS THIS HOUSE WAS COMPLETELY
SEALED OFF.
"They are going to stay as close as possible. Usually the body of water is
where you will find them. Golf courses."
MEANING ALL THE NEARBY HOME OWNERS WILL ALSO HAVE TO SEAL OFF THEIR ROOFS,
WHICH NOT EVERYONE CAN AFFORD TO DO.
"It's tedious work is what it is."
SO WITH FEW OPTIONS, NEIGHBORS SIT EVERY NIGHT AND WATCH THE BATS TAKE OFF.
WISHING THEY WOULD FLY FAR- FAR AWAY.
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THAT WAS JOHN BACHMAN REPORTING
IT COSTS ABOUT ONE-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REMOVE THE BATS AND THEN ANOTHER COUPLE
OF HUNDRED TO SEAL OFF THE ROOF OF EACH HOUSE.
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A WEST PALM BEACH LIQUOR STORE IS ROBBED. AND THE CROOKS ARE CAUGHT ON CAMERA.
WATCH AS THIS THIEF USES WHAT LOOKS LIKE A CROW BAR TO BASH IN THE FRONT DOOR
OF THE STORE.
AS THE ALARMS SOUNDS, THE THIEF GETS IN THE FRONT DOOR THEN HEADED TOWARD THE
BACK TO LET IN HIS ACCOMPLICES.
THE THIEVES GOT ABOUT $2-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN CASH AND MERCHANDISE.
POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING.
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TWO PEOPLE END UP IN JAIL FOR AN ATTACK AT A TACO BELL DRIVE-THRU.
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE ARRESTED JESSIE FLORES AND JASON GUZMAN AFTER THEY SAY THE DUO STOPPED BY THE TACO BELL DRIVE THRU IN BONITA SPRINGS FOR A LATE NIGHT BITE AND GOT ROWDY OVER TACOS.
DEPUTIES SAY FLORES DEMANDED 3 EXTRA TACOS THAT SHE SAYS SHE DIDN'T GET.
WHEN THE EMPLOYEE GAVE THEM TO HER- SHE REPORTEDLY SPED OFF- YELLING PROFANITY.
THEN DETECTIVES SAY THE TWO THREW A ROCK AT THE EMPLOYEE'S CAR.
BOTH ARE FACING CHARGES OF CRIMINAL MISCHIEF.
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AS REPORTS REVEAL TIGER WOODS IS SUPPOSEDLY RECOVERING FROM HIS SEXUAL ADDICTIONS, A COMPANY IS PROFITING OFF THE WORLD'S GREATEST GOLFER'S RECENT TRANSGRESSIONS.
A CANADIAN NOVELTY GOLF BALL MAKER HAS CREATED "THE TAIL OF THE
TIGER" MISTRESS COLLECTION OF GOLF BALLS DEVOTED TO WOODS' ALLEGED
MISTRESSES.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY BEING SOLD IN TIGER'S HOMETOWN OF ORLANDO.
THIS 12 COUNT COLLECTION, EACH WITH A DIFFERENT ONE OF THE PGA STAR'S
CLAIMED MISTRESSES PRINTED ON THE SIDE.
BUT ATLEAST ONE TIGER'S REPORTED MISTRESS IS NOT TOO HAPPY ABOUT IT.
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10 As a victim of violence myself, it bothered me to think that someone would be standing with a dangerous club in their hands and hitting a ball with my face on it."
JOSLYN JAMES A FORMER PORN STAR, CLAIMS SHE AND THE GOLFER HAD A LENGTHY AFFAIR, AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SHE'S SPOKEN OUT.
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THE DUGGARS ARE A WELL KNOWN FAMILY WITH THEIR OWN REALITY SHOW, 19 KIDS AND COUNTING.
NOW TWO MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY ARE BEING RECOGNIZED FOR ANOTHER REASON.
THEY ARE BEING CREDITED WITH HELPING TO SAVE A YOUNG GIRL'S LIFE.
JOSH DUGGAR SAW A CAR ACCIDENT ON A BUSY HIGHWAY NEAR HIS USED CAR LOT.
THREE CARS PULLED INTO HIS BUSINESS AND INSIDE THE CAR WAS A WOMAN AND HER GRANDDAUGHTER WHO WAS UNCONSCIOUS.
WHILE JOSH CALLED 911 HIS BROTHER JOHN BEGAN ADMINISTERING CPR.
TONIGHT THE LITTLE GIRL WHO IS SIX YEARS OLD IS SAID TO BE IN CRITICAL CONDITION.
BOTH DUGGARS SAY THEY WERE IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME.
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A CRACKDOWN ON UNLICENSED CONTRACTORS IN COLLIER COUNTY.
WHY THIS COULD SAVE YOU MONEY.
You don't go and sell cookies on the market without doing a focus group
THE TALK ON CAPITOL HILL. PASSENGER SCREENERS.
SOME OF THE CONCERNS YOU MAY HAVE.
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INVESTIGATORS IN COLLIER COUNTY ARE KEEPING AN EYE OUT FOR *UNLICENSED CONTRACTORS.
OUT OF WORK CONTRACTORS ARE DOING WORK FOR MUCH LESS THAN LICENSED CONTRACTORS.
ITS A GROWING TREND.-- AND NAPLES CITY LEADERS BLAME THE ECONOMY.
NOW CITY OFFICIALS ARE WORKING OVER-TIME, TRYING TO CLEAN IT UP.
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"I work 7 days a week looking for this because we know illegal contractor work after 4 or 5 and on a Saturday or Sunday."
WE HAVE SOME ADVICE FOR HOMEOWNERS SO YOU DON'T GET TAKEN!
JUST LOG ONTO OUR WEBSITE, ABC-7 DOT COM.
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A PROPOSED ASSESSMENT TO REPAVE RESIDENTIAL ROADS IN CAPE CORAL.
TONIGHT ABC7 FINDS OUT EXACTLY HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST.
THIS WOULD BE FOR MOST STREETS NORTH OF KISMET PARKWAY-- THAT HAVEN'T BEEN PAVED IN 20 YEARS.
THE TOTAL COST OF THE PROJECT-- 10 MILLION DOLLARS.
THE PRICE TAG FOR STANDARD SIZED LOT OWNERS-- 500 DOLLARS.
COUNCIL MEMBER KEVIN MCGRAIL IS LEADING THE CHARGE FOR THE PROJECT.
A TOWN HALL MEETING TO DISCUSS THE ASSESSMENT IS SCHEDULED FOR THIS SATURDAY AT THE NORTHWEST REGIONAL LIBRARY IN ON CHIQUITA BOULEVARD.
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IT'S A WAR ON WORDS OVER TERROR ON CAPITOL HILL.
REPUBLICANS ARGUE THE WHITE HOUSE MISHANDLED THE INTERROGATION OF THE CHRISTMAS DAY BOMBER COSTING VALUABLE INTELLIGENCE.
INTELLIGENCE LEADERS SAY OMAR FAROUK ABDUL MUTALLAB WAS TOLD HE HAD THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT BUT ONLY AFTER HE ASKED FOR A LAWYER.
HIS FAMILY WAS LATER FLOWN FROM NIGERIA TO HELP PERSUADE HIM TO COOPERATE.
ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC HOLDER SAYS ON THE ISSUE OF CHARGING HIM AS A CIVILIAN, HE SAYS THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION IS FOLLOWING THE PRACTICE OF PAST ADMINISTRATIONS.
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PRIVACY CONCERNS TONIGHT, IN THE WAKE OF THE FAILED CHRISTMAS DAY BOMBER.
AIRPORTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE INSTALLED BODY SCANNING TECHNOLOGY.
AUTHORITIES SAY IT'S AN EFFORT TO KEEP PASSENGERS SAFE.
BUT MANY PASSENGERS FEEL THE BODY-SCANS ARE TOO INVASIVE AND WORRY ABOUT
WHAT WILL BE DONE WITH THE IMAGES AFTER THE SCAN.
TODAY THERE WAS A HEARING IN WASHINGTON ABOUT THE TOPIC AND ONE LAWMAKER
ASKED IF PASSENGERS HAD ANY SAY ABOUT IT.
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"You don't go and sell cookies on the market without doing a focus group and
sampling the public and so on, and we're deploying millions of dollars of
equipment, we're betting lives on airplanes.have we polled? Have we asked the
traveling public? Have we actually asked the question?"
THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SAYS THE IMAGES ARE NOT STORED AND
ARE DELETED IMMEDIATELY.
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THE COLTS AND SAINTS WERE WORKING OUT TODAY.
SEE WHAT THE CAMERAS CAUGHT THIS AFTERNOON.
A WOMAN PULLED OVER, NOT FOR HER SPEED.
IT WAS HER PASSENGER THAT GOT HER IN TROUBLE.
WE'LL EXPLAIN.
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HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES ACROSS THE COUNTRY PUT PEN TO PAPER AND SIGN LETTERS OF INTENT DURING NATIONAL SIGNING DAY.
AT CAPE CORAL HIGH SCHOOL.
THEY HAD FOUR SIGN DIVISION ONE FOOTBALL SCHOLARSHIPS.
INCLUDED IN THAT GROUP IS JAYLEN WATKINS.
HE'S ALREADY EARLY ENROLLED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA.
TODAY HE OFFICIALLY SIGNED WITH THE GATORS.
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AT IDA BAKER HIGH SCHOOL ONE OF THEIR TOP FOOTBALL PLAYERS MAKES A SWITCH.
JOSEPH BYRD WAS GOING TO GO PLAY FOOTBALL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS, BUT THIS MORNING HE SAID HE CHANGED HIS MIND AND WILL NOW ATTEND WAKE FOREST WITH FORMER TEAM MATE JOHNNY GARCIA.
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AT NORTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL.
TRE BOSTON SIGNED TO PLAY FOOTBALL FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA.
MARCUS LEWIS. THE NORTH RUNNING BACK WILL PLAY FOR THE NAVAL ACADEMY.
BOSTON. CHANGED HIS MIND IN THE LAST WEEKS. PICKING UNC OVER CINCINNATI.
YOU CAN GET A FULL LOOK AT AT LOCAL SIGNINGS ON OUR WEBSITE.
ABC-DASH-SEVEN-DOT-COM.
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SUPERBOWL WORKOUTS CAUGHT ON TAPE IN MIAMI TODAY.
BOTH TEAMS HAD WORKOUTS TO PREPARE FOR SUNDAY'S GAME.
THIS IS VIDEO OF THE NEW ORLEANS TEAM DOING DRILLS AND STRETCHING.
WE ALSO CAUGHT JEREMY SHOCKEY STRETCHING.
THE COLTS ALSO PRACTICED.
TEAM LEADER PEYTON MANNING WAS CAPTURED RUNNING WITH THE TEAM.
THE BIG GAME IS THIS SUNDAY.
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A TEAM OF POLISH SCIENTISTS SAY THEY HAVE DISCOVERED THREE NEANDERTHAL TEETH IN A CAVE.
THE SCIENTISTS SAY THEY HOPE THE FIND MAY SHED LIGHT ON HOW SIMILAR TO MODERN HUMANS OUR ANCESTORS WERE.
THE TEETH ARE THE FIRST BODILY NEANDERTHAL REMAINS FOUND IN THE COUNTRY IN POLAND.
THE SCIENTISTS ALSO FOUND FLINT TOOLS AND THE BONES OF THE WOOLLY MAMMOTH AND THE WOOLLY RHINOCEROS WITH THE TEETH.
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IT MAY HAVE SEEMED LIKE A JOKE AT FIRST, BUT WHEN A NEW YORK WOMAN ENDED UP WITH A TRAFFIC TICKET IT WAS NO LAUGHING MATTER.
A 61 YEAR OLD WOMAN WILL NOW HAVE TO PAY A FINE AFTER SHE WAS CAUGHT DRIVING WITH A FEMALE MANNEQUIN INSTEAD OF A REAL PERSON IN THE HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE LANES.
AN OFFICER PULLED THE WOMAN OVER AFTER HE NOTICED THE "PASSENGER" IN THE WOMAN'S CAR HAD ON SUN GLASSES AND WAS USING THE VISOR ON A CLOUDY MORNING.
CLOSER INSPECTION REVELED A FULLY CLOTHED HALF-MANNEQUIN.
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A RARE SIGHTING OFF THE COAST OF MALIBU, CALIFORNIA.
PEOPLE GATHERED ON A PIER TO WATCH THIS BABY GRAY WHALE SWIMMING NEAR THE SURFACE.
IT'S BEEN HANGING AROUND THE COAST FOR THE PAST 24 HOURS.
PEOPLE IN THE AREA SAY WHALES FREQUENTLY TRAVEL THROUGH MALIBU, BUT THEY RARELY STAY AS LONG AS THIS GUY.
ONLOOKERS SAY THE BABY GRAY HAS BEEN PLAYFUL, SWIMMING UNDER THE PIER AND POPPING ITS HEAD OUT OF THE WATER.
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WX RECAPJIM AD LIB
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.
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AD LIB GOODBYE
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