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BRAND NEW AT 11.
POLICE AND SWAT MAKE TWO ARRESTS AT A FORT MYERS HOME.
INSIDE OFFICERS FOUND ASSAULT RIFLES, DRUGS, CASH AND AMMO AT THE ROYAL PALM AVENUE HOME.
INVESTIGATORS TELL US THE HOME GET FREQUENT COMPLAINTS ABOUT DRUG ACTIVITY.
THESE TWO WERE ARRESTED.
POLICE SAY TUSHEA WHITE FACES CHARGES FOR INTENT TO SELL COCAINE NEAR A SCHOOL AND IRA HENDERSON FOR VIOLATION OF PROBATION.
BOTH WERE TAKEN TO THE LEE COUNTY JAIL.
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AT THE FORT MYERS ENDOSCOPY CENTER-- YOU WON'T FIND ANY PATIENTS.
THE FLORIDA AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION SAYS THE FACILITY CANNOT TREAT ANYONE.
THE STATE SAYS, AT THE CENTER IT FOUND MORE THAN A DOZEN VIOLATIONS.
THOSE VIOLATIONS INCLUDE SYRINGES NOT PROPERLY LABELED.
CARDIAC AND SUCTION EQUIPMENT NOT INSPECTED OR TESTED SINCE 2008.
AND STAFF INDICATING THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO WORK A PIECE OF CARDIAC EQUIPMENT.
THE CENTER'S NURSING DIRECTOR TELLS ABC7.
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QUOTE "We would like to tell our patients we are addressing each issue so that we can meet state regulations and resume operations of the center as soon as possible"
THE CENTER IS IN A BUILDING ON MASON CORBIN COURT.
WE DIDN'T SEE SIGNS SAYING "FORT MYERS ENDOSCOPY".BUT WE DID FIND THESE SIGNS ON THE BUILDING FOR A DIFERENT MEDICAL PRACTICE.
THIS PRACTICE IS NOT PART OF THE STATE'S REPORT.
BUT THE CENTER'S NURSING DIRECTOR SAYS THE DOCTOR WITH THE PRACTICE ALSO WORKS FOR THE ENDOSCOPY CENTER.
WE CHECKED HIS RECORD, AND THE STATE'S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS HIS RECORD IS COMPLETELY CLEAN.
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THE FIRST SIGNS TONIGHT OF A HIGH IMPACT STORM HEADED TO THE MID-ATLANTIC.
THIS IS VIDEO FROM VIRGINIA WHERE THE GOVERNOR HAS ALREADY DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN ADVANCE OF THIS FIERCE WINTER STORM.
OUT NOW TO ABC-7 PRECISION VIPIR RADAR GIVING YOU A SATELLITE VIEW OF THIS STORM.
SOME AREAS EXPECTING UPTO 24 INCHES OF SNOW TOMORROW.
CHIEF METEOROLOGIST JIM REIF TRACKS THE STORM.
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TONIGHT.PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH NEAR THE
COAST AND EAST 5 TO 10 MPH INLAND.
.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 25 MPH.
CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT.CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING.THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF
RAIN 60 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY.PARTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. HIGHS AROUND 70. WEST WINDS
15 TO 25 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT.PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH NEAR THE COAST AND NORTHWEST AROUND
10 MPH INLAND. GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
.TUESDAY.PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. CHANCE
OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
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SO WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW PLANS TO FLY TO-OR- THROUGH THE MID-ATLANTIC THIS WEEKEND?
WE CHECKED WITH SEVERAL MAJOR CARRIERS AND HERE IS WHAT WE FOUND OUT:
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES IS CANCELLING THE MAJORITY OF FLIGHTS INTO BALTIMORE PHILADELPHIA AND WASHINGTON DC AND SEVERAL EVENING FLIGHTS INTO PITTSBURG.
JETBLU IS ALLOWING CUSTOMERS TO REBOOK WITHOUT FEE OR FARE DIFFERENCE FOR FLIGHTS INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC.
DELTA IS OFFERING A ONE TIME CHANGE WITHOUT FEE FOR FLIGHTS CANCELLED OF SIGNIFICANTLY DELAYED.
AND AMERICAN IS OFFERING THE SAME FLIGHT CHANGE WITHOUT PENALTY.
WE ARE GOING TO KEEP AN EYE ON THIS AND BRING YOU ANY UPDATES.
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THE C-D-C IS WARNING OF A SECOND WAVE OF THE SWINE FLU.
HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY AS MORE CASES OF THE SEASONAL FLU SHOW UP, THE SWINE FLU IS SURE TO FOLLOW.
DOZENS OF PEOPLE LINED UP OUTSIDE FORT MYERS PAGE PARK COMMUNITY CENTER.
THE LEE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS OFFERING FREE H-1-N-1 VACCINES TO EVERYONE THIS MONTH.
IT SAYS A MAJOR CONCERN WITH THE LAST OUTBREAK WAS REACHING COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION TO CLINICS.
SO. THIS TIME IT'S BRINGING THEM TO YOU.
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"I think if we didn't have it this close we wouldn't be getting it. I think that's the only reason people are out here today-because it's so convenient."
"If there's a community center near your neighborhood, we will probably be coming to see you sometime in February."
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS ALSO REMINDING PEOPLE WHO HAD THEIR CHILDREN VACCINATED THAT KIDS UNDER 9 NEED TO GET THE SECOND H1-N1 DOSE.
FOR A FULL LIST OF UPCOMING NEIGHBORHOOD CLINICS, LOG ONTO OUR WEBSITE.
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FIRST FLOOR MATS, THEN GAS PEDALS, NOW BRAKES.
JAPAN'S LEADING BUSINESS NEWSPAPER IS REPORTING TONIGHT TOYOTA IS EXPECTED TO RECALL 270 THOUSAND PRIUS HYBRID VEHICLES DUE TO FAULTY BRAKES.
ACCORDING TO A SPOKESPERSON, THE AUTOMAKER HAS NOT DECIDED WHETHHER TO RECALL THE PRIUS IN THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN.
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THE PRIUS IS NOT THE ONLY MODEL WITH SUSPECT BRAKE SYSTEMS.
TOYOTA IS INVESTIGATING POSSIBLE BRAKES PROBLEMS WITH ITS LEXUS HYBRID IN BOTHT HE U-S AND JAPAN.
THEY HAVE RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS, BUT THE AUTOMAKER SAYS THE LEXUS HS250H USES THE SAME BRAKE SYSTEM AT THE PRIUS.
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FIREFIGHTERS RUSHED UP TO THE TOP FLOOR OF A HIGH RISE APARTMENT BUILDING IN POMPANO BEACH THIS AFTERNOON, TO DOUSE FLAMES THAT BROKE OUT IN AN APARTMENT.
EMERGENCY CREWS EVACUATED THE BUILDING RUNNING DOOR TO DOOR TO GET PEOPLE OUT.
FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS HURT IN THE FIRE.
FIREFIGHTERS SAY AT LEAST TWO APARTMENTS WERE DAMAGED BY THE FLAMES.
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TONIGHT- THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ARRESTS ONE ITS OWN.
DEPUTY PETER GARCIA, A 20 VETERAN IN THE CIVIL SERVICE DIVISION, IS ACCUSED OF STEALING HIS FELLOW DEPUTY'S PAYCHECK FROM HIS OFFICE MAILBOX.
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS AFTER GARCIA STOLE THE 1800 CHECK- HE REPORTEDLY TOOK IT TO SUNCOAST SCHOOLS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION AND DEPOSITED IT INTO THE ATM- WITHOUT IT EVER BEING ENDORSED.
THE CHECK CLEARED AND DETECTIVES SAY BANK SURVEILLANCE PICTURES CAUGHT DEPUTY GARCIA COMMITTING THE CRIME IN UNIFORM AND ON DUTY.
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*take sot*
Sheriff mike scott, lee county sheriff's office Sot mike "it doesn't matter if they're in a uniform or a suit and tie- crime is crime.
Sot mike "I can't speak for him- I don't know what he was thinking- obviously he wasn't thinking very clearly."
GARCIA HAS BEEN PLACED ON UNPAID ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE PENDING THE OUTCOME OF AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION.
THE SHERIFF SAYS HE'LL LIKELY BE FIRED.
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COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE RELYING ON WHAT YOU SEE TO CRACK DOWN ON MARIJUANA GROWHOUSES IN GOLDEN GATE ESTATES.
SEE IT, SAY IT.
GOLDEN GATE ESTATES IS AN INDOOR GROW HOUSE HAVEN -- THAT'S BECAUSE MOST OF THE HOMES ARE FAR APART AND SIT BACK FROM THE ROAD.
IT'S HARD TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON INSIDE.
DEPUTIES HAVE BUSTED 6 HOMES IN THE ESTATES SINCE LAST NOVEMBER.
THEY'VE MADE 13 ARRESTS THIS YEAR SO FAR, MORE THAN DOUBLE WHAT THEY MADE LAST YEAR.
THEY SAY THE PROBLEM ISN'T GOING AWAY SO THEY'RE USING A NEW TACTIC, "SEE IT, SAY IT"
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AND IN LEE COUNTY A GROWHOUSE IS BUSTED, AND TONIGHT- ABC-7 LEARNS IT HAS A CONNECTION TO A DEADLY I-75 CRASH AND SHOOTING INCIDENT.
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE CAME TO THIS HOUSE ON LLOYD ROAD IN NORTH FORT MYERS TO SEARCH FOR ERNESTO DIAZ, A PERSON OF INTEREST IN THE SHOOTING THAT LED UP TO THE ACCIDENT.
THE BULLETS WERE FIRED ONLY A FEW HOUSES AWAY.
BUT INSTEAD OF FINDING DIAZ- DEPUTIES REPORTEDLY FOUND A GROW HOUSE WITH 24 MARIJUANA PLANTS.
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CAPE CORAL MAY NEED ANOTHER OPINION ON ITS WATER BILLING BLUNDER.
THE MAYOR'S TELLING US TONIGHT HE THINKS THE ISSUE IS TOO COMPLICATED LEGALLY FOR THE CITY TO SOLVE ON ITS OWN.
IN FACT, HE PLANS TO BRING UP A VOTE TO SEEK A FLORIDA ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINION ON THE BILLING ISSUE.
THE CITY IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF IT OWES WATER CUSTOMERS REFUNDS DATING BACK TO 2005-- WHEN A RESOLUTION WAS PASSED THAT CHANGED THE WAY THE CITY BILLED FOR WATER USAGE OVER 10 THOUSAND GALLONS A MONTH.
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We were wrong and we should repay the residents, or, maybe we weren't wrong and there should be no rebate. This has really turned into an explosive issue.
THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE A DOLLAR FIGURE YET ON POTENTIAL REBATES.
COUNCIL MEMBERS SAY IF REBATES *ARE THE WAY TO GO, RATES MAY HAVE TO INCREASE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE MONEY.
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THE NATION'S NEWST SENATOR IS SWORN IN TODAY.
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SCOTT BROWN IS OFFICALY A U-S SENATOR AS HE WAS SWORN IN BY VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN AT A CAPITOL HILL CEREMONY.
BROWN RECENTLY WON THE SEAT ONCE HEALD BY THE LATE TED KENNEDY.
HIS ARRIVAL ENDS THE DEMOCRATS' SENATE SUPERMAJORITY AND GIVES THE GOP 41 VOTES THEY CAN USE TO BLOCK PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S AGENDA.
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ABC SEVEN IS LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE DOCTOR CONRAD MURRAY'S ARRAIGNM,ENT TOMORROW IN AN L-A COURTROOM.
HE IS ACCUSED OF HAVING A HAND IN THE DEATH OF POP STAR MICHAEL JACKSON.
PROSECUTORS, DEFENSE ATTORNEYS, AND POLICE ARE SQUABBLING OVER HOW THEY SHOULD BRIING HIM IN, ARREST HIM, OR LET HIM SURRENDER.
DOCTOR MURRAY IS CHARGED WITH INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER.
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SEVERAL STUDENTS IN COLORADO FACING SEXTING CHARGES.
THEY'RE ACCUSED OF SHARING A YOUNG GIRL'S NUDE PHOTO.
10 AMERICANS CHARGED, ACCUSED OF TRYING TO CARRY 33 ORPHANED CHILDREN ACROSS THE HAITIAN BORDER.
LEARN ABOUT THE EVIDENCE THAT'S STACKING UP AGAINST THEM.
A CRAZY SCENE CAUGHT ON TAPE.
A MAN DRIVES HIS VEHICLE INTO A CONVENIENCE STORE.
HOW POLICE WERE ABLE TO TRACK HIM DOWN.
AD-LIB WEATHER TEASE
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TONIGHT.PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH
NEAR THE COAST AND EAST 5 TO 10 MPH INLAND.
.FRIDAY.MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING CLOUDY.
BREEZY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.THEN SHOWERS LIKELY
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN
60 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT.CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING.THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF
RAIN 60 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY.PARTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY.COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT.PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH NEAR THE COAST AND NORTHWEST 5 TO
10 MPH INLAND.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS AROUND 70. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 40S.
.TUESDAY.PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70. CHANCE OF
RAIN 20 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
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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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TEN AMERICAN MISSIONARIES ARRESTED IN HAITI ARE IN DEEPER TROUBLE TONIGHT.
HOPES THEY MIGHT BE RELEASED WERE DASHED TODAY WHEN A JUDGE FORMALLY CHARGED THEM WITH CHILD KIDNAPPING.
THEY CLAIM THEY WERE JUST TRYING TO TAKE 33 HAITIAN CHILDREN TO SAFETY AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE.
NOW TODAY'S MOVE *COULD* MEAN IT WILL BE MONTHS BEFORE THEY KNOW THEIR FATE.
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ALL TEN MEMBERS OF AN AMERICAN MISSIONARY GROUP ARE HEADING BACK TO A HAITIAN JAIL AFTER BEING CHARGED WITH CHILD KIDNAPPING AND CRIMINAL ASSOCIATION.
sot: Laura Silsby We expect that God's will be done. and we will be released. and we're looking forward to what God is going to do."
THEIR HAITIAN LAWYER SAYS THE JUDGE FOUND SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO FILE CHARGES.
Each kidnapping count carries a possible sentence of five to
15 YEARS IN PRISON.
THE ATTORNEY ALSO SAYS THAT NINE OF THE TEN MISSIONARIES KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE ADOPTION PAPERS NOT BEING IN ORDER.
THERE WON'T BE AN OPEN TRIAL, AND IT COULD TAKE THE HAITIAN JUDGE THREE MONTHS TO RENDER A VERDICT.
THEY WERE ARRESTED ON THE HAITIAN/DOMINICAN BORDER SIX DAYS AGO WHEN THEY HAD TRIED TO CROSS WITH A BUSLOAD OF 33 CHILDREN --THEY SAID WERE ORPHANED BY LAST MONTH'S EARTHQUAKE.
BUT AUTHORITIES LATER LEARNED THAT MANY OF THE CHILDREN HAD PARENTS WHO HAD GIVEN THEM UP VOLUNTARILY.
THE MISSIONARIES HAD CLAIMED THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW THE LAW.-- AND WERE SIMPLY DOING "THE LORD'S WORK."
BUT NOW, THERE HAS BEEN MOUNTING EVIDENCE THAT A NUMBER OF PEOPLE -- ALONG THE WAY --TOLD THEM WHAT THEY WERE DOING WAS WRONG.
SOT Hal Nunegester, ORPHANAGE DIRECTOR: "It smelled like child trafficking to me."
THE CHILDREN ARE BEING CARED FOR AT AN AUSTRIAN ORPHANAGE IN PORT-AU- PRINCE. AARON KATERSKY, ABC NEWS.
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A TEARFUL MISTY CROSLIN, THE LAST PERSON TO SEE SATSUMA 6-YEAR-OLD HALEIGH CUMMINGS BEFORE SHE DISAPPEARED LAST FEBRUARY BEGS TO GET OUT OF JAIL.
Mom, I want out of here so bad.
NOW MISTY COULD BE GETTING SOME HELP.
IN THE FORM OF JOSE PADILLA.
PADILLA IS A BAIL EXPERT AND BOUNTY HUNTER WHO FAMOUSLY HELPED CASEY ANTHONY OUT OF JAIL IN EXCHANGE FOR HELP IN LOCATING HER DAUGHTER CAYLEE.
NOW PADILLA WANTS TO DO THE SAME WITH CROSLIN IN HOPES THAT SHE WILL GIVE UP MORE INFORMATION ON HALEIGH TO GET OUT OF JAIL ON HER DRUG CHARGES.
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I'm assuming that she wants to divulge further information that she probably hasn't -- as of right now --in order to locate the child. I think she has some stuff that either she has given to law enforcment and they haven't given it up. or she has info that would lead to the child's return.
CROSLIN NOW HAS A BIGGER ISSUE TO DEAL WITH.
NEW DRUG CHARGES ANNOUNCED TODAY.
THE 18 YEAR OLD IS LOOKING AT A HIGHER BOND WHICH IS NOW SET AT 1-POINT-3 MILLION DOLLARS.
PADILLA SAYS THAT HE STILL WANTS TO WORK WITH HER AND A DEAL COULD BE WORKED OUT.
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PARENTS IN ONE COLORADO SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE OUTRAGED TONIGHT AFTER NAKED PICTURES OF A 12 YEAR OLD STUDENT ARE PASSED AROUND SCHOOL.
THE FEMALE STUDENT'S PICTURE WAS REPORTEDLY PASSED AROUND TO MORE THAN A DOZEN CELL PHONES.
THE DISTRICT SAYS IT TOOK IMMEDIATE ACTION.
SOME STUDENTS WERE EXPELLED OTHERS SUSPENDED.
NOW SOME OF THE STUDENT COULD FACE CRIMINAL CHARGES.
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A CRAZY NIGHT AT AN ALABAMA CONVENIENCE STORE.
truck through window crash
IT ALL STARTED WHEN A TRUCK PLOWED RIGHT INTO THE STORE.
THEN MOMENTS LATER YOU SEE THE MAN RUNNING FRANTICALLY OUTSIDE THE STORE AS OFFICERS STAND BY WITH A STUN GUN.
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STUNNING NATS
INVESTIGATORS SAY HE PAID FOR GAS HE NEVER PUMPED, THEN BARRELED THROUGH THE WINDOW.
AND THEN TRIED TO RUN OUT. WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT ON HIS TAIL.
OFFICERS USED A STUN GUN TWO TIMES TO GET THE GUY DOWN.
HE'S STILL BEHIND BARS AND INVESTIGATORS HAVEN'T COMMENTED ON MOTIVE YET.
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A SHARK ATTACK KILLS A SOUTH FLORIDA MAN.
A LIFEGUARD SAW A KITE-BOARD SURFER STRUGGLING IN THE WATER ALONG AN UNGUARDED STRETCH OF STUART BEACH.
THE LIFEGUARD SAID WHEN HE REACHED THE MAN, THE VICTIM SAID HE HAD BEEN BITEN BY A SHARK.
THE MAN WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL WHERE HE LATER DIED FROM HIS WOUNDS.
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ABC-7 SPOKE TO A MARINE SCIENTIST WHO TELLS US SHARK ATTACKS ARE EXTREMELY RARE.
ACCORDING TO MOTE MARINE RESEARCHERS, SHARKS TYPICALLY DO NOT PREY UPON HUMANS, DESPITE WEDNSDAY'S FATAL ATTACK.
SCIENTISTS SAY SHARKS ARE ACTUALLY MORE AFRAID OF HUMANS, THAN WE ARE OF THEM.
THEY ALSO SAY THAT *MOST* SHARK BITES ARE ACCIDENTIAL, THAT'S WHY THEY BITE AND RELEASE.
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2:57 Sometimes a sensory key is confused by merky water, sparkly shinny jewlery that look like the side of a fish.
WITH NEARLY 400 DIFFERENT SHARK SPECIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, ONLY ABOUT 25 OF THOSE LIVE IN WATERS OFF THE GULF COAST.
THE MAJORITY OF THOSE SHARKS ARE ABOUT FOUR FEET OR SMALLER.
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CAPE CORAL CRACKS THE TOP 10 FOR THE MOST AFFORDABLE PLACE TO BUY A HOME IN THE WORLD.
FIND OUT WHAT IT WOULD COST TO GET YOU INSIDE A NICE HOME.
AN AUSTRALIAN PAPER SAYS THEY KNOW WHEN TIGER WOODS WILL MAKE HIS RETURN TO GOLF.
PROBABLY SOONER THAN YOU THOUGHT.
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CAPE CORAL RANKS AMONG THE TOP 10 MOST AFFORDABLE PLACES TO LIVE IN THE WORLD.
ACCORDING TO AN INTERNATIONAL HOUSING AFFORDABILITY SURVEY CAPE CORAL RANKS SEVENTH IN THE WORLD FOR HAVING THE MOST AFFORDABLE HOMES.
CARNEY INVESTMENT GROUP SAYS THE MEDIAN HOME PRICE IN CAPE CORAL RIGHT NOW IS 94-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
THEY SAY DURING THE HOUSING BOOM, PRICES SKYROCKETED AS INCOMES STAYED THE SAME.
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if you can buy a home in paradise for less than half the national average says it should be and get it today with a historically low interest rate, if you're in any position to do so you're a fool for not doing it now.
ONE PROBLEM WITH AFFORDABLE HOMES DIAZ SAYS IS THAT INVESTORS ARE LOOKING TO SNATCH UP HOMES AND RESELL THEM QUICKLY.
HE SUGGESTS HOMEBUYERS SHOULD DO THEIR HOMEWORK FIRST--BECAUSE THERE ARE HOMES ON THE MARKET THAT ARE CHEAP--BUT NEED A LOT OF WORK DONE.
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SOME PEOPLE IN COLLIER COUNTY SAY AN UPGRADE TO SECURITY IS NOT NEEDED AT A COUNTY BUILDING ESPECIALLY IN THIS ECONOMIC CLIMATE.
THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE NOW GREETED WITH IF YOU WANT TO GO TO A COMMISSION MEETING OR GET A BEACH STICKER.
A COUNTY SPOKESPERSON TELLS US THE NEW 560-THOUSAND DOLLAR LOBBY PROVIDES ADDED SECURITY AND MAKES THE BUILDING MORE USER-FRIENDLY FOR THE PUBLIC.
THE COUNTY SAYS THE ENTRANCE HAS BEEN PLANNED FOR FOUR YEARS, BUT SOME WONDER WHY IT'S NEEDED TO BE BUILT RIGHT NOW.
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it's a public building. It's a high visibility building. The belief was that enhanced security was needed.
i think they could've spent that money a lot of other places.
ONE COMMISSIONER SAYS GIVEN THE CURRENT ECONOMY, HAD THIS PROJECT NOT BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR YEARS, IT PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN APPROVED.
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FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL ACTION.
THE WOMEN LOOK TO EXTAND THEIR 20 HOME GAME WINNING STREAK.
A MODERN DAY LASSIE.
HEAR HOW THIS DOG SAVED HIS OWNER'S LIFE.
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THE F-G-C-U WOMENS BASKETBALL TEAM KEPT THEIR HOME WINNING STREAK GOING TONIGHT.
THE 21ST STRAIGHT WIN WAS A DOMINATION!!!
1ST HALF.ALREADY UP 15. COURTNEY CHI-HIL GOES BASELINE. SHE HAD 11. FGCU UP 29-12.
SHANNON MURPHY.BOUNCE PASS.ADRIAN MCNALLY. MCNALLY HAD 21. FGCU HAD A 20 POINT LEAD.
THIS IS ALL IN THE FIRST HALF.
MCNALLY TO CHELSEA LYLES. FGCU HAS 5 PLAYERS IN DOUBLE FIGURES IN POINTS.
FGCU WINS
92-65
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IT DID NOT TAKE LONG FOR RUMORS TO START SWIRLING ON WHEN THE WORLD'S BEST GOLFER WOULD MAKE A RETURN TO GOLF.
ACCORDING TO AN AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER GOLFER TIGER WOODS IS PLOTTING A RETURN.
THE PAPER SAYS WOODS WOULD COME BACK AS QUICKLY AS THE NEXT TWO WEEKS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ACCENTURE MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP IN ARIZONA.
WOODS HAS BEEN IN SECLUSION SINCE HE PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGED MUTIPLE AFFAIRS WITH SEVERAL WOMEN WHILE MARRIED TO SUPERMODEL ELIN NORDGEN.
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A RESCUED GOLDEN RETRIEVER IN COLORADO ENDS UP "RESCUING" HIS NEW FAMILY RIGHT BACK.
OVER THE WEEKEND THIS 2-YEAR-OLD GOLDEN RETRIEVER RUMI SMELLED SOMETHING STRANGE AND IMMEDIATELY ALERTED THE WHOLE FAMILY BY WAKING THEM UP.
WHAT RUMI WAS SMELLING WAS NATURAL GAS.
IT FLOODED THE HOME AFTER THE TENANTS UPSTAIRS FORGOT TO TURN THEIR STOVE OFF.
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"In the bedroom, there wasn't any smell at all, but as soon as I left the bedroom, the hallway and outside, the smell of gas was very, very strong."
SOT-Scott: "Actually it was a very close call. If any spark from a hot water heater or a furnace turning on, that house could have exploded."
THE TENANTS WERE AWAY ON A SKI TRIP AT THE TIME.
BUT THE FAMILY OF 3 NOW SAYS THEY ARE GRATEFUL TO THE PUPPY THAT NOBODY WANTED BUT THEY NOW CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT.
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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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