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HEADLINES (14 SECONDS)-ONCAM

THE CLOCK IS TICKING DURING THE LAST FEW HOURS UNTIL SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR'S LIFTOFF.

WE HAVE THE LATEST ON THE LAST EARLY MORNING LAUNCH IN THE DARK AS WELL AS ALL YOUR NEWS HEADLINES AFTER YOUR LIVE POWERBALL DRAWING.

NEWS OPEN-CLIP

TOSS TO CHRIS-ONCAM

AS A MASSIVE SNOW STORM IS IMPACTING MOST OF THE MID ATLANTIC

WE HAVE A LOT TO BE THANKFUL FOR HERE IN OUR AREA.

SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR-VO

EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD RIGHT NOW FOR SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR'S SCHEDULED EARLY MORNING LAUNCH.

THE SHUTTLE IS SET TO BLAST OFF IN ABOUT 5 AND A HALF HOURS.

NASA STARTED FUELING ENDEAVOUR JUST BEFORE EIGHT TONIGHT.

FORECASTERS SAY THERE IS A ZERO CHANCE OF RAIN, BUT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF HIGH WINDS.

THOSE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIE DOWN BEFORE ENDEAVOUR LAUNCHES.

NASA IS GIVING ENDEAVOUR AN 80-PERCENT "GO" FOR LIFT-OFF AT 4:39 A-M.

THE SHUTTLE WILL MAKE A 13-DAY FLIGHT TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE THE LAST SHUTTLE LAUNCH IN DARKNESS.

MID ATLANTIC SNOW STORM-ONCAM

WASHINGTON D-C IS CLOSING IN ON A SNOWFALL RECORD THIS WEEKEND.

AS A BLIZZARD BATTERS THE REGION WITH HEAVY WET SNOW THAT STRETCHES FROM PENNSYLVANIA TO THE CAROLINAS.

THE STORM HAS CLOSED AIRPORTS AND IS CAUSING POWER OUTAGES FOR THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE.

MID ATLANTIC SNOW STORM-PKG

LOCAL AIRPORT DELAYS-VO WIPE

THE STORMS IN THE NORTHEAST HAVE BEEN IMPACTING TRAVEL HERE, CREATING AN EXTENDED FLORIDA VACATION FOR SOME.

THROUGHOUT THE DAY FLIGHTS IN AND OUT OF WASHINGTON D-C, BALTIMORE, ATLANTIC CITY AND PHILADELPHIA WERE A NO-GO.

GETTING OUT OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WASN'T THE ONLY PROBLEM TODAY. THE ARRIVALS BOARD IS JUST AS BIG A MESS AS THE DEPARTURES.

LOCAL AIRPORT DELAYS-(2)SOTVO

"If we don't get out tonight we won't get out till Wednesday is what they're telling us."

"That means we're staying here what, five days past where we had planned to stay?"

THE WINTER STORM COULD HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON SUPER BOWL SUNDAY.

WITH POWER AND CABLE TELEVISION KNOCKED OUT FOR HUNDREDS OF

BOIL WATER NOTICE-ONCAM

HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN SAN CARLOS PARK ARE FORCED TO BOIL THEIR WATER AFTER A WATER MAIN BREAK.

THIS IS IMPACTING HOMES NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF U-S 41 AND SAN CARLOS BOULEVARD.

THE NOTICE WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL TESTS COME BACK CLEAN.

CHARLOTTE MOTORCYCLE CRASH-VO

NEW AT 11

A MAN IS CRITICALLY HURT AFTER HIS MOTORCYCLE COLLIDES WITH A CAR.

IT HAPPENED AFTER EIGHT O CLOCK IN PORT CHARLOTTE AT THE CORNER OF KINGS HIGHWAY AND HARBOR VIEW ROAD.

DEPUTIES SAY ONE OF THE DRIVERS RAN A RED LIGHT.

THE MAN ON THE BIKE HAD TO BE FLOWN TO LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

TOYOTA PRIUS LATEST-VO

TOYOTA IS PLANNING TO REPAIR THE BRAKES ON THOUSANDS OF HYBRID PRIUS CARS.

TOYOTA SAID IT WILL DISCLOSE THE DECISION EARLY NEXT WEEK.

MORE THAN 100 DRIVERS HAVE SAID THEIR BRAKES MOMENTARILY FAILED WHEN THEY WERE DRIVING OVER BUMPY ROADS.

TOYOTA BLAMES A SOFTWARE GLITCH AND SAYS IT HAS ALREADY FIXED VEHICLES IN PRODUCTION.

DOG TRACK PROTEST-VO WIPE

STRONG WORDS.AND SHOCKING SIGNS.

THESE ARE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE MESSAGES 20 PROTESTORS DISPLAYED OUTSIDE THE NAPLES-FORT MYERS RACE TRACK THIS AFTERNOON.

THE GROUP-GREYHOUNDS 2 K-IS PROTESTING BECAUSE THEY SAY THE TRACK IS INHUMANE IN THEIR TREATMENT OF THE DOGS.

DOG TRACK PROTEST-(2)SOTVO

"There's plenty of poker tables over there. There's plenty means of gambling. Place your bets on a poker game, you don't need to place them on a dog."

"This needs to be stopped. It's a barbaric industry. Even if we are here educating more people I think a lot of people aren't aware of what goes on."

LOCAL TEA PARTY PROTEST-VO WIPE

HUNDREDS LINED UP AND DOWN US-41 IN NORTH NAPLES THIS AFTERNOON.

AND DEPENDING ON WHICH SIDE OF THE ROAD YOU WERE ON, YOU EITHER SAW PROTESTORS PICKETING FOR OR AGAINST SOME GOVERNMENT POLICIES.

THIS WAS THE SCENE AT U-S 41 AT PINE RIDGE.

ALL THIS WAS PART OF THE TEA PARTY PROTESTS.

MEMBERS HELD UP SIGNS AGAINST PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND HIS POLICIES, BUT THEY WEREN'T ALONE.

LOCAL TEA PARTY PROTEST-(2)SOTVO

"I am out here to show support for our Constitution. We are against higher taxes. We want the government out of our lives."

"Their point of view seems to be less government and lower taxes, which is not what is best for this country."

ART FEST-VOWIPE

THOUSANDS HEAD DOWNTOWN FOR ARTFEST FORT MYERS.

DOWNTOWN WAS PACKED TODAY AS VENDORS SHOWED OFF PAINTINGS, PHOTOS, AND SCULPTURES.

ORGANIZERS EXPECT SOME 55-THOUSAND PEOPLE DOWNTOWN THIS WEEKEND, TAKING IN THE SIGHTS, SOUNDS AND FOOD.

ART FEST-SOTVO

"We come every Friday for Artwalk, and we come every year for ArtFest. This year., we're not buying as much as we used to."

DESPITE THAT, ORGANIZERS HOPE FOR THE BIG CROWDS.

ARTFEST FORT MYERS HAS ENDED FOR THE DAY.

TEASE ONE-OC

HUNDREDS ARE BEING EVACUATED AS MUDSLIDES IN CALIFORNIA ARE DESTROYING HOMES AND CARS.

AND COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE MAKING THEIR WAY INTO THE REGION.

WEATHER-RP

Cooler weather settles in as overnight lows tonight head back into the mid 40s to near 50 degrees. Scattered clouds move in at times, so if you're waking up early to catch the shuttle launch at 4:39 A.M. we may have a few clouds to contend with, but overall the hope is still there to catch part of the launch. Look in the northeast sky at and a couple minutes after launch time.

Despite quite a bit of sunshine, highs tomorrow struggle to get out of the 60s. The breeze won't be quite as strong but a northerly wind at 10-15 mph does add an extra chill to the air.

After a cool day, temperatures tomorrow night drop off into the low to mid 40s across the urban areas to the upper 30s deep inland.

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TEASE TWO-ONCAM

RACCOONS PUT A FLORIDA COUNTY UNDER A RABIES ALERT.

RACCOONS ATTACK!-ONCAM

A 60-DAY RABIES ALERT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOLLOWING THREE RACCOON ATTACKS IN FIVE DAYS.

THE FIRST ATTACK HAPPENED JANUARY 24, FOLLOWED BY TWO MORE JANUARY 29 TH.

ALL THREE ATTACKS HAPPENED WITHIN A TWO-MILE AREA.

CALIFORNIA MUDSLIDE-VOTOPS

500 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EVACUATED IN MUDSLIDES NORTH OF LOS ANGELES AS AN INTENSE WINTER STORM SOAKS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

NEARLY TWO INCHES OF RAINS FELL OVERNIGHT AND INTO THE MORNING, TRIGGERING MUDSLIDES AND FLOODING.

AT LEAST 41 HOMES HAVE BEEN DAMAGED, AND DOZENS OF VEHICLES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED.

COLORADO MIDAIR CRASH-VO

SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE KILLED AFTER TWO AIRPLANES COLLIDED IN COLORADO.

THE MIDAIR COLLISION OCCURRED THIS AFTERNOON IN BOULDER, COLORADO WHERE A PLANE STRUCK A TOW CABLE PULLING A GLIDER BEHIND ANOTHER PLANE.

AMATEUR VIDEO, SHOT MOMENTS AFTER THE CRASH, SHOW A SMOKING OBJECT AND A PARACHUTE FALLING TO THE GROUND.

N-T-S-B OFFICIALS SAY AT LEAST 3 PEOPLE WERE KILLED.

BEACHGOERS SAVE EAGLE-ONCAM

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA BEACHGOERS HELP SAVE A BALD EAGLE THAT CRASHED INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO.

THE EAGLE WENT DOWN ABOUT 200 YARDS OFFSHORE IN VENICE EARLIER THIS WEEK.

THE BIRD EVENTUALLY MADE ITS WAY TO SHORE AND WAS TAKEN TO A VETERINARIAN.

THE DOCTOR WHO IS TREATING THE BIRD SAID IT WAS UNABLE TO FLY BECAUSE ITS WINGS WERE COVERED IN SALT WATER.

EAGLE BEAK REPAIRED-VOTOPS

IN ALASKA, THERE'S AN EAGLE WITH A DENTAL PLAN.

THE BIRD WAS FOUND IN DECEMBER WITH SEVERE DAMAGE TO ITS BEAK, APPARENTLY FROM FISHING LINE THAT WRAPPED AROUND IT AND STARTED

CUTTING INTO IT.

STAFF AT THE BIRD TREATMENT AND LEARNING CENTER SAYS DECIDED TO TURN TO DENTIST KIRK JOHNSON, WHO THOUGHT OF PATCHING UP THE BEAK WITH THE SAME MATERIAL USED TO MAKE TEMPORARY CROWNS FOR PEOPLE.

EAGLE BEAK REPAIRED-SOTVO

"I was looking around the office there and saw a yellow highlighter pen. Thought we'll that's kind of Alaska style. Lets get a highlighter and paint this bird beak yellow."

SPORTS NEXT-ONCAM

REOPEN SPORTS-CLIP

WARREN SAPP-ONCAM

WELCOME BACK.

FORMER TAMPA BAY BUC WARREN SAPP'S SUPER BOWL SATURDAY HASN'T EXACTLY BEEN ANYTHING TO CELEBRATE ABOUT.

SAPP FACES A BATTERY CHARGE FROM A DOMESTIC INCIDENT THIS MORNING IN SOUTH BEACH.

WARREN SAPP-VOTOPS

THE N-F-L NETWORK. WHO SAPP WORKS FOR AS AN ANALYST. WILL NOT PUT SAPP ON THE AIR UNTIL IT LOOKS INTO THE ALLEGATIONS OF THE INCIDENT.

THAT MEANS HE WON'T BE WORKING THE SUPER BOWL.

SAPP HAS YET TO COMMENT ON THE INCIDENT.

HARGROVE SUPER BOWL-VOTOPS

ANTHONY HARGROVE IS A BIG DEFENSIVE TACKLE LIKE SAPP. AND, LIKE SAPP. HE'S FACED SOME TROUBLES OFF THE FIELD.

BUT THE PORT CHARLOTTE GRAD HAS TURNED HIS LIFE AROUND. AND WILL PLAY IN HIS FIRST SUPER BOWL TOMORROW.

HARGROVE SOUND-SOTTOPS

NFL HALL OF FAME-VOTOPS

IT'S NO SURPRISE. THE GREATEST WIDE RECEIVER IN N-F-L HISTORY IS GOING INTO THE HALL OF FAME ON HIS FIRST BALLOT.

JERRY RICE HEADLINES THIS YEAR'S CLASS OF HALL OF FAMERS. WHICH WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY.

VEROT FORT MYERS-ONCAM

THE HOUSE WAS PACKED AT FORT MYERS HIGH TONIGHT. WITH FANS EAGER TO CHECK OUT THE GREEN WAVE'S BATTLE WITH RIVAL BISHOP VEROT.

VEROT FORT MYERS-VOTOPS

THIS PLACE WAS A MADHOUSE. THEY SOLD OUT ALL 1-THOUSAND TICKETS BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

FOURTH QUARTER. BUDDY MCCLENDON SETTLES IN AT THE TOP OF THE KEY - HE HITS 2 OF HIS GAME HIGH 18 AND IT'S AN 11-POINT FORT MYERS LEAD.

VEROT'S LEADING SCORER IS A FRESHMAN - QUINTEN PAYNE. COAST-TO-COAST. HITS THE LAY-IN, AND HE'S FOULED. VEROT HAD A NICE RUN IN THE FOURTH.

BUT IT WASN'T ENOUGH. THE GREEN WAVE CLOSE OUT WITH AN EXCLAMATORY JAM FROM THEIR LEADING SCORERE EVIN GRAHAM.

BARRON COLLIER SCORE-CGTOPS

THE BARRON COLLIER GIRLS SOCCER TEAMS ENDS ITS SEASON IN HEARTBREAK.

CAMPBELL FGCU WOMEN-VOTOPS

THE F-G-C-U WOMEN ARE PLAYING THEIR BEST BALL RIGHT NOW. AND TAKING IT OUT ON CAMPBELL TONIGHT.

THEY DID IT THREE POINTS AT A TIME. ADRIENNE MCNALLY HITS FROM LONG HERE. 24-11 EAGLES.

CHELSEA LILES STARTED ON FIRE. THE NET BARELY MOVES AS HER THREE GOES THROUGH. SHE HAD 16. EAGLES BY 14.

CAMPBELL FGCU MEN-VOTOPS

BEFORE THAT. SOME WONKA VISION!. NO, THAT'S JUST A FAN AT THE MEN'S GAME AGAINST THE CAMELS.

EARLY ON. LORNE MERTHIE HITS THE THREE FOR THE CAMELS. THEY GO UP 6-4.

THAT STARTS A RUN. KYLE VEJRASKA THREE POINT PLAY. 11-4 CAMPBELL.

F-G-C-U WENT ABOUT SIX MINUTES WITHOUT A HOOP. BUT EAGLES PICK THINGS UP. ANTHONY BANKS TWO.

MISS STATE FLORIDA-VOTOPS

FLORIDA STATE BEAT MIAMI, 71-65 TONIGHT. FLORIDA TRYING TO TAKE DOWN MISSISSIPPI STATE.

IT WAS A TIGHT ONE. BUT THEY GOT WHAT THEY NEEDED.

20 EACH FOR VERNON MACKIN AND CHANDLER PARSONS.

DAYTONA QUALIFYING-ONCAM

THE FRONT ROW IS SET FOR NEXT WEEKEND'S DAYTONA 500.

MARK MARTIN WON THE POLE.

NORTHERN TRUST OPEN-VOTOPS

PHIL MICKELSON AND THE BOYS FIGHTING IT OUT IN ROUND THREE AT RIVIERA AFTER FINISHING ROUND TWO IN THE MORNING.

MICKELSON STARTS IN STYLE. EAGLES THE FIRST HOLE.

ERNIE ELS DOESN'T NEED TO PUTT. NICE WORK WITH THE WEDGE. RIGHT ON IN.

GOLF LEADERBOARD-CGTOPS

STRICKER LEADS BY THREE HEADING INTO THE FINAL ROUND.

AND LOOK WHO'S TIED FOR FIFTH.

NORTH FORT MYERS GRAD GEORGE MCNEILL.

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