ÿþ<HTML> <BODY BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF BGPROPERTIES=FIXED> <FONT 000000 FACE=ARIAL SIZE=3> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="ENPS"> <META CONTENT="text/html;charset=utf-16" http-equiv=Content-Type> <TITLE>ABC7 9AM</TITLE> </HEAD> <CENTER> <TABLE WIDTH=80% BORDER=1> <TR><TD><TR><TD><FONT 000000 SIZE=+2> <A NAME=StoryIndex> <CENTER><H2>ABC7 9AM</H2></CENTER></TD> </TABLE> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF="x120124_abc_9a.htm">Click here for a text-only version of this page</A></FONT><BR> <TABLE WIDTH=80% BORDER=1 > <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#ANCHOR SUPERS>ANCHOR SUPERS</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#TZ3 A) SOTU PREVIEW-VOTOPS>TZ3 A) SOTU PREVIEW-VOTOPS</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#HEADLINES------------->HEADLINES-------------</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#WX TEASE-WX GFX>WX TEASE-WX GFX</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#HL) PRESIDENTIAL 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SUPERS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>ANCHOR SUPERS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=HEADLINES-------------> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HEADLINES-------------</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>4 CANDIDATES. <P>7 DAYS. <P>ONE NOMINATION. <P>THE GOP PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS ARE FRESH OFF THE DEBATE STAGE IN TAMPA. <P>THIS MORNING THEY'RE PULLING UP TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. <P>ABC SEVEN BRINGS YOU TEAM COVERAGE FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL. <P>MEANTIME -- PRESIDENT OBAMA STEALS SOME OF THE SPOTLIGHT -- <P>TACKLING THE NATION'S TOP ISSUES *TONIGHT. <P>IN HIS STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS. <P>ABC SEVEN TELLS YOU WHAT TO LISTEN OUT FOR. IN OUR SPEECH OUTLOOK. <P>THE RESULTS ARE IN-- <P>WE NOW KNOW WHICH BIG NAMES AND BLOCKBUSTER TITLES ARE UP FOR ACADEMY AWARDS. <P>DID YOUR FAVORITE MAKE THE CUT? <P>WE REVEAL THE NOMINEES AHEAD AT 9. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=HL) PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS-VO-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HL) PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS-VO-WIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=HL) STATE OF THE UNION-VO-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HL) STATE OF THE UNION-VO-WIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=HL) OSCAR NOMINATIONS-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HL) OSCAR NOMINATIONS-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=WX HL-WX WALL> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>WX HL-WX WALL</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=BREAKING -CLIP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BREAKING -CLIP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=PALM BEACH AX-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>PALM BEACH AX-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>BREAKING NEWS FROM THE MORNING COMMUTE. <P>A SCARE FOR A LEE COUNTY TEENAGER WALKING TO SCHOOL. <P>HERE IS NEW VIDEO JUST COMING IN FROM PALM BEACH AND ORANGE RIVER BOULEVARD. <P>SHOES AND SCHOOL BOOKS SCATTERED. AFTER A 16-PASSENGER VAN HIT THE TEEN, WHO WAS TRYING TO CROSS THE ROAD. <P>RIGHT NOW -- TROOPERS ARE INVESTIGATING, <P>AND HAVE NOT SAID IF THE DRIVER WILL FACE CHARGES. <P>THEY TELL US THE TEEN DID *NOT USE A CROSS WALK. <P>ALL LANES ARE ONCE AGAIN OPEN ON PALM BEACH. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=VOTE 2012-CLIP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>VOTE 2012-CLIP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=COLD OPEN-SOT> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>COLD OPEN-SOT</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>What you ought to do is stop and look at the facts. <P>I mean, you'll see my income, how much taxes I've paid, how much I've paid to charity. <P>WE HAVE CONGRESS MEN WHO SAY.GINGRICH: You just jumped a long way over here, friend. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=POLITICS TEAM COVERAGE-DBX> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>POLITICS TEAM COVERAGE-DBX</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THIS MORNING ABC SEVEN IS ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL FOLLOWING THE FIGHT FOR FLORIDA. <P>OUR CREWS WERE ON SCENE AS THE REMAINING FOUR CANDIDATES TOOK THE STAGE LAST NIGHT IN TAMPA. <P>THEY'RE ALL CLAWING FOR THE TOP SPOT BUT ONLY TWO CANDIDATES STOOD OUT IN THEIR BATTLE FOR THE SUNSHINE STATE. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS-VO IN LEFT> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS-VO IN LEFT</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=GINGRICH GRASSROOTS FIGHT-VO IN RIGHT> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>GINGRICH GRASSROOTS FIGHT-VO IN RIGHT</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS-2SH-PUSH> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS-2SH-PUSH</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>GOOD MORNING, SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. <P>WELCOME TO YOUR ONLY SOURCE FOR LOCAL NEWS AT 9 A-M. <P>MONDAY NIGHT'S REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE GOT PERSONAL. AND COMBATIVE. QUICKLY. <P>AND FOR MITT ROMNEY, IT WAS NO MORE "MR. NICE GUY". <P>HE GOT AGGRESSIVE -- <P>CALLING OUT NEWT GINGRICH'S RECORD AS SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE. <P>AND HIS PAID CONSULTING WORK WITH FREDDIE MAC. <P>ABC SEVEN'S JOE ROETZ IN THE MIDST OF THE HEATED DEBATE,. <P>THIS MORNING HE BRINGS US THE HIGHLIGHTS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>ALL EYES ARE ON FLORIDA AS THESE CANDIDATES FOCUS ON THE SUNSHINE STATE. <P>THE WINNER IN NEXT WEEKS PRIMARY COULD TAKE THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION. <P>THE PRESSURE IS ON AND IT'S CLEAR TENSIONS IS RUNNING HIGH <P>- FOR 6 MINUTES DURING MONDAY NIGHT'S DEBATE, MITT ROMNEY AND NEWT GINGRICH ATTACKED EACH OTHER ABOUT THEIR PERSONAL FINANCES. <P>-CANDIDATES RON PAUL AND RICK SANTORUM GOT VERY LITTLE CAMERA TIME AS THE TOPICS RANGED FROM THE ROMNEY'S PERSONAL FINANCES TO CHINA'S TRADE POLICY. <P>- BUT THE ATTACKS ON EACH OTHER WERE WHAT TOOK CENTER STAGE - AS EACH CANDIDATE TRIES TO CLAIM FIRST PLACE IN THE FLORIDA PRIMARY. <P>-THE ATTACKS STARTED WITH GINGRICH'S TIES TO FREDDIE MAC - THE LENDING GIANT THAT PLAYED A ROLE IN THE NATION'S HOUSING CRISIS. <P>42:27 I think it is safe to say I never did any lobbying <P>38:49 - I will not apologize for success or free enterprise - we need to embrace it to get people working again <P>39:32 Hopefully he creates jobs by earning that money <P>WITH MODERATOR BRIAN WILLIAMS CITING 40 PERCENT OF FLORIDA HOMEOWNERS LOSING MONEY ON THEIR MORTGAGES. <P>THAT'S ONE THING AT LEAST TWO CANDIDATES, MITT ROMNEY AND RON PAUL AGREE ON FIXING. <P>50:28 the whole bubble was easily seen - government manufactured - wat do you do? the best thing you can do is get out of the way. <P>TAKE JOE <P>THE CANDIDATES FOCUS NOW SHIFTS TO WINNING OVER VOTERS AS THE JANUARY 31ST PRIMARY QUICKLY APPROACHES. <P>THREE HAVE EVENTS SCHEDULED IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TODAY. <P>THEN IT'S OFF TO JACKSONVILLE FOR A FINAL FLORIDA DEBATE. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TEAM COVERAGE-CLIP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TEAM COVERAGE-CLIP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=GINGRICH IN SWFL-POP-SS-CG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>GINGRICH IN SWFL-POP-SS-CG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>NEW <P>ABC SEVEN IS PREPARING FOR THE TOP GOP CANDIDATES TO HEAD SOUTH FROM TAMPA TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TODAY. <P>THE LATEST GALLOP NATIONAL POLL SHOWS GINGRICH IS REALLY GAINING GROUND ON ROMNEY. <P>IT'S NECK AND NECK. YOU SEE ROMNEY LEADING BY ONE PERCENTAGE POINT WHICH IS IN THE MARGIN OF ERROR. <P>RON PAUL COMING IN AT 13-PERCENT. RICK SANTORUM POLLING AT 11-PERCENT. <P>WE'RE FOLLOWING THE CANDIDATES AS THEY STUMP FOR VOTES. <P>TODAY GINGRICH WILL BE IN FORT MYERS AT THE HOBBY LOBBY OFF 6 MILE CYPRESS. <P>THAT EVENT IS SET FOR FOUR P-M. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TOSS TO LAUREN-POP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TOSS TO LAUREN-POP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>MITT ROMNEY MAKES WILL ALSO BE IN LEE COUNTY TODAY. <P>HE'S FOCUSING ON HOUSING BY USING A PROPERTY IN LEHIGH ACRES AS A BACK-DROP. <P>A-B-C'S LAUREN DiSPIRITO SHOWS YOU WHEN AND WHERE YOU CAN MEET THE MAN HOPING TO WIN THIS KEY SWING STATE. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=ROMNEY HOUSING HIGHLIGHT-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>ROMNEY HOUSING HIGHLIGHT-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>Lauren on cam <P>We're in Lehigh Acres, where Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is expected to hold an event later today. It's being billed as a housing event. <P>9 SEC - TAKE GRAPHIC HERE <P>scheduled to start just after 3 o'clock at 17th street southwest. we did some research it's being held at a bank owned property in foreclosure many homes in Lehigh have been in foreclosure and many people here affected by the housing crisis. <P>we expect to hear from Romney on jobs, the economy, perhaps plans to boost the housing market, as he brings his campaign into Southwest Florida. <P>Also, new this morning, Romney released his tax returns showing earnings of more than 42 million dollars and paying a lower tax rate than many americans do. something he may have to respond to later today. <P>Now, we're one week away from the Florida primary, as Romney showed in last night's debate in Tampa, he is ready for a fight to win votes here in Florida. <P>In Lehigh Acres, Lauren DiSpirito, ABC7. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=SANTORUM IN PG-SSTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>SANTORUM IN PG-SSTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>AND RICK SANTORUM WILL BE IN PUNTA GORDA AT THREE FOR A RALLY AT LAISHLEY PARK. <P>RON PAUL IS SKIPPING FLORIDA -- FOCUSING ON FEBRUARY'S CAUCUSES IN NEVADA AND COLORADO. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=DEVELOPING-CLIP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>DEVELOPING-CLIP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=STATE OF THE UNION PREVIEW-VO-SS-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>STATE OF THE UNION PREVIEW-VO-SS-WIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>MEANTIME -- TODAY PRESIDENT OBAMA PUTS THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON HIS STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS. <P>HE'LL SPEAK IN FRONT OF CONGRESS *AND THE NATION TONIGHT. <P>IN THE HEAT OF AN ELECTION SEASON. <P>AND IT WILL BE DATE NIGHT AGAIN ON CAPITOL HILL, <P>AS MEMBERS ACROSS THE AISLE WILL SIT WITH MEMBERS OF THE OPPOSING PARTY. <P>THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS HAVE SAT SIDE-BY-SIDE AT THE STATE OF THE UNION. <P>THAT AIRS LIVE. TONIGHT. AT 9 P-M. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=WHITE HOUSE SHOOTING SUSPECT-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>WHITE HOUSE SHOOTING SUSPECT-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A FORMAL ARRAIGNMENT HAS BEEN SET TODAY-- <P>FOR THE ACCUSED WHITE HOUSE SHOOTER. <P>OSCAR RAMIRO ORTEGA-HERNANDEZ IS CHARGED WITH FIRING A RIFLE AT THE WHITE HOUSE IN NOVEMBER 2011. <P>IN AN ATTEMPT AT ASSASSINATING THE PRESIDENT. <P>SEVERAL ROUNDS HIT THE EXTERIOR OF THE WHITE HOUSE, <P>NEAR THE SECOND STORY RESIDENCE AREA FOR THE FIRST FAMILY. <P>HE'S EXPECTED TO ENTER A PLEA OF NOT GUILTY. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=CRUISE SHIP MORNING-VO-BNR> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CRUISE SHIP MORNING-VO-BNR</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>DEVELOPING THIS MORNING OFF THE COAST OF ITALY-- <P>OFFICIALS SAY THE CAPSIZED COSTA CONCORDIA IS STABLE ENOUGH TO BEGIN PUMPING FUEL FROM ITS GIANT TANKS. <P>SALVAGE EXPERTS RECEIVED THE GREEN LIGHT TODAY TO BEGIN PUMPING SOME 500-THOUSAND GALLONS OF FUEL FROM THE SHIP. <P>IT'S EXPECTED TO TAKE WEEKS TO REMOVE THE FUEL. <P>AN ESTIMATED 20 SOME PEOPLE ARE STILL MISSING. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=PATERNO PUBLIC VIEWING-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>PATERNO PUBLIC VIEWING-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND FANS PAY THEIR RESPECTS TO LEGENDARY PENN STATE FOOTBALL COACH JOE PATERNO. <P>THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC VIEWING TODAY IN STATE COLLEGE. <P>PATERNO PASSED AWAY SUNDAY, <P>FROM COMPLICATIONS FROM LUNG CANCER. <P>HE WAS DISMISSED FROM PENN STATE LAST YEAR, <P>AFTER FORMER DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR JERRY SANDUSKY WAS ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ABUSING SEVERAL YOUNG BOYS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=GIFFORDS CENTER TOUR-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>GIFFORDS CENTER TOUR-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A NEW STRUCTURE HONORS RETIRING CONGRESSWOMAN GABRIELLE GIFFORDS. <P>A FAMILY ASSISTANCE CENTER HAS BEEN NAMED IN HER HONOR. <P>GIFFORDS RECEIVED A WARM WELCOME FROM STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS AT THE PHONE BANK. <P>THE GABRIELLE GIFFORDS FAMILY ASSISTANCE CENTER WAS BUILT WITH WELL OVER TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS DONATED IN HER NAME AFTER HER INJURY IN THE MASS SHOOTING IN TUSCON LAST JANUARY. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=KIDNAPPING SUSPECT-SS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>KIDNAPPING SUSPECT-SS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THIS MORNING -- <P>DEPUTIES SEARCH FOR THE MAN SUSPECTED OF TRYING TO KIDNAP A TEEN GIRL IN BONITA SPRINGS. <P>THIS IS A SKETCH OF THE SUSPECT, ACCORDING TO THE GIRL'S DESCRIPTION. <P>ACCORDING TO DEPUTIES-- THE 15-YEAR-OLD WAS WALKING BY HERSELF SUNDAY AFTERNOON -- <P>WHEN THE MAN TRIED TO GRAB HER. <P>THE TEEN SAYS SHE FOUGHT BACK AND RAN HOME. <P>IF YOU RECOGNIZE THE MAN IN THIS SKETCH, CALL POLICE. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=LEE CRIME STATS-(3)CG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>LEE CRIME STATS-(3)CG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>IF YOU THINK YOU'RE SEEING MORE STORIES ABOUT CRIME THESE DAYS, YOU ARE. <P>CRIME IN FORT MYERS IS UP ACROSS THE BOARD. <P>ACCORDING TO 2011 NUMBERS -- THE CITY SAW 20 MURDERS. <P>IN LEE COUNTY - NUMBERS SHOW OVERALL CRIME IS DOWN BY ONE PERCENT. <P>VIOLENT CRIME DROPPED ELEVEN PERCENT. <P>IN CAPE CORAL- <P>CRIME JUMPED FIVE PERCENT, <P>VIOLENT CRIME DROPPED 14 PERCENT -- AND NON VIOLENT CRIME- ROSE BY SIX PERCENT. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=GARTH BROOKS IN COURT-ON CAM> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>GARTH BROOKS IN COURT-ON CAM</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>NEW <P>WE TURN NOW TO SINGER GARTH BROOKS' LEGAL FIGHT. <P>HIS LAWSUIT AGAINST AN OKLAHOMA HOSPITAL MAY HAVE HIT A SNAG. <P>A-B-C'S RYAN OWENS REPORTS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=GARTH BROOKS IN COURT-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>GARTH BROOKS IN COURT-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>SCRIPT: <P>BY THE END OF TODAY, IT WILL COME DOWN TO THIS: EITHER GARTH BROOKS DID HAVE <P>A HALF MILLION HANDSHAKE DEAL WITH AN OKLAHOMA HOSPITAL OR HE DIDN'T. <P>SOT - BROOKS <P>"YOU KNOW, AN AGREEMENT IS ONLY AS GOOD AS THE PERSON YOU'RE MAKING IT WITH, <P>WRITTEN OR VERBAL." <P>THE COUNTRY SUPERSTAR SAYS HE DONATED 500,000 DOLLARS TO HAVE THE NEW WOMEN' <P>S CENTER NAMED AFTER HIS LATE MOTHER.. A VERBAL DEAL HE SAYS THE HOSPITAL <P>BROKE. <P>BUT DURING HIS CROSS EXAMINATION MONDAY, BROOKS BEGAN SINGING A DIFFERENT <P>TUNE. THE HOSPITAL'S LAWYER CONFRONTED THE OKLAHOMA NATIVE WITH A <P>DEPOSITION IN WHICH HE WAS ASKED DETAILS ABOUT THE 2005 CONVERSATION WHEN <P>THE AGREEMENT WAS SUPPOSEDLY MADE. THE SINGER RESPONDED: "I DON'T REMEMBER. <P>" <P>THE HOSPITAL AGREES THAT BOTH SIDES PLANNED TO HONOR COLLEEN BROOKS, BUT <P>NEVER SETTLED ON THE SPECIFICS. <P>SOT - HARDY WATKINS, HOSPITAL SPOKESPERSON <P>"WE DID NOT WANT TO LET DOWN THE BROOKS FAMILY, AND OUR FRUSTRATION WAS THAT <P>WE WERE NEVER ABLE TO GET TO AN AGREEMENT." <P>AFTER BROOK'S TESTIMONY, THE HOSPITAL TRIED TO GET THE CASE THROWN OUT, BUT <P>THE JUDGE DENIED IT. SO AFTER CLOSING ARGUMENTS THIS MORNING, BROOKS WILL <P>FACE HIS MOST IMPORTANT AUDIENCE YET--THE JURY./ <P>FOR GOOD MORNING AMERICA, RYAN OWENS, ABC NEWS, ALB, NEW MEXICO <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TEASE ONE-2-SHOT> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TEASE ONE-2-SHOT</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>RISKY BEHAVIOR--- <P>A NEW STUDY LOOKS AT RELATIONSHIPS ON CAMPUS. <P>STRESS. SEX. AND HOW ONE FLORIDA UNIVERSITY TRENDS *ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. <P>PLUS --WHY WORKING OUT WITH THE *ENTIRE FAMILY IS MORE REWARDING. <P>NEW THIS MORNING-- <P>EXPERTS SAY *YOU COULD BE THE KEY TO YOU CHILD'S WEIGHTLOSS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TZ1 A) WORKING OUT WITH KIDS-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ1 A) WORKING OUT WITH KIDS-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=WEATHER TEASE-WX ID> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>WEATHER TEASE-WX ID</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>WEATHER IS COMING UP. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=BLOOMBERG TEASE-SOT> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BLOOMBERG TEASE-SOT</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>BLOOMBERG TEASE <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT-PKG TOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT-PKG TOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=UTAH SNOW GREAT VIDEO-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>UTAH SNOW GREAT VIDEO-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>IT WAS A DRIVER'S ED VIDEO COME TO LIFE-- <P>AS WINTER WEATHER GOT THE BEST OF UTAH DRIVERS ON MONDAY. <P>THIS YOUTUBE VIDEO SHOWS CARS STRUGGLING DOWN A SNOWY ROAD. <P>AT FIRST, DRIVERS WERE JUST BARELY ABLE TO MANAGE. <P>BUT AS SNOW AND ICE MOUNTED THE ACCIDENTS BEGAN. <P>WITH CARS SPINNING OUT, CRASHING INTO TREES AND SNOWPLOWS. AND EACH OTHER. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=STORMWARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>STORMWARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=CROSSTALK INTO WX-CAM 9 WX EST> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CROSSTALK INTO WX-CAM 9 WX EST</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=FORECAST-WXWALL> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>FORECAST-WXWALL</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF. <P>IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA. <P>NICE WEATHER AGAIN TODAY <P>A warm southeasterly breeze will keep the weather nice in our part of Florida today. Skies are starting off partly cloudy with mild 60's on the thermometer. A little patchy fog is possible this morning before sunrise, otherwise it should be very quiet for the morning commute today. Temperatures will continue to climb before noon and reach 82/83 today. Skies stay partly cloudy today and one or two showers are possible before sunset. The showers just mentioned are not likely to disrupt any outdoor plans today. Similar to yesterday, any showers that do develop will be very widely separated and not amount to much. <P>Looking ahead to the rest of the week, we are still on-track for more nice weather again on Wednesday and Thursday. A cold front should cross the area Friday and bring us a better chance for showers or a brief thunderstorm. The front on Friday will clear the area by the weekend leaving us with residual clouds and a little cooler weather. Temperatures will drop back into the 70's on Saturday and Sunday with overnight lows in the 50's. A few showers could linger over the Keys and the Miami area this weekend but most of southwest Florida will return to mainly dry weather after the front goes by on Friday. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=DANGEROUS PARK-VO-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>DANGEROUS PARK-VO-WIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>LOOKING AHEAD-- <P>THE CAPE CORAL R-C HAWKS -- WILL MEET WITH THE CITY'S FIRE MARSHAL TODAY AFTER FLAMES KEPT SOME LOCAL REMOTE CONTROL PLANES GROUNDED AFTER ONE OF THEIR PLANES CAUSED A SMALL BRUSHFIRE. <P>THE GROUP IS TEMPORARILY BANNED FROM SEAHAWK PARK -- AFTER ONE OF THEIR PLANES CRASHED AND IGNITED A BRUSHFIRE.BURNING NEARLY THREE ACRES. <P>THE GROUP'S PRESIDENT IS WORKING ON AN ACTION PLAN -- TO PRESENT TO FIRE OFFICIALS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=DANGEROUS PARK-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>DANGEROUS PARK-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>we will; comply and we're very much positive and proactive on getting this taken care of in a nice safe fashion to satisfy the fire marshal and the city people. <P>GAMILS SAYS THE PILOT OF THE TOY AIRCRAFT -- WAS TOO CLOSE TO NEARBY HOMES WHEN THE PLANE CRASHED. <P>TO BETTER PROTECT THOSE RESIDENTS -- IN THE NEW PLAN -- PEOPLE WHO VENTURE OUTSIDE THE BOUNDARIES WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM FLYING. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=FGCU STUDY-(4)VBX-RV> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>FGCU STUDY-(4)VBX-RV</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR CHILDREN DO WHILE AWAY AT COLLEGE? <P>ACCORDING TO A 2011 STUDY -- <P>STUDENTS AT FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY ENGAGE IN SOME RISKY BEHAVIOR. <P>ACCORDING TO A FALL 2011 STUDY -- NATIONALLY. NEARLY 32-PERCENT OF STUDENTS REPORTED HAVING AN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP THAT WAS EITHER TRAUMATIC OR DIFFICULT TO HANDLE. <P>BUT AT F-G-C-U -- <P>IT'S EVEN HIGHER. <P>AT ABOUT 36-PERCENT. <P>THE STUDY ALSO STATES -- <P>ROUGHLY 73-PERCENT OF STUDENTS REPORTED HAVING SEX IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS -- <P>THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS ABOUT 71 PERCENT. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=FGCU STUDY-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>FGCU STUDY-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>want to make friends, be connected and be successful socially those are standard things but it's a lot of pressure on a relationship. <P>CONCERNED PARENTS ARE URGED TO TAKE A MORE ACTIVE ROLE -- <P>BY TALKING TO THEIR STUDENTS AND KEEPING EYES OPEN TO ANY CHANGES IN BEHAVIOR. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=WORKING OUT WITH KIDS-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>WORKING OUT WITH KIDS-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>NEW THIS MORNING-- <P>OVERWEIGHT AND OBESE CHILDREN MIGHT HAVE MORE SUCCESS LOSING WEIGHT -- AND STAYING SLIM -- IF THEIR PARENTS ARE INVOLVED IN THEIR TREATMENT. <P>NEW RESEARCH FINDS FAMILIES THAT COME TOGETHER TO HELP KIDS LOSE WEIGHT TENDED TO BE MOST EFFECTIVE. <P>RESEARCHERS SAY PARENTS CAN HELP KIDS BY SETTING SPECIFIC GOALS -- LIKE LIMITING T-V TIME -- AND FILLING THE KITCHEN WITH HEALTHY CHOICES. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=GENERATION X-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>GENERATION X-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A NEW STUDY TAKES A LOOK AT HOW GEN-X'ERS FELT ABOUT THEIR FIRST MAJOR PUBLIC HEALTH SCARE. <P>ONE OUT OF FIVE ADULTS IN THEIR LATE 30'S. <P>GOT A FLU SHOT DURING THE 2009-2010 SWINE FLU EPIDEMIC. <P>MORE THAN HALF -- 60-PERCENT --- SAID THEY FOLLOWED THE ISSUE CLOSELY. <P>THEY WERE ALSO MOST LIKELY TO GET THEIR FLU INFORMATION FROM FAMILY AND FRIENDS. <P>INSTEAD OF SOURCES LIKE YOUTUBE AND WIKIPEDIA. <P>GENERATION X GENERALLY REFERS TO PEOPLE BORN BETWEEN THE 19-60S AND 80S. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=PROSTATE HEALTH-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>PROSTATE HEALTH-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>NEW HEALTH ALERT FOR MEN-- <P>A DRUG USED TO TREAT ENLARGED PROSTATES MIGHT ALSO HELP SLOW THE GROWTH OF PROSTATE CANCER. <P>IN A STUDY OF 300 MEN IN CANADA -- THE DRUG "AVODART" DELAYED THE PROGRESSION OF THEIR EARLY STAGE, LOCALIZED PROSTATE CANCER. <P>AVODART IS NORMALLY USED TO TREAT ENLARGED PROSTATES, BUT IS NOT APPROVED FOR PROSTATE CANCER. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=DISNEY BEARD RULE-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>DISNEY BEARD RULE-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>STARTING NEXT MONTH-- <P>YOU MAY SEE SOMETHING YOU'VE NEVER SEEN AT DISNEY LAND OR DISNEY WORLD BEFORE. <P>FACIAL HAIR ON PARK EMPLOYEES. <P>THIS WEEK, DISNEY LOOSENED THINGS UP A BIT. <P>ANNOUNCING ITS CAST MEMBERS CAN GROW BEARDS AND GOATEES. <P>BUT THE GUIDELINES REMAIN STRICT FOR DISNEY CAST MEMBERS-- <P>THE BEARDS AND GOATEES MUST BE WELL GROOMED, <P>AND CAN BE NO LONGER THAN A QUARTER OF AN INCH. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TEASE TWO----> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TEASE TWO----</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>obama singing - cheers <P>IT WAS THE TUNE THAT WENT VIRAL LAST WEEK-- NOW PRESIDENT OBAMA CAN SERENADE YOU EVERYDAY. <P>WILL THIS CAMPAIGN TACTIC KEEP HIS CONSTITUENTS TOGETHER? <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TZ2 A) OBAMA RINGTONE-SOTVOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ2 A) OBAMA RINGTONE-SOTVOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=OBAMA RINGTONE-SOTTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>OBAMA RINGTONE-SOTTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>obama singing - cheers <P>REMEMBER THIS LAST WEEK? <P>WELL, PRESIDENT OBAMA CAN NOW SING TO YOU ON A DAILY BASIS--- <P>ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS DOWNLOAD A NEW RINGTONE. <P>THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN OFFERED THE NEW TONE ON TWITTER. <P>THE PRESIDENT SANG A COUPLE OF WORDS FROM AL GREEN'S 'LET'S STAY TOGETHER'. <P>AT A NEW YORK FUNDRAISER LAST WEEK. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=QUEEN OF SOUL BREAKUP-VO-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>QUEEN OF SOUL BREAKUP-VO-WIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>SAY IT ISN'T SO! <P>THE QUEEN OF SOUL HAS CALLED OFF HER WEDDING! <P>ARETHA FRANKLIN AND LONGTIME FRIEND, WILLIE WILKERSON ANNOUNCED JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO THEIR PLANS TO WED THIS SUMMER. <P>FRANKLIN SAYS THEY WERE MOVING A LITTLE TOO FAST. <P>SHE'S PUMPED THE BREAKS BUT VOWS THEY WILL REMAIN CLOSE <P>FRIENDS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TRACY MORGAN TWEET-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TRACY MORGAN TWEET-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>WE'RE HEARING FROM ACTOR TRACY MORGAN FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE HE WAS RUSHED TO A HOSPITAL AFTER FALLING UNCONSCIOUS AT THE SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL. <P>THE 30 ROCK STAR COLLAPSED JUST AFTER DELIVERING A NEARLY INCOHERENT ACCEPTANCE SPEECH. <P>MORGAN TWEETED, IT WAS THE HIGH ALTITUDE IN UTAH THAT CAUSED THE EMERGENCY. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=SEAL ON ELLEN-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>SEAL ON ELLEN-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>IT'S THE UNEXPECTED BREAKUP ROCKING HOLLYWOOD-- <P>MODEL HEIDI KLUM AND SINGER SEAL. <P>NOW. FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE ANNOUNCING THEY'RE PARTING WAYS. SEALS DOES HIS FIRST TELEVISION INTERVIEW. <P>i think we were shock.those words hold value <P>HE'S A GUEST ON ELLEN TODAY. <P>AND HE'LL EXPLAIN WHY HE'S STILL WEARING HIS WEDDING RING. <P>WATCH IT LIVE. OR SET YOUR D-V-R. <P>ELLEN AIRS AT 4 P-M. RIGHT HERE ON ABC 7. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=OSCAR NOMINATIONS-2SH-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>OSCAR NOMINATIONS-2SH-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>BIG NEWS OUT OF HOLLYWOOD! <P>WE NOW KNOW WHO IS IN THE OSCAR RACE. <P>THIS MORNING, THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES -- <P>ANNOUNCED THE NOMINEES FOR THE 84TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS. <P>FOR BEST PICTURE -- NOMINEES INCLUDE THE ARTIST, MONEYBALL, AND THE DESCENDENTS. <P>FOR BEST ACTOR -- GEORGE CLOONEY AND BRAD PITT PICKED UP NODS. <P>AND FOR BEST ACTRESS -- MERYL STREEP, GLENN CLOSE AND VIOLA DAVIS ALL GOT NOMINATIONS. <P>THE OSCARS WILL BE HANDED OUT FEBRUARY 26TH, <P>AT THE KODAK THEATRE IN LOS ANGELES. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TEASE THREE-2-SHOT> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TEASE THREE-2-SHOT</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>AND IT'S A STORY THAT *SEEMS LIKE A MOVIE. <P>STRAIGHT AHEAD AT 9-30. <P>MILLION DOLLAR MURDER. <P>A WOMAN IS FOUND GUILTY OF PLOTTING TO KILL HER RICH FIANCE. JUST TO GET HIS MONEY. <P>THE WORDS ONE FAMILY' HAS WAITED 2-DECADES TO HEAR. <P>AND PRESIDENT OBAMA PREPARES TO ADDRESS THE NATION. <P>WHAT TO EXPECT DURING TONIGHT'S STATE OF THE UNION. <P>AS REPUBLICANS READY THEIR REBUTTAL. <P>PLUS. METEOROLOGIST ALLYSON RAE IS UPDATING HER STORM WARN-7 FORECAST. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TZ3 A) SOTU PREVIEW-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ3 A) SOTU PREVIEW-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=WX TEASE-WX GFX> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>WX TEASE-WX GFX</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-SAT> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-SAT</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>ABC SEVEN IS ALWAYS ON TOP OF THE LATEST BUSINESS NEWS. <P>YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE WHERE THE TRADING DAY IS JUST BEGINNING. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TS1) PALM BEACH AX-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TS1) PALM BEACH AX-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A TEENAGER IS IN THE TRAUMA UNIT AT LEE MEMORIAL, <P>AFTER BEING STRUCK BY A VAN. <P>WHILE CROSSING PALM BEACH BOULEVARD NEAR ORANGE RIVER BOULEVARD. <P>THAT'S ACCORDING TO THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL. <P>TROOPERS SAY CHARGES AGAINST THE DRIVER ARE PENDING. <P>AND THAT THE TEEN WAS *NOT USING A CROSS WALK. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TS2) PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TS2) PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>MONDAY NIGHT'S GOP DEBATE GOT PERSONAL. AND COMBATIVE. QUICKLY. <P>MITT ROMNEY GOT AGGRESSIV -- <P>ASSAILING NEWT GINGRICH FOR HIS RECORD AS SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE AND HIS PAID CONSULTING WORK WITH FREDDIE MAC. <P>TODAY. MITT ROMNEY, NEWT GINGRICH AND RICK SANTORUM WILL BE CAMPAIGNING ALL OVER SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TS3) CRUISE SHIP MORNING-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TS3) CRUISE SHIP MORNING-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>DEVELOPING OFF THE COAST OF ITALY-- <P>OFFICIALS SAY THE CAPSIZED COSTA CONCORDIA IS STABLE ENOUGH TO BEGIN PUMPING FUEL FROM ITS GIANT TANKS. <P>IT'S EXPECTED TO TAKE WEEKS TO REMOVE THE FUEL. <P>AN ESTIMATED 20 SOME PEOPLE ARE STILL MISSING. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=SOTU PREVIEW-2-SHOT> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>SOTU PREVIEW-2-SHOT</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>RIGHT NOW AT 9-30. WE'RE LOOKING AHEAD-- <P>PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL DELIVER HIS LAST STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS, <P>BEFORE HE'S UP FOR RE-ELECTION. <P>AND IT COMES SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF A HEATED BATTLE FOR THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION. <P>GREG BLACK TAKES A LOOK AT WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=SOTU PREVIEW-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>SOTU PREVIEW-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS -- <P>--NATS OF APPLAUSE-- <P>PRESIDENT OBAMA TAKES THE SPOTLIGHT TONIGHT WHEN HE DELIVERS HIS ANNUAL STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS <P>IT'S A CHANCE TO STEAL SOME THUNDER FROM THE REPUBLICAN WHITE HOUSE HOPEFULS AND TO MAKE AN IMPACT WITH CONGRESS.AND THE NATION. <P>"He knows what he's about and he knows how he wants to present in this picture of the state of our Union and his vision going forward." <P>THE FOCUS OF HIS ADDRESS WILL BE ON THE ECONOMY AND JOB CREATION. <P>THE WHITE HOUSE GAVE A HINT OF WHAT TO EXPECT IN A VIDEO RELEASED OVER THE WEEKEND. <P>"We can go in two directions. One is toward less opportunity and less fairness. Or we can fight for where I think we need to go, building an economy that works for everyone. Not just a wealthy few. On Tuesday night, I'm going to talk about how we'll get there." <P>INDIANA GOVERNOR MITCH DANIELS WILL DELIVER THE THE REPUBLICAN RESPONSE TO THE PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. <P>HERMAN CAIN WILL GIVE THE TEA PARTY RESPONSE. <P>HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER ALREADY GAVE HIS CRITIQUE. <P>"It sounds to me like the same policies will be seen: more spending, higher taxes, more regulations. The same policies that haven't helped our economy they And if that's what the president's going to talk about Tuesday night that's pathetic." <P>CONGRESSWOMAN GABRIELLE GIFFORDS WILL ATTEND THE ADDRESS BEFORE SHE STEPS DOWN. <P>THE ARIZONA DEMOCRAT IS RESIGNING THIS WEEK TO RECOVER FROM A BRAIN INJURY SHE SUFFERED WHEN SHE WAS SHOT LAST YEAR. <P>I'M GREG BLACK REPORTING. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=SOTU PREVIEW-ON CAM> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>SOTU PREVIEW-ON CAM</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>HIS ADDRESS WON'T ONLY FOCUS ON THE ECONOMY. <P>A DEMOCRATIC SOURCE SAYS HE'LL ALSO ADDRESS CLEAN ENERGY AND HOUSING. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=DEVELOPING-CLIP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>DEVELOPING-CLIP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=LOVE TRIANGLE MURDER-POP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>LOVE TRIANGLE MURDER-POP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>WE'RE FOLLOWING AN ALLEGED MURDER PLOT, THAT CAPTURED THE NATIONS' ATTENTION. <P>NANETTE JOHNSTON WAS FOUND GUILTY -- <P>OF PLOTTING TO HAVE HER *LOVER KILL HER MILLIONAIRE FIANCE. <P>SO SHE COULD COLLECT ON AN INSURANCE POLICY AND OTHER ASSETS. <P>ABC'S ANDREA CANNING HAS DETAILS ON THE CASE. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=LOVE TRIANGLE MURDER-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>LOVE TRIANGLE MURDER-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>SCRIPT: <P>Judge nats <P>THESE WERE THE WORDS WILLIAM Mclaughlin's daughters waited 18 years to hear <P>SOT: We the jury find the defendant guilty of the crime murder in the first <P>degree. <P>nanette johnston The woman at the center of A love triangle GONE HORRIBLY <P>WRONG - -was CONVICTED OF MURDER MONDAY FOR convincing her younger lover to <P>kill her rich older fianc. <P>THIS MORNING SHE IS BEHIND BARS AWAITING SENTENCING <P>William MCLAUGHLIN - A 55-YEAR-OLD INVENTOR-AND MULTI-MILLIONARE WAS SHOT TO <P>DEATH INSIDE HIS NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA HOME NEARLY TWO DECADES AGO <P>AT THE TIME, HE WAS LIVING WITH /JOHNSTON, A THEN 25-YEAR-OLD MODEL WHO <P>PROSECUTORS SAY HAD LurED THE LONLEY BACHELOR INTO A RELATIONSHIP AFTER he <P>answered this RACY CLASSIFIED AD. <P>THE TRIAL WAS A BLOCKBUSTER WITH PROSECUTORS UNLEASHING ON JOHNSTON. <P>SOT: Prosecutor- "She knows that she's a con artist a rip off queen." <P>INVESTIGATORS UNLOCKED THE cold case in part WITH THIS KEY. SAYING JUST <P>AFTER 9 PM ON DECEMBER 15TH, 1994 johnston's lover a former nfl linebacker <P>named eric naposki used a copy of Johnston's house key to enter the home she <P>shared with McLaughlin shooting him six times. <P>PROSECUTORS telling the jury THE COUPLE'S MOTIVE WAS MONEY. <P>Prosecutor SOT: 21:19:46- she had a 1 million dollar life insurance policy <P>on Bill Mclaughlin <P>SOT- Prosecution: Death equals money, she becomes a millionaire she becomes <P>the golden goose." <P>the defense ADMITTED JOHNSTON may not have been faithful but said she wasn't <P>a killer <P>SOT defense: Hate her as much as you want for being a thief a liar a cheat a <P>slut whatever you want to call her but you can't vote guilty based on that. <P>THAT ARGUMENT WASN'T ENOUGH for the jury or the family. <P>Daughter SOT: 02:55:53-The jury only needed about 3 hours to deliberate and <P>they were very sure about their decision./02:58:21- <P>This has been a long time coming and it's closure for us. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=VAN DER SLOOT APPEAL-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>VAN DER SLOOT APPEAL-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>ABC SEVEN LEARNS JORAN VAN DER SLOOT WILL APPEAL THE 28-YEAR SENTENCED IMPOSED ON HIM BY A PERUVIAN COURT FOR KILLING A YOUNG WOMAN IN 2010. <P>ATTORNEY JOSE JIMENEZ CLAIMS THAT VAN DER SLOOT'S SENTENCE WAS TOO HARSH GIVEN HIS COOPERATION WITH POLICE AFTER HE WAS CAPTURED. <P>VAN DER SLOOT CONFESSED TO KILLING STEFANY FLORES AFTER MEETING HER AT A LIMA CASINO. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=BAGHDAD CAR BOMBS-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BAGHDAD CAR BOMBS-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>TWO SEPARATE CAR BOMBS EXPLODED IN A SHI-ITE NEIGHBORHOOD IN EASTERN BAGHDAD TODAY, <P>KILLING AT LEAST EIGHT PEOPLE. <P>MORE THAN 20 PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN THE BLASTS. <P>VIOLENCE IS SURGING IN IRAQ-- <P>JUST ONE MONTH AFTER THE U-S MILITARY COMPLETELY WITHDREW FROM THE COUNTRY. <P>THE LAST AMERICAN SOLDIERS LEFT THE COUNTRY ON DECEMBER 18TH. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=NATO ON AFGHAN ATTACKS-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>NATO ON AFGHAN ATTACKS-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>NATO NOW SAYS -- <P>IT WAS PREMATURE TO SAY THE AFGHAN TALIBAN WERE BEHIND LAST WEEK'S KILLING OF FOUR FRENCH TROOPS. <P>"So it is far too early to make statement of Taliban involvement in general, or in this specific incident, at the present time." <P>THE AFGHAN TALIBAN CLAIMED IT HAD RECRUITED AN AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY SOLDIER TO SHOOT THE FRENCH SOLDIERS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=KIDS SHOOTS SELF IN FACE-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>KIDS SHOOTS SELF IN FACE-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A TEENAGER IN NORTHERN UTAH HAS DIED FROM A BLAST TO THE FACE FROM A REPLICA 18TH CENTURY HAND CANNON. <P>"It's hard I'm having troubles dealing with it." <P>OFFICIALS SAY THE BOY WOULD FREQUENTLY PLAY WITH THE CANNON AND WOULD FREQUENTLY SHOOT TIN BALLS OUT OF IT. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=KIDS SHOOTS SELF IN FACE-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>KIDS SHOOTS SELF IN FACE-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>"At some point in handling that the cannon fired and struck him in the face." <P>"He was a good guy, and he like to run& he was very energetic." <P>POLICE ARE STILL LOOKING INTO WHAT EXACTLY WAS FIRED FROM THE GUN. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=CHILD SWEPT IN TO RIVER-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CHILD SWEPT IN TO RIVER-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>RIGHT NOW -- CREWS IN WESTERN OREGON SEARCH FOR A SIX-YEAR-OLD GIRL, <P>WHO FELL INTO A FROZEN RIVER. <P>SIX-YEAR-OLD VINESA SNEGUR FELL INTO THE CLACK-AMAS RIVER, <P>WHILE PLAYING IN THE SNOW WITH HER FAMILY SUNDAY. <P>HER FATHER TRIED TO JUMP IN AND SAVE HER, <P>BUT COULDN'T REACH HER IN TIME. <P>OFFICIALS ARE NOW USING HELICOPTERS EQUIPPED WITH THERMAL CAMERAS. HOPING TO FIND THE MISSING GIRL. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=OCCUPY WALL STREET SUIT-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>OCCUPY WALL STREET SUIT-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>NEW THIS MORNING <P>OCCUPY WALL STREET PROTESTERS IN NEW YORK CITY ARE DROPPING THEIR LAWSUIT CHALLENGING THEIR EVICTION FROM ZUCCOTTI PARK. <P>PROTESTERS FILED THE SUIT AFTER THEY WERE KICKED OUT OF THE PARK AND BARRED FROM SETTING UP TENTS OR CAMPING OUT OVERNIGHT. <P>PROTESTERS DECIDED TO DROP THE SUIT AFTER POLICE REMOVED BARRICADES THAT BLOCKED THEM OFF FROM MOST OF THE PARK. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=SAME SEX MARRIAGE DC-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>SAME SEX MARRIAGE DC-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>WASHINGTON STATE MOVES CLOSER TO BECOMING THE SEVENTH U-S STATE TO ALLOW SAME-SEX MARRIAGE. <P>MONDAY -- A KEY STATE SENATOR ANNOUNCED HER SUPPORT. <P>MARY MARGARET HAUGEN WOULD BE THE 25TH AND *FINAL VOTE. <P>NEEDED TO PASS THE LEGISLATION IN THE STATE SENATE. <P>WHILE SHE PERSONALLY BELIEVES IN TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE, <P>SHE SAYS IT'S ABOUT RESPECTING OTHERS WHO HAVE DIFFERENT BELIEFS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=JOHN KERRY BREAKS NOSE-2SH-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>JOHN KERRY BREAKS NOSE-2SH-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>AT THE WHITE HOUSE. SENATOR JOHN KERRY TOOK PART IN THE CELEBRATION. <P>HONORING THE BOSTON BRUINS FOR THEIR STANLEY CUP VICTORY. <P>AND ACCORDING TO REPORTS-- <P>KERRY IS SPORTING BLACK EYES. <P>TAKE A LOOK -- <P>IT'S FUELED SPECULATION THAT THE POLITICIAN HAD WORK DONE. <P>BUT NOT SO -- <P>TURNS OUT, THE 68-YEAR-OLD BROKE HIS NOSE DURING A HOCKY GAME. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TEASE FOUR-2-SHOT> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TEASE FOUR-2-SHOT</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THE FIGHT AGAINST BREAST CANCER IS DIFFICULT ENOUGH. <P>BUT NOW *MORE WOMEN ARE MAKING A VERY HARD DECISION. <P>CHOOSING A *DRASTIC FORM OF TREATMENT. <P>AND A FATHER MAKES A GUT WRENCHING DECISION -- <P>TO CALL 9-1-1. ON HIS OWN SON. <P>"I don't regret turning him in.now he has to suffer the consequences." <P>WE'LL SHOW YOU THE BRUTAL BEATING, WHICH HIS SON WAS INVOLVED WITH. <P>AND ASK -- <P>WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE AS A PARENT? <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TZ4 A) FATHER TURNS IN SON-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ4 A) FATHER TURNS IN SON-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=WEATHER TEASE-WX ID> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>WEATHER TEASE-WX ID</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>WEATHER IS COMING UP. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=DOUBLE MASTECTOMY-CAM 10 BMP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>DOUBLE MASTECTOMY-CAM 10 BMP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>NEW THIS MORNING-- <P>THERE IS A DRASTIC WAY WOMEN BATTLE BREAST CANCER. <P>AND IT'S BECOMING MORE AND MORE POPULAR. <P>DOCTOR ALLISON BRUCKNER REPORTS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=DOUBLE MASTECTOMY-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>DOUBLE MASTECTOMY-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>"I guess this is my way of kind of slapping cancer in the face and saying you're not getting mine." <P>43 YEAR OLD SANDY O'BRIEN IS MAKING A CHOICE THAT IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE FAMILIAR. DESPITE BEING DIAGNOSED WITH EARLY BREAST CANCER IN ONE BREAST, A FORM THAT CAN USUALLY BE TREATED IN A WAY THAT ALLOWS WOMEN TO KEEP THEIR BREASTS, MANY WOMEN ARE NOW CHOOSING A MORE DRASTIC OPTION. <P>"If they take them first then cancer can't get them." <P>SANDY'S HAVING BOTH BREASTS REMOVED, EVEN THOUGH, ACCORDING TO HER DOCTOR, HAVING LUMPECTOMIES, WHICH WOULD SPARE HER BREASTS, IS A REASONABLE OPTION. <P>"It doesn't change survival. The survival is really based on the stage of that cancer that we know about in the one breast and how they respond to treatment." <P>HOWEVER, DR KRISTIN BRILL DOES SAY A MASTECTOMY ELIMINATES THE RISK OF RECURRENCE AND DEVELOPING CANCER IN THE OPPOSITE BREAST. <P>SO WHY ARE SO MANY WOMEN DOING IT? <P>"Quality of life, peace of mind. For some women they see quality of life as being able to keep the breast. Others see quality of life as not having to worry about local recurrence or breast cancer in the opposite breast." <P>DOCTOR BRILL SAYS SOME WOMEN ARE JUST READY TO SAY GOOD BYE TO THE EMOTIONAL ROLLER COASTER OF REGULAR FOLLOW UPS. <P>BUT IT'S NOT AN EASY DECISION. <P>"Um, it's emotional and it's hard." <P>"Especially for young women, and especially for young women who have seen other women in the family suffer from breast cancer." <P>AND SANDY HOPES HER CHOICE WILL GIVE HER MORE TIME WITH HER CHILDREN. <P>"My kids are my world. I want to enjoy it." <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=DOUBLE MASTECTOMY-ONCAM> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>DOUBLE MASTECTOMY-ONCAM</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>CELEBRITIES ARE MAKING THE DECISION TOO. <P>COMEDIAN WANDA SYKES HAD THE PROCEDURE DONE. <P>AND E! NEWS HOSTESS GIULIANA RANCIC ALSO UNDERWENT SURGERY JUST LAST MONTH. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=SNOWMOBILE AVALANCHE-NATTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>SNOWMOBILE AVALANCHE-NATTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>"Can you breathe? We got him. we got his head - shovels - shovels shovels shovels." <P>WATCH AS AN AVALANCHE CUTS LOOSE AND IT IS HEADING RIGHT FOR JOHN SWANSON. <P>IN SECONDS HE WAS BURIED ALIVE. THIS IS UNEDITED - REAL TIME VIDEO OF THE RESCUE. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=SNOWMOBILE AVALANCHE-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>SNOWMOBILE AVALANCHE-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>"I knew that I was buried enough in snow that I couldn't move. I was just suffocating in snow." <P>HIS FRIENDS PITCHED IN WITH ALL SHOVELS AND HANDS ON DECK TRYING TO DIG HIM OUT. <P>THEY LISTENED TO FIND WHERE HE WAS. <P>THIS MORNING HE IS BACK HOME. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=STORM WARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>STORM WARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=CROSSTALK-CAM 9 WX EST> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CROSSTALK-CAM 9 WX EST</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=FORECAST-WX WALL> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>FORECAST-WX WALL</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF. <P>IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA. <P>NICE WEATHER AGAIN TODAY <P>A warm southeasterly breeze will keep the weather nice in our part of Florida today. Skies are starting off partly cloudy with mild 60's on the thermometer. A little patchy fog is possible this morning before sunrise, otherwise it should be very quiet for the morning commute today. Temperatures will continue to climb before noon and reach 82/83 today. Skies stay partly cloudy today and one or two showers are possible before sunset. The showers just mentioned are not likely to disrupt any outdoor plans today. Similar to yesterday, any showers that do develop will be very widely separated and not amount to much. <P>Looking ahead to the rest of the week, we are still on-track for more nice weather again on Wednesday and Thursday. A cold front should cross the area Friday and bring us a better chance for showers or a brief thunderstorm. The front on Friday will clear the area by the weekend leaving us with residual clouds and a little cooler weather. Temperatures will drop back into the 70's on Saturday and Sunday with overnight lows in the 50's. A few showers could linger over the Keys and the Miami area this weekend but most of southwest Florida will return to mainly dry weather after the front goes by on Friday. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=POLICE BOAT OVERTURNS-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>POLICE BOAT OVERTURNS-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>AN AUSTRALIAN POLICE BOAT ASSISTING IN A SEARCH FOR A MISSING BOY WAS HIT BY A WAVE AND OVERTURNED OFF A NEW SOUTH WALES BEACH TODAY. <P>NONE OF THE POLICE OFFICERS WERE INJURED IN THE INCIDENT WHICH HAPPENED IN ROUGH SEAS OFF THE COAST. <P>THE POLICE WERE LOOKING FOR AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD BOY WHO WENT SWIMMING AT THE BEACH MONDAY NIGHT. <P>HE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN SINCE. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=FATHER TURNS IN SON-2-SHOT> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>FATHER TURNS IN SON-2-SHOT</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>NOW TO THAT AGONIZING DECISION ONE CHICAGO DAD HAD TO MAKE ABOUT HIS SON-- <P>IMAGINE IF YOU SAW YOUR CHILD BEATING UP ANOTHER KID IN A VIRAL VIDEO ON <P>YOU-TUBE WOULD YOU TURN HIM IN? <P>THAT'S THE REAL-LIFE DILEMMA THAT ONE FATHER HAD TO FACE. <P>ABC'S LINSEY DAVIS HAS THE STORY. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=FATHER TURNS IN SON-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>FATHER TURNS IN SON-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>SCRIPT: <P>As painful as the video is to watchthe father of this teen-- Raymond <P>Palomino--seen here allegedly stomping, punching and slamming another boy to <P>the ground, along with six other teenssays it was especially gut-wrenching <P>for him because of the decision he was forced to make after he saw it. <P>20:03:00 SOT DAD "/ I had to call 911."/ <P>That's right.he called the police on his own teenage son.and had him <P>arrested. <P>SOT DAD: 22:08:05 i did what was right as a parent. <P>All of the attackers IN THE JANUARY 15TH BEATING covered their faces with <P>hoods or masksexcept Palomino. <P>When the video was posted on youtubeclose to half a million people watched <P>among themrelatives who then called his dada sheriff's deputy of 30 years. <P>20:05:20 SOT DAD "I am in law enforcement myself. The right thing was to <P>turn him in. <P>And while he still doesn't regret his decision he's worried the consequences <P>of his son's actions are are too harsh. <P>Of the other teens involved-a 15-year-old girl, two 16-year-old boys and <P>three 15-year-old boys. Raymond is the only one in jail and he's also the <P>only ONE being charged as an adult. <P>20:14:14 SOT DAD "He doesn't have a criminal background. That's what I don't <P>understand." <P>He's being held on a 100 thousand dollar bondand his dad, a single father, <P>can't afford to bail him out. <P>20:12:30 SOT DAD "They are trying to make him look like he is the aggressor <P>in the whole video and he is not. He is 17 and they are trying to <P>make an example of him." <P>Even though the victim walked away with a bloody nose and lost of cuts and <P>bruises, police say there is zero tolerance for THIS. <P>Supt Garry McCarthy <P>15-19-43 THIS IS VERY CLEARLY MOB TYPE OF BEHAVIOR. THE GET A LOT OF COURAGE <P>WHEN ITS SIX OR SEVEN BEATING UP ONE PERSON. AND THIS JUST ISNT TOLERABLE. <P>Though his son is now facing possible jail time, palomino maintains. <P>20:11:45 DAD SOT "I don't regret turning him in.now he has to suffer the <P>consequences." <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TABLET USERS-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TABLET USERS-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>IF YOU GOT A TABLET UNDER THE TREE OVER THE HOLIDAYS, YOU'RE IN GOOD COMPANY. <P>THE PERCENTAGE OF AMERICANS WHO OWN A TABLET. <P>NEARLY DOUBLED BETWEEN DECEMBER AND JANUARY-- <P>JUMPING FROM 10 PERCENT TO 19. <P>THE STATISTICS ARE THE SAME FOR E-READERS. <P>EXPERTS SAY THEY'VE NEVER SEEN SUCH GROWTH. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=LUNCH MONEY-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>LUNCH MONEY-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>MEN ARE THE BIGGER SPENDERS WHEN IT COMES TO GRABBING LUNCH. <P>AND COFFEE. <P>MEN WHO BUY LUNCH AVERAGE ABOUT 46 DOLLARS A WEEK. 20 DOLLARS "MORE" THAN WHAT MOST WOMEN SPEND. <P>AND MEN WHO BUY COFFEE SPEND ABOUT TEN DOLLARS MORE PER WEEK. <P>IT ALL ADDS UP. TO THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS A YEAR. <P>THAT'S BASED ON A SURVEY OF A THOUSAND WORKERS FROM STAFFING FIRM "ACCOUNTING PRINCIPALS." <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=ORANGE JUICE PRICES-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>ORANGE JUICE PRICES-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>YOUR MORNING GLASS OF O-J. MAY COST YOU MORE CASH. <P>THE WALL STREET JOURNAL REPORTS-- <P>ORANGE JUICE PRICES SETTLED AT A NEW HIGH MONDAY. <P>THERE HAS BEEN SOME CONCERN OVER IMPORTS FROM BRAZIL. <P>AFTER TRACES OF A FUNGICIDE WERE FOUND IN JUICE SAMPLES FROM THERE. <P>SO CHECK YOUR BOTTLES. <P>BUT THE F-D-A SAYS ORANGE JUICE IMPORTS FROM CANADA, MEXICO, HONDURAS, COSTA RICA AND BELIZE. *ARE SAFE. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=RINGING ENDORSEMENTS-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>RINGING ENDORSEMENTS-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>SOME SMALLER PROVIDERS GET RINGING ENDORSEMENTS FOR THEIR CELL SERVICES. <P>CONSUMER CELLULAR, U.S. CELLULAR, AND CREDO TAKE TOP HONORS IN A CONSUMER REPORTS SURVEY OF ABOUT 66-THOUSAND SUBSCRIBERS. <P>THEY'RE ALL "STANDARD" SERVICE PROVIDERS, MEANING CUSTOMERS ARE BILLED MONTHLY AND ARE OFTEN UNDER CONTRACT. <P>TRACFONE TOPS THE LIST FOR "PREPAID" SERVICE PROVIDERS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=STRANDED WHALES-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>STRANDED WHALES-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>IN NEW ZEALAND, THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES TO REFLOAT DOZENS OF WHALES WHICH GOT STRANDED AGAIN AFTER BEING FREED. <P>VOLUNTEERS HAVE SPENT THE LAST TWO DAYS TRYING TO HELP WHALES BEACHED ON FAREWELL SPIT. <P>THEY HAVE COUNTED NINETY-NINE ANIMALS STRANDED AT THE BEACH MONDAY MORNING. <P>THRITY-FOUR WERE FOUND DEAD THIS MORNING. <P>TWENTY-SIX WERE THOUGHT TO HAVE RETURNED TO SEA ON MONDAY'S NIGHT HIGH TIDE, <P>LEAVING THIRTY-NINE IN NEED OF HELP. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=MILLION DOLLAR MYSTERY-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>MILLION DOLLAR MYSTERY-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>IT'S THE 16 MILLION DOLLAR MYSTERY. <P>WHO'S THE FACE BEHIND THIS HOT LOTTO TICKET? <P>YOU MAY REMEMBER-- <P>LAST MONTH. SOMEONE CLAIMED THE TICKET, LESS THAN TWO HOURS BEFORE IT EXPIRED. <P>NOW-- LOTTERY OFFICIALS DEMAND THE OWNER REVEAL HIMSELF *AND SOME CRITICAL DETAILS. <P>OR RISK LOSING THE CASH. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=MILLION DOLLAR MYSTERY-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>MILLION DOLLAR MYSTERY-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>At this point we don't know whether they bought the ticket legally and possessed the ticket legally up to the time of the presentation <P>LOTTERY OFFICIALS DELIVERED A LETTER MONDAY - <P>DEMANDING THE MAN WHO CLAIMED THE PRIZE. REVEAL THE NAMES OF EVERYONE WHO POSSESSED THE TICKET. FROM THE TIME IT WAS PURCHASED ON DECEMBER 23-RD, 2010. <P>IOWA LOTTERY OFFICIALS SAY-- <P>IF THEY DON'T GET A COMPLETE TIME LINE BY FRIDAY - <P>THEY WILL REFUSE THE 16-POINT-5 MILLION DOLLAR PRIZE. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TEASE FIVE---> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TEASE FIVE---</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>"Actually, I really was really scared that they were gonna shoot us. Yeah." <P>ALL NEW THIS MORNING-- <P>A LITTLE BOY AND HIS GRANDFATHER ARE ROBBED AND HELD AT GUNPOINT. <P>ABC SEVEN BRINGS YOU THEIR STORY OF SURVIVAL. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TZ5 A) HERO HOME INVASION KID-SOTTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ5 A) HERO HOME INVASION KID-SOTTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=FINAL CHECK OF STOCKS-SAT 3 FULL> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>FINAL CHECK OF STOCKS-SAT 3 FULL</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>AND HERE'S A FINAL CHECK OF THE MARKETS THIS MORNING-- <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=HERO HOME INVASION KID-SOTTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HERO HOME INVASION KID-SOTTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>"I was coming downstairs, I was going to the couch and the next thing I know there was a gun in my face telling me to get on the floor, don't say nothing." <P>A FRIGHTENING WAKE-UP CALL FOR A 13-YEAR OLD BOY AND HIS GRANDFATHER. <P>BOTH FEARED FOR THEIR LIVES. <P>AFTER THEY WERE FORCED INTO A CLOSET AT GUNPOINT, DURING A BRAZEN HOME INVASION. <P>ALL THIS. AS THREE OTHER GRANDCHILDREN AND THEIR GRANDMOTHER STILL SLEPT. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=HERO HOME INVASION KID-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HERO HOME INVASION KID-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>"I'm mad, I'm angry. I don't, there's no reason. They're gonna get caught. I really believe that. They're gonna get got and they're gonna regret it." <P>THE SUSPECTS TOOK THREE UNLOADED WEAPONS, THE LEFT. <P>ROBERT TRAVUCCO SAYS HE'S LIVED HERE MORE THAN 40-YEARS, AND HAS NEVER HAD A PROBLEM. <P>HE SAYS HE HAS NO IDEA WHY HIS HOME WAS TARGETED. <P>POLICE ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR THE TWO MEN RESPONSIBLE. <P>RIGHT NOW, THERE IS ONLY A VAGUE DESCRIPTION OF THE ROBBERS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIPTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIPTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TS1) PALM BEACH AX-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TS1) PALM BEACH AX-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A TEENAGER IS IN THE TRAUMA UNIT AT LEE MEMORIAL, <P>AFTER BEING HIT BY A VAN. <P>HERE IS VIDEO FROM PALM BEACH BOULEVARD NEAR ORANGE RIVER BOULEVARD. <P>TROOPERS SAY CHARGES AGAINST THE DRIVER ARE PENDING. <P>AND THAT THE TEEN WAS *NOT USING A CROSS WALK. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TS2) PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TS2) PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>MONDAY NIGHT'S GOP DEBATE GOT PERSONAL. AND COMBATIVE. QUICKLY. <P>TODAY MITT ROMNEY, NEWT GINGRICH AND RICK SANTORUM WILL BE CAMPAIGNING ALL OVER SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TS3) SOTU PREVIEW-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TS3) SOTU PREVIEW-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>PRESIDENT OBAMA IS ADDING THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON HIS STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS.WHICH TAKES PLACE TOMORROW NIGHT. <P>THIS VIDEO IS FROM LAST YEAR'S ADDRESS. <P>JUST LIKE THEY DID LAST YEAR, MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WILL PAIR OFF IN BIPARTISAN COUPLETS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TS4) CRUISE SHIP MORNING-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TS4) CRUISE SHIP MORNING-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>DEVELOPING THIS MORNING OFF THE COAST OF ITALY-- <P>OFFICIALS SAY THE CAPSIZED COSTA CONCORDIA IS STABLE ENOUGH TO BEGIN PUMPING FUEL FROM ITS GIANT TANKS. <P>IT'S EXPECTED TO TAKE WEEKS TO REMOVE THE FUEL. <P>AN ESTIMATED 20 SOME PEOPLE ARE STILL MISSING. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=CLOSE-2SH-AWS ANI> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CLOSE-2SH-AWS ANI</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>AD LIB GOODBYE <P>REMEMBER YOU CAN GET ALL OF THE DAY'S TOP STORIES, BREAKING NEWS AND YOUR PRECISION FORECAST ON ABC DASH SEVEN DOT COM. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <CENTER> <FONT 000000 SIZE=1> </CENTER> </BODY> </HTML>