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>ABC WEEKEND AM</TITLE> </HEAD> <CENTER> <TABLE WIDTH=80% BORDER=1> <TR><TD><TR><TD><FONT 000000 SIZE=+2> <A NAME=StoryIndex> <CENTER><H2>ABC WEEKEND AM</H2></CENTER></TD> </TABLE> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF="x120128_abc_7a.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=#KEY LIST>KEY LIST</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#TS 2) EARLY VOTING-VOTOPS>TS 2) EARLY VOTING-VOTOPS</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#NEWS OPEN-CLIP>NEWS OPEN-CLIP</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#TS 3) CRUISE SHIP LATEST-VOTOPS>TS 3) CRUISE SHIP LATEST-VOTOPS</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#LIVE DOPPLER-DOPPLER>LIVE DOPPLER-DOPPLER</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#WX TOSS>WX TOSS</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#HL1) RUBIO FOR VP?-VOTOPS-WIPE>HL1) RUBIO FOR VP?-VOTOPS-WIPE</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#WEATHER-WX CTR>WEATHER-WX CTR</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#HL2) GRANDMOTHER IN STORAGE-SOTVOTOPS>HL2) GRANDMOTHER IN STORAGE-SOTVOTOPS</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#GRANDMA IN STORAGE-VO IN POP>GRANDMA IN STORAGE-VO IN POP</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#HL4) MIAMI BUTT LIFT-SOTVOTOPS>HL4) MIAMI BUTT LIFT-SOTVOTOPS</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#GRANDMA IN STORAGE-PKG>GRANDMA IN STORAGE-PKG</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#HELLO-1SHOT PUSH>HELLO-1SHOT PUSH</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#GRANDMA IN STORAGE-ON CAM TAG>GRANDMA IN STORAGE-ON CAM TAG</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#FIRST WEATHER-WX CTR>FIRST WEATHER-WX CTR</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#FM MURDER INVESTIGATION-VO-VIDBOX>FM MURDER INVESTIGATION-VO-VIDBOX</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#BREAKING-CLIP>BREAKING-CLIP</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#UTAH BOMB PLOT LATEST-VOWIPE>UTAH BOMB PLOT LATEST-VOWIPE</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#CAPE CORAL FIRE-NAVI-VO>CAPE CORAL FIRE-NAVI-VO</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#UTAH BOMB PLOT LATEST-SOTVO>UTAH BOMB PLOT LATEST-SOTVO</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#CAPE CORAL FIRE-SOTVO>CAPE CORAL FIRE-SOTVO</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#PLANE ENGINE-VOWIPE>PLANE ENGINE-VOWIPE</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#FIRE IN LEE COUNTY-VOTOPS>FIRE IN LEE COUNTY-VOTOPS</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#PLANE CRASH-VOTOPS>PLANE CRASH-VOTOPS</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#YVYV-CLIP>YVYV-CLIP</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#ORANGE JUICE CONFISCATION-OC>ORANGE JUICE CONFISCATION-OC</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#PRIMARY COUNTDOWN-SSTOPS>PRIMARY COUNTDOWN-SSTOPS</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#CAPE PARK IMPROVEMENT-VOTOPS-ON CAM TAG>CAPE PARK IMPROVEMENT-VOTOPS-ON CAM TAG</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#NEW CANDIDATE POLL-SSTOPS (2)>NEW CANDIDATE POLL-SSTOPS (2)</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#CAPE PARK IMPROVEMENT-PKG>CAPE PARK IMPROVEMENT-PKG</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#LAST DAY FOR EARLY VOTING-OTS>LAST DAY FOR EARLY VOTING-OTS</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#EDISON STATE STUDENT DORMS-VO>EDISON STATE STUDENT DORMS-VO</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#LAST DAY FOR EARLY VOTING-LIVE REM -TC MON>LAST DAY FOR EARLY VOTING-LIVE REM -TC MON</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#EDISON STATE STUDENT DORMS-SOTVO>EDISON STATE STUDENT DORMS-SOTVO</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#LAST DAY FOR EARLY VOTING-VIDBOXTOPS RVL-BNR>LAST DAY FOR EARLY VOTING-VIDBOXTOPS RVL-BNR</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#MANATEE PROTECTION-VO>MANATEE PROTECTION-VO</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#LAST DAY FOR EARLY VOTING-LIVE REM>LAST DAY FOR EARLY VOTING-LIVE REM</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#WINTER WINE FESTIVAL-VOWIPE>WINTER WINE FESTIVAL-VOWIPE</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#GOP TODAY-VIDBOX TOPS>GOP TODAY-VIDBOX TOPS</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#WWF DIFFERENT KIDS OF WINE-VOTOPS>WWF DIFFERENT KIDS OF WINE-VOTOPS</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#RUBIO VP DEBATE-TC MON>RUBIO VP DEBATE-TC MON</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#WWF DIFFERENT KIDS OF WINE-SOTVO>WWF DIFFERENT KIDS OF WINE-SOTVO</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#RUBIO VP DEBATE-PKG>RUBIO VP DEBATE-PKG</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#NIA WORKOUT-NATVO-WIPE>NIA WORKOUT-NATVO-WIPE</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#SENATE POLL-SSTOPS>SENATE POLL-SSTOPS</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#NIA WORKOUT-SOTVO>NIA WORKOUT-SOTVO</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#TWISTER STUFF-SOTVOTOPS-ON CAM IN WX CENTER>TWISTER STUFF-SOTVOTOPS-ON CAM IN WX CENTER</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#KIDS CONCERT-VO>KIDS CONCERT-VO</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#TWISTER STUFF-VO IN WX MON>TWISTER STUFF-VO IN WX MON</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#ANGRY BIRDS FACEBOOK-VO>ANGRY BIRDS FACEBOOK-VO</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#TWISTER STUFF-SOTVO>TWISTER STUFF-SOTVO</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#TEASE FOUR-OC>TEASE FOUR-OC</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#TWISTER LATEST-VOTOPS>TWISTER LATEST-VOTOPS</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#TZ4 A LEGO MAN FREED-VO-WIPE>TZ4 A LEGO MAN FREED-VO-WIPE</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#CRUISE SHIP LATEST-VO>CRUISE SHIP LATEST-VO</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#LOTTERY NUMBERS-CG>LOTTERY NUMBERS-CG</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#DEMI TAPE-SOTVOWIPE>DEMI TAPE-SOTVOWIPE</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#SNOW SCULPTURES-VOTOPS>SNOW SCULPTURES-VOTOPS</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#ETTA JAMES FUNERAL-VO>ETTA JAMES FUNERAL-VO</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#STORMWARN OPEN-CLIPTOPS>STORMWARN OPEN-CLIPTOPS</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#THINGS TO DO IN NAPLES-CLIP>THINGS TO DO IN NAPLES-CLIP</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#MAIN WEATHER-WX CTR>MAIN WEATHER-WX CTR</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#THINGS TO DO IN NAPLES-VIDBOX>THINGS TO DO IN NAPLES-VIDBOX</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#MAIN WEATHER-CAM 9 BUMP CROSSTALK>MAIN WEATHER-CAM 9 BUMP CROSSTALK</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#TEASE ONE------------->TEASE ONE-------------</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#LEGO MAN FREED-1SHOT>LEGO MAN FREED-1SHOT</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#TZ1 A LOCAL HOME BIRTHS-SOTVOTOPS>TZ1 A LOCAL HOME BIRTHS-SOTVOTOPS</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#LEGO MAN FREED-PKG>LEGO MAN FREED-PKG</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#AUSTRALIA CYCLONE-VOTOPS>AUSTRALIA CYCLONE-VOTOPS</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#LEGO MAN FREED-ON CAM TAG>LEGO MAN FREED-ON CAM TAG</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#STORMWARN CLIP-CLIPTOPS>STORMWARN CLIP-CLIPTOPS</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#LEGO IN SPACE-VOTOPS>LEGO IN SPACE-VOTOPS</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#WEATHER-WXWALL>WEATHER-WXWALL</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#TEASE FIVE>TEASE FIVE</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#LOMBARDI TROPHY-VO>LOMBARDI TROPHY-VO</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#TZ5 A MIAMI THONG LIFT-SOTVOTOPS>TZ5 A MIAMI THONG LIFT-SOTVOTOPS</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#SPORTS PKG-PKG>SPORTS PKG-PKG</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#MIAMI THONG LIFT-VOTOPS-ON CAM TAG>MIAMI THONG LIFT-VOTOPS-ON CAM TAG</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#TEASE TWO---------------->TEASE TWO----------------</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#MIAMI THONG LIFT-PKG>MIAMI THONG LIFT-PKG</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#TZ2 A NAVI WORKOUT-NATSVOTOPS>TZ2 A NAVI WORKOUT-NATSVOTOPS</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#MIAMI THONG LIFT-ON CAM TAG>MIAMI THONG LIFT-ON CAM TAG</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#HOME BIRTHS ON RISE-VOTOPS>HOME BIRTHS ON RISE-VOTOPS</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#TOP STORIES-CLIPTOPS>TOP STORIES-CLIPTOPS</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#LOCAL HOME BIRTHS-VO IN TCMON>LOCAL HOME BIRTHS-VO IN TCMON</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#TS1) CAPE CORAL FIRE-VOTOPS>TS1) CAPE CORAL FIRE-VOTOPS</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#LOCAL HOME BIRTHS-PKG>LOCAL HOME BIRTHS-PKG</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#TS2) FM MURDER INVESTIGATION-VOTOPS>TS2) FM MURDER INVESTIGATION-VOTOPS</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#LOCAL HOME BIRTHS-OC>LOCAL HOME BIRTHS-OC</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#TS3) CRUISE SHIP LATEST-VOTOPS>TS3) CRUISE SHIP LATEST-VOTOPS</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#TEASE THREE-------------->TEASE THREE--------------</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#TS4) EARLY VOTING TODAY-VOTOPS>TS4) EARLY VOTING TODAY-VOTOPS</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#TZ3 A) GRANDMA IN STORAGE-SOTVOTOPS>TZ3 A) GRANDMA IN STORAGE-SOTVOTOPS</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#TS5) WINE FESTIVAL TODAY-VOTOPS>TS5) WINE FESTIVAL TODAY-VOTOPS</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#TZ3 B) CAPE PARK IMPROVEMENT-SOTVOTOPS>TZ3 B) CAPE PARK IMPROVEMENT-SOTVOTOPS</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#FINAL WEATHER-WXCOMP>FINAL WEATHER-WXCOMP</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#NEWS OPEN-CLIP>NEWS OPEN-CLIP</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#CLOSE-OC-WEB ANI>CLOSE-OC-WEB ANI</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#LIVE DOPPLER-DOPPLER>LIVE DOPPLER-DOPPLER</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#END TIME>END TIME</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#TS 1) CAPE CORAL FIRE-VOTOPS>TS 1) CAPE CORAL FIRE-VOTOPS</A></TD> <TD> </TD> </Table> </CENTER><HR><BR> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=KEY LIST> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>KEY LIST</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>B BLOCK <P>-------------- <P>C BLOCK <P>-------------- <P>D BLOCK <P>-------------- <P>E BLOCK <P>------------- <P>F BLOCK <P>------------- <P>G BLOCK <P>-------------- <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 OPEN-CLIP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>NEWS 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=LIVE DOPPLER-DOPPLER> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>LIVE DOPPLER-DOPPLER</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=HL1) RUBIO FOR VP?-VOTOPS-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HL1) RUBIO FOR VP?-VOTOPS-WIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>SECOND-IN-COMMAND FOR SENATOR MARCO RUBIO? <P>THE VICE PRESIDENTIAL BUZZ SURROUNDING THE FRESHMAN SENATOR. <P>THIS AS THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES ARE BACK ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL. <P>AND EARLY VOTING COMES TO AN END. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=HL2) GRANDMOTHER IN STORAGE-SOTVOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HL2) GRANDMOTHER IN STORAGE-SOTVOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>"we do have a body and we think that is grandma. <P>A FAMILY SECRET UNCOVERED. <P>INVESTIGATORS IN FLORIDA FIND A MUMMIFIED CORPSE IN A STORAGE UNIT. <P>THE BODY LEFT TO ROT FOR MORE THAN 17 YEARS. <P>PLUS-- <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=HL4) MIAMI BUTT LIFT-SOTVOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HL4) MIAMI BUTT LIFT-SOTVOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>"Tremendous change yeah, because I had that square look. Spongebob." <P>IT'S A NEW PROCEDURE CALLED THE "THONG LIFT" -- THAT'S GIVING MORE WOMEN CONFIDENCE TO SHOW OFF THEIR BOTTOMS. <P>THE NEW SURGERY TREND THAT USES PATIENTS OWN FAT. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=HELLO-1SHOT PUSH> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HELLO-1SHOT PUSH</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. <P>TODAY IS SATURDAY, JANUARY 28. <P>I'M JENNIFER TRAMMELL. <P>BEFORE WE GET TO OUR BIG STORIES OF THE DAY - LETS CHECK IN WITH METEOROLOGIST KIRA MINER FOR YOUR STORM WARN SEVEN 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=FIRST WEATHER-WX CTR> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>FIRST WEATHER-WX CTR</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>The cold front that brought the wet weather yesterday has pushed to our south. This front will stall across South Florida over the weekend, keeping the clouds and an isolated shower in the forecast. <P>We'll start off mostly cloudy this morning and dry with temperatures in the mid 60s. By this afternoon, a few isolated showers could develop with highs in the mid to upper 70s. <P>Tonight, mostly cloudy skies will remain with a stray shower. Temperatures will bottom out in the upper 50s. <P>By Sunday, we'll see a few more rays of sunshine as that stalled front starts to get a push farther south. High pressure will begin to build in across the area with cooler and drier air. This will allow overnight lows to settle into the lower half of the 50s come Monday morning. More sunshine is in store as we start the work week with highs in the upper 70s. <P>We'll quickly warm into the low 80s by Tuesday with partly cloudy skies and mainly dry weather. <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=CAPE CORAL FIRE-NAVI-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CAPE CORAL FIRE-NAVI-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>BREAKING NEWS OUT OF CAPE CORAL THIS MORNING -- FIRE GUTS A CAPE CORAL DUPLEX. <P>THE FIRE BROKE OUT SHORTLY BEFORE 3 A-M. <P>IT HAPPENED INSIDE A VACANT DUPLEX HOME ON THE 49-HUNDRED BLOCK OF VICEROY STREET. <P>FIRE OFFICIALS SAY IT APPEARS TO HAVE STARTED IN THE ATTIC. <P>NO ONE WAS INSIDE THE DUPLEX AT THE TIME-- <P>AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. <P>FIRE OFFICIALS SAY UNTIL THEY FIND THE CAUSE, THEY'LL CONSIDER IT SUSPICIOUS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=CAPE CORAL FIRE-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CAPE CORAL FIRE-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>just given the fact that the duplex is in an area where there's a lot of activity that goes on, we'll consider it suspicious until proven otherwise. <P>TOMICH WAS REFERRING TO RECENT CRIME IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. <P>HE SAYS LAST WEEK, POLICE RESPONDED TO A SHOOTING JUST ONE BLOCK OVER FROM THE FIRE. <P>BUT HE SAYS AT THIS POINT, THEY DON'T HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THE FIRE IS CONNECTED TO ANY CRIME. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=FIRE IN LEE COUNTY-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>FIRE IN LEE COUNTY-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>INVESTIGATORS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT CAUSED A SOUTH FORT MYERS HOME TO GO UP IN FLAMES, KILLING A FAMILY'S CATS. <P>IT HAPPENED ON SHAMROCK DRIVE, <P>THAT'S JUST EAST OF 41 NEAR BRIARCLIFF ROAD AROUND SEVEN-THIRTY LAST NIGHT. <P>ONE OF THE CATS WAS RESCUED FROM THE BLAZE, <P>ITS OWNER SAYS IT'S THE ONLY SURVIVOR. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=YVYV-CLIP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>YVYV-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=PRIMARY COUNTDOWN-SSTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>PRIMARY COUNTDOWN-SSTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THE FLORIDA PRIMARY JUST 3-DAYS AWAY. <P>AND THE CANDIDATES ARE FULLY FOCUSED ON 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=NEW CANDIDATE POLL-SSTOPS (2)> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>NEW CANDIDATE POLL-SSTOPS (2)</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A NEW POLL JUST RELEASED SHOWS MITT ROMNEY GAINING SUPPORT. <P>ROMNEY IS FAVORED BY 38 PERCENT OF LIKELY VOTERS. <P>GINGRICH IS NINE POINTS BEHIND. <P>RON PAUL AND RICK SANTORUM ARE AT 14 AND 12 PERCENT RESPECTIVELY. <P>QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY CONDUCTED THE POLL AFTER MONDAY'S DEBATE IN TAMPA-- <P>BUT BEFORE THURSDAY NIGHT'S DEBATE IN JACKSONVILLE. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=LAST DAY FOR EARLY VOTING-OTS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>LAST DAY FOR EARLY VOTING-OTS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>TIME'S RUNNING OUT TO SUBMIT A BALLOT FOR EARLY VOTING. <P>TODAY'S THE LAST DAY. <P>ABC-7'S LEIGH DANA JOINS US LIVE IN OUR STUDIO THIS MORNING-- <P>WITH THE TIMES AND LOCATIONS TO CAST YOUR VOTE. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=LAST DAY FOR EARLY VOTING-LIVE REM -TC MON> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>LAST DAY FOR EARLY VOTING-LIVE REM -TC MON</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>YOU HAVE UNTIL 5 OR 6 O'CLOCK TONIGHT TO CAST YOUR BALLOT. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=LAST DAY FOR EARLY VOTING-VIDBOXTOPS RVL-BNR> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>LAST DAY FOR EARLY VOTING-VIDBOXTOPS RVL-BNR</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>IN LEE COUNTY-- POLLING CENTERS ARE OPEN FROM 9 THIS MORNING UNTIL FIVE TONIGHT. <P>IN COLLIER-- DOORS OPEN AT 10 AND CLOSE AT 6 O'CLOCK. <P>AND IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY-- YOU CAN VOTE FROM 9 UNTIL 6 TONIGHT. <P>WE HAVE PUT ALL THE POLLING SITES ON OUR WEBSITE, ABC DASH SEVEN DOT COM, JUST CLICK ON "SITES ON SEVEN." <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=LAST DAY FOR EARLY VOTING-LIVE REM> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>LAST DAY FOR EARLY VOTING-LIVE REM</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT OUT TO VOTE EARLY TODAY -- <P>YOU CAN STILL VOTE ON PRIMARY DAY ON THE 31ST. <P>TO VOTE IN TUESDAY'S ELECTION -- YOU MUST BE A REGISTERED REPUBLICAN. <P>NOW -- THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER HAS PASSED. <P>VOTERS CAN CHECK THEIR STATUS ON THEIR VOTER I-D CARD-- OR ONLINE AT THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS WEBSITE. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=GOP TODAY-VIDBOX TOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>GOP TODAY-VIDBOX TOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>ABC-7 IS ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL-- <P>TODAY MITT ROMNEY ROMNEY HAS EVENTS PLANNED IN PENSACOLA AND PANAMA CITY. <P>NEWT GINGRICH WILL BE IN THE CENTRAL FLORIDA AREA TODAY WITH STOPS IN ORLANDO AND WINTER PARK-- AS WELL AS SOME SOUTH FLORIDA VISITS IN STUART, PORT SAINT LUCIE, BROOKSVILLE AND WEST PALM BEACH. <P>MEANWHILE-- <P>RICK SANTORUM HAS LEFT FLORIDA-- FOR A QUICK TRIP TO PENNSYLVANIA. <P>HE PLANS TO HOST A FUNDRAISER TONIGHT IN WASHINGTON, D-C. <P>AND RON PAUL IS HOSTING A TOWN HALL THIS MORNING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE. <P>HE HAS SIMILAR EVENTS LATER IN THE DAY IN THE MAINE TOWNS OF FREEPORT AND ALFRED. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=RUBIO VP DEBATE-TC MON> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>RUBIO VP DEBATE-TC MON</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>TODAY-- FLORIDA SENATOR MARCO RUBIO WILL BE DELIVERING THE WEEKLY REPUBLICAN ADDRESS. <P>AS THE CANDIDATES INCH CLOSER TO THE NOMINATION-- THEY ARE STARTING TO CONSIDER POTENTIAL RUNNING MATES. <P>AND THE FRESHMAN SENATOR'S NAME CONTINUES TO COME UP. <P>AS ABC-7'S ALEX BOYER REPORTS-- THERE ARE OPPOSING VIEWS ON WHETHER SENATOR RUBIO WOULD BE THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR V-P. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=RUBIO VP DEBATE-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>RUBIO VP DEBATE-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>-Shirley Gerstenberger/Mitt Romney Lee County Co-chair-"I've been collecting information on many candidates and republicans." <P>AND AT AT THE TOP OF THE PILE IS U-S SENATOR MARCO RUBIO. SHIRLEY GERSTENBERGER IS THE LEE COUNTY CO-CHAIR FOR REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDER MITT ROMNEY. SHE'S HOPING ROMNEY WITH GET THE PRESIDENTIAL NOD -- AND FEELS RUBIO WOULD MAKE A FINE RUNNING MATE. <P>-Gerstenberger-"I can't say if he should get it or not but if he gets it I think he would be an asset." <P>"AN ASSET" BECAUSE OF HIS POPULARITY IN FLORIDA -- WHICH HAS LARGELY BEEN CONSIDERED A SWING STATE. RUBIO'S NAME CAME UP YESTERDAY -- DURING THE CNN G-O-P DEBATE. A MIAMI WOMAN ASKED THE CANDIDATES WHICH HISPANIC LEADERS THEY WOULD CONSIDER FOR CABINET POSITIONS AND WHY. NEWT GINGRICH MENTIONED RUBIO -- SORT OF. <P>-Newt Gingrich/GOP Presidential Hopeful-"I actually thought of Marco Rubio in a slightly more dignified central role than being in the Cabinet but that's another conversation." <P>ROMNEY QUICKLY FOLLOWED. <P>-Romney-"Of course Marco Rubio, a terrific Hispanic American." <P>"TERRIFIC" - MAYBE. BUT THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR V-P.NOT SO MUCH SAYS BOB SHRADER. <P>-Bob Shrader/Former Lee County State Republican Committee-"He should be an asset for the Hispanic community but I don't think he would be a great asset going up against Obama." <P>PLUS -- SHRADER SAYS -- RUBIO NEEDS TO POLISH HIS CURRENT POLITICAL SKILLS BEFORE TACKLING SUCH A POWERFUL POSITION. <P>-Shrader-"Rubio has been in the Senate a couple of years and he needs to stay there." <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=SENATE POLL-SSTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>SENATE POLL-SSTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>NEW NUMBERS SHOW U-S SENATOR BILL NELSON INCHING CLOSER TO RETAINING HIS SEAT. <P>A NEW SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY POLL SHOWS NELSON LEADING ALL FOUR POTENTIAL REPUBLICAN CHALLENGERS IN FLORIDA'S CLOSELY WATCHED SENATE RACE. <P>REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE CONNIE MACK IS NELSON'S CLOSEST CHALLENGER-- <P>TRAILING BY 10-POINTS IN A HEAD-TO-HEAD MATCHUP. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TWISTER STUFF-SOTVOTOPS-ON CAM IN WX CENTER> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TWISTER STUFF-SOTVOTOPS-ON CAM IN WX CENTER</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>' it was like a freight train or a bowling ball coming through the 2 houses.' <P>TORNADO TOUCHDOWN. <P>THE CLEANUP EFFORTS THIS MORNING-- <P>AFTER A CHARLOTTE COUNTY COMMUNITY IS STUNNED BY AN E-F-1 TWISTER. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TWISTER STUFF-VO IN WX MON> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TWISTER STUFF-VO IN WX MON</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>CHARLOTTE COUNTY RESIDENTS ARE STILL PICKING UP THE PIECES AFTER THE TORNADO BARRELED THROUGH THE DEEP CREEK COMMUNITY. <P>THE RED CROSS IS HELPING ONE 90-YEAR-OLD MAN AFTER THE TWISTER RIPPED THE ROOF OFF HIS HOME. <P>COUNTY INSPECTORS SAY IT'S NOT SAFE TO BE LIVING IN RIGHT NOW. <P>OTHER NEIGHBORS ALSO SAW DAMAGE TO THEIR HOMES -- LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TWISTER STUFF-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TWISTER STUFF-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>"my neighbor yelled, look at his roof and then when I shined the flash light up, I could see there was holes in the roof." <P>METEOROLOGISTS SAY THE TORNADO WAS ABOUT THE WIDTH OF A HOUSE-- <P>AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS IT CAME IN FAST AND WAS SHORTLIVED. <P>ONLY HITTING THE DEEP CREEK AREA. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TWISTER LATEST-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TWISTER LATEST-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>AS CLEANUP CONTINUES -- CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICERS WILL BE ON THE SCENE. <P>COUNTY CODE WORKERS TELL US THEY COME OUT TO MAKE SURE RESIDENTS AREN'T TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF AND THAT REPAIR CREWS ARE LICENSED WITH THE STATE AND COUNTY -- <P>FOLLOWING HURRICANE CHARLIE WORKERS SAY PHONY REPAIRMEN TOOK MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. <P>IF YOUR HOUSE IS EVER DAMAGED HERE ARE SOME RED FLAGS TO LOOK OUT FOR -- <P>DOOR TO DOOR SALESMEN -- <P>THOSE ASKING TO BE PAID ONLY IN CASH OR CONTRACTORS WHO DON'T GIVE YOU A CONTRACT. <P>FINALLY, MAKE SURE YOU CONTACT YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY. <P>AN AGENT CAN HELP PICK A COMPANY TO FIX THE DAMAGE. <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 LATEST-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CRUISE SHIP LATEST-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>TWO WEEKS AFTER THE LUXURY CRUISE SHIP RAN AGROUND OFF THE COAST OF ITALY-- <P>CREWS ARE BEGINNING TO REMOVE 500 THOUSAND GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD. <P>TODAY-- THE CREW WILL START TO PUMP FUEL FROM THE SHIP BEFORE IT STARTS LEAKING. <P>THIS, AS RESCUERS BLASTED ANOTHER HOLE INTO THE HULL OF THE CAPSIZED VESSEL TO SEARCH FOR THE REMAINING 16 PEOPLE MISSING. <P>THE CRUISE LINE HAS OFFERED 14 THOUSAND PLUS IN REIMBURSEMENT FOR EACH PASSENGER. <P>ALTHOUGH MANY OF THEM ARE REFUSING TO ACCEPT THE DEAL. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=DEMI TAPE-SOTVOWIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>DEMI TAPE-SOTVOWIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THIS MORNING WE'RE HEARING THE FRANTIC 9-1-1 CALL-- JUST BEFORE EMERGENCY CREWS RUSHED DEMI MOORE TO THE HOSPITAL. <P>Caller: <P>"She's convulsing." <P>Operator: <P>"Okay, listen to me. keep watching her closely, don't do anything. Don's put anything in her mouth." <P>Caller: <P>"We're not." <P>Operator: <P>"Was this accidental or intentional?" <P>Caller: <P>"Well, you know she smoked something, but the reaction was accidental, it was accidental." <P>DOCTORS RELEASED MOORE EARLY YESTERDAY AND SHE'S NOW IN REHAB. <P>ACCORDING TO HER PUBLICIST SHE'S SUFFERING FROM EXHAUSTION. <P>IN NOVEMBER SHE AND HUSBAND ASHTON KUTCHER ANNOUNCED THEIR SEPARATION. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=ETTA JAMES FUNERAL-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>ETTA JAMES FUNERAL-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>TODAY-- FRIENDS AND FAMILY WILL REMEMBER JAZZ SINGER ETTA JAMES AT A PRIVATE FUNERAL IN CALIFORNIA. <P>AT A PUBLIC MEMORIAL SERVICE YESTERDAY--DOZENS OF FANS TURNED OUT TO PAY THEIR FINAL RESPECTS TO THE LEGENDARY SINGER. <P>JAMES IS BEST REMEMBERED FOR HER CLASSIC "AT LAST". <P>JAMES DIED LAST WEEK AFTER A LONG BATTLE WITH LEUKEMIA. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=THINGS TO DO IN NAPLES-CLIP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>THINGS TO DO IN NAPLES-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=THINGS TO DO IN NAPLES-VIDBOX> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>THINGS TO DO IN NAPLES-VIDBOX</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>LOOKING FOR SOME THINGS FOR THE FAMILY TO DO THIS WEEKEND? <P>YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHECK OUT THE NAPLES CHALK ART AND MERCHANT SIDEWALK SALE. <P>IT'S GOING ON TODAY FROM 8 IN THE MORNING UNTIL 6 O'CLOCK ON FIFTH AVENUE. <P>AND IT'S FREE FOR EVERYONE. <P>TODAY IS ALSO THE NINTH ANNUAL CALOOSAHATCHEE CELTIC FESTIVAL. <P>IT WILL BE AT CENTENNIAL PARK IN FORT MYERS STARTING AT 10-30 IN THE MORNING. <P>THERE IS MUSIC, FOOD AND DANCE PERFORMANCES. <P>FIVE BUCKS TO GET IN AND KIDS UNDER 12 ARE FREE. <P>ON SUNDAY SANIBEL ISLAND WILL HOST THE WEEKLY FARMERS MARKET. <P>MORE THAN 40 VENDORS WILL BE AT CITY HALL STARTING AT 8 O'CLOCK AND WRAPPING UP AROUND ONE. <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-------------> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TEASE ONE-------------</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>"you're obviously more relaxed, more comfortable in your own house, versus a hospital room you've never been in before." <P>WOMEN GIVING BIRTH IN THEIR OWN HOMES IS ON THE RISE. <P>WHY MORE MOMS ARE CHOOSING MIDWIFES OVER A HOSPITAL STAY. <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 LOCAL HOME BIRTHS-SOTVOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ1 A LOCAL HOME BIRTHS-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=AUSTRALIA CYCLONE-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>AUSTRALIA CYCLONE-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>PEOPLE WHO LIVE ALONG AUSTRALIA'S NORTH-WEST COAST ARE PREPARING FOR CYCLONE IGGY. <P>THE TROPICAL CYCLONE IS SLOWLY MAKING ITS WAY TOWARD THE COAST AS A CATEGORY TWO STORM. <P>METEOROLOGISTS SAY IT COULD INTENSIFY TO CATEGORY FOUR OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS-- <P>WITH WINDS UP TO 77 MILES AN HOUR. <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 CLIP-CLIPTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>STORMWARN CLIP-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=WEATHER-WXWALL> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>WEATHER-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>The cold front that brought the wet weather yesterday has pushed to our south. This front will stall across South Florida over the weekend, keeping the clouds and an isolated shower in the forecast. <P>We'll start off mostly cloudy this morning and dry with temperatures in the mid 60s. By this afternoon, a few isolated showers could develop with highs in the mid to upper 70s. <P>Tonight, mostly cloudy skies will remain with a stray shower. Temperatures will bottom out in the upper 50s. <P>By Sunday, we'll see a few more rays of sunshine as that stalled front starts to get a push farther south. High pressure will begin to build in across the area with cooler and drier air. This will allow overnight lows to settle into the lower half of the 50s come Monday morning. More sunshine is in store as we start the work week with highs in the upper 70s. <P>We'll quickly warm into the low 80s by Tuesday with partly cloudy skies and mainly dry weather. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=LOMBARDI TROPHY-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>LOMBARDI TROPHY-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>SUPERBOWL FEVER IS CATCHING ON, <P>AND NOW DIE-HARD FOOTBALL FANS CAN GET UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH THE FAMED VINCE LOMBARDI TROPHY. <P>THE PRIZE FOR SUPERBOWL 46 IS ON DISPLAY AT THE TIFFANY'S IN INDIANAPOLIS. <P>IT WILL BE AWARDED TO THE SUPER BOWL VICTORS ON FEBRUARY 5TH AT INDY'S LUCAS OIL STADIUM. <P>THAT'S WHEN AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AND NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WINNERS THE NEW YORK GIANTS SQUARE OFF. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=SPORTS PKG-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>SPORTS PKG-PKG</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=TEASE TWO----------------> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TEASE TWO----------------</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>OHHH AHHH <P>THEY'RE THE SOUNDS OF SWEAT. <P>THE NEW WORKOUT THAT HAS PEOPLE VOCALIZING AND EXERCISING. <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 NAVI WORKOUT-NATSVOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ2 A NAVI WORKOUT-NATSVOTOPS</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=HOME BIRTHS ON RISE-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HOME BIRTHS ON RISE-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>FORGET THE HOSPITAL, <P>MORE MOMS-TO-BE ARE CHOOSING TO GIVE BIRTH AT HOME. <P>THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL FINDS THE RATE OF HOME BIRTHS HAS INCREASED NEARLY 30-PERCENT SINCE 2004. <P>THE PRIMARY DRIVERS, <P>WHITE WOMEN OVER AGE 35 -- <P>MANY OF WHOM HAVE HAD UNCOMPLICATED PREVIOUS BIRTH EXPERIENCES. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=LOCAL HOME BIRTHS-VO IN TCMON> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>LOCAL HOME BIRTHS-VO IN TCMON</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>ABC7'S PAUL GESSLER REPORTS THAT TREND HAS REACHED SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WITH WOMEN WHO SAY WHEN IT COMES TO CHILD BIRTH-- <P>THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE 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=LOCAL HOME BIRTHS-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>LOCAL HOME BIRTHS-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>0.11-13 "I got up. I got dressed. And, I got JJ." <P>IVY AND JENNIFER SHARE STORIES 19 DAYS AFTER THEY SHARED SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE PERSONAL. <P>5.43 "Good job." <P>IVY IS JENNIFER'S MIDWIFE. <P>EARLIER THIS MONTH, JENNIFER GAVE BIRTH TO HER THIRD CHILD-- HER FIRST AT HOME. <P>Jennifer Miles, Mother: "it did make it more real. I think because you are so connected with everything that's happening." <P>Matthew Jones, Father: "The pool was set up right here." <P>FATHER MATTHEW JONES WAS ADMITTEDLY IGNORANT TO THE PROCESS. <P>Matthew Jones, Father: "before this, I thought, 'oh, yeah, home births. It'll be easy.' I'm not the one having the baby." <P>AFTER TWO HOURS OF LABOR, GABRIELLA WAS BORN. <P>Matthew Jones, Father: "She said, you gotta keep the faith the whole time. We were like, 'that's a very cool name.' it was Gabriella Faith." <P>AT NINE POUNDS, TWO OUNCES, GABRIELLA CAME OUT CRYING. <P>4.20-23 "January 8th, Sunday the 8th" <P>JENNIFER'S MIDWIFE, IVY HUMMON, SAYS IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR HOME BIRTH BABIES TO BE BIGGER, BECAUSE NO DOCTORS ARE INDUCING LABOR EARLY. <P>"Bigger babies are easier to take care of!" <P>Jennifer Miles, Mother: "it's your own home, so you know, you're obviously more relaxed, more comfortable in your own house, versus a hospital room you've never been in before." <P>ONE IN EVERY 90 BIRTHS IN THE U-S ARE NOW AT HOME. <P>MANY WOMEN CITE COSTS. <P>ON AVERAGE, IT'S ABOUT A THIRD OF THE COST OF DELIVERING IN THE HOSPITAL. <P>Ivy Hummon, Midwife: "You decide what fits for you and that doesn't fit for everybody." <P>Jennifer Miles, Mother: "it's not a decision to go into lightly because it does take a huge commitment." <P>JENNIFER SAYS SHE WAS MET WITH RESISTANCE FROM SOME FAMILY AND FRIENDS. <P>Jennifer Miles, Mother on criticism: "Well, if you'd just go to the hospital, you'd already have your baby now!" <P>BUT, BOTH SHE AND MATTHEW SAY THEY'D DO IT AGAIN. <P>SHE SAYS IT WAS ALMOST SPIRITUAL FOR HER. <P>Jennifer Miles, Mother: "There was that moment where it was like 'oh, my gosh. This is--I just gave birth to this baby and there's no way you can say you didn't experience it because you felt every moment of it." <P>nat of looking at pictures <P>GABRIELLA DOESN'T KNOW IT NOW, BUT SHE'S KIND OF A TRENDSETTER. <P>IN PORT CHARLOTTE, PAUL GESSLER, 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=LOCAL HOME BIRTHS-OC> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>LOCAL HOME BIRTHS-OC</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>MOST MIDWIFE SERVICES ARE COVERED BY INSURANCE, DEPENDING ON CERTIFICATIONS. <P>IVY SAYS PROSPECTIVE MOTHERS SHOULD CHECK WITH BOTH THEIR MIDWIFE AND THEIR PROVIDER. <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--------------> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TEASE THREE--------------</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>"She called and said, my mother told me on her death bed that grandma is in the storage unit. You can't sell our stuff." <P>THE CONTENTS INSIDE A FLORIDA STORAGE UNIT GOING UP FOR AUCTION. <P>ONLY THERE'S ONE PROBLEM. <P>A **CORPSE WAS ONE OF THE ITEMS. <P>WHAT INVESTIGATORS ARE CALLING A DECADES LONG FAMILY SECRET. <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) GRANDMA IN STORAGE-SOTVOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ3 A) GRANDMA IN STORAGE-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=TZ3 B) CAPE PARK IMPROVEMENT-SOTVOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ3 B) CAPE PARK IMPROVEMENT-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=NEWS OPEN-CLIP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>NEWS 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=LIVE DOPPLER-DOPPLER> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>LIVE DOPPLER-DOPPLER</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=TS 1) CAPE CORAL FIRE-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TS 1) CAPE CORAL FIRE-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>BREAKING NEWS OUT OF CAPE CORAL THIS MORNING -- FIRE GUTS A CAPE DUPLEX. <P>THE FIRE BROKE OUT SHORTLY BEFORE 3 A-M. <P>IT HAPPENED INSIDE A VACANT DUPLEX HOME ON THE 49-HUNDRED BLOCK OF VICEROY STREET. <P>FIRE OFFICIALS SAY IT APPEARS TO HAVE STARTED IN THE ATTIC. <P>NO ONE WAS INSIDE THE DUPLEX AT THE TIME-- <P>AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TS 2) EARLY VOTING-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TS 2) EARLY VOTING-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>TIME'S RUNNING OUT TO SUBMIT A BALLOT FOR EARLY VOTING. <P>TODAY'S THE LAST DAY. <P>IN LEE COUNTY-- POLLING CENTERS ARE OPEN FROM 9 THIS MORNING UNTIL FIVE TONIGHT. <P>IN COLLIER-- DOORS OPEN AT 10 AND CLOSE AT 6 O'CLOCK. <P>AND IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY-- YOU CAN VOTE FROM 9 UNTIL 6 TONIGHT. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TS 3) CRUISE SHIP LATEST-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TS 3) CRUISE SHIP LATEST-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>RIGHT NOW-- CREWS ARE STARTING TO PUMP OUT 500 THOUSAND GALLONS WORTH OR FUEL FROM THE GROUNDED CRUISE SHIP OFF THE ITALIAN COAST. <P>RESCUERS ARE STILL LOOKING FOR 16 PASSENGERS INSIDE THE SHIP-- THAT ARE PRESUMED DEAD. <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 TOSS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>WX TOSS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. <P>TODAY IS SATURDAY, JANUARY 28. <P>I'M JENNIFER TRAMMELL. <P>BEFORE WE GET TO OUR BIG STORIES OF THE DAY - LETS CHECK IN WITH METEOROLOGIST KIRA MINER FOR YOUR STORM WARN SEVEN 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=WEATHER-WX CTR> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>WEATHER-WX CTR</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>The cold front that brought the wet weather yesterday has pushed to our south. This front will stall across South Florida over the weekend, keeping the clouds and an isolated shower in the forecast. <P>We'll start off mostly cloudy this morning and dry with temperatures in the mid 60s. By this afternoon, a few isolated showers could develop with highs in the mid to upper 70s. <P>Tonight, mostly cloudy skies will remain with a stray shower. Temperatures will bottom out in the upper 50s. <P>By Sunday, we'll see a few more rays of sunshine as that stalled front starts to get a push farther south. High pressure will begin to build in across the area with cooler and drier air. This will allow overnight lows to settle into the lower half of the 50s come Monday morning. More sunshine is in store as we start the work week with highs in the upper 70s. <P>We'll quickly warm into the low 80s by Tuesday with partly cloudy skies and mainly dry weather. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=GRANDMA IN STORAGE-VO IN POP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>GRANDMA IN STORAGE-VO IN POP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A MANAGER AT A CLEARWATER SELF-STORAGE FACILITY MAKES A SHOCKING DISCOVERY: <P>A FAMILY HOLDING THEIR GRANDMOTHER'S CORPSE IN A RENTED UNIT FOR MORE THAN 17 YEARS. <P>PETER BERNARD HAS THE GRUESOME DETAILS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=GRANDMA IN STORAGE-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>GRANDMA IN STORAGE-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>AND THERE IT IS. <P>IT LOOKS LIKE A BOX,HAND SPRAY-PAINTED A NICE SHADE OF BLUE, WITH WHITE HANDLES. INSIDE, ARE THE SKELETAL REMAINS OF A ELDERLY WOMAN. <P>CLEARWATER POLICE SAY THE FAMILY THAT RENTS 3 UNITS AT THE "U-STORE STORAGE" FACILITY, AND HAS DONE SO SINCE 1985, RECENTLY GOT BEHIND IN THEIR MONTHLY RENT PAYMENT. <P>:22- 29 <P>"The company did the proper thing, to say hey, we're getting ready to clear out your storage unit. We're gonna put it up for auction." <P>THE GRANDDAUGHTER OF THE WOMAN IN THE MAKE-SHIFT COFFIN CALLED ON TUESDAY, SAYING. <P>:34- 40 <P>"You can't do that. You can't sell it. You can't go to auction , I've been told that my grandmother is in that unit." <P>A GRANDMOTHER WHO DIED IN 1995! AFTER HEARING FROM THE GRANDDAUGHTER, MANAGEMENT AT "U-STORE" OPENED UNIT "B-8", FOUND THE BLUE COFFIN, AND CALLED THE COPS. <P>:52- 57 <P>"we do have a body and we think that is grandma." <P>THE PERSON WHO PLACED HER THERE, POLICE SAY, IS HER DAUGHTER, WHO DIED RECENTLY. THE GRANDDAUGHTER IS THE ONE CALLED IN A PANIC WHEN SHE LEARNED THE UNIT COULD BE AUCTIONED OFF. <P>1:06- 1:16 <P>"She called and said, my mother told me on her death bed that grandma is in the storage unit. You can't sell our stuff." <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=GRANDMA IN STORAGE-ON CAM TAG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>GRANDMA IN STORAGE-ON CAM TAG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>PETER BERNARD REPORTING. <P>AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE, THERE ARE LAWS AGAINST THIS TYPE OF THING. <P>IT'S A MISDEMEANOR CALLED "ILLEGAL DISPOSAL OF A BODY". <P>SINCE THE WOMAN WHO'S RESPONSIBLE IS DEAD, IT'S UNLIKELY ANY CHARGES WILL BE FILED. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=FM MURDER INVESTIGATION-VO-VIDBOX> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>FM MURDER INVESTIGATION-VO-VIDBOX</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>RIGHT NOW-- FORT MYERS POLICE ARE TRYING TO TRACK DOWN A MURDER SUSPECT. <P>NEIGHBORS ON ELLINGTON COURT HEARD GUNSHOTS AROUND ONE THIRTY FRIDAY MORNING. <P>WHEN POLICE ARRIVED ONE MAN WAS ALREADY DEAD. <P>INVESTIGATORS HAVE NOT RELEASED HIS NAME. <P>AT THIS HOUR POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR A 2005 GRAY TOYOTA SCION WITH TINTED WINDOWS. <P>THE LICENSE PLATE NUMBER IS ON YOUR SCREEN. <P>A - I - H- A - 1 - 7. <P>YOU ARE ASKED TO CALL THE FORT MYERS POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH ANY INFORMATION. <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 BOMB PLOT LATEST-VOWIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>UTAH BOMB PLOT LATEST-VOWIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>CHILLING NEW DETAILS IN THAT SUSPECTED BOMB PLOT IN UTAH. <P>THIS MORNING -- INVESTIGATORS ARE REVEALING ONE OF THE TWO TEENS ACCUSED OF THE PLOT, <P>SPOKE TO THE PRINCIPAL OF COLUMBINE HIGH SCHOOL. <P>THEY SAY THE YOUNGEST SUSPECT - WAS FASCINATED BY THE 19-99 MASS MURDER IN LITTLETON COLORADO. <P>COLUMBINE'S PRINCIPAL GRANTED THE BOY AN INTERVIEW -- <P>THE 16-YEAR-OLD TOLD AUTHORITIES THAT HE DID NOT WANT TO BE COMPARED TO THE COLUMBINE KILLERS BECAUSE HE WAS SMART ENOUGH TO KILL MORE PEOPLE. <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 BOMB PLOT LATEST-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>UTAH BOMB PLOT LATEST-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>Frank DeAngelis <P>Principal, Columbine High School <P>He came in on December 15th and asked me questions, mainly about 'how was the school doing at this point, what did you do to help heal, what were some programs you have in place,' that was the gist of it." <P>OFFICERS ALSO ARRESTED AN 18-YEAR-OLD AND CHARGED HIM WITH POSSESSION OF A WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION. <P>THEY SAY THE TWO HAD BLUEPRINTS OF THE SCHOOL AND SENT TEXT MESSAGES TO 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=PLANE ENGINE-VOWIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>PLANE ENGINE-VOWIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>ONE SECOND YOU'RE TAKING IN THE SIGHTS IN THE SKY-- THE NEXT-- YOU SEE YOUR PLANE'S ENGINE SHUT DOWN. <P>AND IT'S ALL CAUGHT ON CAMERA. <P>YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS CELL PHONE VIDEO ONE OF THE PROPELLERS SLOWLY SHUTTING DOWN. <P>IT HAPPENED ON A HORIZON AIRLINES FLIGHT AFTER IT TOOK OFF FROM PORTLAND HEADING TO SEATTLE. <P>PASSENGERS SAY THEY HEARD AN EXPLOSION JUST BEFORE THE PROPELLER CAME TO A STOP. <P>THE PILOT TURNED AROUND AND LANDED SAFELY AT THE AIRPORT. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=PLANE CRASH-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>PLANE CRASH-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>OFFICIALS HAVE NOW IDENTIFIED THE PILOT KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH NEAR THE OCALA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. <P>THEY SAY 55 YEAR OLD ALLEN GOLSON DIED WHEN HIS PLANE CRASHED ON APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT. <P>THE PASSENGER-- 55 YEAR OLD CAROL GOLSON WAS INJURED. <P>A RESCUER WENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR SMOKE INHALATION. <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 CONFISCATION-OC> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>ORANGE JUICE CONFISCATION-OC</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THE F-D-A HAS BLOCKED THE IMPORT OF EVEN MORE ORANGE JUICE. <P>THE LATEST SHIPMENTS FROM BRAZIL AND CANADA TESTED POSITIVE FOR AN ILLEGAL FUNGICIDE. <P>THE GOVERNMENT SAYS THE JUICE IS SAFE TO DRINK. <P>THE F-D-A STARTED TESTING IMPORTS AFTER MINUTE MADE REPORTED THE CHEMICAL IN SOME OF ITS PRODUCTS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=CAPE PARK IMPROVEMENT-VOTOPS-ON CAM TAG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CAPE PARK IMPROVEMENT-VOTOPS-ON CAM TAG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THIS IS SIRENIA VISITA PARK, AT THE CORNER OF CEITUS PARKWAY AND OLD BURNT STORE ROAD IN CAPE CORAL. <P>IT MAY NOT LOOK LIKE MUCH NOW, BUT CITY LEADERS WANT TO MAKE MAJOR CHANGES TO MAKE THE PARK MORE ATTRACTIVE. <P>ABC-7'S STEPHANIE KOLP EXPLAINS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=CAPE PARK IMPROVEMENT-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CAPE PARK IMPROVEMENT-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>sot--john bettencourt <P>i heard it was a nice place <P>IT'S JOHN BETTERNCOURT'S FIRST TRIP TO SIRENIA VISTA PARK. <P>sot--john <P>today i came looking for a place to kayak <P>BUT HIS KAYAK NEVER LEFT THE ROOF OF HIS VAN. <P>THE RAMP FOR BOATS--HE SAYS ISN'T UP TO PAR. <P>sot--john bettencourt <P>it could use a little work. <P>THE CITY OF CAPE CORAL WANTS 500--THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM LEE COUNTY'S TOURISM DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL TO ADD KAYAK RENTALS, A BOARDWALK, MANATEE VIEWING AREAS <P>nats fishing <P>AND A FISHING PIER. <P>sot--fisherman <P>they've got that one over there that's no trespassing but there's always people over there. <P>UNDER THE PLAN---THE CITY WOULD TAKE THE NO TRESPASSING SIGN DOWN--AND ENCOURAGE ANGLERS TO COME HERE. <P>sot--mcgrail <P>we're trying to make it as user friendly as possible <P>COUNCILMAN KEVIN MCGRAIL HOPES IT WILL ALSO DETER FISHERMEN FROM USING NEARBY BRIDGES TO CAST A LINE. <P>nats fishing <P>BECAUSE THE BRIDGES ARE CLOSE TO HOMES--- AND RESIDENTS HAVE LONG COMPLAINED ABOUT THE NOISE AND MESS THE FISHERMEN SOMETIMES LEAVE BEHIND. <P>sot--mcgrail <P>the benefit of a city authorized park is we can control the hours, they're not there 24/7 <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=EDISON STATE STUDENT DORMS-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>EDISON STATE STUDENT DORMS-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A 26-MILLION MILLION DOLLAR HOUSING PROJECT AT EDISON STATE COLLEGE IS MORE THAN HALFWAY COMPLETE. <P>THE FIRST EVER DORM FACILITY CALLED 'LIGHTHOUSE COMMONS' IS LOCATED ON THE WESTSIDE OF THE CAMPUS. <P>WITH 400 BEDS - IT'S SET TO OPEN FOR THE FALL SEMESTER. <P>COLLEGE ADMINISTRATORS ARE HOPING THE DORMS WILL ATTRACT STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE STATE. <P>A MODEL ROOM IS ALREADY ON DISPLAY AT THE COLLEGE. <P>THE ROOMS' LAYOUT WILL BE LIKE AN APARTMENT. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=EDISON STATE STUDENT DORMS-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>EDISON STATE STUDENT DORMS-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>these are much different from the residence halls we're used to. Traditional halls where there's community bathrooms and such - it is such a difference from those days. <P>SO FAR - 85 CURRENT STUDENTS HAVE APPLIED TO LIVE THERE. <P>PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS CAN APPLY FEBRUARY FIRST. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=MANATEE PROTECTION-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>MANATEE PROTECTION-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>SLOW DOWN ON THE WATER, OR BE PREPARED TO COUGH UP CASH. <P>STARTING NEXT WEEKEND-- THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WILL BEGIN MANATEE SPEED ZONE ENFORCEMENT ON THE CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER. <P>EVERY WEEKEND FROM FEBRUARY THROUGH APRIL, A SHERIFF DEPUTY WILL TARGET THE AREA BETWEEN ORANGE RIVER AND RED FISH POINT. <P>A FINE FOR SPEEDING HERE WILL COST YOU-- 88 DOLLARS. <P>LEE COUNTY SAYS THE ENFORCEMENT IS MORE IMPORTANT THIS YEAR THAN EVER-- <P>2010 AND 2011 ARE THE HIGHEST YEARS ON RECORD FOR MANATEE DEATHS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=WINTER WINE FESTIVAL-VOWIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>WINTER WINE FESTIVAL-VOWIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THE 2012 NAPLES WINTER WINE FESTIVAL IS GOING ON THIS WEEKEND. <P>WE GOT A BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AT ONE OF THE VINTNER DINNERS. <P>THIS ONE HOSTED BY THE LUTGERT'S AND THE FESTIVAL CHAIRS& FOOD PROVIDED BY THE ONE AND ONLY CHEF WOLFGANG PUCK. <P>THE THEME THIS DINNER WAS SMOKE AND MIRRORS& AND THEY HAVE PLENTY OF TRICKS UP THEIR SLEEVES. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=WWF DIFFERENT KIDS OF WINE-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>WWF DIFFERENT KIDS OF WINE-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>WE ALSO GOT A LOOK AT THE EXCLUSIVE AND EXPENSIVE ITEMS UP FOR GRABS IN THE FESTIVAL'S AUCTION LOT. <P>BIDDING STARTS TODAY FOR TICKET HOLDERS. <P>THE AUCTION INCLUDES A CUSTOM MERCEDEZ-BENZ. PRIVATE JET TRIPS TO PLACES AROUND THE WORLD. A WALK-ON ROLE ON THE SHOW 'THE GOOD WIFE' AND OF COURSE, MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF WINE. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=WWF DIFFERENT KIDS OF WINE-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>WWF DIFFERENT KIDS OF WINE-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>"17:13:00 the food the wine the auction is one of the most remarkable days you'll ever see " <P>SO FAR THE FESTIVAL HAS RAISED 94 MILLION DOLLARS - ALL OF WHICH HAS BEEN DONATED TO NON-ROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AROUND COLLIER COUNTY. <P>THIS YEAR THEY HOPE TO HIT 100-MILLION. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=NIA WORKOUT-NATVO-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>NIA WORKOUT-NATVO-WIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>IF YOU'RE ALREADY SICK OF THAT NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION TO GET TO THE GYM, THEN WE MAY HAVE SOME HELP FOR YOU. <P>IT'S A DANCE WORKOUT CALLED NIA THAT'S ALL ABOUT MOVEMENT, COMBINED WITH MARTIAL ARTS, A LITTLE YOGA AND EVEN SOUND. <P>oooh ahhhh <P>IT'S A FREE-STYLE DANCING EXERCISE. <P>AND IT'S NOT MEANT TO BE AEROBIC-- ALTHOUGH SOME BREAK A SWEAT. <P>THE GOAL IS TO TRY NEW MOVES WITH YOUR BODY AND GET A GOOD CARDIOVASCULAR WORKOUT. <P>AND IT DOESN'T HURT TO MAKE A LITTLE NOISE. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=NIA WORKOUT-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>NIA WORKOUT-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>"It's an emotional release. a free abdominal workout. It really is supposed to come from your gut. It also makes you engage your core so all of you moves are supported when you're sounding and all of your thoughts are narrated, sort of, with sound." <P>THE WORKOUT INVITES A MIXTURE OF ALL AGES AND ALL ATHLETIC LEVELS. <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 CONCERT-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>KIDS CONCERT-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>ABOUT 18-HUNDRED LEE COUNTY FIFTH GRADERS GOT TO PUT THE PENCILS AND PAPER AWAY AND SEE THE SYMPHONY PLAY. <P>THEY ATTENDED A SPECIAL "YOUNG PEOPLES CONCERT" AT THE BARBARA B MANN THEATER. <P>IT'S PUT ON BY THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SYMPHONY AS THEY REHEARSE FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF ELGAR'S ENIGMA VARIATIONS. <P>STUDENTS HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO ATTEND THIS EVENT FOR FIVE YEARS DUE TO LACK OF FUNDING. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=ANGRY BIRDS FACEBOOK-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>ANGRY BIRDS FACEBOOK-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>AFTER FLINGING MILLIONS OF BIRDS ON SMART PHONES AND TABLET DEVICES, <P>THE POPULAR GAME "ANGRY BIRDS" IS CRASHING INTO FACEBOOK. <P>CLICK YOUR LIKE BUTTON ON THIS ONE. <P>THE DEVELOPER BEHIND ANGRY BIRDS SAYS IT WILL LAUNCH ON THE SOCIAL NETWORK THIS VALENTINE'S DAY -- <P>TUESDAY, FEBRUARY FOURTEENTH. <P>THE GAME ITSELF WILL BE FREE, <P>BUT YOU CAN BUY NEW SUPER-BIRDS TO CONTINUE THE FIGHT AGAINST THOSE GREEN PIG AGGRESSORS. <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-OC> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TEASE FOUR-OC</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>"Now that lego man is free the first order of business of course is a good meal." <P>WE'RE NOT PULLING YOUR LEG. <P>LEGOMAN-- IS NOW PUTTING HIS BEST FOOT FORWARD AFTER BEING JAILED IN SARASOTA FOR THREE MONTHS. <P>HIS BIG PLANS FOR THE GULF COAST. <P>BUT FIRST. HERE'S A CHECK OF THIS MORNING'S WINNING LOTTERY NUMBERS. <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 LEGO MAN FREED-VO-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ4 A LEGO MAN FREED-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=LOTTERY NUMBERS-CG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>LOTTERY NUMBERS-CG</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=SNOW SCULPTURES-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>SNOW SCULPTURES-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>SOME JAW-DROPPING SNOW SCULPTURES IN ONE IDAHO TOWN WILL HAVE YOU WONDERING, HOW DID THEY DO THAT?! <P>ALL 32 ICE STATUES ARE CARVED BY BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONALS. <P>YOU CAN SEE AN ARRAY OF MASTERPIECES-- INCLUDING DINOSAURS, PLANES AND ENTIRE ICE CITIES-- <P>BUT THE MOST POPULAR THIS YEAR---BUZZ LIGHT YEAR FROM TOY 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=STORMWARN OPEN-CLIPTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>STORMWARN 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=MAIN WEATHER-WX CTR> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>MAIN WEATHER-WX CTR</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>The cold front that brought the wet weather yesterday has pushed to our south. This front will stall across South Florida over the weekend, keeping the clouds and an isolated shower in the forecast. <P>We'll start off mostly cloudy this morning and dry with temperatures in the mid 60s. By this afternoon, a few isolated showers could develop with highs in the mid to upper 70s. <P>Tonight, mostly cloudy skies will remain with a stray shower. Temperatures will bottom out in the upper 50s. <P>By Sunday, we'll see a few more rays of sunshine as that stalled front starts to get a push farther south. High pressure will begin to build in across the area with cooler and drier air. This will allow overnight lows to settle into the lower half of the 50s come Monday morning. More sunshine is in store as we start the work week with highs in the upper 70s. <P>We'll quickly warm into the low 80s by Tuesday with partly cloudy skies and mainly dry weather. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=MAIN WEATHER-CAM 9 BUMP CROSSTALK> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>MAIN WEATHER-CAM 9 BUMP CROSSTALK</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=LEGO MAN FREED-1SHOT> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>LEGO MAN FREED-1SHOT</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THE IN-FAMOUS LEGOMAN THAT WASHED ONTO THE SIESTA KEY SHORE IS NOW FREE AFTER SPENDING 90 DAYS IN LOCK-UP. <P>KALVIN MCCLURE EXPLAINS WHY THE WORK OF ART WAS JUST RELEASED FROM THE SHERIFF'S PROTECTIVE CUSTODY. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=LEGO MAN FREED-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>LEGO MAN FREED-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>IT'S WHAT LEGO MAN HAS BEEN WAITING FOR SINCE HE WASHED UP ON THE SIESTA KEY SHORE, THE DAY HE WOULD GO FREE. <P>L/ SARASOTA/FLORIDA:08-:13 <P>THE 8-FOOT TALL STATUE NAMED EGO LENNARD WAS RELEASED FROM PROTECTIVE CUSTODY THURSDAY TO DENISE KOWAL THE CHAIR OF THE SARASOTA CHALK FESTIVAL. <P>LEGO MAN QUICKLY BECAME A BIG CELEBRITY IN TOWN AND EVEN MADE TIME MAGAZINE AS THE #2 MOST ODDBALL NEWS STORY. <P>EGO HAD TO WAIT SO LONG TO BE RELEASED BECAUSE ANY FOUND PROPERTY WITHOUT AN OFFICIAL CLAIMANT MUST BE HELD FOR 90 DAYS. <P>S/ WENDY ROSE/ SARASOTA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE:28-:37 <P>Mr Hindman is who found him on the beach. He was the holder of the property receipt, so he was able to come forward at the end of the 90 days and claimed his found property." <P>BRIAN MCINNIS SAYS HE USED TO RUN THE STREETS WITH EGO, AND HE IS HAPPY TO HAVE HIS GOOD FRIEND BACK. <P>S/ BRIAN MCINNIS/ LEGOMAN FAN:43-48 <P>"Oh yeah, we used to have some good times back in the days. Now that he's getting set free, we're gonna take him out and show him a good time." <P>S/ KALVIN MCCLURE/ REPORTING:50-:54 <P>"Now that lego man is free the first order of business of course is a good meal." <P>S/ DENISE KOWAL / LEGOMAN NEW OWNER:55-1:02 <P>"Well, tonight we're gonna take him back. I've been really excited about picking him up, so I haven't had a chance to eat so I'll take him back and we'll have some dinner." <P>FOR THOSE OF YOU OUT THERE WONDERING WHERE LEGO MAN WILL LAND, KOWAL SAYS HOPEFULLY HE WANTS TO STAY RIGHT HERE FOR SARASOTA TO ENJOY. <P>"I'm sure I'll be told. He'll tell me things that he wants to do and as they come along, we 'll hopefully out in the community quite a bit." <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=LEGO MAN FREED-ON CAM TAG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>LEGO MAN FREED-ON CAM TAG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>KALVIN MCCLURE REPORTING. <P>LEGOMAN'S ADVENTURE ISN'T OVER YET-- SINCE HE'S IN SUCH HIGH DEMAND HE WON'T BE SHOWING UP ON OUR BEACHES-- UNTIL HIS TOUR IS OVER. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=LEGO IN SPACE-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>LEGO IN SPACE-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>FIRST FLORIDA-- NOW THE FINAL FRONTIER. <P>TAKE A LOOK AT THIS-- <P>TWO CANADIAN TEENS SPENT A YEAR DESIGNING THIS CONTRAPTION THEY COULD SEND INTO SPACE USING A WEATHER BALLOON. <P>IT WAS EQUIPPED WITH FOUR CAMERAS, A G-P-S, AND A LEGO MAN HOLDING A CANADIAN FLAG. <P>THE LITTLE LEGO WAS BLASTED 80 THOUSAND FEET INTO SPACE BEFORE THE BALLOON BURST. <P>USING THE G-P-S, THE TEENS WERE ABLE TO RECOVER IT, ALONG WITH THESE AMAZING IMAGES. <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>"Tremendous change yeah, because I had that square look. Spongebob." <P>TRANSFORMING A NOT SO SHOWY BOTTOM INTO A MORE SHAPELY, HOURGLASS LOOK. <P>THE NEW SURGERY TREND 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=TZ5 A MIAMI THONG LIFT-SOTVOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ5 A MIAMI THONG LIFT-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=MIAMI THONG LIFT-VOTOPS-ON CAM TAG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>MIAMI THONG LIFT-VOTOPS-ON CAM TAG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>CURVES ARE BACK! <P>ONE OF THE HOTTEST PROCEDURES IN PLASTIC SURGERY IS THE MIAMI THONG LIFT -- A PROCEDURE THAT TAKES UNWANTED BELLY FAT AND MOVES IT TO THE REAR -- GIVING PATIENTS A ROUNDER, FULLER LOOK. <P>DIANA GONZALEZ GETS TO THE BOTTOM OF THINGS IN THIS NEW REPORT. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=MIAMI THONG LIFT-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>MIAMI THONG LIFT-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>ON BUSY SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY IN MIAMI, FL, IT'S HARD TO MISS THE SIGNS FOR THE MIAMI THONG LIFT. <P>HERE'S WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IN THE FLESH. <P>JENNY FITZ CAME FROM BOLIVIA TO HAVE IT DONE LAST YEAR. <P>"Tremendous change yeah, because I had that square look. Spongebob." <P>PLASTIC SURGEON CONSTANTINO MENDIETA SAYS HE INVENTED THE MIAMI THONG LIFT AROUND 10 YEARS AGO. <P>"It's just now entering into vogue. As a matter of fact I'm going to Paris to lecture this week. I've been invited to Turkey and we're going to Belgium." <P>HE CREDITS JENNIFER LOPEZ FOR MAKING CURVES POPULAR AND MORE RECENTLY KIM KARDASHIAN. <P>"I'm seeing my practice now be almost 85% gluteal contouring." <P>IT'S NOT SIMPLY MAKING THE BUTTOCKS BIGGER. IT'S MORE ABOUT CREATING AN HOURGLASS LOOK. <P>DR. MENDIETA USES LIPOSUCTION TO REMOVE FAT FROM UNDESIRABLE AREAS LIKE THE WASTE AND BELLY THEN INJECTS THE PATIENT'S OWN FAT INTO HER BUTTOCKS. <P>BUT IN SOME CASES HE ALSO REMOVES FAT FROM A CERTAIN SPOT. <P>"Sometimes people will have a little bit of excess fullness between the butt cheeks at the bottom part of it. I'm able to remove that by a scar that goes in the thong." <P>HENCE THE NAME FOR THIS 14 THOUSAND DOLLAR PROCEDURE. NOT ALL THIS INJECTED FAT WILL STAY PUT. THE BODY ABSORBS ABOUT 20 PER CENT OF IT. SOMETIMES HIS PATIENTS DO END UP BACK IN THE OPERATING ROOM. <P>"The touch up rate is around 5 to 10 percent for asymmetry or perhaps too much absorption the majority of the interest is more in just going bigger." <P>BY THE WAY IT'S NOT ONLY WOMEN ARE GETTING THE MIAMI THONG LIFT. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=MIAMI THONG LIFT-ON CAM TAG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>MIAMI THONG LIFT-ON CAM TAG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>DIANA GONZALEZ WITH OUR REPORT. <P>LET'S TALK ABOUT THE RECOVERY - NO SLEEPING ON YOUR BACK OR PUTTING PRESSURE ON YOUR BEHIND FOR TWO MONTHS. <P>YOU BASICALLY HAVE TO LEAN FORWARD WITH PILLOWS FOR SUPPORT. <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-CLIPTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TOP STORIES-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) CAPE CORAL FIRE-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TS1) CAPE CORAL FIRE-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>BREAKING NEWS OUT OF CAPE CORAL THIS MORNING -- FIRE GUTS A CAPE CORAL DUPLEX. <P>THE FIRE BROKE OUT SHORTLY BEFORE 3 A-M. <P>IT HAPPENED INSIDE A VACANT DUPLEX HOME ON THE 49-HUNDRED BLOCK OF VICEROY STREET. <P>FIRE OFFICIALS SAY IT APPEARS TO HAVE STARTED IN THE ATTIC. <P>NO ONE WAS INSIDE THE DUPLEX AT THE TIME-- <P>AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. <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) FM MURDER INVESTIGATION-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TS2) FM MURDER INVESTIGATION-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>TODAY -- FORT MYERS POLICE ARE TRYING TO TRACK DOWN A MURDER SUSPECT. <P>NEIGHBORS ON ELLINGTON COURT HEARD GUNSHOTS AROUND ONE THIRTY FRIDAY MORNING. <P>WHEN POLICE ARRIVED ONE MAN WAS ALREADY DEAD. <P>INVESTIGATORS HAVE NOT RELEASED HIS NAME. <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 LATEST-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TS3) CRUISE SHIP LATEST-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>RIGHT NOW-- CREWS ARE STARTING TO PUMP OUT 500 THOUSAND GALLONS WORTH OR FUEL FROM THE GROUNDED CRUISE SHIP OFF THE ITALIAN COAST. <P>RESCUERS ARE STILL LOOKING FOR 16 PASSENGERS INSIDE THE SHIP-- THAT ARE PRESUMED DEAD. <P>THE CRUISE LINE HAS OFFERED 14 THOUSAND PLUS IN REIMBURSEMENT FOR EACH PASSENGER. <P>ALTHOUGH MANY OF THEM ARE REFUSING TO ACCEPT THE DEAL. <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) EARLY VOTING TODAY-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TS4) EARLY VOTING TODAY-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>TIME'S RUNNING OUT TO SUBMIT A BALLOT FOR EARLY VOTING. <P>TODAY'S THE LAST DAY. <P>IN LEE COUNTY-- POLLING CENTERS ARE OPEN FROM 9 THIS MORNING UNTIL FIVE TONIGHT. <P>IN COLLIER-- DOORS OPEN AT 10 AND CLOSE AT 6 O'CLOCK. <P>AND IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY-- YOU CAN VOTE FROM 9 UNTIL 6 TONIGHT. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TS5) WINE FESTIVAL TODAY-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TS5) WINE FESTIVAL TODAY-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND -- THE 2012 NAPLES WINTER WINE FESTIVAL. <P>HERE'S A LOOK INSIDE ONE OF THE EXCLUSIVE VINTNER'S DINNERS. <P>THIS ONE HOSTED BY THE LUTGERT'S AND THE FESTIVAL CHAIRS& AND FOOD IS PROVIDED BY THE ONE AND ONLY CHEF WOLFGANG PUCK. <P>THERE WILL ALSO BE AN AUCTION FOR LUXURY ITEMS.ALL OF THE MONEY GOES TO SUPPORT COLLIER COUNTY CHARITIES. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A 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