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 5PM HOUR</TITLE> </HEAD> <CENTER> <TABLE WIDTH=80% BORDER=1> <TR><TD><TR><TD><FONT 000000 SIZE=+2> <A NAME=StoryIndex> <CENTER><H2>ABC7 5PM HOUR</H2></CENTER></TD> </TABLE> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF="x120206_abc_5p.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=#DIRECTORS PAGE>DIRECTORS PAGE</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#WHAT'S GOING DOWN IN 2012-POP>WHAT'S GOING DOWN IN 2012-POP</A></TD> <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=#VALENTINE'S DAY SPENDING-VOTOPS>VALENTINE'S DAY SPENDING-VOTOPS</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT 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CALLS 911-SOT.VO</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#ROBERT DUNN IN COURT-VO-SS>ROBERT DUNN IN COURT-VO-SS</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#9 YR OLD CALLS 911-SOT.VO>9 YR OLD CALLS 911-SOT.VO</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#BABY INJESTS PRESCRIPTION PILL-SS>BABY INJESTS PRESCRIPTION PILL-SS</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#BABY ON TRACKS-VO>BABY ON TRACKS-VO</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#BIDEN IN FLORIDA-OC-SOTVO>BIDEN IN FLORIDA-OC-SOTVO</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#PARENTS LA TEACHER PROTEST-NATSVO>PARENTS LA TEACHER PROTEST-NATSVO</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#CAPE CORAL CONTRACT VOTE-CG>CAPE CORAL CONTRACT VOTE-CG</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#PLAN B VENDING MACHINE-OC>PLAN B VENDING MACHINE-OC</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG 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EST>CROSSTALK OUT OF WEATHER-CAM 9 WX EST</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#CROSSTALK-CAM 9 WX EST>CROSSTALK-CAM 9 WX EST</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#TOSS CHANCE-OC>TOSS CHANCE-OC</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#FORECAST-WX WALL>FORECAST-WX WALL</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#GAS PRICES-TC MON-VO-CG-CG>GAS PRICES-TC MON-VO-CG-CG</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#SUPER BOWL FOLO-OC>SUPER BOWL FOLO-OC</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#AMAZON RETAIL STORES-VOTOPS>AMAZON RETAIL STORES-VOTOPS</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#SUPER BOWL FOLO-PKG>SUPER BOWL FOLO-PKG</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#HUMOR WORKPLACE-VOTOPS>HUMOR WORKPLACE-VOTOPS</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#GISELE BLAMES RECEIVERS-SOTVO>GISELE 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HSPACE=5><A HREF=#WHAT'S GOING DOWN IN 2012-PKG>WHAT'S GOING DOWN IN 2012-PKG</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#CLOSE-2SH-AWS ANI>CLOSE-2SH-AWS ANI</A></TD> </Table> </CENTER><HR><BR> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=DIRECTORS PAGE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>DIRECTORS PAGE</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=ANCHOR 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>She has a baby and a family waiting for her <P>HAVE YOU SEEN THIS WOMAN-- <P>MISSING NOW FOR 5 DAYS-- <P>TONIGHT *HER MOTHER PLEADS FOR HER SAFE RETURN. <P>A FAMILY MEMBER SAYS THE FIRE AND EXPLOSION THAT KILLED A MAN AND HIS TWO SONS WAS NOT ONLY DELIBERATELY SET-- <P>IT WAS A COVERUP! <P>FROM BABIES TO BECKHAM-- <P>WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE SUPERBOWL COMMERCIAL. <P>GAS PRICES ARE GOING UP AGAIN! <P>WHEN YOU CAN EXPECT THE 60-CENT PRICE HIKE. <P>AND IF YOU WANT A NEW JOB-- <P>YOU BETTER BE FUNNY. <P>GETTING PAID FOR HUMOR. <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) LEHIGH MISSING WOMAN-SOT-SS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HL1) LEHIGH MISSING WOMAN-SOT-SS</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=HL2) EXPLOSION HOME VIDEO-VO-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HL2) EXPLOSION HOME VIDEO-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=HL3) SUPERBOWL COMMERCIALS-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HL3) SUPERBOWL COMMERCIALS-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=HL4) GAS PRICES GOING UP-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HL4) GAS PRICES GOING UP-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=HL5) WORKPLACE HUMOR-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HL5) WORKPLACE HUMOR-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=STORMWARN 7-CLIP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>STORMWARN 7-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=TOSS TO FIRST WX-WX CTR> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TOSS TO FIRST WX-WX CTR</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>WE BEGAN TONIGHT WITH WEATHER. <P>I'M IN THE PRECISION WEATHER CENTER ABC7 CHIEF METEROGOLIST JOHN PATRICK-- <P>AND THERE'S RAIN ON THE RADAR TONIGHT. <P>Today brought plenty of clouds and even some rain to Southwest Florida. Through the night, we'll stay pretty cloudy with lows in the middle 60s, but we'll also see patchy fog. There could still be a couple of showers in the area. Into tomorrow, we'll see more sunshine between the clouds, but there will still be a decent chance for hit or miss showers in the afternoon with the sea breeze. That pattern continues on Wednesday, but the rain chance is slightly lower. Then, on Thursday and through the weekend, there will be more unsettled weather moving through the area with lots of clouds and scattered showers. We'll keep high temperatures in the low to mid 80s through Wednesday. By Thursday and into the weekend, high temperatures will be a bit cooler. We'll top out in the upper 70s on Thursday and continue cooling for a few days. By Sunday, our highs will likely be near 70 degrees. For the overnight lows, they will be in the mid 60s for the next few days, but will drop to near 60 by Saturday and the mid 50s by Sunday. It also looks like Sunday will be a drier day with mostly sunny skies. <P>It may not be the prettiest weather, but we are very far behind in the rainfall category, so these rain chances will be beneficial. After having plenty of warm weather lately, the cooler weather for the weekend might be just what you were hoping for, but the scattered rain chances do continue into the weekend. <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 NEWS-CLIP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BREAKING NEWS-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=TANGLEWOOD HOME BURGLARY AND CHASE-SS-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TANGLEWOOD HOME BURGLARY AND CHASE-SS-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>BREAKING NEWS IN FORT MYERS-- <P>INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING FOR A BURGLAR IN THE TANGLEWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD OF FORT MYERS. <P>IT HAPPENED ON GREENBRIAR DRIVE, JUST OFF MCGREGOR. <P>DEPUTIES TELL ABC 7 A MAN BROKE INTO A HOUSE WHILE THE HOMEOWNER WAS INSIDE. <P>ACCORDING TO DEPUTIES THE MAN HAD A GUN. <P>THE HOMEOWNER WAS ABLE TO GET AWAY AND CALL 911. <P>THE MAN TOOK OFF IN A BLACK CAR. <P>PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD SAY THIS IS ALARMING. <P>THEY'RE NOT USED TO SEEING THIS TYPE OF THING IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=GENERIC WIPE-CLIP-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>GENERIC WIPE-CLIP-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=EXPLOSION HOME VIDEO-SOTVOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>EXPLOSION HOME VIDEO-SOTVOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>/Kirk Graves/Josh Powell's brother-in-law - "The only person at fault the only person who is to blame is Josh." <P>THE BROTHER IN LAW OF JOSH POWELL SPEAKS OUT TONIGHT AS NEW HOME VIDEO OF THE FIRE AND EXPLOSION THAT KILLED HIM AND HIS TWO SONS IS RELEASED. <P>AUTHORITIES SAY THE **SUSPECTED WIFE KILLER*** INTENTIONALLY SET IT. <P>TONIGHT WASHINGTON STATE AUTHORITIES ARE SIFTING THROUGH THE WRECKAGE.LOOKING FOR EVIDENCE. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=POWELL HOME EXPLOSION-OC> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>POWELL HOME EXPLOSION-OC</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>POWELL WAS THE ONLY PERSON OF INTEREST IN THE DISAPPEARANCE OF HIS WIFE. <P>AS ABC 7'S DIANA ALVEAR REPORTS-- <P>AUTOPSIES ARE BEING PERFORMED ON POWELL AND THE BODIES OF HIS TWO SONS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=POWELL HOME EXPLOSION-PKG-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>POWELL HOME EXPLOSION-PKG-WIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>POLICE SAY NO SOONER HAD HIS TWO SONS ENTERED HIS HOME. <P>DID JOSH POWELL DO THE UNTHINKABLE. <P>THEY SAY HE MURDERED THEM. IN A SERIES OF EXPLOSIONS THAT LEFT HIS HOME. <P>. A CHARRED SMOKING MESS. <P>IN AN EMAIL SENT TO HIS ATTORNEY MINUTES EARLIER. <P>JOSH SAID JUST THREE WORDS: <P>"I'M SORRY, GOODBYE." <P>SOT <P>DEBBIE CALDWELL <P>FORMER BABYSITTER TO JOSH POWELL'S SONS <P>"I was afraid that if it came to it, the only way he could win this sick <P>game was to kill them." <P>SO ENDED A FAMILY SAGA THAT BEGAN IN 2009 WITH THE DISAPPEARANCE OF HIS <P>WIFE SUSAN. <P>THE SOLE PERSON OF INTEREST. JOSH CLAIMED HE'D TAKEN HIS SONS CHARLES AND <P>BRADEN CAMPING THE LAST NIGHT SHE WAS SEEN. <P>THEY MOVED IN WITH HIS FATHER STEVEN. BUT WHEN STEVEN WAS CHARGED WITH <P>VOYEURISM AND CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. <P>CUSTODY WAS TRANSFERRED TO SUSAN'S PARENTS. <P>LAST WEEK. JOSH WAS AGAIN DENIED CUSTODY BY A JUDGE. <P>WHO INSTEAD ORDERED HIM TO UNDERGO A PSYCHOSEXUAL EVALUATION AND A POLYGRAPH <P>TEST. <P>SUNDAY WAS TO BE HIS FIRST VISIT WITH HIS SONS. SUPERVISED BY A <P>CASEWORKER. <P>SOT <P>Ed Troyer <P>Sheriff's Dept <P>"She got locked out, she tried to get in, she pounded on the door, she <P>called 9-1-1." <P>THAT'S WHEN THE BLASTS BEGAN. <P>RECENTLY. CHARLES HAD REPORTEDLY TOLD HIS GRANDPARENTS. <P>SUSAN WAS IN THE TRUNK. THE NIGHT THEY WENT CAMPING. <P>SOT <P>Ed Troyer <P>Sheriff's Dept <P>"We've heard the rumors out there and the talk of what the kids were saying <P>and the kids are evidence in this thing, and the kids are gone." <P>THE ANSWERS TO THEIR MOTHER'S DISAPPEARANCE. MAY HAVE DIED WITH THEM. <P>DIANA ALVEAR ON CAMERA: <P>SUSAN'S FAMILY IS DEVASTATED. <P>HER FATHER TOLD A LOCAL NEWSPAPER JOSH'S ACTIONS WERE "COWARDLY AND <P>SENSELESS. " <P>DIANA ALVEAR, ABC NEWS, 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=HOME EXPLOSION VIGIL-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HOME EXPLOSION VIGIL-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>IN A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL-- <P>DOZENS OF PEOPLE PLACED STUFFED ANIMALS, AND BALLOONS IN MEMORY OF CHARLIE AND BRADEN POWELL. <P>THE GATHERING WAS HELD OUTSIDE AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN PUYALLUP, LAST NIGHT. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=LEHIGH MISSING WOMAN-SS-VO.WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>LEHIGH MISSING WOMAN-SS-VO.WIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA-- <P>THE MOTHER OF A TWO YEAR OLD GIRL IS STILL MISSING TONIGHT. <P>DEANNA WEADON DISAPPEARED 5 DAYS AGO. <P>LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY SHE WAS VISITING A FRIEND IN LEHIGH ACRES LAST WEEK. <P>WHEN SHE CALLED HER BOYFRIEND AND MADE SOME SUICIDAL STATEMENTS. <P>WEADON'S FAMILY SAYS THEY'RE CONFIDENT SHE WOULD NEVER HURT HERSELF <P>AND CLAIM HER CAR WAS FOUND ABANDONED MORE THAN 6 MILES FROM HER HOME. <P>WITH ALMOST A WEEK GONE BY WITHOUT ANY WORD FROM THEIR DAUGHTER - THEY'RE ASKING ANYONE WITH INFORMATION TO COME FORWARD. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=LEHIGH MISSING WOMAN-SOT-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>LEHIGH MISSING WOMAN-SOT-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>call somebody - let them know she is okay. And if somebody knows they need to call someone. She has a baby and a family waiting for her. <P>WEADON IS DESCRIBED AS FIVE FOOT 8 - 135 POUNDS WITH SEVERAL TATTOOS, INCLUDING TWO ON her WRIST THAT READ "LIVE" AND "LOVE". <P>LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES AREN'T CALLING HER DISAPPEARANCE 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=ROBERT DUNN IN COURT-VO-SS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>ROBERT DUNN IN COURT-VO-SS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS WIFE INSIDE OF A CAPE CORAL DAY CARE FIRST ASKED TO REPRESENT HIMSELF IN HIS UPCOMING TRIAL - NOW HE WANTS AN ATTORNEY. <P>ROBERT DUNN'S ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AND KILLING HIS ESTRANGED WIFE - CHRISTINE LOZIER DUNN MORE THAN THREE YEARS AGO. <P>DUNN INITIALLY TOLD THE JUDGE HE WANTS TO REPRESENT HIMSELF-- BUT AFTER THE JUDGE EXPLAINED WHAT THAT ENTAILED IN A MURDER TRAIL - DUNN CHANGED HIS MIND -- AND WANTS COUNCIL. <P>HIS TRIAL IS SET FOR APRIL. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=BABY INJESTS PRESCRIPTION PILL-SS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BABY INJESTS PRESCRIPTION PILL-SS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A 22-MONTH OLD LITTLE GIRL IS OKAY TONIGHT -- BUT HER PARENTS ARE UNDER INVESTIGATION AFTER SHE INGESTED A PRESCRIPTION PILL. <P>CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES WERE CALLED TO A HOME IN THE 11-THOUSAND BLOCK OF EDGEWATER DRIVE IN PORT CHARLOTTE AFTER THE TODDLER WAS UNRESPONSIVE, NOT BREATHING AND HAD TURNED BLUE. <P>DEPUTIES IMMEDIATELY BEGAN C-P-R. <P>THE LITTLE GIRL LATER REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS AT THE HOSPITAL. <P>DETECTIVES BELIEVE SHE ACCIDENTALLY INGESTED A PRESCRIPTION PILL FOUND IN THE 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=BIDEN IN FLORIDA-OC-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BIDEN IN FLORIDA-OC-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IS IN FLORIDA TODAY TO TALK ABOUT AFFORDABLE HIGHER EDUCATION. <P>The single most significant thing we can do is have the best educated population in the world. It literally is the thing the key that leads to everything else from our economic security to our physical security. <P>THE VICE PRESIDENT TOLD FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, STAFF AND OTHERS THAT COLLEGES, STATES AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MUST WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE HIGHER EDUCATION AFFORDABLE. <P>BIDEN IS ALSO CONTINUING THE OBAMA REELECTION PUSH IN THE SUNSHINE STATE - HOLDING TWO FUNDRAISERS IN TALLAHASSEE. <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 CONTRACT VOTE-CG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CAPE CORAL CONTRACT VOTE-CG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>BY TONIGHT IT COULD BE A DONE DEAL. <P>CAPE CORAL CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL VOTE ON WHETHER TO OKAY NEW CONTRACTS FOR CITY FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS. <P>THE CONTRACTS INCLUDE: <P>A 2 PERCENT PAY CUT <P>PAYING 3 PERCENT MORE INTO PENSIONS <P>PLUS - EMERGENCY RESPONDERS WOULD LOSE 2 PAID HOLIDAYS. <P>COMBINED THE DEALS WOULD SAVE THE CITY ABOUT 3 MILLION DOLLARS OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR. <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 WALL-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CAPE WALL-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>ALSO ON COUNCIL'S AGENDA -- A VOTE ON WHETHER TO BUILD AN 8 FOOT, CONCRETE WALL AROUND THE CITY'S EVEREST WATER TREATMENT PLANT. <P>THE AREA IS HOME TO THE CITY'S FLEET MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT. <P>RESIDENTS CLAIM IT CAUSES NOISE AND DIRT. <P>THE CITY ORIGINALLY PLANNED TO CONSTRUCT THE WALL YEARS AGO BUT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN BECAUSE OF COSTS. <P>THE CITY PROJECTS THE WALL WOULD COST 600-THOUSAND DOLLARS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=FERTILIZER BILL-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>FERTILIZER BILL-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>FOUR LOCAL POLITICIANS ARE IN TALLAHASSEE TODAY FIGHTING A FERTILIZER BILL. <P>THE BILL WOULD ALLOW ONLY CERTIFIED LAWN CARE COMPANIES TO USE FERTILIZER WITH NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS DURING THE SUMMER RAINY MONTHS. <P>THAT'S WHEN SOME CITIES ACROSS FLORIDA BAN IT. <P>SOME LOCAL COUNCIL MEMBERS AND A COMMISSIONER FROM THE AREA HAVE CONCERNS OF FERTILIZERS AFFECT ON LOCAL BEACHES. <P>A SENATE COMMITTEE IS CURRENTLY TALKING ABOUT THE MEASURE. <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 ROAD 82 CHANGES-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>STATE ROAD 82 CHANGES-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A HEADS UP FOR DRIVERS. <P>THERE'S A TRAFFIC PATTERN CHANGE AT LEE -- COLONIAL AND STATE ROAD 82. <P>OVERNIGHT -- CREWS CUT DOWN THE ROAD TO ONE LANE IN EACH DIRECTION -- SO WORKERS COULD RELOCATE TRAFFIC SIGNALS, STRIPE LANES, AND SHIFT TRAFFIC. <P>IT WILL LIKELY BE IN PLACE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=NATIONALS CITY OF PALMS PROPOSAL-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>NATIONALS CITY OF PALMS PROPOSAL-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>NEW AT 5-- <P>CITY OF PALMS PARK MAY NOT STAY EMPTY FOR LONG. <P>LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE CURRENTLY IN TALKS WITH THE WASHINGTON NATIONALS TO BRING THE TEAM TO FORT MYERS FOR SPRING TRAINING. <P>ABC7 HAS LEARNED THE TEAM HAS DRAFTED A PLAN FOR MODIFICATIONS TO THE STADIUM. <P>COMMISSIONER FRANK MANN SAYS THE IDEA OF HAVING THREE TEAMS IS EXCITING, BUT PAYING FOR UPGRADES FOR ALL THREE STADIUMS IS CHALLENGING. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=SUPER BOWL ADS-VO-OC> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>SUPER BOWL ADS-VO-OC</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THE GIANTS AND THEIR FANS ARE STILL CELEBRATING THEIR 21 TO 17 WIN OVER THE PATRIOTS. <P>THE SUPERBOWL CHAMPS ARRIVED BACK HOME IN NEWARK NEW JERSEY EARLIER TODAY. <P>HUNDREDS OF CHEERING FANS LINED THE GATES TO GREET THEM. <P>A PORT AUTHORITY BAGPIPE BAND PLAYED. <P>CREWS ALSO FIRED A WATER CANNON TO SALUTE THE TEAM WHILE THE PLANE TAXIED TO A HANGAR. <P>TONIGHT SOME ARE TALKING THE TACKLES AND PLAYS -- OTHERS THOSE BIGTIME ADS. <P>IT COST BUSINESSES ABOUT THREE-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS A 30-SECOND SPOT. <P>ABC 7'S JOHN BERMAN TAKES A LOOK AT THE BEST AND THE WORST. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=SUPER BOWL ADS-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>SUPER BOWL ADS-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>The SUperBowl of ads was an all night adventure of Sex, Dogs and Rock n Roll <P>. <P>There was Go Daddy's Sex, Teleflora's Sex, Fiat's Sex, Toyota's Sex , H and M's Sex--that's David Beckham--.even M&M's Sex. <P>NATS-- OH IT'S THAT KIND OF PARTY <P>Dortitos Dog, Volkswagon's Dog, Sketcher's Dog, and Budwesier's Dog. <P>NATS--HERE WE GO <P>As for Rock.Elton John , Some Samsung video and Motley Crue <P>Not to mention the parade of babies bears and monkeys. <P>But which did you like most? A super-powered analysis of all social media-- <P>twitter and facebook-- from by Bluefin lab, a Social TV analytics company, <P>reveals the MOST popular was.THE DOGS MAn's BEst Friend From Doritos <P>NATS <P>The Great Dane who implicity rubbed out the family cat and used Doritos as <P>hush money! This spot was made for just 20 bucks.but netted the maker 1 <P>million dollars in a contest from Doritos. <P>The most talked about ad period.positive and negative? That good long look <P>at Davod BEckham.almost all of David BEckham from H and M <P>NATS-- <P>MOre than 80 percent of those weighing in? Women <P>Tops among men? <P>This uplifting ode to Detroit.from Clinton Eastwood and Chrysler. It's <P>Halftime in America <P>NATS-- yeah it's halftime in america <P>John Berman, ABC News, New York <P>END PKG HERE <P>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <P>At 3.5 million dollars for a 30 second spot, for advertisers it is all about <P>making memories that stick. And apparently something sticks about Scantily <P>clad women, near bare-naked Beckhams, and of course babies. Will it make <P>you buys stuff? Who knows. But it sure makes you look. <P>For Good Morning America, <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=NEXT AT 5:00-CLIP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>NEXT AT 5:00-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=TEASE ONE-------> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TEASE ONE-------</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>TAKE A LOOK -- <P>CAUGHT ON CAMERA -- <P>A STROLLER WITH A BABY INSIDE HIT TRAIN TRACKS. <P>WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.A MIRACLE. <P>60 CENTS AND HIGHER -- THAT'S HOW MUCH YOU'RE GETTING READY TO PAY AT THE PUMP. <P>RIGHT AS YOU'RE MAKING THOSE SPRING BREAK TRAVEL PLANS. <P>A LAUGH CERTAINLY BOOSTS THE MOOD. <P>BUT NOW IT COULD BOOST YOU UP THE CORPORATE LATER. <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) BABY ON TRACKS-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ1 A) BABY ON TRACKS-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=TZ1 B) GAS PRICES INCREASE-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ1 B) GAS PRICES INCREASE-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=TZ1 C) WORKPLACE HUMOR-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ1 C) WORKPLACE HUMOR-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=58 BELOW ZERO-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>58 BELOW ZERO-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>RESIDENTS IN EASTERN RUSSIA ARE DEALING WITH SOME DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES. <P>TEMPERATURES THERE ARE 60 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AND DROPPING. <P>THE COLD IS CAUSING PIPELINES IN THE REGION TO RUPTURE AND SEWAGE IS NOW FLOWING STRAIGHT INTO PEOPLE'S HOUSES. <P>RESIDENTS SAY THEY ARE DOING THEIR BEST TO COPE, STAYING INDOORS AND TAKING SHORT WALKS TO WORK OR TO BUY GROCERIES. <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=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>Today brought plenty of clouds and even some rain to Southwest Florida. Through the night, we'll stay pretty cloudy with lows in the middle 60s, but we'll also see patchy fog. There could still be a couple of showers in the area. Into tomorrow, we'll see more sunshine between the clouds, but there will still be a decent chance for hit or miss showers in the afternoon with the sea breeze. That pattern continues on Wednesday, but the rain chance is slightly lower. Then, on Thursday and through the weekend, there will be more unsettled weather moving through the area with lots of clouds and scattered showers. We'll keep high temperatures in the low to mid 80s through Wednesday. By Thursday and into the weekend, high temperatures will be a bit cooler. We'll top out in the upper 70s on Thursday and continue cooling for a few days. By Sunday, our highs will likely be near 70 degrees. For the overnight lows, they will be in the mid 60s for the next few days, but will drop to near 60 by Saturday and the mid 50s by Sunday. It also looks like Sunday will be a drier day with mostly sunny skies. <P>It may not be the prettiest weather, but we are very far behind in the rainfall category, so these rain chances will be beneficial. After having plenty of warm weather lately, the cooler weather for the weekend might be just what you were hoping for, but the scattered rain chances do continue into the weekend. <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 OUT OF WEATHER-CAM 9 WX EST> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CROSSTALK OUT OF WEATHER-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=TOSS CHANCE-OC> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TOSS CHANCE-OC</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>MORE PAIN AT THE PUMP <P>PRICES ARE EXPECTED TO JUMP BY AS MUCH AS 60-CENTS AS WE HEAD INTO SPRING. <P>ABC7'S CHANCE SEALES HERE NOW TO EXPLAIN WHY. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=GAS PRICES-TC MON-VO-CG-CG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>GAS PRICES-TC MON-VO-CG-CG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>YOU MIGHT WANT TO START SAVING NOW. <P>ANALYSTS TELL USA TODAY -- A 60 CENT JUMP IS THE LOW END OF THE SPECTRUM. <P>GAS PRICES ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK AT $4.05 A GALLON. BUT SOME MARKETS WILL GO "MUCH" HIGHER. <P>HIGHER DEMAND AND SEASONAL CHANGES IN GAS -- USUALLY PUMP UP THE PRICES IN THE SPRING. <P>UNREST IN THE MIDDLE EAST -- COULD ALSO SEND PRICES HIGHER. <P>ACCORDING TO TRIPLE A, RIGHT NOW, THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR GAS IS 3-48. <P>A WEEK AGO IT WAS 3.43. <P>IN THE FORT MYERS-CAPE CORAL AREA, THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR REGULAR GAS IS 3.64. <P>A WEEK AGO IT WAS 3-59. <P>AND THIS TIME LAST YEAR -- 3-13. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=AMAZON RETAIL STORES-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>AMAZON RETAIL STORES-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>AMAZON.COM MAY BE COMING TO A STORE NEAR YOU. <P>THE "GOOD E-READER BLOG" -- REPORTS THE COMPANY IS PLANNING TO OPEN A RETAIL STORE IN SEATTLE WITHIN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. <P>THE STORE'S MAIN EMPHASIS WILL BE ON BOOKS FROM THE GROWING LINE OF AMAZON EXCLUSIVES -- AND ALSO E-READERS AND TABLETS. <P>AMAZON WILL USE THE STORE AS A TEST -- TO SEE IF A CHAIN CAN BE PROFITABLE. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=HUMOR WORKPLACE-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HUMOR WORKPLACE-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>KEEP THIS IN MIND WHILE AT WORK. <P>A SENSE OF HUMOR CAN BE A KEY INGREDIENT TO A SUCCESSFUL WORKPLACE. <P>NEARLY 80-PERCENT OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERS SURVEYED BY ACCOUNTEMPS -- SAY A FUNNY BONE IS "VERY" OR "SOMEWHAT" IMPORTANT -- TO FIT IN TO A COMPANY'S CULTURE. <P>YOU'LL PROBABLY WANT TO KEEP THE JOKES "CLEAN" THOUGH. <P>BACK TO YOU COURTNEY. <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 ABUSE THREAT-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CHILD ABUSE THREAT-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>TURNING TO HEALTH NEWS NOW-- <P>IT IS BEING CALLED A BIGGER THREAT THAN SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME. <P>A NEW STUDY ESTIMATES 46-HUNDRED CHILDREN ARE HOSPITALIZED FROM SERIOUS CHILD ABUSE EACH YEAR. <P>THAT RANGES FROM BROKEN BONES TO TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND OTHER SERIOUS INJURIES. <P>DURING THE 2006 STUDY-- YALE UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS FOUND ABOUT 300 CHILDREN DIED FROM THEIR INJURIES. <P>DEATH RATES FROM ABUSE WERE HIGHEST AMONG CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN ONE YEAR OLD. <P>RESEARCHERS SAY CRYING TRIGGERED MOST ABUSE. <P>THE RISK WAS HIGHEST AMONG CHILDREN IN POVERTY. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=GREEN TEA BENEFITS-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>GREEN TEA BENEFITS-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>DRINKING GREEN TEA COULD BE THE SECRET TO HEALTHY OLD AGE. <P>RESEARCHERS IN JAPAN STUDIED NEARLY 14 THOUSAND ADULTS AGES 65 OR OLDER FOR THREE YEARS. <P>THEY FOUND THOSE WHO DRANK THE MOST GREEN TEA WERE THE LEAST LIKELY TO DEVELOP PROBLEMS WITH DAILY ACTIVITIES OR BASIC NEEDS, SUCH AS DRESSING OR BATHING. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=SUNNIER CLIMATES-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>SUNNIER CLIMATES-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>US FLORIDIANS HAVE IT GOOD. <P>A NEW STUDY SHOWS PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN SUNNIER CLIMATES MAY HAVE A LOWER RISK FOR STROKE. <P>RESEARCHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM ASKED PARTICIPANTS ABOUT THEIR HEALTH STATUS EVERY 6 MONTHS. THEN COMPARED THE INFORMATION WITH A NASA PROGRAM THAT CALCULATED PARTICIPANTS' SUNLIGHT EXPOSURE. <P>THE GREATER THE SUN EXPOSURE -- THE LOWER THE STROKE RISK. <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 AT 5:00-CLIP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>NEW AT 5:00-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=TEASE TWO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TEASE TWO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>20-11 HIT MANY HARD.BUT TONIGHT THE PAST IS THE PAST. <P>HOW 20-12 PRICING COULD FATTEN YOUR POCKET BOOK. <P>FREE THE WHALES! <P>PETA AND SEAWORLD IN A LEGAL BATTLE. <P>PETA CLAIMS INHUMANE TREATMENT -- SEAWORLD CALLING IT A PUBLICITY STUNT. <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) WHAT'S GOING DOWN IN 2012> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ2 A) WHAT'S GOING DOWN IN 2012</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=TZ2 B) PETA VS SEAWORLD-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ2 B) PETA VS SEAWORLD-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=BUMP-CAM 10 BMP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BUMP-CAM 10 BMP</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=TOSS TO PKG-POP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TOSS TO PKG-POP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>FROM FOOD TO GAS, WE SAW PRICES HIT BUDGET-BREAKING LEVELS IN 2011. <P>BUT BASED ON CONSUMER TRENDS, EXPERTS PREDICT SOME GOODS AND SERVICES WILL BE LESS EXPENSIVE THIS YEAR. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=WHAT'S GOING DOWN IN 2012-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>WHAT'S GOING DOWN IN 2012-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>FROM THE NATIONAL DEBT TO THE SAGGING ECONOMY, CASH-STRAPPED CONSUMERS HAVE ONLY ONE THING ON THEIR MINDS <P>EVERYTHING FROM FOOD TO AIRFARE WENT UP IN 20-11, BUT SOME THINGS COULD BE LOOKING UP THIS YEAR. FIRST UP, GADGETS. PRICES FOR SOME EBOOK READERS AND TABLETS ARE EXPECTED DROP AS MUCH AS 61-PERCENT TO KEEP UP WITH GROWING COMPETITION. SMARTER SMART PHONES HAVE REPLACED STAND-ALONE G-P-S UNITS, LAST YEAR SOME DROPPED MORE THAN 50-PERCENT. AND IT'S A GOOD TIME TO BUY RE-FURBISHED. LAST YEAR THE PRICE OF ONE RE-FURBISHED MACBOOK AIR MODEL DROPPED 17-PERCENT. AND THE NEW MODEL COULD DRIVE REFURB PRICES DOWN EVEN LOWER. PLANNING A SPRING VACATION? RENT A CAR! AIRFARE IS EXPECTED TO GO UP, BUT CAR RENTAL RATES SHOULD STAY LOW, AS AGENCIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY REPORT EXCESS IDLING CARS. FINALLY, IF YOU'RE IN THE MARKET FOR A HOME, NOW'S A GOOD TIME TO BUY! PRICES FELL ABOUT THREE PERCENT LAST YEAR AND ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BY THAT SAME AMOUNT THIS YEAR. A FEW WAYS TO SAVE. AND KEEP YOUR <P>IN YOUR POCKET <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=WHAT'S GOING DOWN IN 2012-POP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>WHAT'S GOING DOWN IN 2012-POP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>IT'S NOT ALL GOOD NEWS FOR CONSUMERS, <P>ACCORDING TO THE SHOPPING WEBSITE DEALNEWS DOT COM -- <P>WATER RATES, PERSONAL SHIPPING, AND CITY-ENFORCED FEES LIKE DOG LISCENCES AND PARKING RATES WILL INCREASE THIS YEAR. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=VALENTINE'S DAY SPENDING-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>VALENTINE'S DAY SPENDING-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>GUYS GET READY TO PONY UP AND SPEND MORE THIS VALENTINE'S DAY. <P>AN ESTIMATED 17 POINT 6 BILLION DOLLARS WILL BE SPENT ON THE HOLIDAY THIS YEAR. <P>A SURVEY BY THE NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION PREDICTS THE AVERAGE PERSON PLANS TO SPEND ABOUT 126 DOLLARS - UP NEARLY NINE PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR. <P>MEN ARE PREDICTED TO SPEND MORE THAN WOMEN - SHELLING OUT CLOSE TO 169 DOLLARS COMPARED TO THEIR FEMALE COUNTERPART'S 86 BUCKS. <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>"Okay, I'm hurt, and I need help." <P>A 9-1-1 CALL MADE BY NINE-YEAR-OLD GIRL -- <P>HER MOTHER THROWN FROM A CAR DURING A CRASH - <P>THE CHILDS HEROIC ACTIONS. <P>PLUS - AS SIMPLE AS PUSHING A BUTTON. <P>A VENDING MACHINE DISPENSING THE MORNING AFTER PILL TO COLLEGE STUDENTS. <P>THE COMFORT AND CONCERN. <P>THE PINK DEBATE. <P>LEGO MARKETING TO GIRLS -- <P>ENCOURAGING OR STEREOTYPING -- <P>YOU BE THE JUDGE. <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) 9 YR OLD CALLS 922-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ3 A) 9 YR OLD CALLS 922-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=TZ3 B) PLAN B VENDING MACHINE-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ3 B) PLAN B VENDING MACHINE-VO</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 C) LEGO FRIENDS-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ3 C) LEGO FRIENDS-VO</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=BUMP SHOT-CAM 10 REVERSE BUMP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BUMP SHOT-CAM 10 REVERSE BUMP</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=STORMWARN 7-CLIP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>STORMWARN 7-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=FIRST WEATHER-WX WALL> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>FIRST WEATHER-WX WALL</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>Today brought plenty of clouds and even some rain to Southwest Florida. Through the night, we'll stay pretty cloudy with lows in the middle 60s, but we'll also see patchy fog. There could still be a couple of showers in the area. Into tomorrow, we'll see more sunshine between the clouds, but there will still be a decent chance for hit or miss showers in the afternoon with the sea breeze. That pattern continues on Wednesday, but the rain chance is slightly lower. Then, on Thursday and through the weekend, there will be more unsettled weather moving through the area with lots of clouds and scattered showers. We'll keep high temperatures in the low to mid 80s through Wednesday. By Thursday and into the weekend, high temperatures will be a bit cooler. We'll top out in the upper 70s on Thursday and continue cooling for a few days. By Sunday, our highs will likely be near 70 degrees. For the overnight lows, they will be in the mid 60s for the next few days, but will drop to near 60 by Saturday and the mid 50s by Sunday. It also looks like Sunday will be a drier day with mostly sunny skies. <P>It may not be the prettiest weather, but we are very far behind in the rainfall category, so these rain chances will be beneficial. After having plenty of warm weather lately, the cooler weather for the weekend might be just what you were hoping for, but the scattered rain chances do continue into the weekend. <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) NY GIANTS RETURN-VIDBOX> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TS 1) NY GIANTS RETURN-VIDBOX</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>OUR TOP STORIES TONIGHT AT 5-- <P>THE SUPERBOWL 49 CHAMPS ARE BACK IN NEWARK NEW JERSEY TONIGHT. <P>THE GIANTS AND FANS ARE STILL CELEBRATING THEIR 21 TO 17 WIN OVER THE PATRIOTS. <P>THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN FOUR YEARS THE TEAM BEAT THE PATRIOTS IN THE SUPERBOWL. <P>A PARADE IS PLANNED TOMORROW IN NEW YORK. <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) GAS PRICES GO UP-VIDBOX> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TS 2) GAS PRICES GO UP-VIDBOX</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>GAS PRICES ARE ON THE RISE AGAIN-- <P>EXPECTED TO GO UP ABOUT 60-CENTS BY SPRING. <P>GAS PRICES COULD PEAK AT FOUR DOLLARS FIVE CENTS PER GALLON. <P>ANALYSTS SAY HIGHER DEMAND AND SEASONAL CHANGES ARE TO BLAME. <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) CHILD ABUSE THREAT-VIDBOX> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TS 3) CHILD ABUSE THREAT-VIDBOX</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>CHILD ABUSE IS BEING CALLED A BIGGER THREAT THAN SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME. <P>IN A NEW STUDY-- <P>DEATH RATES FROM ABUSE WERE HIGHEST AMONG CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN ONE AND IN POVERTY. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=JOSH POWELL'S BROTHER-VO.WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>JOSH POWELL'S BROTHER-VO.WIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>ALSO MAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW AT 5-- <P>ARSON INVESTIGATORS HOPE TO FILL IN THE GAPS IN A DOUBLE MURDER SUICIDE. <P>AUTHORITIES IN WASHINGTON STATE SAY -- JOSH POWELL SET THE FIERY EXPLOSION THAT KILLED HIM AND HIS TWO YOUNG SONS. <P>HE WAS A PERSON OF INTEREST -- IN HIS WIFE SUSAN'S 2009 DISAPPEARANCE. <P>KIRK GRAVES IS JOSH'S BROTHER IN LAW-- <P>HE SAYS HE ALWAYS BELIEVED JOSH WAS HIDING SOMETHING. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=JOSH POWELL'S BROTHER-SOT> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>JOSH POWELL'S BROTHER-SOT</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>S/Kirk Graves/Josh Powell's brother-in-law:20 <P>"I have the sense that he really only cared about himself. It's why he was able to do the things he did to Susan and why he was able to do what he did yesterday. I don't think anybody that who had any empathy or cared for anybody else could possibly, especially a father, do that to their own children." <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=POWELL MURDER SUICIDE-OC> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>POWELL MURDER SUICIDE-OC</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>WE JUST LEARNED Powell planned THE deadly fire for some time AND sent final emails to multiple people. <P>FAMILY MEMBERS SAY THE COUPLE'S TWO YOUNG BOYS, AGES 5 AND 7, WERE FINALLY BEGINNING TO TALK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED THE NIGHT THEIR MOM DISAPPEARED. <P>ONE SAID THE NIGHT THEY WENT ON A CAMPING TRIP-- <P>MOMMY-- QUOTE -- RODE IN THE TRUNK. <P>STEPHANIE STANTON 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=POWELL MURDER SUICIDE-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>POWELL MURDER SUICIDE-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>FIREFIGHTERS SIFT THROUGH THE RUBBLE OF THE HOME WHERE POLICE SAY. JOSH POWELL SET OFF AN EXPLOSION THAT KILLED HIMSELF AND HIS TWO YOUNG SONS. <P>SOT-NO ID: "It was definitely a gas boom." <P>THE HOUSE WENT UP IN FLAMES SUNDAY MOMENTS AFTER THE BOYS ARRIVED WITH A SOCIAL WORKER FOR THEIR SCHEDULED VISIT. <P>POLICE SAY POWELL OPENED THE FRONT DOOR, LET THE CHILDREN IN. THEN BLOCKED THE SOCIAL WORKER FROM ENTERING. <P>MOMENTS LATER THE SMELL OF GAS THEN FIRE RAGED THROUGH THE HOME. <P>"we believe this was intentional because this was the time of a scheduled visit." <P>MOMENTS BEFORE THE BLAST, JOSH SENT HIS LAWYER A THREE-WORD EMAIL SAYING 'I'M SORRY GOODBYE." <P>IT IS THE LATEST TWIST IN THE TWO YEAR SAGA. IN THE SEARCH FOR SUSAN COX POWELL.JOSH'S WIFE WHO DISAPPEARED IN DECEMBER OF 2009. <P>POLICE LABELED HIM AS A PERSON OF INTEREST IN HER DISAPPEARANCE BUT HE WAS NEVER CHARGED. <P>JOSH HAD BEEN LOCKED IN A BITTER CUSTODY BATTLE WITH SUSAN'S PARENTS WHO WERE GIVEN CUSTODY OF THE BOYS LAST SEPTEMBER. AFTER HIS FATHER, STEVEN POWELL WAS ARRESTED ON CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND VOYEURISM CHARGES. <P>POLICE DISCOVERED THOUSANDS OF PORNOGRAPHIC IMAGES OF CHILDREN ON STEVEN POWELL'S COMPUTER IN THE HOME WHERE HE WAS LIVED WITH JOSH AND THE BOYS. <P>SUSAN'S PARENTS HAVEN'T SPOKEN PUBLICLY BUT RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING QUOTE. 'WORDS CANNOT ADEQUATELY EXPRESS THE GRIEF. FIRST, SUSAN AND NOW CHARLIE AND BRADEN.' <P>"This was a horrible murder of two little kids. Let's not dress it up, let's not sanitize it, let's call it what it is. Which is something deeply wrong. Which is not a tragedy, which is something evil." <P>AND A BITTER END TO A TWO YEAR ORDEAL. WITH NO REAL ANSWERS AND A COMMUNITY AND FAMILY IN MOURNING. <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'S GRANDMOTHER IN CRASH-SS-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>OBAMA'S GRANDMOTHER IN CRASH-SS-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>PRESIDENT OBAMA'S GRANDMOTHER IS RECOVERING TONIGHT AFTER SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN WESTERN KENYA. <P>LOOK AT THE DAMAGE TO HER CAR. <P>OFFICERS SAY THE 91-YEAR-OLD WAS TRAVELING TO HER HOME OVER THE WEEKEND WHEN SHE LOST CONTROL, AND ROLLED INTO A DITCH. <P>SARAH OBAMA SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. <P>SHE IS THE SECOND WIFE OF OBAMA'S PATERNAL GRANDFATHER. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=PENSACOLA FATAL FIRE-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>PENSACOLA FATAL FIRE-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>TWO YOUNG GIRLS ARE DEAD TONIGHT AFTER A TRAGIC FIRE IN PENSACOLA. <P>THE EIGHT AND TEN YEAR OLD GIRLS COULDN'T ESCAPE THE FLAMES. <P>ACCORDING TO AUTHORITIES THE GIRLS' STEPFATHER WOKE UP THIS MORNING AND SAW AN ORANGE GLOW. <P>THAT'S WHEN HE AND THE MOTHER GOT OUT -- <P>THEY SAY THEY TRIED TO REACH THE GIRLS THROUGH THEIR BEDROOM WINDOW BUT THERE WAS AN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT BLOCKING ACCESS AND FLAMES WERE TOO INTENSE. <P>THE CAUSE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=9 YR OLD CALLS 911-SOT.VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>9 YR OLD CALLS 911-SOT.VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A LITTLE GIRL IN GEORGIA -- IS BEING CREDITED WITH SAVING HER MOTHER'S LIFE. <P>"Okay, I'm hurt, and I need help." <P>NINE-YEAR-OLD MADISYN HARRIS, HER BABY BROTHER AND MOTHER -- WERE INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS CAR CRASH. <P>THE IMPACT THREW HER MOTHER ONTO THE ROAD -- UNCONSCIOUS. <P>MADISYN WAS ABLE TO CRAWL OUT THE WINDOW AND CALL 9-1-1. <P>SHE EVEN CHECKED HER ONE-YEAR-OLD BROTHER, STILL STRAPPED IN HIS CARSEAT. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=9 YR OLD CALLS 911-SOT.VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>9 YR OLD CALLS 911-SOT.VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>"You could tell she was panicked. She was worried about her mom." <P>"She's a brave little girl and she did what she was supposed to do." <P>THE LITTLE GIRL'S FAMILY SAYS HER MOTHER WILL LIKELY BE IN THE HOSPITAL FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=BABY ON TRACKS-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BABY ON TRACKS-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THIS NEXT STORY WILL MAKE ANY PARENT -- ANY PERSON FOR THAT MATTER -- CRINGE. <P>WATCH THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF YOUR SCREEN. <P>IT'S SECURITY CAMERA FOOTAGE THE MOMENT A STROLLER CARRYING A BABY ROLLS ACROSS A TRAIN PLATFORM-- <P>AND ONTO THE TRACKS. <P>THE MOTHER LOOKS AWAY FOR JUST A FEW SECONDS AS THE STROLLER FALLS AND LANDS ON THE TRACKS. <P>THE BABY WAS RESCUED UNINJURED BEFORE THE NEXT TRAIN ARRIVED. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=PARENTS LA TEACHER PROTEST-NATSVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>PARENTS LA TEACHER PROTEST-NATSVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THINGS GOT A LITTLE HEATED -- OUTSIDE A LOS ANGELES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TODAY. <P>this is about the children.where talking about <P>ANGRY PARENTS GATHERED OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL FOLLOWING THE RECENT ARRESTS OF TWO TEACHERS ACCUSED OF LEWD ACTS AGAINST CHILDREN. <P>MANY PARENTS WERE OUTRAGED THEY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE ALLEGATIONS SOONER. <P>THE SCHOOL WILL BE CLOSED TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=PLAN B VENDING MACHINE-OC> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>PLAN B VENDING MACHINE-OC</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A VENDING MACHINE FOR THE MORNING AFTER PILL. <P>IT'S NOW ON A PENNSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY CAMPUS TO PROVDE EASY ACCESS. <P>EWA ROMAN 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=PLAN B VENDING MACHINE-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>PLAN B VENDING MACHINE-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>IT'S THAT EASY. <P>STUDENTS AT SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY CAN NOW WALK INTO A ROOM INSIDE THE HEALTH CENTER AND GET PLAN -B, THE EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION, FROM A VENDING MACHINE. <P>We had some conversations with them and they did a survey of the student body and we got an 85 percent response rate that the students supported Plan B in the House Center. <P>THE UNIVERSITY DOES NOT MAKE A PROFIT FROM THIS. <P>THEY PAY 25-DOLLARS FOR ONE DOSE AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THE STUDENT HAS TO PAY. <P>We were uncomfortable providing it for free because that would mean we were supporting Plan B with either state money or fee money. <P>DR. SERR SAYS THAT SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 350 AND 400 DOSES ARE SOLD EACH YEAR TO THE FEMALE POPULATION, WHICH LAST FALL TOTALED 3 THOUSAND 718 STUDENTS. <P>THE PILL CAN BE LEGALLY SOLD OVER-THE-COUNTER TO ANYONE 17 OR OLDER. <P>DR. SERR SAYS MAKING IT AVAILABLE THROUGH A VENDING MACHINE, MAKES THINGS A BIT MORE COMFORTABLE FOR STUDENTS. <P>It's really there, the machine is really used for privacy if anything else if a person wants to come in. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=PETA VS. SEAWORLD-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>PETA VS. SEAWORLD-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THE BATTLE BETWEEN SEAWORLD AND P-E-T-A - HEATED UP IN COURT TODAY. <P>ATTORNEYS FOR PETA -- ASKED A JUDGE TO FREE FIVE ORCA WHALES AT SEAWORLD IN SAN DIEGO. <P>ONE OF THOSE WHALES -- KILLED A TRAINER IN 2010. <P>THE LAWSUIT DECLARES THE WHALES ARE BEING HELD IN SLAVERY -- VIOLATING THE 13TH AMENDMENT. <P>SEAWORLD IS ASKING THE COURT TO DISMISS THE LAWSUIT -- AS A PUBLICITY STUNT FOR THE ANIMAL-RIGHTS GROUP. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=DNA DOG POOP-VO.WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>DNA DOG POOP-VO.WIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A PROPERTY MANAGER IN SIOUX FALLS IS GOING TO GREAT LENGTHS TO TRACK DOWN DOG OWNERS WHO DON'T PICK UP AFTER THEIR PET. <P>GET THIS -- THROUGH D-N-A -- MIDWEST PROPERTY SERVICES WILL SOON BEGIN FINING RESIDENTS FOR DOG WASTE THAT'S NOT PICKED UP. <P>A DNA SAMPLE WILL BE COLLECTED FROM EACH DOG ON THE PROPERTY AND THEY'LL SEND IT OFF TO AN INDEPENDENT FIRM TO BE LOGGED. <P>WHEN THEY FIND A DROPPING ON THE PROPERTY THEY'LL SEND A SAMPLE TO THE LAB FOR ANALYSIS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=DNA DOG POOP-SOT.VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>DNA DOG POOP-SOT.VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>S/ Lisa Liston, Property Manager:47 <P>"when they get a match, they'll tell me dna xyz and we look it up on our chart and it's like, okay that's susie smith's dog." <P>SOME RESIDENTS AREN'T TOO HAPPY ABOUT HAVING TO PAY TO HAVE THEIR DOGS DNA TESTED. <P>THE PRICE: 30 DOLLARS! <P>IF A DOG'S WASTE IS FOUND AND VERIFIED THE RESIDENT WILL BE FINED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS. <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 FRIENDS-OC> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>LEGO FRIENDS-OC</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THE MAKER OF LEGOS HAS COME OUT WITH A MORE FEMININE VERSION OF THEIR POPULAR BLOCKS. BUT MANY PEOPLE AREN'T HAPPY ABOUT IT. <P>THERE IS AN ONLINE PETITION CALLING FOR THE COMPANY -- TO TAKE A STAND AGAINST GENDER-BASED MARKETING. <P>VIKKI VARGAS 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=LEGO FRIENDS-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>LEGO FRIENDS-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>EMMA IS PARTIAL TO RED LEGOS. <P>MAKENA IS BUILDING THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS. <P>ALL OF THESE FIVE YEAR OLD GIRLS ARE TAKING PART IN WHAT GIRLS INCORPORATED CALLS ITS SCIENCE, MATH, ARTS AND RELEVANT TEACHING PROGRAM. <P>"It's really about engaging them so as women they know they can be builders or architects and that it doesn't matter about their body type or what they're wearing." <P>NOW THE DENMARK BASED TOYMAKER IS ABOUT TO ROLL OUT A MORE FEMININE LINE OF TOYS CALLED LEGO FRIENDS. THE GIRLS LOOK LIKE& GIRLS. BUT THE SQUARE PLASTIC BLOCKS NOW INCLUDE SPECIFIC PARTS TO BUILD THINGS LIKE A BEAUTY SHOP AND CAFÉ. <P>THE IDEA HAS INCENSED SOME WOMEN'S RIGHTS GROUPS WHO HAVE STARTED AN ONLINE PETITION, CLAIMING THE NEW LEGO FRIENDS PROMOTE STEREOTYPES. <P>"Overall, it's a great idea for Lego to include girls but they don't need to decide for them how their going to include girls, they just need to make it more gender neutral." <P>BUT NOT ALL BELIEVE THE "PINK" DEBATE WILL AFFECT PLAYTIME. <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 FRIENDS-OC> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>LEGO FRIENDS-OC</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>ACCORDING TO THE LEGO GROUP. THE NEW LEGO FRIENDS LINE WAS DESIGNED BASED ON FOUR YEARS OF RESEARCH -- INTO HOW BOYS AND GIRLS PLAY. <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 AT 5:00-CLIP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>NEW AT 5:00-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=TEASE FOUR------> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TEASE FOUR------</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>"my husband cannot throw the ball and catch the ball at the same time <P>GISELE LASHES OUT ABOUT THE PATRIOTS SUPERBOWL LOSS-- <P>WHO SHE BLAMES FOR THE DEFEAT. <P>IT SOUNDS TOUGH -- <P>BUT TASTES SO GOOD. <P>THE DOZEN DONUT CHALLENGE IN A FIVE MILE RACE. <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 GISELE BLAMES RECEIVERS-SOTVO TOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ4 A GISELE BLAMES RECEIVERS-SOTVO 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=TZ4 B DONUT RACE-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ4 B DONUT RACE-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=FACEBOOK WOMAN OF THE DAY-SSTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>FACEBOOK WOMAN OF THE DAY-SSTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>BUT FIRST - MEET ABC 7'S FACEBOOK WOMAN OF THE DAY. <P>CARMEN MENDEZ OF FORT MYERS. <P>THANKS FOR WATCHING CARMEN. <P>IF YOU'D LIKE TO BE OUR FACEBOOK WOMAN OF THE DAY HEAD TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND LIKE 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=BULGARIA FLOODING-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BULGARIA FLOODING-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>CHECK THIS VIDEO OUT. <P>AT LEAST FIVE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED BY FLOODING IN A VILLAGE IN SOUTHERN BULGARIA -- AFTER A DAM WALL COLLAPSED. <P>EYEWITNESSES SAID AN EIGHT-FOOT WAVE SWEPT THROUGH THE VILLAGE THIS MORNING -- AFTER THE DAM BROKE DUE TO HEAVY RAINS. <P>MORE THAN 50 PEOPLE WERE RESCUED FROM THEIR FLOODED HOMES AND TAKEN TO A NEARBY TOWN. <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 JP OPEN-CLIP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>STORM WARN JP 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=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>Today brought plenty of clouds and even some rain to Southwest Florida. Through the night, we'll stay pretty cloudy with lows in the middle 60s, but we'll also see patchy fog. There could still be a couple of showers in the area. Into tomorrow, we'll see more sunshine between the clouds, but there will still be a decent chance for hit or miss showers in the afternoon with the sea breeze. That pattern continues on Wednesday, but the rain chance is slightly lower. Then, on Thursday and through the weekend, there will be more unsettled weather moving through the area with lots of clouds and scattered showers. We'll keep high temperatures in the low to mid 80s through Wednesday. By Thursday and into the weekend, high temperatures will be a bit cooler. We'll top out in the upper 70s on Thursday and continue cooling for a few days. By Sunday, our highs will likely be near 70 degrees. For the overnight lows, they will be in the mid 60s for the next few days, but will drop to near 60 by Saturday and the mid 50s by Sunday. It also looks like Sunday will be a drier day with mostly sunny skies. <P>It may not be the prettiest weather, but we are very far behind in the rainfall category, so these rain chances will be beneficial. After having plenty of warm weather lately, the cooler weather for the weekend might be just what you were hoping for, but the scattered rain chances do continue into the weekend. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=SUPER BOWL FOLO-OC> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>SUPER BOWL FOLO-OC</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR, THE SUPER BOWL HAS SET A RECORD AS THE MOST-WATCHED TELEVISION SHOW IN U.S. HISTORY. <P>ACCORDING TO THE NIELSEN COMPANY-- <P>AN ESTIMATED 111.3 MILLION PEOPLE WATCHED THE NEW YORK GIANTS BEAT THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS ON SUNDAY NIGHT. <P>NOW FROM THE GIANTS LAST MINUTE WINNING TOUCHDOWN-- <P>TO PATRIOTS FANS ARRESTS-- <P>TO MADONNA'S HALFTIME PERFORMANCE-- <P>AND ALL THE COMMERICALS IN BETWEEN-- <P>HERE'S ABC 7'S SCOTT GOLDBERG. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=SUPER BOWL FOLO-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>SUPER BOWL FOLO-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>WELCOMING HOME WORLD CHAMPS NEVER GETS OLD <P>NATS UP crowd <P>FANS CAME TO THE TARMAC, AT NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. AND TO THE <P>GIANTS' PRACTICE FACILITY: <P>SOT MOS - Just thank them for their effort. everything that they've done <P>for us <P>THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN FOUR YEARS THE TEAM HAS COME BACK TO NEW YORK <P>WITH A SUPER-BOWL TROPHY. <P>NATS 2008 parade <P>AND JUST LIKE THE LAST TIME THE GIANTS BEAT THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS. IN <P>2008. NEW YORK CITY IS PLANNING A CONFETTI PARADE ALONG THE STRETCH OF <P>BROADWAY KNOWN AS THE CANYON OF HEROES. <P>CREWS HAVE BEEN WORKING ALL DAY ON THE FLOATS, FOR THE CEREMONY TOMORROW. <P>SOT - One day to do a parade is not easy, but we'll do it. <P>NATS game <P>THE CELEBRATION ACTUALLY BEGAN LAST NIGHT - WHEN PATRIOTS' QUARTERBACK TOM <P>BRADY THREW WHAT THEY CALL A HAIL-MARY. HOPING FOR A LAST-MINUTE <P>TOUCHDOWN <P>NATS UP GAME: incomplete! <P>THAT PASS. ANSWERED *NEW YORK'S* PRAYERS. <P>NATS - eli at disney <P>NEXT THING YOU KNOW, GIANTS' QUARTERBACK ELI MANNING IS THE GAME'S MVP - <P>AND - HE'S GOING TO DISNEY WORLD. <P>SOT MANNING I saw the referee just give an incomplete sign and right at <P>that moment you know you are world champions. <P>THAT - IS THE MOMENT NEW YORKERS ARE TALKING ABOUT. AS THE REST OF THE <P>COUNTRY DISCUSSES M-I-A'S MIDDLE FINGER. OR THE AD ABOUT THE REVIVED <P>AUTO INDUSTRY THAT CHRYSLER SAYS WAS *NOT* MEANT TO BE POLITICAL. <P>SOT - Yeah, it's halftime, America. <P>FOR GIANTS' FANS, IT'S JUST A CELEBRATION. MADE SWEETER KNOWING NEW <P>ENGLAND WANTED REVENGE BUT DIDN'T GET IT. <P>SOT - mos - How do you like me now! <P>SCOTT GOLDBERG ABC NEWS NEW YORK. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=GISELE BLAMES RECEIVERS-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>GISELE BLAMES RECEIVERS-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>TOM BRADY'S WIFE, GISELE BUNDCHEN - IS BLAMING THE RECEIVERS FOR THE PATRIOTS' LOSS. <P>"MY HUSBAND CANNOT THROW THE BALL AND CATCH THE BALL AT THE SAME TIME <P>AFTER THE GAME, HECKLERS CONFRONTED THE MODEL -- AT THE INDIANAPOLIS STADIUM. <P>BUNDCHEN SMILED BEFORE TURNING HER BACK TO THE CAMERA CRITICIZING THE RECEIVERS. <P>THE PATRIOTS HAD SEVERAL DROPPED PASSES IN THE FOURTH QUARTER. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=RANDY TRAVIS ARRESTED-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>RANDY TRAVIS ARRESTED-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>OFFICERS IN DALLAS ARRESTED COUNTRY MUSIC SINGER RANDY TRAVIS TODAY ON SUSPICION OF PUBLIC INTOXICATION. <P>OFFICERS FOUND TRAVIS IN FRONT OF A CHURCH WITH AN OPEN BOTTLE OF WINE -- AND SMELLING OF ALCOHOL. <P>ALL WHILE THEY WERE INVESTIGATING A SUSPICIOUS CAR. <P>THEY BOOKED TRAVIS ON A CLASS C MISDEMEANOR. <P>HE GOT OUT OF JAIL SEVERAL HOURS LATER. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=DONUT RACE-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>DONUT RACE-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>DONUTS AND EXERCISE -- USUALLY DON'T GO HAND IN HAND. <P>BUT A RACE IN NORTH CAROLINA COMBINED BOTH. <P>THE EIGHTH ANNUAL KRISPY KREME CHALLENGE -- WAS HELD OVER THE WEEKEND. <P>PARTICIPANTS RAN TWO AND A HALF MILES.ATE A DOZEN DONUTS.THEN RAN =ANOTHER= TWO AND A HALF MILES BACK. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=SOUL TRAIN FLASH MOB-NATS.VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>SOUL TRAIN FLASH MOB-NATS.VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>IT WAS A TRIBUTE TO THE LATE DON CORNELIUS. <P>party over here, party over here. <P>ABOUT ONE HUNDRED DANCERS GATHERED ON TIMES SQUARE THIS WEEKEND TO RECREATE THE CLASSIC "SOUL TRAIN." <P>AS A TRIBUTE TO CORNELIUS FANS DID THE FLASH MOB -- DRESSING THE PART BY WEARING WIGS AND BELLBOTTOMS. <P>CORNELIUS COMMITTED SUICIDE LAST WEEK 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 FIVE-1 SHOT> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TEASE FIVE-1 SHOT</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THE DIAMOND JUBILEE. <P>QUEEN ELIZABETH CELEBRATES 60 YEARS ON THE THRONE. <P>THE OLDEST SERVING BRITISH MONARCH <P>A LOOK AT HER REIGN.AHEAD. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TZ5A QUEEN ELIZABETH-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ5A QUEEN ELIZABETH-VO</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=BUMP-CAM 10 BMP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BUMP-CAM 10 BMP</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=QUEEN ELIZABETH-OC> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>QUEEN ELIZABETH-OC</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>QUEEN ELIZABETH ADDED ANOTHER JEWEL TO HER CROWN TODAY. <P>THIS IS HER SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY. <P>ABC 7'S NICK WATT -- 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=QUEEN ELIZABETH-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>QUEEN ELIZABETH-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>Exactly 60 years ago today Princess Elizabeth ascended to the big chair, <P>the British throne, and became matriarch in the best soap opera on earth. <P>SOT: Dickie Arbiter. Former press secretary to The Queen. <P>Queen Elizabeth II rates among the best. In fact, better than the best. <P>This morning, first glimpse of a new, commemorative portrait: Philip, as <P>usual, just behind his Queen, grimacing slightly. <P>Only the second British royal to celebrate a Diamond Jubilee --most people <P>have known no other monarch. <P>SOT: Andrew Marr. Author, The Real Elizabeth. <P>When she became Queen, Elvis Presley was leaving school. <P>Johnny Ray's "Cry" was #1, Fidel Castro was still 7 years away from power, <P>and Harry Truman was in the White House. 11 US presidents later, and she's <P>still in the palace. <P>SOT: Dickie Arbiter. Former press secretary to The Queen. <P>The Queen doesn't change. The Queen adapts. And that's why it survives. <P>She's steered the ship through thick and thin. She's a Queen, a mother four <P>times over, a grandmother 8 times over. <P>SOT: Princess Eugenie <P>Whenever granny walks into a room everyone stands up, stops and just kind of <P>watches her because obviously it's huge when she walks into a room and I <P>kind of go <P>SOT: Andrew Marr. Author, The Real Elizabeth. <P>That's weird, isn't it? Well she is still, the Queen that is, a fairly <P>awesome character. <P>Who today, in her jubilee message vowed to continue, to, as she put it, " <P>dedicate myself anew to your service." She'll soon turn 86-years-old, she's <P>the oldest serving British monarch and showing no signs of slowing <P>Nick Watt on camera:. <P>And this will be a bumper year. The Queen, her kids and her grandkids will <P>travel the world to celebrate her 60 years on the throne. And in June, when <P>hopefully the weather's a little better, there will be a 1000-boat pageant <P>on the River Thames, street parties and a whole lot of flag waving. <P>Nick Watt, ABC News, London. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=COMING UP AT 6PM-OC> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>COMING UP AT 6PM-OC</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>JUST AHEAD AT 6. <P>WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A PARVO OUTBREAK. <P>IT CAN KILLS DOGS -- AND SET YOU BACK THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. <P>ABC7 EXPLAINS HOW TO KEEP YOUR ANIMAL SAFE. <P>AND-- <P>A WEIGHT LOSS PATCH -- MADE LOCALLY. <P>WE TALK TO WOMEN WHO SWEAR BY IT. <P>THAT AND MORE -- NEXT AT 6. <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>