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NEXT. <P>CONSUMER WARNING-- <P>MOMS AND KIDS LOVE THE BUMBO SEAT-- <P>SOME CONSUMER GROUPS SAY THEY'RE NOT SAFE. <P>girl singing on bus <P>AND EVERYONE'S STILL TALKING ABOUT THIS VOICE-- <P>MEET THE 11-YEAR OLD BEHIND IT. <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=HL1) FM CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATION-VOTOPS-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HL1) FM CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATION-VOTOPS-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=HL2) CAPE CHECK FRAUD-SSTOPS-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HL2) CAPE CHECK FRAUD-SSTOPS-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) BUMBO SEAT WARNING-VOTOPS-WIPE> <H3><IMG 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SLIPPED WHILE HOLDING HIS 7 WEEK OLD BABY BOY-- CAUSING HIS KNEE TO HIT THE NEWBORN'S HEAD. <P>BUT DOCTORS SAY HIS STORY DOESN'T ADD UP AND OFFICERS ARRESTED HIM. <P>DURING A HEARING TODAY WE LEARNED THE BABY'S INJURIES ARE MUCH WORSE THAN DOCTORS INITIALLY THOUGHT. <P>THE CHILD SUFFERED A LARGE SKULL FRACTURE, FRACTURES ON HIS RIBS AND BLOOD AROUND HIS SPINE. <P>HIS ARM AND LEG WERE ALSO BROKEN. <P>DOCTORS REPORT THE BABY BOY HAD A SEIZURE AND STROKE DUE TO THE INJURIES AND WILL HAVE LONG TERM DEVELOPMENTAL PROBLEMS. <P>TODAY A JUDGE AWARDED TEMPORARY CUSTODY OF THE BABY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES. <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 CHECK FRAUD-SS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CAPE CHECK FRAUD-SS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>OFFICERS NEED YOU HELP IDENTIFYING A LADY IN RED CONNECTED TO A CHECK FRAUD CASE IN CAPE CORAL. <P>THEY SAY ON JANUARY 12-TH AND ON FEBRUARY 5-TH THIS WOMAN TRIED TO CASH CHECKS THAT DID NOT BELONG TO HER AT THE PUBLIX SUPERMARKET ON HANCOCK BRIDGE PARKWAY WEST. <P>ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CALLED THE CAPE CORAL POLICE DEPARTMENT OR CRIME STOPPERS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=HOUSTON DEATH LATEST-ONCAM> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HOUSTON DEATH LATEST-ONCAM</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>AS HER FANS CONTINUE TO MOURN, WHITNEY HOUSTON'S BODY IS BACK IN NEW JERSEY, WHERE SHE GREW UP. <P>HER PRIVATE FUNERAL WILL TAKE PLACE THIS SATURDAY. <P>ABC'S T-J WINICK HAS THE LATEST ON THE SINGER'S DEATH. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=HOUSTON DEATH LATEST-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HOUSTON DEATH LATEST-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>Opting for a more intimate private memorialit was announced Whitney Houston' <P>s funeral will be held Saturdayfor the pop star's close family and friends. <P>SOT CAROLYN WHIGHAM <P>They have shared her with the whole world for 30 some years with the city. <P>with the state. with the world. this is their time now for their farewell <P>. <P>It's being held in the same Newark New Jersey church.New Hope Baptist. <P>where the singer got her start as a youngster. <P>SOT MOS <P>know before she was the musical icon that we all know and <P>I will take that with me <P>This clip is of the future superstar singing at New Hope back in 1979. <P>NATS YOUTUBE <P>BRIDGE <P>Investigators won't know how much, if any, prescription drugs and alcohol <P>were in Whitney Houston's body.until the toxicology report is complete. <P>We now know it was Houston's aunt.Mary Jones.who found her in the <P>bathtub at the Beverly Hilton Hotel Saturday.and tried to revive her. <P>Anti-biotic and valium were found in her bathroom.as was champagne and <P>beer. <P>As director of security for the pop star from 1995 to 2002, Alan Jacobs <P>often spent 12 hours a day with Houston. <P>He SAYS HE had warned her and husband Bobby Brown it would happen.and says <P>he quit his job when she did not stop abusing drugs. <P>SOT ALAN JACOBS <P>I said you hired me to do a job, to protect you, I said, but I cannot <P>protect you from yourselves. <P>Yet another former Houston body guard said he would never let her take baths <P>.fearful of what apparently happened Saturday in Beverly Hills. <P>TJ Winick, 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=WHITNEY SPECIAL-SSTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>WHITNEY SPECIAL-SSTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A PROGRAMMING NOTE. <P>A SPECIAL EDITION OF 20/20 - "ONE MOMENT IN TIME: THE LIFE OF WHITNEY HOUSTON" WILL AIR THIS FRIDAY FROM 9 UNTIL 11 RIGHT HERE ON 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=DANIELLE CHAPMAN-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>DANIELLE CHAPMAN-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>ANOTHER VICTORY FOR THE FAMILY OF 17-YEAR-OLD DANIELLE CHAPMAN. <P>A DRIVER HIT AND KILLED CHAPMAN AS SHE WAS CROSSING THE INTERSECTION OF US-41 AND SWEET WATER RANCH BOULEVARD TWO WEEKS AGO. <P>LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED A RESOLUTION DEMANDING FDOT ADD A CROSSWALK AT THAT INTERSECTION. <P>THE ESTERO COMMUNITY COUNCIL PASSED A SIMILAR RESOLUTION ON FRIDAY. <P>CHAPMAN WAS A STUDENT AT ESTERO HIGH SCHOOL. <P>HER FAMILY IS FIGHTING FOR THE CHANGES. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=CHARLOTTE COOPER THEFT-SS-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CHARLOTTE COOPER THEFT-SS-WIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>TWO BROTHERS ARE UNDER ARREST IN PORT CHARLOTTE FOR STEALING COPPER AND TOOLS. <P>23 YEAR OLD BENJAMIN PHILLIPS AND 22 YEAR OLD BENJAMIN O'NEILL, 22, BOTH OF PORT CHARLOTTE ARE IN CUSTODY TONIGHT. <P>DEPUTIES TELL US THE TWO STOLE COPPER PLUMBING ITEMS AND TOOLS FROM A HOME SITTING ON STILTS -- <P>THEIR CAR STALLED AFTER THE THEFT. <P>DEPUTIES BUSTED THEM WHEN ONE OF THE BROTHERS SHOWED UP TO THE ABANDONED CAR. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=CONSTRUCTION WORKER ROBBED-SSTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CONSTRUCTION WORKER ROBBED-SSTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A GUNPOINT ROBBERY OF A CONSTRUCTION WORKER IN NAPLES. <P>IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY IN THE 18-HUNDRED BLOCK OF CRAYTON ROAD. <P>OFFICERS SAY A MAN ON THE SIDEWALK APPROACHED THE CONSTRUCTION WORKER AND ASKED HOW MUCH THE HOUSE COST <P>WHEN HE TOLD HIM ONE POINT 6 MILLION, THE SUSPECT ASKED TO SEE THE INSIDE OF THE HOME. <P>THE VICTIM SAID NO BECAUSE THE FLOORS WERE WET AND WALKED AWAY. <P>OFFICERS TELL US THE SUSPECT PUT A GUN TO HIS BACK AND ROBBED HIM OF ABOUT 30 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=VOTE 2012 OPEN-CLIP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>VOTE 2012 OPEN-CLIP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>VOTE 2012 OPEN <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 LATEST-VO-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>GOP LATEST-VO-WIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>AFTER WINNING THREE PRIMARIES LAST WEEK POLLS SHOW RICK SANTORUM RIVALING MITT ROMNEY AS THE REPUBLICAN FRONTRUNNER. <P>IN ONE NEW NATIONAL POLL, SANTORUM LEADS ROMNEY BY TWO POINTS. <P>IN ANOTHER POLL, HE SKYROCKETED 14 POINTS IN LESS THAN A WEEK! <P>PERHAPS THE BIGGEST CAUSE FOR WORRY FOR THE ROMNEY CAMPAIGN: SANTORUM LEADS IN THREE CRITICAL REPUBLICAN GROUPS: TEA PARTIERS, CONSERVATIVES AND EVANGELICALS. <P>ROMNEY IS NOW RAMPING UP HIS EMPHASIS ON HIS CONSERVATIVE CREDENTIALS. <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 LATEST-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>GOP LATEST-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>Now, my conservatism did not come so much from reading the writings of great conservative scholars as it did come from my living my life, my family, my faith, my business. <P>IN ONE POLL RON PAUL RANKED THIRD AND GINGRICH LAST. <P>THE OTHER SHOWS GINGRICH THIRD AND PAUL LAST. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=PAYROLL TAX VOTE-OC-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>PAYROLL TAX VOTE-OC-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>PRESIDENT OBAMA IS CALLING FOR AMERICANS TO SPEAK OUT IN FAVOR OF EXTENDING THE TWO-PERCENT PAYROLL TAX CUT. <P>THE CUT IS SET TO EXPIRE AT THE END OF FEBRUARY. <P>if congress doesn't do something about it. the payroll tax cut we put in place last year will expire. the typical american family will shell out nearly a thousand dollars more in taxes this year. <P>YESTERDAY HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADERS OFFERED TO CONTINUE THE PAYROLL TAX CUT WITHOUT DEMANDING THAT ITS COSTS BE OFFSET BY OTHER BUDGETARY CUTS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=FL CAYLEE'S LAW-ONCAM> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>FL CAYLEE'S LAW-ONCAM</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A BILL INSPIRED BY TWO-YEAR-OLD CAYLEE ANTHONY'S DEATH IS MOVING FORWARD AFTER BEING CHANGED TO MATCH THE SENATE'S VERSION. <P>TODAY THE STATE APPROVED THE BILL -- BUT NO LONGER SETS DEADLINES FOR PARENTS TO REPORT A CHILD MISSING OR DEAD. <P>OFFICERS BELIEVE THAT COULD RESULT IN UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES. <P>INSTEAD, THE LEGISLATION INCREASES THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FROM A YEAR TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON FOR KNOWINGLY MAKING A FALSE STATEMENT TO POLICE ABOUT A MISSING CHILD. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=SPRING TRAINING SETUP-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>SPRING TRAINING SETUP-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A BIG SIGN TODAY THAT SPRING TRAINING IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IS ALMOST HERE. <P>THE EQUIPMENT TRUCK FOR THE BOSTON RED SOX PULLED INTO JETBLUE PARK. <P>AND CREWS BEGAN UNPACKING EQUIPMENT FOR THE MINNESOTA TWINS AT HAMMOND STADIUM. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=RED SOX BUS ARRIVES-ONCAM> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>RED SOX BUS ARRIVES-ONCAM</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>WE START WITH THE RED SOX AND THEIR NEARLY 20,000 POUNDS OF BOXES AND LUGGAGE-- <P>FILLED WITH PLAYERS BELONGINGS AND GEAR. <P>ABC7'S KELLY CRESWELL KICKS OFF OUR SPRING TRAINING TEAM COVERAGE. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=RED SOX BUS ARRIVES-LL PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>RED SOX BUS ARRIVES-LL PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>Trucked pulled up around 6:30 this morning and it was unloaded quickly. As you can see there is still a check list of things to before this park opens to the public. <P>Take pkg <P>The trek began saturday afternoon as the red sox equipment truck left Boston. <P>Take sound <P>Alan Hartz,driver <P>" We had a little snow through southern jersey." <P>And this green trailer's 1500 mile journey. <P>Take sound <P>"they noticed the truck, so they take pictures with their cell phone and drive alongside of me for a while." <P>Was pretty Uneventful. <P>Take sound <P>Alan <P>"one guy came by waving his Yankees cap at me, the usual." <P>And early this morning---for the first time it pulled up to a new home. But no time to stop and admire. There was 20,000 pounds of equipment to unload. <P>Take sound <P>Katie Haas, director of Florida relations, red sox <P>"we've got much bigger facilities here so we had to outfit the spaces better and fuller than we have in the past." <P>Compared to the past, veteran driver Alan hertz says with everything in one place, his job was a little easier today. <P>Take sound <P>Alan Hartz, driver <P>"normally I have to drop off at the city of palms, go down to the minor league, bring some more things back over so what is it, 10 o'clock and we're almost done? It's much easier unloading down here." <P>Besides all the baseball gear and belongings, these turnstiles will add some vintage Fenway to the new JetBlue park. These were used to help close off Yawkey way for games in boston, will now be used to close off Fenway south drive in fort Myers to make room for vendors and entertainment. And those crowds will be coming soon, and the clock us ticking. <P>Take sound <P>Katie <P>"working around the clock, just to make sure that everything is all up and running, we hope that everything is on place, artwork, tv's, everything." <P>With the first game just two and a half weeks away, the red sox have just enough time to unpack and get used to their new winter home. <P>Take sound <P>Katie <P>"the more we settle in, the more we make it our home." <P>Take live <P>This sunday pitchers and catchers report. Then February 25th is the official opening of the park, and the public will be able to walk around and see the inside park. Live at JetBlue park kc 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=TEAM COVERAGE OPEN-CLIP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TEAM COVERAGE OPEN-CLIP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>TEAM COVERAGE OPEN <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TWINS BUS ARRIVES-LL PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TWINS BUS ARRIVES-LL PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>I'm JOE ROETZ. <P>CREWS UNLOADED MORE THAN 32 THOUSAND POUNDS OF EQUIPMENT OFF THE TWINS TRUCK IN LESS THAN AN HOUR! <P>- AFTER THE END TO LAST SEASON - EVERYONE OUT HERE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO A FRESH START. <P>FOR MANY A BASEBALL FAN - THIS IS THE START TO SPRING TRAINING <P>NATS <P>AFTER A 1700 MILE TRIP FROM MINNEAPOLIS - CREWS UNLOAD EVERYTHING THE TWINS NEED TO FEEL RIGHT AT HOME IN FORT MYERS <P>Take SOT <P>Paul Luxem - Driver <P>13 seconds <P>Whatever it takes, Spring Training gear from the General Managers Office, to personal, Balls, Bats and Bags Pitching machines all it takes. <P>- 21 YEAR VETERAN PAUL LUXEM HELMS THE WHEEL OF THE TRUCK CARRYING THE TWINS EQUIPMENT - WATER COOLERS, GATORADE, EVERYTHING THE TEAM NEEDS FOR WHAT THEY HOPE TO BE A SUCCESSFUL SEASON. <P>AND WITH PLAYERS CHECKING IN SOON - THE EXCITEMENT IS MOUNTING. <P>Patty Creem - Minesota Twins Spring Training <P>TAKE SOT <P>You see a lot of young kids making the young team, but are trying out, then you get up close and personal to others. they're out here running up and down the fields, very fan accessible. <P>-Pitchers and Catchers officially report on the 18th <P>-Tickets still on sale, although certain games like the Yankees, Phillies and Sox are limited. <P>-Live at Hammond Stadium, Joe Roetz, 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=CHARLOTTE SPRING TRAINING-ONCAM> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CHARLOTTE SPRING TRAINING-ONCAM</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>AND WE DIDN'T FORGET ABOUT ALL OF YOU RAYS FANS. <P>THE TEAM'S EQUIPMENT TRUCK SHOWED UP IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY LAST THURSDAY. <P>THE RAY'S HOME OPENER IS SUNDAY MARCH 4TH AGAINST THE TWINS. <P>YOU CAN STILL BUY TICKETS ONLINE. <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 OPEN-CLIP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>NEXT AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>NEXT AT 5 OPEN <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>"We see those old couples holding hands. That's probably not passionate love." <P>BUT IT'S STILL LOVE. <P>AS WE CELEBRATE LOVE TODAY -- WHY NOT EVERYDAY?? <P>ABC7 TELLS YOU THE HEALTHY EFFECTS. <P>PLUS PUCKER UP BUTTERCUP. <P>BUT FIRST - WIPE OFF THAT LIPSTICK. <P>ITS CONTENTS MIGHT HARM WHO YOU SMOOCH. <P>YOU MIGHT HAVE ONE IN YOUR HOME. <P>TONIGHT - THE DANGER THE FUN BABY BUMBO SEATS POSE. <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=TZ1 A HEALTHY LOVE-SOTVO-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ1 A HEALTHY LOVE-SOTVO-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=TZ1B LIPSTICK LEAD-VOTOPS-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ1B LIPSTICK LEAD-VOTOPS-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=TZ1C BUMBO SEAT WARNING-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ1C BUMBO SEAT WARNING-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=SWANS ON SNOWY LAKE-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>SWANS ON SNOWY LAKE-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>CHECK THIS OUT. <P>THESE ARE IMAGES OF SNOW FALLING ON A LAKE IN CROATIA. <P>MOST OF THE LAKE IS FROZEN AND COVERED WITH SNOW. <P>DUCKS AND SWANS ARE ABLE TO SWIM THE IN SMALL SECTION THAT IS NOT FROZEN. <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> <P>JP STORMWARN OPEN <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>WARM, DRY WEATHER FOR NOW <P>The sea breeze helped to keep <P>temperatures shy of the 80 degree mark this afternoon. Through the night <P>tonight, we⬠"!ll see mostly clear skies. It will be a comfortable night with lows <P>near 60 degrees. Into the next few days, dry, mostly sunny weather will <P>continue and high temperatures will be in the lower 80s. Overnight lows will be <P>in the lower 60s. There is a cold front that will stall to our north, unable to <P>affect Southwest Florida. Then, by Friday, we⬠"!ll have another front that will <P>bring more cloud cover toward us as it come to Southwest Florida and fades away. <P>For Saturday, it now looks like we⬠"!ll see partly cloudy skies with more <P>humidity but only a stray rain chance. On Sunday, there will be another front <P>working its way through Southwest Florida and this one will bring a better rain <P>chance for the first half of the day. <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-WX EST> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CROSSTALK OUT OF WEATHER-WX EST</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>AD-LIB WEATHER CHAT <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-ONCAM> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TOSS CHANCE-ONCAM</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THIS VALENTINE'S DAY CELEBRATE LOVE. <P>ABC7'S CHANCE SEALES TELLS US WHY IT'S GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=HEALTHY LOVE-TCMON> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HEALTHY LOVE-TCMON</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>BEING IN A LOVING RELATIONSHIP -- CAN HAVE MASSIVE HEART HEALTHY BENEFITS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=HEALTHY LOVE-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HEALTHY LOVE-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THE ACT OF FALLING IN LOVE CAN BE SO POWERFUL -- YOUR CHEST FEELS LIKE IT'S EXPLODING. <P>BUT THIS KIND OF ANXIETY CAN BE A VERY GOOD THING. <P>IN FACT -- GIVING YOUR HEART TO ANOTHER PERSON MAY BE THE MOST HEART-HEALTHY THING YOU DO! <P>STUDY AFTER STUDY HAS ASSOCIATED HEALTH BENEFITS WITH BEING WITH A SPECIAL SOMEONE: <P>- RESEARCH FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA FOUND OVARIAN CANCER PATIENTS HAD GREATER IMMUNE SYSTEM-BOOSTING WHITE BLOOD CELL ACTIVITY AROUND THEIR TUMORS WHEN THEY HAD STRONG PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. <P>- A STUDY FROM THE U-K FOUND MEN WHO HAVE SEX AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK CUT THEIR RISK OF DYING FROM A HEART ATTACK IN HALF. <P>- BEHOLD THE BENEFIT OF A BEAR HUG! UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA DOCTORS FOUND WOMEN'S BLOOD PRESSURE LOWERED AFTER SPENDING QUALITY, ROMANTIC TIME WITH A PARTNER AND HUGGING FOR AT LEAST 20 SECONDS. <P>- AND -- MARRIED PEOPLE -- ESPECIALLY MEN -- TEND TO OUTLIVE THEIR SINGLE COUNTERPARTS. <P>"We see those old couples holding hands. that's probably not passionate love; that's probably a great partnership." <P>PARTNERS IN LOVE. CAN BE PARTNERS FOR LIFE. WITH LESS SICKNESS. AND MORE HEALTH. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=STEM CELLS HEAL HEART-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>STEM CELLS HEAL HEART-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>FOR THOSE WITH HEART PROBLEMS, <P>SCIENTISTS SAY THEY'VE SUCCESSFULLY USED A PATIENT'S OWN HEART CELLS -- TO RE-GROW NEW HEART TISSUE AND HELP UNDO THE DAMAGE -- CAUSED BY A HEART ATTACK. <P>THEY SAY THE CELLS CAN HELP REDUCE SCARRING -- AND EVEN CAUSE NEW HEART MUSCLE TO GROW. <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=BUMBO SEATS WARNING-VO-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BUMBO SEATS WARNING-VO-WIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THERE ARE SOME SAFETY CONCERNS TONIGHT WHEN IT COMES TO A POPULAR BABY SEAT. <P>SOME CONSUMER SAFETY GROUPS ARE PUSHING FOR A RECALL OF BUMBO BABY SEATS AFTER MORE THAN 100 REPORTS OF BABIES FALLING OUT OF THE SEATS -- OFTEN RESULTING IN SKULL FRACTURES. <P>THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFET COMMISSION BELIEVES PARENTS USED THE SEATS ON UNSAFE SURFACES, LIKE IN THE TUB OR ON TOP OF A COUNTER. <P>EXPERTS SAY READ THE WARNINGS AND SUPERVISE YOUR CHILD. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=LIPSTICK LEAD-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>LIPSTICK LEAD-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER SMOOCHING BARE-LIPPED THIS VALENTINE'S DAY. <P>THAT'S BECAUSE A NEW STUDY FINDS MOST LIPSTICK CONTAINS LEAD. <P>THE CAMPAIGN FOR SAFE COSMETICS TESTED 400 DIFFERENT LIPSTICKS AND FOUND MOST OF THEM TEST POSITIVE FOR LEAD. <P>THEY WANT THE FDA TO SET A LIMIT FOR HOW MUCH LEAD LIPSTICK CAN CONTAIN AND TO STUDY WHETHER THERE ARE ANY DANGERS TO HAVING THE SUBSTANCE APPLIED TO HUMAN LIPS. <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 OPEN-CLIP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>NEXT AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>NEXT AT 5 OPEN <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>KILLER MISTAKES -- <P>MIXING PAIN PILLS OR OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDS WITH THE WRONG FOOD.THE WRONG TIME OF DAY. <P>BE IT ASPRIN OR SOMETHING STRONGER WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. <P>AN ALARMING TREND. <P>BABIES LEFT ABANDONED. <P>NOW AN INNOVATIVE IDEA. BABY BOXES.TO KEEP INFANTS SAFE. <P>WE TELL YOU ABOUT THEM 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=TZ2A KILLER MISTAKES-VOTOPS-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ2A KILLER MISTAKES-VOTOPS-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=TZ2B BABY BOXES-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ2B BABY BOXES-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=PRISONS-POP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>PRISONS-POP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>BREAKING NEWS. <P>THE SENATE HAS VOTED DOWN A BILL THAT WOULD HAVE BROADLY PRIVATIZED PRISONS IN THE STATE. THE MEASURE, A PRIORITY OF THE SENATE'S LEADERSHIP, DIED ON A 19-21 VOTE IN THE SENATE. <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-BUMP IN> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BUMP-BUMP IN</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>BUMP 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=KILLER MISTAKES-POP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>KILLER MISTAKES-POP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>WHILE THE CAUSE OF WHITNEY HOUSTON'S DEATH HAS YET TO BE RELEASED, HER STORY IS BRINGING LIGHT TO A GROWING PROBLEM IN THE UNITED STATES: MIXING PRESCRIPTION DRUGS WITH ALCOHOL. <P>THERE ARE OTHER DEADLY COMBINATIONS YOU NEED TO WATCH. <P>TONIGHT WHAT YOU NEED TO AVOID. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=KILLER MISTAKES-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>KILLER MISTAKES-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>FROM PRESCRIPTION TO OVER-THE COUNTER, MEDICINAL MISTAKES PUT AT LEAST 1.3 MILLION AMERICANS AT RISK OF PREMATURE DEATH EACH YEAR. THE WRONG COMBINATION OF FOODS AND DRUGS, AT THE WRONG TIME COULD MAKE A LIFE OR DEATH DIFFERENCE. FOR DEBRA JACOBSON, IT WAS BLOOD PRESSURE MEDS. AT HER WORST, SHE HIT A DANGEROUS ---2-10 OVER 190! NORMAL IS 120 OVER 80. <P>"He took my pressure and he sent me to another doctor he said 'you're gonna die' I said& 'not ready!"." <P>HER DOCTOR'S ADVICE? IT ALL CAME DOWN TO HER MEDICINE. <P>"He said you need to take it at night." <P>WITHIN THREE DAYS SHE SAW A DRASTIC CHANGE. DOCTOR ALAN ACKERMANN SAYS TAKING BLOOD PRESSURE MEDS AT NIGHT CAN CUT YOUR RISK OF HEART ATTACK AND STROKE BY ONE-THIRD! <P>"It's called a silent killer for a reason." <P>ANOTHER MISTAKE? MIXING CHOLESTEROL LOWERING MEDS-- LIKE STATINS--WITH GRAPEFRUIT. <P>THE GRAPEFRUIT BREAKS DOWN SOME STATINS TOO QUICKLY, MAKING THEM TOO TOXIC TO FAST. TO BE SAFE, TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE TAKING AND TIME YOUR MEDS FOR EIGHT TO 12 HOURS AFTER YOU EAT GRAPEFRUIT. ANOTHER DEADLY COMBO? <P>ALCOHOL AND ACETAMINOPHENS. WHILE MOST WON'T SHOOT WHISKEY WITH THEIR TYLENOL, POPPING JUST ONE TO STAVE OFF A MORNING HANGOVER-COULD PUT YOU AT RISK FOR LIVER FAILURE! NOT A DRINKER? NOT OFF THE HOOK! MOST WOMEN KNOW SMOKING WHILE ON BIRTH CONTROL CAN CAUSE BLOOD CLOTS, BUT JUST ONE CIGARETTE COULD CAUSE A BLOCKED ARTERY IN YOUR LUNG. FINALLY, THE SAME PILLS YOU TAKE FOR PAIN COULD BE RAISING YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE! AS MUCH AS 20 POINTS HIGHER! <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=KILLER MISTAKES-POP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>KILLER MISTAKES-POP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>YOU MIGHT WANT TO THINK TWICE BEFORE YOU POP THAT EXTRA TYLENOL! <P>A NEW STUDY FOUND THAT TAKING JUST A LITTLE MORE THAN THE DAILY RECOMMENDED DOSAGE -- CAN ADD UP IN JUST DAYS-- AND LEAD TO A DANGEROUS OVERDOSE. <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>nats of Aretha Franklin singing <P>HONORING WHITNEY HOUSTON. <P>FROM HER GODMOTHER -- ARETHA -- TO JENNIFER HUDSON. <P>TONIGHT THE TRIBUTES AND THE PLANS TO LAY THE LEGEND TO REST. <P>IF YOU CAN LOOK BEYOND THE BATHING SUIT CLAD BEAUTIES -- YOU'LL SEE THE BEAUTY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. <P>THE TOPSPOT FOR THIS YEARS SPORTS ILLUSTRATED. <P>DON'T LIKE THE PRESSURE OF PLANNING A DATE. <P>NOT JUST ON VALENTINES DAY - BUT EVERYDAY. ONE COMPANY RIGHT HERE IN FLORIDA THAT WILL PLAN THE PERFECT DATE NIGHT FOR YOU! <P>BUT FIRST - MEET ABC 7'S FACEBOOK WOMAN OF THE DAY. <P>SUE PETERS OF NAPLES. <P>THANKS FOR WATCHING SUE. <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=TZ3 A WHITNEY TRIBUTES-SOTVO-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ3 A WHITNEY TRIBUTES-SOTVO-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=TZ3 B SPORTS ILLUSTRATED FL-VOTOPS-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ3 B SPORTS ILLUSTRATED FL-VOTOPS-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=TZ3 C DATE PLANNERS-VOTOPS-DISS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ3 C DATE PLANNERS-VOTOPS-DISS</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=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> <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-BUMP OUT> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BUMP SHOT-BUMP OUT</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>BUMP OUT <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=NEWS AT 5:00 PM OPEN-CLIP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>NEWS AT 5:00 PM 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=TOPS STORIES-HLF RVL> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TOPS STORIES-HLF RVL</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>MAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW, <P>A JUDGE AWARDS TEMPORARY CUSTODY OF A 7 WEEK OLD BABY -- TO D-C-F -- AFTER THE CHILD'S FATHER WAS CHARGED WITH ABUSE. <P>23 YEAR OLD JONATHAN RENDON TOLD OFFICERS HE SLIPPED WHILE HOLDING HIS 7 WEEK OLD. <P>DOCTORS SAY THE BOY HAS HEAD INJURIES AS WELL AS A BROKEN LEG AND ARM. <P>IN CAPE CORAL, OFFICERS ARE LOOKING FOR A WOMAN CONNECTED TO A CHECK FRAUD CASE. <P>THEY SAY ON JANUARY 12-TH -- AND ON FEBRUARY 5-TH -- SHE TRIED TO CASH FAKE CHECKS AT PUBLIX. <P>IT'S ALMOST TIME TO PLAY BALL <P>THE EQUIPMENT TRUCK FOR THE BOSTON RED SOX -- PULLED INTO JETBLUE PARK THIS MORNING. <P>CREWS ALSO UNPACKED EQUIPMENT FOR THE MINNESOTA TWINS AT HAMMOND STADIUM. <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 LATEST-2SHOT> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>GOP LATEST-2SHOT</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THE VOLATILE REPUBLICAN RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE CONTINUES.AND THERE MAY EVEN BE A NEW FRONTRUNNER. <P>RICK SANTORUM'S SURGING IN THE POLLS. <P>ABC'S KAREN TRAVERS TAKES A THE NEW LOOK OF THE CAMPAIGN PICTURE. <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 LATEST-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>GOP LATEST-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>RICK SANTORUM'S SURGE IS LEGIT! <P>Santorum SOT SantorumWashSOTandBroll <P>It's all good news. We feel good. <P>BOOSTED BY HIS THREE-STATE SWEEP LAST WEEK, SANTORUM'S LOOKING LIKE THE NEW <P>REPUBLICAN FRONTRUNNER. <P>GMA gfx <P>IN ONE NEW NATIONAL POLL, SANTORUM HAS A TWO-POINT LEAD OVER ROMNEY. IN <P>ANOTHER POLL, HE'S SKYROCKETED 14 POINTS IN LESS THAN A WEEK! <P>GMA gfx <P>PERHAPS THE BIGGEST CAUSE FOR WORRY FOR THE ROMNEY CAMPAIGN: SANTORUM LEADS <P>IN THREE CRITICAL REPUBLICAN GROUPS: TEA PARTIERS, CONSERVATIVES AND <P>EVANGELICALS <P>ON VALENTINE'S DAY, ROMNEY IS HOPING REPUBLICANS ARE STRUCK BY CUPID'S ARROW <P>-- AND START SHOWING HIM THE LOVE. <P>HE'S RAMPING UP THE EMPHASIS ON HIS CONSERVATIVE CREDENTIALS. <P>Romney SOT 20:07:33 <P>Now, my conservatism did not come so much from reading the writings of great <P>conservative scholars as it did come from my living my life, my family, my <P>faith, my business. <P>AND HE'S BLASTING HIS RIVALS FOR THEIR TIME IN CONGRESS: <P>Romney SOT 20:07:33 <P>The challenge that we have in Washington is that people go there and they <P>get infected by this Washington disease <P>THE ROMNEY CAMPAIGN IS USING ITS FINANCIAL ADVANTAGE TO BEGIN SETTING UP <P>FIREWALLS IN ARIZONA AND MICHIGAN. <P>BUT THE SANTORUM CAMPAIGN SEES A PATH TO THE NOMINATION THROUGH SOME OF THE <P>SMALLER CAUCUS STATES. <P>Santorum SOT <P>Your caucus across this state can have a huge impact on who the Republican <P>nominee will be <P>O/C CLOSE: THERE ARE BIG RISKS FOR ROMNEY GOING TOO NEGATIVE AT THIS POINT - <P>IT WORKED AGAINST NEWT GINGRICH IN FLORIDA BUT IT MAY TURN OFF CRITICAL <P>INDEPENDENT VOTERS HE'LL NEED IN NOVEMBER. KT ABC NEWS WASHINGTON. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=WHITNEY HOUSTON LATEST-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>WHITNEY HOUSTON LATEST-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>WHITNEY HOUSTON'S FUNERAL WILL BE HELD SATURDAY IN NEW JERSEY. <P>THE FUNERAL DIRECTOR SAYS THE SERVICE AT THE NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH IN NEWARK WHERE THE SINGER GREW UP WILL BE INVITATION-ONLY AND THERE WILL BE NO WAKE. <P>THE SINGER DIED ON SATURDAY. <P>HER CAUSE OF DEATH WON'T BE RELEASED FOR WEEKS PENDING TOXICOLOGY 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=ARETHA FRANKLIN HOUSTON TRIBUTE-OC-NATVO-DISS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>ARETHA FRANKLIN HOUSTON TRIBUTE-OC-NATVO-DISS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>WHITNEY HOUSTON'S GODMOTHER, ARETHA FRANKLIN -- PAID TRIBUTE TO THE SINGER. <P>nats of her singing <P>FRANKLIN HELD A PRIVATE CONCERT IN NORTH CAROLINA LAST NIGHT. <P>SHE PERFORMED A FEW OF HER OWN SONGS -- BEFORE HOLDING A MOMENT OF SILENCE IN HOUSTON'S HONOR. <P>SHE THEN ASKED THE CROWD TO PRAY FOR THE SINGER'S FAMILY -- AND PERFORMED HOUSTON'S HIT -- "I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU." <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=WHITNEY SPECIAL-SSTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>WHITNEY SPECIAL-SSTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>YOU CAN WATCH A SPECIAL EDITION OF 20/20. <P>"ONE MOMENT IN TIME: THE LIFE OF WHITNEY HOUSTON" -- THIS FRIDAY FROM 9 UNTIL 11 -- RIGHT HERE ON 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=AMANDA KNOX-VO-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>AMANDA KNOX-VO-WIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>IT APPEARS AMANDA KNOX ISN'T OUT OF THE WOODS YET. <P>ITALIAN PROSECUTORS ARE FILING AN APPEAL AGAINST KNOX'S ACQUITTAL IN THE MURDER OF BRITISH STUDENT MEREDITH KERCHER. <P>A JURY CONVICTED KNOX. AN AMERICAN STUDENT. AND HER EX-BOYFRIEND OF KERCHER'S MURDER IN 2009. <P>THE TWO WERE ULTIMATEY CLEARED IN OCTOBER AFTER APPEALING THE VERDICTS. <P>A SECRETARY FOR THE ITALIAN PROSECUTOR CONFIRMS THE APPEAL IS FILED BUT NO OTHER DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=JENNIFER HUDSON FAMILY MURDER MOTION-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>JENNIFER HUDSON FAMILY MURDER MOTION-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A JUDGE HAS RULED THE 2008 ARREST OF A MAN -- ACCUSED OF KILLING THREE MEMBERS OF JENNIFER HUDSON'S FAMILY WAS VALID. <P>ATTORNEYS FOR WILLIAM BALFOUR -- ARGUED LAST WEEK HE WASN'T BREAKING THE LAW WHEN OFFICERS TOOK HIM INTO CUSTODY -- AND HIS ARREST SHOULD BE THROWN OUT. <P>BALFOUR WAS CHARGED WITH KILLING HUDSON'S MOTHER, BROTHER, AND HER 7-YEAR-OLD NEPHEW IN CHICAGO. <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 LAWSUITS-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CRUISE SHIP LAWSUITS-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>MORE PASSENGERS AND VICTIMS OF THE WRECKED COSTA CONCORDIA ARE JOINING A REVISED LAWSUIT SEEKING DAMAGE CLAIMS. <P>THE LAWSUIT FILED IN SOUTH FLORIDA INCLUDES 39 PLAINTIFFS IN THE CASE NAMING MIAMI-BASED CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES AND ITS COSTA DIVISION. <P>MORE LAWSUITS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FILED IN THE FUTURE. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=CELL PHONE ASSAULT-VO-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CELL PHONE ASSAULT-VO-WIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A WOMAN'S QUICK THINKING HELPED POLICE -- CATCH A MAN WHO BROKE INTO HER HOME AND SEXUALLY ASSAULTED HER. <P>CORAL SPRINGS POLICE WERE ABLE TO CATCH -- GARY HOLMES -- BECAUSE THE WOMAN CALLED 9-1-1 ON HER CELL PHONE DURING THE ATTACK. <P>COPS CAN TRACE A CELL PHONE TO THE NEAREST CELL PHONE TOWER, BUT NOT TO THE EXACT LOCATION. <P>USING THE SIGNAL, COPS KNEW GENERALLY WHERE TO GO, BUT NOT EXACTLY. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=CELL PHONE ASSAULT-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CELL PHONE ASSAULT-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>"dispatchers were able to hear some kind of commotion, some type of struggle, but because it was a cell phone they didn't know the address" <P>WHEN THE WOMAN CALLED BACK FROM HER LANDLINE -- POLICE WERE ABLE TO GET THE HOME ADDRESS -- WHICH PUT THEM HOT ON THE TRAIL OF HOLMES -- WHO'S NOW IN JAIL. <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 BOXES-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BABY BOXES-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>AN ALARMING TREND OF ABANDONED BABIES IN RUSSIA IS SPARKING THE INSTALLATION OF SO-CALLED "BABY BOXES." <P>IN THE CITY OF SOCHI, MORE THAN A HUNDRED BABIES ARE ABANDONED EACH YEAR. <P>THAT'S PROMPTED "BABY BOXES." <P>THE BOXES ARE IN PLACE AT VARIOUS MEDICAL FACILITIES. <P>THE BOX PROVIDES A SANITARY AND TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED SPACE THAT LOCKS ON THE OUTSIDE. <P>BABY BOXES ARE SET UP IN OTHER CITIES, AND MANY MORE ARE EXPECTED. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=JACKIE KENNEDY PAPERS RELEASED-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>JACKIE KENNEDY PAPERS RELEASED-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>YOU CAN NOW GET A GLIMPSE INTO FORMER FIRST LADY -- JACKIE KENNEDY'S PERSONAL LIFE. <P>NEW PAPERS ARE POSTED ONLINE AT THE JOHN F. KENNEDY PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY'S WEBSITE. <P>THEY INCLUDE INVITATIONS, DECORATING NOTES AND A CONGRATULATORY TELEGRAM RELATED TO THAT RESTORATION. <P>THE KENNEDYS' CHILDREN DONATED THE PAPERS TO THE LIBRARY -- AFTER HER DEATH IN 1994. <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 ILLUSTRATED COVER FLORIDA-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>SPORTS ILLUSTRATED COVER FLORIDA-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THOSE BATHING SUIT CLAD BEAUTIES CAN STEP ASIDE FOR THE NEXT 20 SECONDS.-- <P>THE SUNSHINE STATE IS TAKING CENTER FOLD IN SPORTS ILLUSTRATED'S SWIMSUIT ISSUE. <P>THE MAGAZINE'S ANNUAL SKIN ISSUE WILL FEATURE THE PRISTINE BEACHES FOUND IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. <P>THIS YEAR - 19-YEAR-OLD KATE UPTON FROM MELBOURNE IS THE SECOND YOUNGEST MODEL TO GRACE THE MAGAZINE'S COVER. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TWINKIE MAKERS CONSIDERING STRIKE-VO-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TWINKIE MAKERS CONSIDERING STRIKE-VO-WIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>WOULD YOU WANT TO LIVE IN A WORLD WITHOUT TWINKIES? <P>WORKERS AT HOSTESS BRANDS -- THE MAKER OF TWINKIES , HO HOS AND WONDER BREAD -- ARE THREATENING TO STRIKE IF THE COMPANY IMPOSES WAGE CUTS. <P>HOSTESS FILED FOR CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION LAST MONTH -- AND IS CONTINUING TO OPERATE DURING BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=MCCDONALDS PIGS-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>MCCDONALDS PIGS-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>WELL HOW ABOUT THIS --- MCDONALD'S WANTS BETTER TREATMENT OF PIGS. <P>THE FAST FOOD GIANT IS ASKING PORK SUPPLIERS TO STOP KEEPING PREGNANT PIGS IN TINY CRATES. <P>IT SAYS LARGER CAGES WILL BENEFIT THE PIGS' OVERALL WELL-BEING. <P>ANIMAL ACTIVIST GROUPS WHO HAVE CRITICIZED THE PIG CAGES ARE APPLAUDING THE DECISION. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=EMPIRE STATE BUILDING VALENTINES-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>EMPIRE STATE BUILDING VALENTINES-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>TWO WOMEN MADE HISTORY IN THE BIG APPLE THIS VALENTINE'S DAY. <P>STEPHANIE FIGARELLE AND LELA McARTHUR -- BECAME THE FIRST SAME-SEX COUPLE TO BE MARRIED AT THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING. <P>A WEDDING CHAPEL WAS SET UP INSIDE THE LANDMARK SKYSCAPER FOR THE EVENT. <P>THE COUPLE WON AN ONLINE CONTEST -- AND THEIR WEDDING WAS THE FIRST OF FOUR VALENTINE'S DAY WEDDINGS -- AT THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING TODAY. <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 BRUSH FIRE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>LEHIGH BRUSH FIRE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>ABC7 CREWS HAVE JUST GOTTEN ON THE SCENE OF A BRUSH FIRE IN LEHIGH ACRES -- THIS IS AT KAREN AVENUE AND 68TH STREET, JUST WEST OF SUNSHINE BOULEVARD. <P>YOU CAN SEE SMOKE IN THIS LIVE PICTURE -- <P>WE KNOW THIS IS A RESIDENTIAL AREA, HOWEVER WE DO NOT KNOW HOW LARGE THE FIRE IS. <P>LEE COUNTY IS CONSIDERED AT HIGH RISK FOR FIRE RIGHT NOW. <P>OUR CREW IS WORKING ON THAT INFORMATION RIGHT NOW -- WE'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=DATE PLANNERS-ONCAM> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>DATE PLANNERS-ONCAM</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>MANY OF YOU MAY BE PLANNING DATES THIS VALENTINE'S DAY, WELL IN THE FUTURE -- YOU'RE OFF THE HOOK. <P>A COMPANY RIGHT HERE IN FLORIDA SAYS THEY DO IT *FOR* YOU! <P>CHRISTINA HERNANDAZ JOINS US WITH MORE ABOUT A STARTUP THAT SURPRISES COUPLES WITH ROMANTIC JOURNEYS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=DATE PLANNERS-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>DATE PLANNERS-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A LIMO RIDE, HELICOPTER TOUR, WINE TASTING, AND FANCY DINNER. WHEN GONZALO AND ERIKA GARCIA WOKE UP, THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT THEY WERE IN STORE FOR. <P>"It'll be a good chance to connect with her in ways that we can't normally connect because of our lifestyle that we live." <P>BOTH WORK FULL-TIME AND HAVE FOUR KIDS AT HOME, SO TODAY IS THEIR VALENTINE'S DAY. THANKS TO "CUPID DATES." <P>"We very rarely go out on dates because we're so busy with the kids and work. It's a nice opportunity to get away." <P>AFTER BEING PICKED UP BY A STRETCH LIMO, 'A DATE IN A BOX' REVEALED THEIR FIRST STOP. <P>THIS IS HOW CUPID DATES WORKS. THE NEW BUSINESS DOESN'T MATCH-MAKE, INSTEAD, YOUR DATE IS PLANNED. AND FROM START TO FINISH. IT'S ALL A SURPRISE. <P>"They would tell us when they're available, then they would tell us their budget, and from there we'd start designing it." <P>FOUNDER VICTORIA BABUN GOT THE IDEA AFTER DOING SOMETHING SIMILAR FOR HER PARENTS. <P>"They do not know what they're doing, but they are guaranteed to do something that they absolutely love because we've already taken in all of their information." <P>THE GARCIA'S LAND AT SCHNEBLY WINERY AND BREWERY. THERE, THE MARRIED COUPLE OF 13 YEARS DID SOME WINE TASTING. <P>THEN, THE 'DATE IN A BOX' LET'S THE COUPLE KNOW THEIR SPECIAL DAY WILL END WITH DINNER AT TRULUCK'S. THE COUPLE ARRIVING IN A LIMO OF COURSE. AFTER A ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXPERIENCE. <P>"They took care of all the little steps that I would forget. It just makes us at ease. just enjoy our time and not have to worry about anything. By far, it's been wonderful." <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=DATE PLANNERS-ONCAM> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>DATE PLANNERS-ONCAM</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>BUT THESE 'CUPID DATES' AREN'T CHEAP. <P>THEY START AT 2,000 AND GO UP FROM 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=PEOPLE WANT TO DATE HOMEOWNERS-VO-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>PEOPLE WANT TO DATE HOMEOWNERS-VO-WIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>TURNS OUT OWNING YOUR OWN HOME -- MAY MAKE YOU A BIGGER CATCH IN THE DATING MARKET. <P>A POLL QUESTIONED A THOUSAND SINGLE PEOPLE -- WHO THEY'D RATHER DATE-- A HOMEOWNER OR A RENTER. <P>ONLY TWO PERCENT OF WOMEN AND THREE PERCENT OF MEN -- SAID THEY PREFERRED TO DATE RENTERS. <P>THE SURVEY ALSO SHOWED BOTH SEXES CLEARLY PREFERRED IT WHEN THERE WAS NO ROOMMATE IN THE PICTURE. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=ANTI VALENTINE'S DAY APPS-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>ANTI VALENTINE'S DAY APPS-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>IF YOU FEEL LIKE VALENTINE'S DAY IS MORE OF SINGLES AWARENESS DAY -- <P>THERE'S AN APP FOR YOU! <P>THE "EX-APP" BLOCKS YOU FROM CALLING OR TEXTING A FORMER FLAME. <P>IF YOU STILL HAVE SOME OLD V-DAY GIFTS AROUND. YOU CAN SELL THEM WITH THE "NEVER LIKED IT ANYWAY" APP. <P>AND ON THE WEB, YOU CAN VOICE YOUR BEST RANTS, POEMS OR SONGS ABOUT LOST LOVE ON DEAR-OLD-LOVE-DOT-COM. <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 OPEN-CLIP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>NEXT AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>NEXT AT 5 OPEN <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>nats of singing rolling in the deep in commercial <P>AN 11-YEAR-OLD GIRL -- ADELE'S BIGGEST FAN -- TAKES ON THE GRAMMY WINNER BY BELTING IT OUT FOR ALL TO SEE IN A TARGET COMMERCIAL. <P>COMING UP -- MEET THE LITTLE GIRL BEHIND THE VOICE. <P>PLUS - THE PERFECT COMBINATION -- <P>A SOLDIER SURPRISE.AND A SURPRISE ENGAGEMENT. <P>CAMERAS ROLL FOR THE REACTION. <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=TZ4A GIRL ADELE TARGET AD-SOTVO-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ4A GIRL ADELE TARGET AD-SOTVO-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=TZ4B SURPRISE MILITARY PROPOSAL-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ4B SURPRISE MILITARY PROPOSAL-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=THICK FOG-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>THICK FOG-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THICK FOG AND ICY SPOTS -- CAUSED MORE THAN 2 DOZEN ACCIDENTS TODAY IN THE OKLAHOMA CITY AREA. <P>THERE WERE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA -- BECAUSE OF THE FREEZING FOG. <P>AT LEAST 26 WRECKS INVOLVED INJURIES. <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> <P>JP STORMWARN OPEN <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-WX EST> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CROSSTALK-WX EST</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>AD-LIB WEATHER CHAT <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>WARM, DRY WEATHER FOR NOW <P>The sea breeze helped to keep <P>temperatures shy of the 80 degree mark this afternoon. Through the night <P>tonight, we⬠"!ll see mostly clear skies. It will be a comfortable night with lows <P>near 60 degrees. Into the next few days, dry, mostly sunny weather will <P>continue and high temperatures will be in the lower 80s. Overnight lows will be <P>in the lower 60s. There is a cold front that will stall to our north, unable to <P>affect Southwest Florida. Then, by Friday, we⬠"!ll have another front that will <P>bring more cloud cover toward us as it come to Southwest Florida and fades away. <P>For Saturday, it now looks like we⬠"!ll see partly cloudy skies with more <P>humidity but only a stray rain chance. On Sunday, there will be another front <P>working its way through Southwest Florida and this one will bring a better rain <P>chance for the first half of the day. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=GIRL ADELE TARGET AD-ONCAM> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>GIRL ADELE TARGET AD-ONCAM</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>ADELE DOMINATED THE GRAMMYS SUNDAY -- WINNING SIX TROPHIES -- BUT IT WAS ANOTHER PERFORMANCE OF AN ADELE SONG -- THAT STOLE THE SHOW. <P>AN 11 YEAR OLD FROM A NEW YORK SCHOOL -- APPEARING IN A TARGET AD. <P>ABC'S PAULA FARIS HAS MORE ON THE LITTLE GIRL -- WITH THE VOICE YOU HAVE TO HEAR TO BELIEVE. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=GIRL ADELE TARGET AD-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>GIRL ADELE TARGET AD-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>NATS ADELE AT THE GRAMMY AWARDS <P>FOR THE NEARLY 40 MILLION PEOPLE WATCHING THE GRAMMYS SUNDAY - TWO <P>UNFORGETTABLE PERFORMANCES - ONE- ADELE'S TRIUMPHANT RETURN AFTER THROAT <P>SURGERY- THE OTHER THIS TARGET COMMERCIAL- <P>NAT COMMERCIAL <P>IT FEATURES AMATEUR SINGER DENISE BESTMAN - AN 11 YEAR OLD FROM STATEN <P>ISLAND, NEW YORK <P>NEW BITE: DENISE 01;05;59;21EVERYBODY, ALL MY CLASS MATES, THEY WERE LIKE <P>OH MY GOD, MY CLASS MATE WAS ON TV <P>WE FIRST MET DENISE LAST YEAR WHEN SHE ATTENDED PS22 MIDDLE SCHOOL.WHERE <P>SHE SEASONED THOSE PIPES AS A MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL'S FAMED CHORUS.. <P>PERFORMING AT DISNEYLAND. AND AT LAST YEAR'S ACADEMY AWARDS. <P>NATS SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW AT OSCARS <P>IT WAS AT PS22 WHERE DENISE FIRST SANG ROLLING IN THE DEEP. <P>NATS YOUTUBE VIDEO <P>THE PERFORMANCE RECIEVED MORE THAN ONE MILLION VIEWS ON YOUTUBE - ADELE'S <P>OFFICIAL WEBSITE EVEN LINKED TO THE VIDEO <P>NAT FROM DENISE: SHE IS AN ICON TO ME AND I WAS LIKE WOW <P>/ <P>DENISE: 01;03;22;29 WHEN TARGET CALLED I REALLY FELT THAT MY DREAM WAS <P>COMING TRUE <P>IT SEEMS DENISE WAS MADE FOR THIS AD - TARGETED AT ADELE'S MOST LOYAL FANS <P>DENISE: 01;08;49;20 I REALLY REALLY WANT TO MEET ADELE <P>NATS: MY FAVORITE ADELE SONGS ARE - SET FIRE TO THE RAIN <P>-FLASH- <P>RUMOR HAS IT <P>-FLASH- <P>SOMEONE LIKE YOU <P>-FLASH- <P>AND OF COURSE ROLLING IN THE DEEP <P>-FLASH- <P>NATS OF SINGING ROLLING IN THE DEEP IN COMMERCIAL, DISSOLVE TO HER SINGING <P>IT FOR US <P>AND WHILE ADELE MAY HAVE WALKED AWAY WITH SIX GRAMMYS <P>ADELE <P>ON SUNDAY THIS ELEVEN YEAR OLD PHENOM <P>DENISE SINGING IN COMMERCIAL <P>WALKED AWAY WITH 40 MILLION HEARTS. <P>DENISE FOR OUR CAMERAS <P>FOR GOOD MORNING AMERICA, PAULA FARIS, 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=SICK GIRL JUSTIN BIEBER-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>SICK GIRL JUSTIN BIEBER-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>IT'S A VERY SPECIAL VALENTINES DAY FOR ONE LITTLE GIRL BATTLING A RARE FORM OF BRAIN CANCER. <P>SHE MET HER LOVE -- POPSTAR JUSTIN BIEBER!!! <P>THAT FUFILLED HER WISH. <P>AVALANNA ROUTH IS JUST SIX-YEARS-OLD.BUT SHE'S BEATING THE ODDS OF THIS AGGRESSIVE, DEADLY CANCER. <P>BIEBER FLEW THE GIRL AND HER FAMILY TO NEW YORK -- WHERE YOU CAN SEE SHE WAS ALL SMILES. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=SURPRISE MILITARY PROPOSAL-OC-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>SURPRISE MILITARY PROPOSAL-OC-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>TODAY MARKED A VERY SPECIAL VALENTINE'S DAY SURPRISE FOR ONE GEORGIA COUPLE. <P>A SOLIDER PROPOSED TO HIS GIRLFRIEND -- LIVE ON H-L-N THIS MORNING. <P>"I can't even describe all the emotions that come out everytime I think about her. She's absolutely the love of my life and I actually have something very important that I want to ask right now. Rosaly Aponte. will you marry me?" <P>"Of course baby!" <P>"She said yes!" <P>THE COUPLE MADE THEIR RELATIONSHIP OFFICIAL EXACTLY A YEAR AGO ON VALENTINE'S DAY. <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 WORLD RECORD-OC-NATVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>SOUL TRAIN WORLD RECORD-OC-NATVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A NEW WORLD RECORD SET FOR A SOUL TRAIN LINE. <P>pause for nats <P>SOME 327 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED YESTERDAY TO PUT PHILADELPHIA IN THE GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS FOR THE MOST DANCERS TO GO DOWN A SOUL TRAIN LINE. <P>THAT BROKE THE RECORD SET LAST YEAR BY A GROUP OF 211 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, STAFF AND ALUMNI IN CALIFORNIA. <P>YESTERDAY'S EVENT HONORED SOUL TRAIN CREATOR DAN CORNELIUS. WHO DIED EARLIER THIS MONTH. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TEASE FIVE------------> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TEASE FIVE------------</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>WHY NOT TAKE YOUR LOVE TO NEW HEIGHTS THIS VALENTINE'S DAY. <P>ONE COMPANY SAYS ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN THOUSANDS FEET UP.IN A PRIVATE PLANE FOR YOU AND YOUR LOVER. <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) MILE HIGH PRIVATE PLANE-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ5 A) MILE HIGH PRIVATE PLANE-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=LEHIGH ACRES BRUSH FIRE-NAVI-MAST CAM> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>LEHIGH ACRES BRUSH FIRE-NAVI-MAST CAM</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>ABC7 CREWS ON THE SCENE OF A BRUSH FIRE IN LEHIGH ACRES. <P>THIS IS IN A RESIDENTIAL AEA NEAR KAREN AVENUE AND 68TH STREET.JUST WEST OF SUNSHINE BOULEVARD. <P>WE'RE STILL WAITNG ON WORD AS TO HOW LARGE THIS FIRE IS BUT LEHIGH IS AT HIGH RISK FOR FIRE. <P>WE'LL FOLLOW THIS BREAKING NEWS AND BRING YOU THE LATEST ON AIR AND ONLINE <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-BUMP IN> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BUMP-BUMP IN</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>BUMP 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=MILE HIGH PRIVATE PLANE-ONCAM> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>MILE HIGH PRIVATE PLANE-ONCAM</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>ON VALENTINES DAY INSTEAD OF A TABLE FOR TWO.HOW ABOUT A ROMANTIC PLANE RIDE -- FOR YOU AND YOUR SPECIAL SOMEONE? <P>ONE COUPLE SAYS -- ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN, WITH JUST ONE RIDE ON THEIR "LOVE AMELIA." <P>LAURA BORCHERS 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=MILE HIGH PRIVATE PLANE-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>MILE HIGH PRIVATE PLANE-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>We don't bill it as the 'Mile High Club'. We bill it as a romantic airplane ride." <P>DAVE MACDONALD CALLS HIMSELF THE CAPTAIN. NOT OF THE LOVE BOAT. OF THE LOVE AMELIA. <P>"We're the only company, at least in the US, that do this as a business." <P>DAVE'S TALKING ABOUT THIS ROMANTIC RIDE IN THE SKY. WITH CHOCOLATE AND CHAMPAIGN. WHAT YOU DO BEHIND THE CURTAIN A MILE HIGH. IS UP TO YOU. <P>ITS A LABOR OF LOVE. AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT. IT ISN'T NEW. <P>MACDONALD AND HIS WIFE INTRODUCED IT TO CONSERVATIVE CINCINNATI MORE THAN 2 DECADES AGO. <P>"It put pizza on the table and gas in the tanks when everything else is running slow." <P>IN HERE. REGARDLESS OF THE WEATHER. IT'S A BUMPY RIDE. BUT DAVE PROMISES HE'S OBLIVIOUS IN THE COCKPIT. THE RACY OUTFITS MAY BE A LITTLE HARDER TO MISS. <P>"Particularly ladies, they'll come in with coats on and nothing underneath." <P>THE FIRST LIFT-OFF. DATES BACK TO 1991. AND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY MORE SINCE THEN. <P>"We did a blind date." <P>"We did an 80th birthday." <P>"We've done several weddings in the plane." <P>THOSE CAN BE TRICKY. <P>"One was funny, because one was a Justice in the Peace was from Kenton County Kentucky so we had to circle Kenton County." <P>BUT THE CHEEKY PLOY. SOMETIMES TURNS INTO A RELATIONSHIP LITMUS TEST. ALMOST ALWAYS *WOMEN* PURCHASE THE RIDE. BUT THEY DON'T ALWAYS HAVE A CO-PILOT. <P>"We've had, that we know of, 5 men who refused to go on these flights and ultimately it ended up in divorce." <P>AND WE HAD TO ASK. YES, AMELIA DOES HAVE A LOVE CHILD. <P>"She brought balloons, she brought presents, she brought cookies. And a few months later, she came by and they were expecting." <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-ONCAM> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>COMING UP AT 6PM-ONCAM</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>NEXT AT 6. <P>A CAPE CORAL CENTER FOR VETERANS -- RIPPED OFF BY THIEVES. <P>NOW THE COSTS -- HAVE TO BE COVERED BY A FUND TO HELP STRUGGLING VETS. <P>AND-- <P>TRAFFIC IS BAD ENOUGH. <P>BUT AGGRESSIVE DRIVERS CAN MAKE IT DOWNRIGHT DANGEROUS. <P>WHEN YOU'RE IN A HURRY, YOU MAY BE BREAKING THE LAW -- AND NOT EVEN KNOW IT. <P>THE CRACKDOWN ON AGGRESSIVE DRIVING -- TONIGHT. <P>PLUS-- <P>IT'S GIRL SCOUT COOKIE SEASON!! <P>WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE? <P>THE BOX YOU CHOOSE -- CAN BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN.GUILTY PLEASURE -- AND SINFUL SNACK. <P>YOUR BEST OPTIONS -- AT 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=CLOSE-2SHOT> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CLOSE-2SHOT</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>AD LIB GOODBYE <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>