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SUPERS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>ANCHOR SUPERS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=HEADLINES-------------> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HEADLINES-------------</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>SOT -- Romney <P>LET'S NOT NOMINATE SOMEONE THAT'S NOT WON ANYTHING AND HAS NEVER BEEN A <P>LEADER. <P>THE COMPETITION SHIFTS GEARS. <P>THE FORMER FRONTRUNNER NOW LAGS BEHIND, <P>WHILE THE UNDERDOG EDGES AHEAD. <P>THE LATEST IN THE RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE. <P>PLUS - THE QUEEN OF POP RETURNS HOME. <P>WHITNEY HOUSTON'S BODY IS NOW BACK IN NEW JERSEY. <P>NEW DETAILS ON THE DEATH INVESTIGATION, <P>AND MEMORIAL PLANS TO HONOR THE POP ICON. <P>"The racing heart, the sweaty palms. in psychology, we call that 'anxiety'." <P>THOSE BUTTERFLIES IN YOUR STOMACH COULD BE GOOD FOR YOU HEALTH! <P>ALL NEW AT 9-- <P>NEW RESEARCH SHOWS-- <P>BEING IN LOVE IS GOOD FOR 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=HL) GOP POLITICS-SOTTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HL) GOP POLITICS-SOTTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=HL) HOUSTON LATEST-VO-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HL) HOUSTON LATEST-VO-WIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=HL) LOVE IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HL) LOVE IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH-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=WX HL-WX WALL> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>WX HL-WX WALL</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIPTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIPTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=COLD OPEN-SOT> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>COLD OPEN-SOT</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>whatever the debate is, we have to be respectful to both sides, there are <P>legitimate reasons to change the law, and legitimate reasons to keep the law <P>in place <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 POLITICS-BNC> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>GOP POLITICS-BNC</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THERE'S A DRAMATIC TWIST IN THE RACE FOR THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION. <P>NEW POLLS SHOW 00 <P>WE MAY HAVE A NEW FRONTRUNNER! <P>RICK SANTORUM HAS ALL THE MOMENTUM NOW. <P>PULLING UP TO MITT ROMNEY NATIONWIDE, <P>AND MOVING AHEAD IN THE STATE WITH THE NEXT KEY CONTEST. <P>ABC'S JOHN BERMAN 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=GOP POLITICS-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>GOP POLITICS-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>SCRIPT: <P>Ladies and Gentlemen. could this new the new Republican frontrunner? Rick <P>Santorum overnight in Washington. <P>SOT -- Santorum -- over protestors <P>ISN'T THIS A GREAT COUNTRY? I LOVE THIS <P>In ONE brand new national poll, Santorum leads Romney by two points. In a second poll, he has jumped 14 points in less than a week! <P>What's more, Santorum leads Romney in 3 crucial Republican groups: Tea <P>Partiers, conservatives, and evangelicals. <P>On this Valentine's day the Romney team knows they need to do something to <P>help voters rediscover the love. overnight to a packed house in Arizona. <P>. a relentless, repeated defense of his conservative record <P>SOT -- Romney Montage <P>LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING ABOUT CONSERVATISM / MY CONSERVATISM / <P>CONSERVATIVE VALUES / PRINCIPLES OF CONSERVATISM / MY CONSERVATISM / GREAT <P>CONSERVATIVE SCHOLARS <P>He picked up wins in Maine and with a Conservative straw poll in DC this <P>weekend. But there, he bussed in students to vote. What's more they <P>acknowledge that as of now they could be trailing in Michigan, where Romney <P>was born, and his father was governor. <P>So how to rekindle the voter romance? <P>Plan 1 BUY the love. Romney has a huge financial advantage over his <P>opponents. Supporters are dumping money in Michigan and other states Though Santorum has raised more than 3 million dollars in <P>less than a week. <P>And if money can't buy you love. <P>Plan 2. beat the heck out of everyone else's love.,,with fresh sharp <P>attacks on Santorum, like this veiled jab about his lack of executive or <P>business experience <P>SOT -- Romney <P>LET'S NOT NOMINATE SOMEONE THAT'S NOT WON ANYTHING AND HAS NEVER BEEN A <P>LEADER. <P>Santorum gave a sense of his response on THIS Week <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=DEVELOPING-CLIP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>DEVELOPING-CLIP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=HOUSTON LATEST-TC MON> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HOUSTON LATEST-TC MON</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>OVERNIGHT, WHITNEY HOUSTON RETURNED HOME TO NEW JERSEY. <P>HER BODY FLOWN IN VIA A PRIVATE JET. <P>THEN, A POLICE-ESCORTED CARAVAN CARRIED IT IN A GOLD HEARSE. TO A FUNERAL HOME, <P>LOCATED JUST A MILE FROM THE CHURCH WHERE SHE SANG AS A CHILD. <P>ABC'S TAHMAN BRADLEY ALSO TELLS US. <P>ABOUT A PLANS FOR A POSSIBLE MEMORIAL SERVICE TO THE LATE SINGER. <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 LATEST-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HOUSTON LATEST-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>PKG SCRIPT: <P>Overnight, Whitney Houston's body made the long journey homearriving in New <P>Jersey from Los Angeles on a private plane. <P>Houston's family and friends met the body when it arrived at a funeral home <P>in Newark. <P>Mourners left flowers and candles outside New Hope Baptist Church -- the <P>place where years ago the world first heard Houston's gift. <P>NATS - YOUNG WHITNEY SINGS <P>Discussions are underway for a public memorial on Friday at the Prudential <P>Center in Newark. <P>Houston's publicist says a final decision has not been made. <P>In Charlotte, North Carolina last night <P>SOT Aretha Franklin <P>"ONE OF THE GREATEST SINGERS THAT HAS EVER STOOD BEFORE A MICROPHONE." <P>The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin remembered her goddaughter. <P>NATS - ARETHA SINGS <P>"I will always love you" <P>Since word of Houston's death Saturday afternoon, fans have shown enormous <P>support. <P>Seven of the top ten albums sold Monday on Amazon.com were Whitney Houston <P>albums. <P>MOS <P>"SHE'S AN INSPIRATION TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. IT'S JUST SO SAD." <P>Back in L.A., medical examiners are still not ready to declare the cause of <P>Houston's death. <P>Sources tell ABC News there were no signs of trauma or foul play on the 48- <P>year-old's body and no visible traces of illegal drugs. <P>Still, sources say there were prescription bottles in the bathroom where her <P>body was found. <P>SOT Lt. Mark Rosen <P>"WE DO NOT KNOW THE CAUSE OF DEATH, WE DON'T KNOW THE CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING <P>UP TO HER DEATH." <P>Thursday night, the singer danced and partied at a Hollywood night club. <P>These pictures show Houston looking sweaty, disheveled and her leg bloody. <P>Police are questioning members of Houston's entourage, but insist this is <P>not a homicide investigation. <P>Tahman Bradley, ABC News. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=FEDERAL RESERVE SPENDING-VBX--WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>FEDERAL RESERVE SPENDING-VBX--WIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>IT COULD TAKE YEARS FOR THE ECONOMY TO COMPLETELY RECOVER, <P>AND THE HOUSING MARKET COULD BE TO BLAME. <P>FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIRMAN BEN BERNANKE SAYS -- <P>DECLINES IN HOME PRICES HAVE FORCED MANY AMERICANS TO CUT BACK ON SPENDING. <P>AND CONSUMER SPENDING FUELS 70 PERCENT OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY. <P>WITH MANY HOME OWNERS STUCK IN "UNDERWATER" HOMES. WORTH LESS THAN THEY OWE. CONSUMERS ARE LESS WILLING TO SPEND MONEY. <P>MEANWHILE, HOME VALUES CONTINUE FALLING, <P>BECAUSE OF FORECLOSURES AND TIGHT CREDIT. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=US SRI LANKA TRUCE-VBX-TOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>US SRI LANKA TRUCE-VBX-TOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>U-S DIPLOMATS URGED THE SRI LANKAN GOVERNMENT -- <P>TO REACH A POLITICAL SOLUTION WITH THE MAJOR TAMIL POLITICAL PARTY ON MONDAY. <P>ROBERT BLAKE AND MARIO OTERO MET WITH THE HEAD OF THE PARTY, <P>TO DISCUSS ONGOING TALKS BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES. <P>THE GOVERNMENT AND THE TAMILS FOUGHT A CIVIL WAR THAT CLAIMED THOUSANDS OF LIVES. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=SAME SEX MARRIAGE IN WA-VBX-TOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>SAME SEX MARRIAGE IN WA-VBX-TOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>SAME-SEX COUPLES NOW HAVE THE RIGHT TO MARRY. IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. <P>GOVERNOR CHRIS GREGOIRE SIGNED LEGISLATION MONDAY -- <P>LEGALIZING SAME-SEX MARRIAGES, <P>AMID CHEERS AND APPLAUSE. <P>THE LAW TAKES EFFECT IN JUNE, <P>BUT AND OPPONENTS ARE WORKING TO OVERTURN IT. <P>THE DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR TOLD GAY MARRIAGE SUPPORTERS -- <P>SHE BELIEVES WASHINGTON'S VOTERS WILL "KEEP" THE LAW. <P>IF IT COMES DOWN TO A PUBLIC VOTE. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=CHINA US RELATIONS-VO-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CHINA US RELATIONS-VO-WIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A MEETING INVOLVING LEADERS OF THE WORLD'S TWO LARGEST ECONOMIES. IS JUST HOURS AWAY. <P>CHINA'S VICE PRESIDENT -- WHO'S LIKELY THE COUNTRY'S NEXT PRESIDENT-- WILL SIT DOWN WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA LATER TODAY. <P>CHINESE VICE PRESIDENT XI JINPING HAS BEGUN A WEEK-LONG VISIT TO THE U-S. <P>HE'S EXPECTED TO TAKE OVER AS CHINA'S LEADER NEXT YEAR. <P>HE'LL TAKE CONTROL OF THE WORLD'S SECOND LARGEST ECONOMY, <P>AT A TIME WHEN CHINA'S GOVERNMENT IS ACCUSED OF UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=CHINA US RELATIONS-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CHINA US RELATIONS-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>"We're seeing a China that is engaging in more nationalistic economic behavior. We're seeing a China that is more assertive internationally. And the whole world is watching to see how they deal with these issues." <P>CHINA'S VICE PRESIDENT SITS DOWN WITH MISTER OBAMA AND VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN AT THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY. <P>THEN HE'LL TRAVEL TO IOWA AND 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=CAMPUS FLASHER-VO-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CAMPUS FLASHER-VO-WIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A STUDENT AT FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY REPORTS A FRIGHTENING INCIDENT. CAUGHT ON TAPE. <P>LOOK AT THIS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO -- <P>THIS IS THE GARAGE ON F-G-C-U'S CAMPUS. <P>JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT ON WEDNESDAY, A STUDENT LEFT THE LIBRARY AND WALKED TO HER CAR. <P>SHE STOPS AT HER CAR DOOR TO LOOK FOR THE KEYS IN HER PURSE. <P>THEN SHE HEARS A MAN'S VOICE BEHIND HER. <P>AND THAT'S WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY EXPOSED HIMSELF. <P>. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=CAMPUS FLASHER-SOTVO-OC> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CAMPUS FLASHER-SOTVO-OC</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>31:11-14 "I turned around and I looked at him and he was actually exposed." <P>32:13-16 "I was in shock. I was in pure shock." <P>POLICE ARE NOT SURE IF THE FLASHER IS A STUDENT. <P>ANYONE WITH INFORMATION SHOULD CALL THE F-G-C-U POLICE DEPARTMENT. <P>THE UNIVERSITY POLICE DEPARTMENT ALSO RECOMMENDS STUDENTS "BUDDY UP". <P>WHEN WALKING TO THEIR CAR AFTER DARK. <P>ALSO -- ALREADY HAVE YOUR KEYS IN YOUR HANDS. <P>THE UNIVERSITY POLICE DEPARTMENT ALSO HAS AN ESCORT SERVICE. <P>TO GET STUDENTS TO THEIR DORM OR CAR, AT ANY HOUR 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=MONEY AND JOBS-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>MONEY AND JOBS-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>HEARINGS BEGIN TODAY OVER THE PRESIDENT'S PROPOSED BUDGET. <P>THE 2013 PROPOSED BUDGET ARRIVED ON CAPITOL HILL YESTERDAY. <P>AND OUTLINES FOUR TRILLION DOLLARS IN DEFICIT REDUCTION, OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS. <P>THE TREASURY SECRETARY APPEARS BEFORE THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE, <P>WHILE DEFENSE SECRETARY LEON PANETTA GOES BEFORE THE SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=NASA SPACE CUTS-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>NASA SPACE CUTS-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>NASA'S SPACE PROGRAM FACES *HUGE BUDGET CUTS NEXT YEAR. <P>OFFICIALS SAY THEY'RE TRYING TO KEEP THE NEXT LAUNCH OF ASTRONAUTS FROM FLORIDA'S CAPE CANAVERAL. ON TRACK. <P>"We've made steady and tangible progress on the next generation deep space crew capsule." <P>THE NEW NASA BUDGET ELIMINATES TWO MARS MISSIONS. <P>THAT WOULD HAVE LAUNCHED UNMANNED PROBES IN 2016 AND 18. <P>THAT'S TWO FEWER LAUNCHES FOR THE CAPE. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=NASA SPACE CUTS-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>NASA SPACE CUTS-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>"Is it gonna bring a lot of new work? Not in this year coming up, but it's gonna allow us to keep the workforce that we have working and build on what we've already set in motion." <P>IN THE MEANTIME, THE LOCAL WORKFORCE STARTS TO RAMP UP FOR THE FUTURE IN 2014 -- <P>REPLACING ABOUT A THOUSAND OF THE EIGHT-THOUSAND LOST SHUTTLE JOBS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>LOOKING FOR A JOB? <P>WELL, THE F-A-A IS LOOKING TO HIRE SOME NEW AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS. <P>ACCORDING TO A RECENT REPORT, THE AGENCY IS FACING A POSSIBLE SHORTAGE AT SOME OF THE NATION'S BUSIEST AIRPORTS. <P>ONE OF THE HARDEST HIT AIRPORTS IS DALLAS-FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL IN TEXAS. <P>THERE, 65 PERCENT OF CONTROLLERS ARE NOW ELIGIBLE FOR RETIREMENT. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=LEE COUNTY SUNKEN SHIP-VO-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>LEE COUNTY SUNKEN SHIP-VO-WIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>LATER THIS MORNING -- <P>LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WILL TALK ABOUT SINKING A HISTORIC SHIP. OFF THE LEE ISLAND COAST. <P>RIGHT NOW, THE 165-FOOT U-S-S MOHAWK IS A FLOATING MUSEUM IN KEY WEST. <P>BUT THE CURATORS DECIDED ITS TIME TO MOVE IT AND MAKE WAY FOR NEW EXHIBITS. <P>DIVERS HAVE SO MUCH FAITH IN THE SHIP. <P>THAT THEY'VE CREATED A FLOAT FOR THE EDISON FESTIVAL OF LIGHT PARADE IN ITS HONOR. <P>IF COMMISSIONERS APPROVE THE PLANS -- THE MOHAWK COULD BE SUNK AS EARLY AS NEXT SUMMER. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=LEE COUNTY SUNKEN SHIP-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>LEE COUNTY SUNKEN SHIP-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>"The local diving economy has been very challenging. Many of my customers were young people with disposable income. With the downturn, they've just abandoned the market." <P>IN FACT, DIVERS HAVE SO MUCH FAITH IN THE SHIP. <P>THAT THEY'VE CREATED A FLOAT FOR THE EDISON FESTIVAL OF LIGHT PARADE IN ITS HONOR. <P>IF COMMISSIONERS APPROVE THE PLANS -- THE MOHAWK COULD BE SUNK AS EARLY AS NEXT SUMMER. <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 TRUCK-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>RED SOX TRUCK-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>SPRING IS IN THE AIR! <P>AND THAT MEANS SPRING TRAINING! <P>AND NEW THIS MORNING -- THE TRUCK CARRYING THE RED SOX EQUIPMENT ARRIVED IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. <P>THIS IS VIDEO OF THE TRUCK ARRIVING ABOUT TWO HOURS AGO. <P>WE SHOWED THIS LIVE ON THE NEWS AT 6 A-M. <P>ALL THE BATS, BALLS AND GLOVES ARE BEING UNLOADED. <P>AND SOME PLAYERS ARE ALREADY WORKING OUT -- <P>AT THE JETBLUE PARK COMPLEX, OFF DANIELS PARKWAY, NEAR THE AIRPORT. <P>THE MINNESOTA TWINS TRUCK IS ALREADY 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=TEASE ONE-1SHOT> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TEASE ONE-1SHOT</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>NEW THIS MORING-- <P>A YOUNG BOY. HIDING IN HIS HOME. WHEN BURGLARS BREAK IN. <P>HOW QUICK THINKING SAVED HIS LIFE. <P>AND LATER-- <P>THE FIRST LADY OPENS UP. <P>AND OFFERS NEW DETAILS ABOUT HER LIFE WITH THE PRESIDENT. <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) MICHELLE OBAMA ANSWERS BACK-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ1 A) MICHELLE OBAMA ANSWERS BACK-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=WEATHER TEASE-WX ID> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>WEATHER TEASE-WX ID</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>WEATHER IS COMING UP. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=BLOOMBERG TEASE-SOT> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BLOOMBERG TEASE-SOT</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>BLOOMBERG TEASE <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT-PKG TOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT-PKG TOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>GOOD MORNING, <P>DING DONG -- JOB CUTS CALLING! <P>A SOURCE TELLS BLOOMBERG - DOOR-TO-DOOR MAKEUP SELLER AVON, PLANNING A GLOBAL RESTRUCTURING, <P>THAT WOULD INCLUDE COST CUTTING IN NORTH AMERICA. <P>AVON'S SALES HERE HAVE FALLEN EVERY YEAR SINCE 2007. <P>****** <P>MEANTIME -- MORE RUMORS ABOUT A NEW IPAD. <P>VERIZON WIRELESS AND AT&T PLAN TO SELL A VERSION OF THE COMING IPAD *THAT RUNS ON THEIR NEW, FASTER FOURTH-GENERATION WIRELESS NETWORKS.* <P>CITING SOURCES, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ALSO SAYS APPLE APPEARS TO BE PLANNING A LAUNCH IN EARLY MARCH. <P>***** <P>AND -- TURBO TAX AND PARENT INTUIT -- HOPING TO DEDUCT BUSINESS FROM YOUR ACCOUNTANT! <P>THE MAKER OF ONLINE TAX PREP SOFTWARE -- NOW OFFERING * FREE LIVE HELP* FROM HUNDREDS OF TAX EXPERTS, BY TELEPHONE AND THROUGH ONLINE CHATS. <P>IN AN EFFORT TO WIN OVER MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WHO STILL USE TRADITIONAL TAX PREPARERS. <P>***** <P>AND -- LADIES, WHAT WOULD YOU RATHER SKIP -- YOUR MORNING COFFEE. OR TIME WITH YOUR SWEETHEART? <P>WE'LL TELL YOU WHAT MOST WOMEN CHOOSE, AFTER THIS: <P>CREDIT DOWNGRADES COULD BE A DOWNER HERE TODAY. <P>MOODY'S, DOWNGRADING DEBT RATINGS ON 6 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES INCLUDING ITALY, SPAIN AND PORTUGAL. <P>AND REVISING ITS OUTLOOK ON THE U-K AND FRANCE -- BECAUSE OF EUROPE'S ECONOMY AND THE DEBT CRISIS. <P>HIGHER CLOSE YESTERDAY THO, ON OPTIMISM GREECE WAS MOVING CLOSER TO GETTING A SECOND INTERNATIONAL BAILOUT. <P>****** <P>AND DO YOU THINK OF COFFEE AS ROMANTIC? <P>70-PERCENT OF THOSE SURVEYED BY DUNKIN DONUTS CLAIM COFFEE WILL BE PART OF TODAY'S VALENTINE'S DINNER OR DATE. <P>BUT GET THIS. <P>NEARLY *A THIRD* OF FEMALE WORKERS SAY THEY WOULD RATHER GIVE UP *THEIR SWEETHEART FOR A WEEK,* THAN GO FOR 7 DAYS WITHOUT COFFEE! <P>****** <P>****** <P>AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, I'M JANE KING WITH THE BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=FALLING BOAR-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>FALLING BOAR-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THIS LITTLE PIGGY MOST LIKELY CRIED WEE WEE WEE ALL THE WAY HOME. <P>PHOTOGRAPHERS IN ITALY, WHO WERE SHOOTING FOOTAGE OF MOUNTAIN SNOW. <P>CAUGHT ON TAPE AN EVENT THEY DIDN'T EXPECT. <P>A WILD BOAR TRYING TO CLIMB THE MOUNTAIN TO THE TOP OF A RIDGELINE. LOST ITS FOOTING. AND FELL OVER 300 FEET. <P>THE FALL IS SO FAST AND HARD THAT IT'S DIFFICULT TO WATCH, <P>\ BUT AFTER THE BOAR LANDS IN DEEP SNOW. IT PICKS ITSELF UP AND SLOWLY WALKS AWAY. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=STORMWARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>STORMWARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=CROSSTALK INTO WX-CAM 9 WX EST> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CROSSTALK INTO WX-CAM 9 WX EST</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=FORECAST-WXWALL> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>FORECAST-WXWALL</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF. <P>IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.A nice warm day is ahead. Temperatures will recover this afternoon to around 80 degrees under partly cloudy skies. Winds will be southeasterly this afternoon around 10 mph and a sea breeze should set up along the coast later today. Boating, Beach, Golf Course weather all look good today. Morning low temperatures will be well out of the cold 30's we saw yesterday. For the rest of the week I expect lows to be around 60 degrees with highs at or above 80. <P>Tracking the next front to move into Florida looks like it will be right in time for the weekend. Another area of low pressure is expected to develop in the western Gulf of Mexico by the end of the week and pass over northern Florida on Saturday. This next storm system will help draw moisture into the state and our chance for rain goes up on Saturday evening and Sunday morning. It does not appear that we would be getting any cold air down here after the weather moves out; however, the forecast for the weekend does look like there will be some rain developing. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=MICHELLE OBAMA ANSWERS BACK-SOTTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>MICHELLE OBAMA ANSWERS BACK-SOTTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>"Hi Mrs. Obama. My favorite healthy snack is Goldfish. What is the President Obama's favorite snack?" <P>"Q AND A" WITH THE FIRST LADY OF THE UNITED STATES. <P>TUESDAY, MICHELLE OBAMA ANSWERED QUESTIONS FROM C-N-N VIEWERS. <P>SHE TALKED ABOUT EVERYTHING. FROM THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE THINGS. TO STAYING IN SHAPE. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=MICHELLE OBAMA ANSWERS BACK-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>MICHELLE OBAMA ANSWERS BACK-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>But I think the key first and foremost is making sure I am healthy because I have found that when I am in my best shape, if I'm feeling good, if I'm in good spirits, then everything else I do from being first lady to being Malia and Sasha's mom I do it with energy and authenticity that often works." <P>SHE SAYS BEING MOM, WIFE AND FIRST LADY IS A BALANCING ACT <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=FOOD MARKETING CHILDREN-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>FOOD MARKETING CHILDREN-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>NEW THIS MORNING-- <P>NEW RESEARCH FINDS THE U-S GOVERNMENT AND SCHOOL SYSTEMS. <P>HAVE ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT, <P>WHEN IT COMES TO MARKETING HEALTHY FOODS TO CHILDREN. <P>RESEARCHERS SAY THE PUBLIC SECTOR HAS FAILED TO IMPLEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE IN 2005.T <P>O PROMOTE THE BENEFITS OF A HEALTHY DIET TO KIDS AND TEENS. <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 LANGUAGE-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BABY LANGUAGE-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>CUT BACK ON THE GOO GOOS AND GAGAS. <P>BABIES MAY UNDERSTAND THE MEANING OF COMMON WORDS. AS YOUNG AS SIX MONTHS OLD. <P>RESEARCHERS USED AN EYE TRACKING DEVICE -- <P>TO OBSERVE INFANTS AS THEY LOOKED AT PICTURES OF COMMON OBJECTS. <P>WHILE HEARING A STATEMENT ABOUT THE OBJECT. <P>BABIES AS YOUNG AS SIX TO NINE MONTHS OLD FIXED THEIR GAZE MORE ON THE PICTURE OF THE ITEM THAT WAS NAMED. THAN ON OTHER IMAGES, <P>SUGGESTING THEY UNDERSTOOD THE WORD. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=HEART STEM CELL REPAIR -VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HEART STEM CELL REPAIR -VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A NEW STUDY FINDS -- <P>STEM CELLS FROM A PATIENT'S OWN HEART. <P>COULD HELP REVERSE DAMAGE CAUSED BY A HEART ATTACK. <P>RESEARCHERS IN CALIFORNIA HARVESTED STEM CELLS FROM THE HEART MUSCLES OF 17 HEART ATTACK PATIENTS. <P>AFTER DOCTORS PINPOINTED THE LOCATION AND AMOUNT OF DAMAGE, <P>EACH PATIENT RECEIVED AN INFUSION OF 12 TO 25 MILLION OF THEIR OWN STEM CELLS. <P>THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGED HEART MUSCLE WAS REDUCED BY HALF. <P>WHILE PATIENTS WHO GOT STANDARD TREATMENT HAD NO DECREASE IN SCAR SIZE. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=KID CALLS 911 FOR HELP-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>KID CALLS 911 FOR HELP-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A 12-YEAR-OLD NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BOY FINDS HIMSELF IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. <P>BUT TAKES THE ACTION TO STAY SAFE. <P>"He is trying to break into my back door." <P>"Did you see the subject or you can just hear him?" <P>"I saw him through my house." <P>IT WAS IN THIS QUIET DAVIS NEIGHBORHOOD, <P>WHEN POLICE SAY A 12-YEAR-OLD BOY. LEFT HOME ALONE. JUMPED INTO ACTION. <P>HE CALLED 9-1-1 THE *SECOND HE ENCOUNTERED A MAN. TRYING TO BREAK INTO HIS HOUSE. <P>WHILE ON THE PHONE WITH DISPATCH, THE BOY TOOK COVER IN A BATHROOM. <P>HE STAYED CALM, AND EVEN GAVE THE DISPATCHER A DESCRIPTION OF THE SUSPECT. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=KID CALLS 911 FOR HELP-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>KID CALLS 911 FOR HELP-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>"It's almost the how to as far as teaching kids what to do when they are faced with a situation like that." <P>TWO MINUTES INTO THE CALL. <P>THE BOY'S VOICE GET'S QUIET AND SHAKY. <P>THAT'S WHEN HE REALIZES THE BURGLAR MAY BE INSIDE. <P>SIX POLICE OFFICERS CAME SPEEDING DOWN HIS STREET WITH THEIR SIRENS BLARING. <P>THEY THINK THE WOULD BE BURGLAR GOT SCARED, AND RAN AWAY." <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=SKI THRU STARBUCKS-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>SKI THRU STARBUCKS-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A STARBUCKS IN CALIFORNIA TAKES "COFFEE TO GO" LITERALLY. <P>IT'S OPENED THE FIRST EVER "SKI THRU" COFFEE SHOP THERE. <P>THEY BREWED UP A PLAN TO PLEASE THE CAFFEINE JUNKIES. <P>A DRIVE THRU YOU CAN ACTUALLY SLIDE THROUGH. <P>YOU CAN GET YOUR CAFFEINE FIX W/OUT TAKING OFF YOUR SKI GEAR. <P>SOME GUESTS CHILL OUTSIDE, <P>ENJOYING THE NOVELTY OF THE WORLD'S FIRST SKI THRU. <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-1SHOT> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TEASE TWO-1SHOT</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>ALL NEW THIS MORNING-- <P>ADELE SAYS SHE'S OVER BREAKUPS. <P>HEAR HE SHOCKING DECLARATION. <P>PLUS, JUSTIN BIEBER SPENDS VALENTINES DAY WITH SOMEONE SPECIAL. <P>ABC SEVEN REVEALS THE MYSTERY WOMAN'S IDENTITY. <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) ADELE OVER BREAKUP-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ2 A) ADELE OVER BREAKUP-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=ARETHA FRANKLIN CONCERT-NATTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>ARETHA FRANKLIN CONCERT-NATTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>ARETHA SINGING <P>WHITNEY HOUSTON'S GODMOTHER -- ARETHA FRANKLIN -- SINGS HER HEART OUT IN NORTH CAROLINA. <P>THE QUEEN OF SOUL BELTED OUT HER STANDARDS, <P>BEFORE A SMALL AUDIENCE IN CHARLOTTE MONDAY NIGHT. <P>SHE PAID A TRIBUTE TO HER LATE GOD-DAUGHTER. <P>BY SINGING "I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU.'" <P>SHE ALSO ASKED THE CROWD TO PRAY FOR HOUSTON'S FAMILY. <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'S LAST SONG-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>WHITNEY HOUSTON'S LAST SONG-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THIS MORNING -- A NEW LOOK AT WHITNEY HOUSTON'S LAST PERFORMANCE. <P>THIS CELL PHONE VIDEO SHOWS AN UP-BEAT HOUSTON ON STAGE. <P>AT A PRE-GRAMMY PARTY IN LOS ANGELES THURSDAY NIGHT. <P>HOUSTON AND FELLOW SINGER KELLY PRINCE SANG "YES, JESUS LOVES ME" -- <P>BEFORE SHE BLEW KISSES TO THE CROWD AND LEFT THE STAGE. <P>HOUSTON DIED IN A LOS ANGELES HOTEL ROOM SATURDAY NIGHT, <P>JUST TWO DAYS AFTER THIS RECORDING. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=ADELE OVER BREAKUP-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>ADELE OVER BREAKUP-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>ADELE SAYS SHE'S *OVER THE BREAKUP -- <P>THAT INSPIRED THE MUSIC THAT WON HER *SIX GRAMMY'S. <P>INCLUDING RECORD AND ALBUM OF THE YEAR. <P>IN AN UPCOMING INTERVIEW IN VOGUE MAGAZINE -- <P>THE 23-YEAR OLD SINGER SAYS PEOPLE THINK SHE'S PERSONALLY MISERABLE, <P>BECAUSE OF HER SONGS ABOUT BREAKUPS AND HEARTACHE. <P>ADELE SAYS SHE'LL "NEVER" WRITE ANOTHER BREAKUP RECORD AGAIN! <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=BEST CITIES FOR SINGLES-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BEST CITIES FOR SINGLES-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>LOOKING FOR LOVE THIS VALENTINE'S DAY? <P>MAYBE YOU NEED A CHANGE OF SCENERY. <P>"KIPLINGER'S PERSONAL FINANCE" RANKED THE *BEST CITIES IN AMERICA -- <P>FOR SINGLES LOOKING TO SETTLE DOWN AND BUILD A FINANCIAL FUTURE. <P>NUMBER FIVE ON THE LIST -- LOS ANGELES. <P>NUMBER FOUR -- BALTIMORE. <P>AT NUMBER THREE -- SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA. <P>NUMBER TWO -- BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS. <P>AND THE NUMBER ONE CITY FOR SINGLES -- ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=ONLINE DATING POLL-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>ONLINE DATING POLL-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A NEW SURVEY HAS FOUND -- <P>WHILE MORE AMERICANS FIND LOVE ONLINE, THEY ARE ALSO FINDING HEARTACHE. <P>ONE IN FIVE PARTICIPANTS SAID THEY HAVE HAD A ROMANTIC OR SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP START ONLINE. <P>HOWEVER, *80-PERCENT OF THE MATCHMAKING PROFILES. TURNED OUT NOT ENTIRELY TRUTHFUL. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=6 YEAR OLD PATIENT MEETS BIEBER-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>6 YEAR OLD PATIENT MEETS BIEBER-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A LITTLE GIRL. BATTLING A RARE FORM OF BRAIN CANCER. HAS A VERY HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY. <P>THAT'S BECAUSE SHE GOT HER WISH TO MEET THIS GUY-- <P>POP SUPERSTAR JUSTIN BIEBER! <P>AVALANNA ROUTH IS JUST SIX-YEARS-OLD, <P>BUT SHE'S BEATING THE ODDS OF THIS AGGRESSIVE, DEADLY CANCER. <P>A DISEASE SHE'S HAD SINCE SHE WAS A BABY. <P>AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PICTURES -- <P>SOME DREAMS DO COME TRUE. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=VDAY PLANS SWFL-FDOT> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>VDAY PLANS SWFL-FDOT</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>OF COURSE -- WE WANT TO WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY VALENTINES DAY! <P>WE IMAGINE SOME OF YOU HAVE ROMANTIC PLANS TO CELEBRATE, <P>SO WE WANTED TO SEE WHAT OUR FACEBOOK FANS ARE DOING. <P>TAKE A LOOK. <P>JACLYN SAYS "NOTHING, I CELEBRATE EVERYDAY." <P>I LIKE THAT ANSWER. <P>AND I ALSO LIKE SUSAN'S ANNUAL TRADITION-- <P>SHE SAYS THEY GO TO THE STORE, PICK OUT CARDS FOR EACH OTHER, READ THEM, THEN PUT THEM BACK ON THE SHELF! <P>THAT'S SO CLEVER. <P>SAVES MONEY, TOO! <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-1SHOT> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TEASE THREE-1SHOT</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>STILL AHEAD AT 9:30 -- <P>NEW DETAILS ABOUT HOW AN AMERICAN STUDENT DIED OVERSEAS. <P>AN ARREST HAS BEEN MADE IN CONNECTION TO THE CRIME. <P>PLUS -- <P>"It's just about spreading the love& " <P>YOU THINK YOU KNOW. <P>BUT YOU HAVE NO IDEA. <P>ABC SEVEN TELLS YOU WHAT WOMEN *REALLY WANT FOR VALENTINES 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=TZ3 A) WHAT WOMEN WANT-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ3 A) WHAT WOMEN WANT-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=CROSSTALK WX TEASE-2SH-WX GFX> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CROSSTALK WX TEASE-2SH-WX GFX</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-SAT 3 TOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-SAT 3 TOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>ABC SEVEN IS ALWAYS ON TOP OF THE LATEST BUSINESS NEWS. <P>YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE WHERE THE TRADING DAY IS JUST BEGINNING. <P>AND THAT IS THE C-E-O OF ZALES THE DAIMOND STORE. RINGING THE OPENING BELL. <P>THIS MORNING - U-S STOCKS ARE SET TO OPEN LITTLE CHANGED. <P>AS JITTERY INVESTORS FACE MIXED SGNALS OUT OF EUROPE, AMID CONTINUED ANXIETY OVER THE CONTINENT'S DEBT CRISIS. <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) SANTORUM SURGES-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TS) SANTORUM SURGES-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A DRAMATIC TWIST IN THE RACE FOR THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION. <P>NEW POLLS SHOW RICK SANTORUM HAS ALL THE MOMENTUM NOW. <P>EDGING OUT MITT ROMNEY. <P>MEANTIME - REPUBLICAN NEWT GINGRICH SAYS HE'S STAYING IN THE RACE. <P>DISMISSING CALLS FROM RIVALS AND OTHERS TO DROP 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=TS) US CHINA RELATIONS-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TS) US CHINA RELATIONS-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>AFTER MEETING WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA IN WASHINGTON ON TUESDAY, <P>THE VICE PRESIDENT OF CHINA MAKES A TRIP TO IOWA. <P>CHINA AND IOWA HAVE A STRONG TRADE RELATIONSHIP, <P>THAT HAS GROWN MORE THAN 12-HUNDRED PERCENT OVER THE PAST 12 YEARS. <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) RED SOX TRUCK-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TS) RED SOX TRUCK-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THE OFFICIAL BOSTON RED SOX TRUCK PULLED INTO JETBLUE PARK IN FORT MYERS THIS MORNING. <P>ALL THE GEAR IS BEING UNLOADED. <P>ON SATURDAY FEBRUARY 25TH, THERE WILL BE AN OPENING CEREMONY. <P>THEN THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO CHECK OUT THE PRACTICE FIELDS AND THE PARK, <P>AS PLAYERS HOLD THEIR FIRST PRACTICE. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=DEVELOPING-CLIP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>DEVELOPING-CLIP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=HONEYMOON MURDER TRIAL-VO IN TC> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HONEYMOON MURDER TRIAL-VO IN TC</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=HONEYMOON MURDER TRIAL-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HONEYMOON MURDER TRIAL-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>WE TURN NOW TO THE SENSATIONAL MURDER TRIAL -- <P>OF AN ALABAMA MAN CHARGED WITH MURDERING HIS WIFE ON THEIR HONEYMOON. <P>GABRIEL WATSON ALLEGEDLY DROWNED HIS NEW WIFE. <P>MORE THAN EIGHT YEARS AGO, WHILE SCUBA DIVING IN AUSTRALIA. <P>Gabe - Tell the camera bye. <P>Tina - Bye, camera. <P>Gabe - Blow the camera a kissy <P>THIS IS THE LAST IMAGE OF TINA.CAUGHT BY ANOTHER DIVER - <P>LAYING ON THE OCEAN FLOOR, ARMS OUTSTRETCHED. <P>A RESCUE DIVER RACING TO SAVE HER <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=HONEYMOON MURDER TRIAL-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HONEYMOON MURDER TRIAL-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>SOT/Gabe Watson, police interrogation from tape 106 - She was looking up, <P>had both her arms out, you know, reached, stretched up, you know, almost <P>like looking at me, reached her arms up to grab. <P>GABE WATSON ULTIMATELY PLED GUILTY IN AN AUSTRALIAN COURT TO NEGLIGENT MANSLAUGHTER. <P>NOW, DURING THIS ALABAMA TRIAL, WATSON'S DEFENSE TEAM WILL ARGUE THIS WAS SIMPLY AN ACCIDENT. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=DARTMOUTH STUDENT KILLED-TC MON> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>DARTMOUTH STUDENT KILLED-TC MON</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THIS MORNING -- STUNNING NEW ALLEGATIONS ABOUT AN AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENT. KILLED WHILE STUDYING ABROAD. <P>POLICE ANNOUNCE -- A SUSPECT HAS BEEN ARRESTED. <P>ADAM HARDING REPORTS ON THE DEVELOPING 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=DARTMOUTH STUDENT KILLED-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>DARTMOUTH STUDENT KILLED-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS -- <P>THE DARTMOUTH CAMPUS QUIET MONDAY AFTER POLICE IN SPAIN ANNOUNCE AN ARREST HAS BEEN MADE IN THE DEATH OF 20-YEAR-OLD CRISPIN SCOTT. A COLLEGE JUNIOR WHO WAS PREPARING TO STUDY ABROAD IN BARCELONA. WHEN HE WAS FOUND DEAD IN EARLY JANUARY. <P>I'd have to say shocked, dismayed and generally uncomfortable that this could happen. <P>ACCORDING TO A SPANISH NEWSPAPER. THE 41-YEAR-OLD SUSPECT IS ACCUSED OF DRUGGING SCOTT. MOST STUDENTS OFFERED "NO COMMENT" ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS. OTHERS ARE STRUGGLING TO MAKE SENSE OUT OF IT. <P>I think people are shocked that this could happen to someone at Dartmouth, or could happen in general. <P>DETAILS REMAIN SCARCE BUT ACCORDING TO THE SPANISH NEWSPAPER, WHAT WAS AT FIRST AN APPARENT "ACCIDENTAL DEATH" IS NOW THE BEING TREATED AS A "POSSIBLE HOMICIDE" INVESTIGATION. IN A STATEMENT FROM THE SCOTT FAMILY, RELEASED THROUGH THE SCHOOL, HIS PARENTS SAY: AS DEVASTATED AS WE ARE BY THE LOSS OF OUR BELOVED CRISPIN, THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING HIS SENSELESS DEATH ADD TO THE IMMENSE PAIN FOR US AND OTHERS WHO CARED SO MUCH FOR HIM. WE HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT THE SPANISH COURT SYSTEM AND POLICE WILL HANDLE THIS CASE CAREFULLY AND THAT JUSTICE WILL BE DELIVERED. THERE IS, OF COURSE, NO OUTCOME THAT WILL BRING BACK OUR SON. AND DARTMOUTH'S PRESIDENT ALSO RELEASING A STATEMENT SAYING: WE ARE AWARE OF THE RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SPANISH COURTS, AND THE MEDIA COVERAGE SURROUNDING THEM, AND ARE CLOSELY MONITORING THE SITUATION. ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE DARTMOUTH COMMUNITY, I EXTEND OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO CRISPIN SCOTT'S FAMILY DURING THIS IMPOSSIBLY DIFFICULT TIME. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=SANDUSKY RULING-SOTVO-OC> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>SANDUSKY RULING-SOTVO-OC</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A JUDGE IN PENNSYLVANIA LIFTS SOME OF THE RESTRICTIONS OF JERRY SANDUSKY'S HOUSE ARREST -- <P>INCLUDING ONE THAT WILL *NOW ALLOW THE MAN ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ABUSING YOUNG BOYS. <P>TO SEE HIS GRANDCHILDREN. <P>"Who came home after visiting with grandchildren or who's sitting there when grandchildren call on my birthday and they ask to talk to me and she has to tell them they can't." <P>MONDAY, THE JUDGE RULED -- <P>THAT AS LONG AS ONE PARENT IS PRESENT. SANDUSKY CAN NOW HAVE UNLIMITED CONTACT, <P>AS WELL AS VISITS FROM HIS GRANDCHILDREN. <P>THE JUDGE DENIED A PROSECUTION REQUEST TO HAVE AN OUTSIDE JURY BROUGHT IN FOR SANDUSKY'S TRIAL IN MID-MAY -- <P>ON 52 CHARGES THAT HE SEXUALLY ABUSED YOUNG BOYS OVER A 15 YEAR PERIOD. <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 SYRIA-VO-BNR-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>NEW SYRIA-VO-BNR-WIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>NEW AMATEUR VIDEO FROM SYRIA SURFACED TODAY. <P>THE IMAGES SHOW ARTILLERY SHELLS HITTING A CEMETERY, <P>AND ARMORED VEHICLES MOVING INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD. <P>ACTIVISTS SAY GOVERNMENT FORCES ARE AGGRESSIVELY ATTACKING THE REBELLIOUS DISTRICTS OF HOMS. <P>TO TRY AND CRUSH THE OPPOSITION. <P>MORTAR ROUNDS AND TANK FIRE POUNDED ONE AREA OF THE CITY. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=GREECE UNREST-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>GREECE UNREST-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>DOZENS OF BUILDINGS WERE TORCHED YESTERDAY IN ATHENS, <P>DURING VIOLENT RIOTS AGAINST THE LATEST AUSTERITY MEASURES BY THE GREEK GOVERNMENT. <P>THE MEASURES ARE NECESSARY FOR GREECE TO QUALIFY FOR INTERNATIONAL HELP -- <P>TO KEEP THE COUNTRY FROM FALLING INTO BANKRUPTCY NEXT 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=OCCUPY HOUSTON-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>OCCUPY HOUSTON-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>FOUR MONTHS AGO, OCCUPY HOUSTON BEGAN WITH BIG CROWDS AND BIG IDEAS. <P>BUT MONDAY NIGHT, THE CITY SAID TIME IS UP. <P>"Evict us, I dare you.""As long as it takes. We've been told we can't got this way, they are <P>trying to force us into the park so they can do a mass arrest, that will not <P>happen. We are occupy Houston and we are a lot smarter then they think." <P>THE NOTICE TO VACATE CAME EARLIER IN THE DAY. <P>THE PARK NEEDS TO BE CLEARED FOR UPCOMING FESTIVALS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=OCCUPY HOUSTON-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>OCCUPY HOUSTON-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>"We want to make sure that the park is in good shape for those upcoming <P>events and this will give us time to do this and it seems like they needed a <P>little nudge to move on." <P>POLICE PRESENCE THE PAST FEW MONTHS. HAVE COST THE CITY AROUND 350-THOUSAND DOLLARS. <P>THE PARK WILL NOW BE CLEANED, <P>AND NEW SOD WILL BE PUT DOWN. <P>THE CITY SAYS IT WILL COST AT LEAST 13-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=TRIPLE NAIL SHOP SHOOTING-VO-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TRIPLE NAIL SHOP SHOOTING-VO-WIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>WE NOW KNOW - <P>AT LEAST THREE PEOPLE WERE RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL, <P>AFTER SHOTS RANG OUT NEAR A NAIL SALON IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. <P>IT HAPPENED OVERNIGHT IN VALLEJO. <P>WITNESSES SAY SOMEONE OPENED FIRE OUTSIDE, <P>AND SOME OF THE BULLETS BLASTED INTO THE NAIL SALON. <P>FOLKS INSIDE THE SHOP SAY A CHILD AND TWO ADULTS WERE AMONG THE INJURED. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TRIPLE NAIL SHOP SHOOTING-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TRIPLE NAIL SHOP SHOOTING-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>We were scared, that's all I can say I'm sorry. Were the shots coming from inside your store or outside? <P>I don't know, outside. I heard them from the inside and they got louder and louder so I just got on the floor and just protected my baby, that's all I could do. <P>THE SHOOTING IS STILL 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=FM CHILD ABUSE-SS-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>FM CHILD ABUSE-SS-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A FORT MYERS MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED, <P>AFTER HIS NEWBORN WAS RUSHED TO A MIAMI HOSPITAL WITH A SKULL FRACTURE. <P>JONATHAN RENDON IS CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED CHILD ABUSE. <P>THE POLICE REPORT STATES SOMEONE HEARD RENDON GO TO HIS BABY'S ROOM TO STOP HIM CRYING, <P>THEN HEARD A LOUD THUMP. <P>D-C-F TELLS US THEY WILL LIKELY TAKE CUSTODY OF THE INFANT, <P>BUT CAN'T UNTIL HE'S RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=COLUMBINE HAMMER ATTACK-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>COLUMBINE HAMMER ATTACK-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>TWO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN CENTRAL COLORADO RECOVER, <P>AFTER A THIRD STUDENT ATTACKED THEM WITH A HAMMER. <P>THE COLUMBINE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SAY -- <P>A 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL HIT HEM WITH THE HAMMER AS THEY HEADED TO THE BATHROOM. <P>POLICE TOOK THE 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL INTO CUSTODY. <P>THE TWO VICTIMS WERE TREATED FOR THEIR INJURIES AT THE HOSPITAL. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=FIRE CHIEF SAFER GRANT-VO-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>FIRE CHIEF SAFER GRANT-VO-WIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THE LEHIGH ACRES FIRE CHIEF HAS A NEW CONTRACT. <P>BUT THE NEW DEAL DOES NOT SIT WELL WITH RESIDENTS. <P>WEEKS AFTER APPROVING A ROUGHLY 130 THOUSAND DOLLAR TWO YEAR CONTRACT -- <P>FIRE COMMISIONERS AND RESIDENTS EVALUATED HIS PREFORMANCE AT A SPECIAL MEETING. <P>THE UNION IS NOW NEGOTIATING PAY CUTS AND STILL ATTEMPTING TO SECURE FUNDING. <P>THE FIRE CHIEF SAYS HE WAS THE *FIRST TO OFFER TO TAKE A PAY CUT - <P>AND THAT HE WILL DO IT AGAIN. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=FIRE CHIEF SAFER GRANT-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>FIRE CHIEF SAFER GRANT-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>there is doubt if i will open the contract or allow it to open -- i don't have to but i didn't have to take a 10 percent pay cut either but i did because as a leader thats the right thing to do and i'll do they same. <P>LAYOFF'S ARE A POSSIBLITY FOR SOME 30 FIREFIGHTERS, <P>AS GRANT MONEY RUNS OUT AUGUST OF THIS YEAR. <P>IF THE FEMA MONEY IS NOT RENEWED, CUTS COULD BE A REALITY. <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 PENSIONS-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CAPE CORAL PENSIONS-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>TAXPAYER MONEY GOES TOWARD PAYING FOR CAPE CORAL EMPLOYEES TO RETIRE. <P>A NEW REPORT SAYS THE CITY'S PENSION AND BENEFITS FUND IS GROWING. <P>COSTING THE CITY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, <P>AND POSSIBLY NO WAY TO AFFORD IT. <P>THE CITY'S FINANCE DIRECTOR SAYS THE PROBLEM WILL BE BEST ADDRESSED THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TARGET COMMERCIAL-SOTTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TARGET COMMERCIAL-SOTTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>NAT COMMERCIAL <P>FOR THE NEARLY 40 MILLION PEOPLE WATCHING THE GRAMMYS SUNDAY. <P>THERE WERE TWO UNFORGETTABLE PERFORMANCES -- <P>OF COURSE THERE WAS ADELE'S TRIUMPHANT RETURN TO THE STAGE, AFTER THROAT <P>SURGERY. <P>BUT THE OTHER WAS THIS TARGET COMMERCIAL! <P>IT FEATURES AMATEUR SINGER DENISE BESTMAN - <P>AN 11 YEAR OLD FROM STATEN ISLAND, 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=TARGET COMMERCIAL-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TARGET COMMERCIAL-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <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>LAST YEAR, DENISE WAS A MEMBER OF THE FAMED CHORUS AT P-S 22 MIDDLE SCHOOL. <P>AND WHILE ADELE MAY HAVE WALKED AWAY WITH SIX GRAMMYS <P>ON SUNDAY. THIS ELEVEN YEAR OLD PHENOM WALKED AWAY WITH 40 MILLION NEW FANS. <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-1SHOT> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TEASE FOUR-1SHOT</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>VALENTINE'S DAY IS A HEADACHE FOR SOME PEOPLE. <P>BUT NEW THIS MORNING-- <P>ABC SEVEN LEARNS BEING IN LOVE. <P>IS ACTUALLY GOOD FOR YOUR HEART. AND 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=TZ4 A) LOVE IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ4 A) LOVE IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH-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=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=LOVE IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH-VO IN POP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>LOVE IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH-VO IN POP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>NEW THIS MORNING-- LOVE IS BETTER FOR YOU THAN YOU THINK. <P>IF THE SWOONING OVER VALENTINE'S DAY IS TOO MUCH FOR YOU TO BEAR, <P>BEAR *THIS* IN MIND. <P>BEING IN A LOVING RELATIONSHIP CAN HAVE HUGE HEALTH BENEFITS. <P>ERIKA EDWARDS EXPLAINS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=LOVE IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>LOVE IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH-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>"The racing heart, the sweaty palms. in psychology, we call that 'anxiety'." <P>AH 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>"When somebody is inspiring us, we may be much more likely to go exercise with them, eat in a healthy fashion." <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=LOVE IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH-ONCAM> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>LOVE IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH-ONCAM</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>ERIKA EDWARDS REPORTING. <P>IF YOU'RE SINGLE. LASTING, MEANINGFUL *FRIENDSHIPS* CAN ALSO BE GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH. <P>THEY CUT THE RISK OF SOCIAL ISOLATION. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=STORM WARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>STORM WARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=CROSSTALK-CAM 9 WX EST> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CROSSTALK-CAM 9 WX EST</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=FORECAST-WX WALL> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>FORECAST-WX WALL</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF. <P>IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.A nice warm day is ahead. Temperatures will recover this afternoon to around 80 degrees under partly cloudy skies. Winds will be southeasterly this afternoon around 10 mph and a sea breeze should set up along the coast later today. Boating, Beach, Golf Course weather all look good today. Morning low temperatures will be well out of the cold 30's we saw yesterday. For the rest of the week I expect lows to be around 60 degrees with highs at or above 80. <P>Tracking the next front to move into Florida looks like it will be right in time for the weekend. Another area of low pressure is expected to develop in the western Gulf of Mexico by the end of the week and pass over northern Florida on Saturday. This next storm system will help draw moisture into the state and our chance for rain goes up on Saturday evening and Sunday morning. It does not appear that we would be getting any cold air down here after the weather moves out; however, the forecast for the weekend does look like there will be some rain developing. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=JAPAN MATCHMAKING-ON CAM> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>JAPAN MATCHMAKING-ON CAM</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>IT'S TOUGH TO FIND LOVE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. <P>BUT IN JAPAN, THE SEARCH IS DOWNRIGHT BRUTAL. <P>A RECORD NUMBER OF PEOPLE SAY THEY HAVE NO SIGNIFICANT OTHER. <P>AND NO INTEREST IN FINDING ONE. <P>ABC'S AKIKO FUJITA REPORTS-- <P>THE SITUATION'S BECOME SO SERIOUS, THE GOVERNMENT IS NOW PLAYING MATCHMAKER. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=JAPAN MATCHMAKING-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>JAPAN MATCHMAKING-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>SCRIPT: <P>A game of rock, paper scissors may not scream romance. <P>But men and women of Japan's Kani City are here to find love. <P>It's a matchmaking event - organized by the government. <P>Complete with beauty tips for women. <P>Dating role play for men. <P>40 year old Megumi Shiga has high hopes of finding "the one." <P>Organizers just hope the encounter leads to a family - with kids. <P>There are few opportunities to meet people outside of work anymore, Tomoyo <P>Matsuda says. that's led to a huge drop in marriage rates. <P>"Singledom has become a growing problem for Japan. A recent government <P>survey found more than half of Japanese under 35 years are single. A growing <P>number of young men are losing interest in sex." <P>More than a third of teenage boys say, they can't be bothered with intimacy. <P>Japanese men are shy, this 16 year old says. They are afraid of rejection. <P>It all amounts to a national crisis for a country with declining birthrates. <P>More than a quarter of the population's over the age of 65. <P>It's on track to shrink by a third in decades. <P>"We are the most rapidly aging society in the world. No other human society <P>has seen a developed society with so much aged population." <P>Local governments are investing big bucks- to make love attractive again. <P>Establishing online dating sites. <P>Offering cash rewards for couples who marry. <P>Yasunori Hibino says his company signed him up for this event. <P>He's one of a dozen men - Shiga exchanges profile cards with. <P>Sparks don't fly this time - But Shiga hasn't given up. <P>I need to be more aggressive, she says. Or else, I'll miss out on love. <P>Just the attitude - the government hopes solves *their problems. <P>Akiko Fujita ABC News Kani, Japan. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=AT&T DATA-VBX-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>AT&T DATA-VBX-WIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>ATTENTION A-T&T CUSTOMERS-- <P>YOU MAY WANT TO THINK TWICE ABOUT LOGGING ONTO THE INTERNET FROM YOUR PHONE. <P>AT&T HAS SOME 17 MILLION CUSTOMERS WITH UNLIMITED DATA PLANS, <P>THAT CAN BE SUBJECT TO THROTTLING. <P>SLOWING DOWNLOADS BY 99 PERCENT. <P>IT STOPPED SIGNING UP NEW CUSTOMERS FOR THOSE PLANS IN 2010, <P>AND WARNED LAST YEAR THAT IT WOULD START SLOWING SPEEDS FOR PEOPLE WHO CONSUME THE MOST DATA. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=COLLEGES CUT TUITION-VBX-TOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>COLLEGES CUT TUITION-VBX-TOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>GOOD NEWS FOR GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS-- <P>A GROUP OF COLLEGES NOW OFFER CHEAPER TUITION AND FEES. <P>AT LEAST SIX PRIVATE COLLEGES WILL REDUCE TUITION COSTS FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR. <P>SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY BY LOWERING THE COST OF HIGHER EDUCATION. <P>THEY HOPE TO ATTRACT MORE STUDENTS FROM MIDDLE INCOME FAMILIES. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=VIDEO GAME SALES-VBX-TOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>VIDEO GAME SALES-VBX-TOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>ALSO NEW TODAY-- <P>U-S RETAIL SALES OF VIDEOGAMES, HARDWARE, AND ACCESSORIES. <P>FELL 34 PERCENT IN JANUARY, FROM A YEAR EARLIER. <P>RESEARCHERS FOUND THE DROP CAN BE BLAMED ON A LACK OF NEW GAME TITLES. <P>AND SALES OF CONSOLES AND PORTABLE SOFTWARE ALSO FELL 38 PERCENT. <P>MICROSOFT'S X-BOX 360 WAS THE TOP SELLER AMONG CONSOLES.FOR THE SIXTH STRAIGHT 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=ELEPHANT WEDDING LIMO-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>ELEPHANT WEDDING LIMO-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>TWO INDONESIAN ELEPHANT HANDLERS CHOSE TO HIGHLIGHT ELEPHANTS IN THEIR WEDDING LAST WEEK. <P>HITCH A RIDE ON THIS-- <P>THE BRIDE AND GROOM ARE BOTH ELEPHANT HANDLERS, <P>SO THE GROOM HEADED TO THE BRIDE'S HOME FOR THE CEREMONY ON AN ELEPHANT. <P>SO DID HIS BEST MAN. <P>THE WORLD WILDLIFE FUND RELEASED VIDEO OF THE WEDDING AND THE ELEPHANTS. <P>TO BRING ATTENTION TO THE ENDANGED SPECIES. <P>THE BRIDE AND GROOM ALSO LEFT THE WEDDING ON AN ELEPHANT. <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-1SHOT> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TEASE FIVE-1SHOT</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>POP QUIZ. <P>WHAT DO WOMEN WANT FOR VALENTINES DAY? <P>"Always get a gift for a lady. Chocolates." <P>WHAT'S THE WORST THING A GUY COULD GET YOU? <P>"Candy or roses." <P>THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME CONFUSION. <P>ABC SEVEN HITS THE STREETS TO CLEAR IT UP. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TZ5 A) WHAT WOMEN WANT-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ5 A) WHAT WOMEN WANT-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=FINAL CHECK OF STOCKS-SAT 3 FULL> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>FINAL CHECK OF STOCKS-SAT 3 FULL</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>AND HERE'S A FINAL CHECK OF THE MARKETS THIS MORNING-- <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=WHAT WOMEN WANT-ON CAM> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>WHAT WOMEN WANT-ON CAM</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>CHOCOLATE? <P>JEWELRY? <P>OR NOTHING AT ALL? <P>ABC'S GORDAN TOKUMATSU FINDS OUT WHAT WOMEN *REALLY WANT FOR 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=WHAT WOMEN WANT-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>WHAT WOMEN WANT-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>ASK A MAN WHAT WOMEN WANT FOR VALENTINE'S DAY & AND HE MIGHT COME UP WITH A CLEVER-BUT-SLIGHTLY-AMBIGUOUS ANSWER. <P>"It's just about spreading the love& " <P>& BUT IT'S THE SPECIFICS THAT MIGHT TRIP HIM UP. <P>"Always get a gift for a lady. Chocolates." <P>WHAT'S THE WORST THING A GUY COULD GET YOU? <P>"Candy or roses." <P>ONE WILL DIE. AND THE OTHER ONE WILL "MAKE YOU FAT," SHE SAYS. <P>SEVERAL OTHERS AGREED. <P>AMBER GAY ADDED ANOTHER VALENTINES FAVORITE TO THE "DO-NOT-BUY" LIST. <P>"It was just this big teddy bear. Why?" <P>SO CHOCOLATES, ROSES, TEDDY BEARS. OFF THE LIST. <P>RIGHT, STEPHANIE SWINSON? <P>"Roses aren't that bad, because at least you put some thought into it." <P>"I like flowers every now and then. Just for Valentines." <P>OKAY, FLOWERS. BACK ON THE LIST. <P>WE DIDN'T HEAR ANYONE BAD-MOUTHING LINGERIE, SO THAT SEEMS TO BE OKAY. <P>AND STORES OFFER LITTLE, JOKEY BOOKS AND NOVELTIES THAT YOU CAN PULL TOGETHER FOR A LAUGH. JUST LIKE STOCKING STUFFERS, EXCEPT FOR A DIFFERENT KIND OF HOLIDAY. <P>AND THEY DON'T COST MUCH, EITHER. AND SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SAVING MONEY& <P>"I'd rather my boyfriend cook for me & and then give me a nice massage." <P>THAT DOESN'T COST ANYTHING! <P>"No, exactly. Isn't that great?" <P>IT'S ALL ABOUT KNOWING WHAT WILL CHARM HER, GENTLEMEN. THE LADIES WE SPOKE WITH SAY THEY'D RATHER YOU GET HER SOMETHING THAT CAME WITH A LOT OF THOUGHT, LIKE THIS GOLD KEY ROBERT GRIFFITH GAVE TO HIS GIRLFRIEND PILAR& <P>"I just found it the other day and that's her Valentine's gift." <P>OR MANDALAYO LANE'S IDEA & THIS MUSIC VIDEO ENTITLED "MARRY ME." <P>"You know & it's I love her." <P>"Probably nothing. He forgot." <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIPTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIPTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TS) SANTORUM SURGES-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TS) SANTORUM SURGES-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>REPUBLICAN NEWT GINGRICH SAYS HE'S IN THE PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST FOR THE LONG HAUL-- <P>DISMISSING CALLS FROM RIVAL RICK SANTORUM AND OTHERS TO DROP OUT. <P>MEANWHILE, NEW POLL NUMBERS LABEL SANTORUM THE NEW FRONTRUNNER. <P>GINGRICH WON THE SOUTH CAROLINA PRIMARY LAST MONTH, <P>BUT HAS NOT WON A CONTEST SINCE. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TS) US CHINA RELATIONS-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TS) US CHINA RELATIONS-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>AFTER MEETING WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA IN WASHINGTON TODAY -- <P>THE VICE PRESIDENT OF CHINA MAKES A TRIP BACK TO IOWA. <P>ON WEDNESDAY, CHINESE VICE PRESIDENT XI JINPING WILL VISIT THE IOWA STATE CAPITOL BUILDING IN DES MOINES. <P>CHINA AND IOWA HAVE A STRONG TRADE RELATIONSHIP, <P>THAT HAS GROWN MORE THAN 12-HUNDRED PERCENT OVER THE PAST 12 YEARS. <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) WHITNEY MEMORIAL-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TS) WHITNEY MEMORIAL-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A HEARSE UNDER HEAVY POLICE ESCORT. HAS ARRIVED AT THE NEW JERSEY FUNERAL HOME, <P>WHICH OFFICIALS SAY IS HANDLING THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR LATE POP STAR WHITNEY HOUSTON. <P>HOUSTON DIED SATURDAY AT A HOTEL IN BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. <P>SHE WAS 48 YEARS OLD. <P>OFFICIALS SAY SHE WAS UNDERWATER AND APPARENTLY UNCONSCIOUS, <P>WHEN SHE WAS PULLED FROM A BATHTUB. <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) RED SOX TRUCK-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TS) RED SOX TRUCK-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>IT'S A SIGN THAT SPRING TRAINING SEASON IS UPON US. <P>THE OFFICIAL BOSTON RED SOX TRUCK PULLED INTO JETBLUE PARK IN FORT MYERS, <P>JUST BEFORE 7 A-M. <P>SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH IS A BIG DAY. <P>IT'S THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE NEW PARK! <P>THERE WILL BE AN OPENING CEREMON, <P>AND THEN THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO CHECK OUT THE PRACTICE FIELDS AND THE PARK, <P>AS PLAYERS TAKE PART IN THEIR FIRST PRACTICE. <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>