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NAME=HEADLINES-------------> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HEADLINES-------------</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>RIGHT NOW AT NINE -- <P>ABC SEVEN IS ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL. <P>WITH 13 DAYS UNTIL THE ARIZONA PRIMARY, THE GAME IS SHIFTING. <P>TWO CANDIDATES. NECK AND NECK IN THE POLLS. <P>PLUS-- <P>SEE THE NEW ADS FUELING THE DEBATE. <P>This is bottom line.I'm concerned about raising fees. <P>THE LATEST ON THE PAYROLL TAX CUTS. <P>FIND OUT HOW MUCH OF *YOUR MONEY, <P>WASHINGTON WANTS YOU TO KEEP. <P>CHIA PET THEME SONG <P>JUST ADD WATER. <P>THE NEW DIET CRAZE PLUCKED FROM THE TV SCREEN. <P>HOW PLANT FOOD CAN HELP YOU TRIM DOWN. <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) POLITICS WEDNESDAY-VO-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HL) POLITICS WEDNESDAY-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) PAYROLL TAX CUT-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HL) PAYROLL TAX CUT-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=HL) CHIA PET DIET-NATVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HL) CHIA PET DIET-NATVO</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=POLITICS WEDNESDAY-DBX-TOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>POLITICS WEDNESDAY-DBX-TOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THE REPUBLICAN BATTLE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE AMPS UP THIS MORNING. <P>RIGHT NOW -- RICK SANTORUM IS GAINING STEAM AND BARELY EDGING OUT MITT ROMNEY. <P>BUT ROMNEY IS READY TO FIGHT BACK. PULLING OUT ALL THE STOPS WITH BRAND NEW POLITICAL ADS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=ROMNEY VO -VO LEFT> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>ROMNEY VO -VO LEFT</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=SANTORUM VO-VO RIGHT> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>SANTORUM VO-VO RIGHT</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=VOTE 2012-CLIP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>VOTE 2012-CLIP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=POLITICS WEDNESDAY-BNC> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>POLITICS WEDNESDAY-BNC</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>AND IN A BRAND NEW ABC NEWS POLL OF REPUBLICANS -- <P>SANTORUM LEADS ROMNEY AMONG *ALL* REPUBLICANS ON THE QUESTION OF FAVORABILITY. <P>BUT WILL IT LAST? <P>HERE'S ABC'S DAVID MUIR. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=POLITICS WEDNESDAY-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>POLITICS WEDNESDAY-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>SCRIPT: <P>This morning, Mitt Romney is going home. <P>Michigan is where he was raised where his father, George, was the president <P>of American Motors car company in the 1950s - and then governor SOMETHING HE <P>REMINDS VOTERS IN THIS NEW AD. <P>"I remember going to the Detroit auto show with my Dad. That was a big deal <P>." <P>But Michigan won't be easy. <P>In part because of Rick Santorum's surge. <P>new polls show him tied or even ahead with Republican voters -- <P>but there is another michigan hurdle. <P>the headlines over what Romney once said about the automakers. <P>Two weeks after President Obama was elected, <P>Romney writing, "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt." <P>Arguing, "If General Motors, Ford and Chrysler get the bailout you can kiss <P>the American automotive industry goodbye." <P>But the automakers have made a comeback. GM alone posting 8 billion in <P>profits last year. <P>Romney is again acknowledging what George / asked him about months ago. <P>isn't what Romney argued for - a 'managed' bankruptcy - what President Obama <P>ultimately pushed for too? <P>George: So if you're saying you're right, are you saying what President <P>Obama did was right? Forced a managed bankruptcy along with federal funds? <P>Romney: What President Obama did along with President Bush did was to write <P>a check first/ then they realized that wasn't the answer I was frankly <P>right. <P>But THIS LATEST headline over what Romney said about the big 3 -- <P>is overshadowed by Santorum himself. <P>in a position unthinkable weeks ago. <P>Which is why this morning, A SuperPac BACKING ROMNEY is taking aim: <P>"Santorum voted to raise the debt limit 5 times." <P>But Rick Santorum has an ad up too -- <P>Overnight - ARGUING he is the authentic conservative: <P>"Unlike Governor Romney we have a track record of running as an authentic <P>conservative and winning in states that are hard to win as conservatives. <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 CUT-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>PAYROLL TAX CUT-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>GOOD NEWS THIS MORNING: <P>IT LOOKS LIKE THAT EXTRA 40 DOLLARS WON'T BE CUT OUT OF YOUR PAYCHECK AFTER ALL. <P>LATE TUESDAY, WASHINGTON STRUCK A TENTATIVE DEAL. <P>TO KEEPS THE TWO PERCENT PAYROLL TAX CUT IN PLACE THE REST OF THIS YEAR. <P>FOR 160 MILLION WORKING AMERICANS. <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 CUT-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>PAYROLL TAX CUT-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>SOT Rep. Tom Reed / :12 -:17 <P>"The more that Americans can keep, their own money in their own pocket. I think that's better long term." <P>THE DEAL HAPPENED AFTER THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION WENT ON THE OFFENSIVE. <P>AND REPUBLICANS AGREED TO ADD THE 100 BILLION DOLLAR COST. TO AMERICA'S RED INK. <P>THE DEAL ALSO KEEPS UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS ROLLING. <P>ALTHOUGH THE MAXIMUM 99 WEEKS WILL DROP TO 73 BY YEAR'S END. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=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=UVA LACROSSE TRIAL-ONCAM> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>UVA LACROSSE TRIAL-ONCAM</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW AT NINE -- <P>NEW DETAILS ON THE U-V-A LACROSSE MURDER TRIAL. <P>A FORMER PLAYER ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS GIRLFRIEND. <P>PROSECUTORS WILL OFFER MORE FORENSIC EVIDENCE, <P>AS THEY NEAR THE END OF THEIR PRESENTATION IN THE TRIAL. <P>ANDREA CANNING 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=UVA LACROSSE TRIAL-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>UVA LACROSSE TRIAL-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>SCRIPT: <P>THEY WERE TOUGH WORDS TO HEAR FOR YEARDLEY LOVE'S FAMILY.A BRAIN <P>SPECIALIST WHO EXAMINED LOVE'S BODY TESTIFIED TUESDAY THAT THE UVA SENIOR <P>SUFFERED A SERIES OF POWERFUL BLOWS TO THE HEAD. <P>DR CHRISTINE FULLER TOLD THE COURT QUOTE: "The injury was consistent with a <P>head banging against a wall." <P>4:01:14 Their testimony is contradicting what the defense is trying to <P>suggest which is an accidental death. <P>LOVE'S FORMER BOYFRIEND GEORGE HUGUELY IS CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE <P>MURDERBOTH WERE LACROSSE PLAYERS. <P>EARLIER IN THE TRIAL - THE PROSECUTION DESCRIBED HUGUELY AS JEALOUS. <P>THEY POINTED TO A MENACING EMAIL HE ALLEGEDLY SENT HER DAYS BEFORE SHE DIED <P>NEARLY TWO YEARS AGO. "I SHOULD HAVE KILLED YOU." HUGUELY WROTE. "YOU SHOULD <P>HAVE KILLED ME?" LOVE RESPONDED. <P>HUGUELY TOLD POLICE THAT WHEN HE WENT TO SEE LOVE THE NIGHT OF HER DEATH HE <P>"SHOOK HER A LITTLE." THE 24 YEAR OLD CLAIMS LOVE REPEATEDLY BANGED HER * <P>OWN* HEAD AGAINST THE WALL. DETECTIVES SAY HE ADMITTED TO GRABBING HER <P>NECK BUT DENIES STRANGLING HER. <P>THE ASSISTANT MEDICAL EXAMINER TOLD THE COURT HE BELIEVES LOVE MAY ALSO HAVE <P>BEEN SUFFOCATED. HOWEVER HE TOO BELIEVES HER DEATH WAS ULTIMATELY CAUSED <P>BY "BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO THE BRAIN". <P>4:02:39 The victim was probably alive for a couple of hours after these <P>traumatic injuries. And that means the defendant had an opportunity to get <P>help. And he failed to get help. And that's extremely relevant to his <P>culpability in this crime. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=PENN STATE COSTS-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>PENN STATE COSTS-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>PENN STATE SAYS IT HAS SPENT MORE THAN THREE MILLION DOLLARS. <P>ON COSTS RELATED TO THE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST ONE OF ITS FORMER ASSISTANT COACHES. <P>ON TUESDAY, PENN STATE RELEASED A BREAK DOWN OF COSTS. <P>RELATED TO CHILD SEX ABUSE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST JERRY SANDUSKY. <P>SO FAR, THE SCHOOL HAS PAID THREE POINT TWO MILLION DOLLARS-- <P>TO COVER LAWYERS, CONSULTANTS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS FIRM COSTS. <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=GAS PRICES TODAY-ON CAM> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>GAS PRICES TODAY-ON CAM</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A CONSUMER ALERT THIS MORNING -- <P>BUT YOU'RE PROBABLY ALREADY FAMILIAR WITH THIS ONE: <P>HIGH GAS PRICES. THAT ARE LIKELY GOING TO GET EVEN HIGHER. <P>ABC7s JENNIFER TRAMMELL REPORTS FROM A GAS STATION ON DANIELS PARKWAY. <P>AND FINDS OUT JUST HOW PAINFUL IT IS AT THE PUMPS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=GAS PRICES TODAY-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>GAS PRICES TODAY-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>JEN <P>IT'S SOMETHING ALMOST ALL OF US HAVE TO DEAL WITH. <P>YOU KNOW GAS PRICES HAVE BEEN GOING UP FOR A WHILE. <P>AND ANALYSTS SAY IT'LL PROBABLY GET WORSE. <P>WE MAY BE HEADED FOR RECORD HIGHS. <P>WE JUST GOT NEW NUMBERS IN THIS MORNING -- <P>THE AVERAGE RIGHT NOW IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IS 3-68/GALLON. <P>FULLSCREEN <P>HERE'S A LOOK AT THE JUMP WE'VE SEEN OVER THE PAST YEAR. <P>A YEAR AGO WE WERE PAYING 3-13. <P>A MONTH AGO, 3-49. <P>AND YESTERDAY, 3-67, ACCORDING TO TRIPLE A. <P>EXPERTS SAY THERE ARE A FEW REASONS PRICES ARE HIGHER. <P>IT'S A COMBINATION OF RISING TENSIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST, BIG EAST COAST REFINERIES SHUTTING DOWN AND INCREASED DEMAND FOR GAS IN CHINA AND INDIA. <P>we are right on a threshold of high gas price volatility and we'll see it spike sooner rather than later <P>Jen <P>COUNT ON US TO KEEP TRACKING THE PRICE AT THE PUMP. <P>IN FM, JT 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=HOUSTON LATEST-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HOUSTON LATEST-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THERE WILL BE NO PUBLIC MEMORIAL FOR THE QUEEN OF POP. <P>WHITNEY HOUSTON'S FAMILY HAS DECIDED HER FUNERAL WILL BE PRIVATE -- <P>BY "INVITATION ONLY." <P>HOUSTON'S FAMILY DECLINED THE OFFER TO HOLD A HUGE MEMORIAL AT NEWARK'S PRUDENTIAL CENTER. <P>IN FAVOR OF A MORE INTIMATE GATHERING AT NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH, WHERE SHE SANG AS A 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=2020 WHITNEY SPECIAL-SSTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>2020 WHITNEY SPECIAL-SSTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>AND THIS FRIDAY RIGHT HERE ON A-B-C SEVEN -- <P>IT'S A SPECIAL TWO-HOUR EDITION OF 20/20, WITH DIANE SAWYER, <P>"ONE MOMENT IN TIME: THE LIFE OF WHITNEY HOUSTON" AIRS AT 9 PM. <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 REMOVED-SS VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BABY REMOVED-SS VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>NEW DETAILS ABOUT A SEVERE CASE OF CHILD ABUSE IN LEE COUNTY. <P>WE ARE TOLD THE CHILD WAS BEATEN SO BADLY. HE HAD A STROKE. <P>THE LITTLE BOY ALSO HAS A SKULL FRACTURE. <P>SEVERAL BROKEN BONES. <P>AND BLEEDING ON THE BRAIN SO SEVERE, <P>HE NEEDED A BLOOD TRANSFUSION. <P>THE BABY'S FATHER, <P>JONATHAN RENDON, <P>IS CHARGED WITH CHILD ABUSE. <P>HE SAYS HE SLIPPED, AND THE BABY HIT HIS KNEE, <P>D-C-F WILL TAKE CUSTODY OF THE CHILD, <P>ONCE 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=CHINA VP VISIT-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CHINA VP VISIT-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>WASHINGTON ROLLS OUT THE RED CARPET FOR CHINA'S VICE PRESIDENT. <P>PRESIDENT OBAMA WELCOMED XI JINPING TO THE WHITE HOUSE YESTERDAY. <P>HE IS SECOND IN COMMAND OF CHINA'S MILITARY, <P>AND IS EXPECTED TO BECOME THAT COUNTRY'S COMMUNIST PARTY LEADER LATER THIS YEAR. <P>HE ALSO ATTENDED A LUNCHEON AT THE STATE DEPARTMENT WITH SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON. <P>TODAY - HE TRAVELS TO IOWA. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=PRIESTS ASSASSINATION-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>PRIESTS ASSASSINATION-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>NEW THIS MORING-- <P>WE'RE TOLD TWO PRIESTS HIRED ASSASSINS TO KILL THEM, <P>AFTER AT LEAST ONE OF THEM WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AIDS. <P>THAT'S WHAT COLOMBIAN PROSECUTORS ALLEGED TUESDAY. <P>THE BODIES OF THE TWO PRIESTS WERE FOUND IN A CAR IN BOGOTA, <P>IN JANUARY OF 2011. <P>PROSECUTORS NOW ALLEGE THE MEN WERE GAY. <P>AND UNABLE TO DEAL WITH THE NEWS THAT ONE OF THEM WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AIDS. <P>TWO MEN HAVE BEEN ARRESTED FOR THE KILLINGS. <P>AND ONE HAS ALREADY ENTERED A GUILTY PLEA. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=AVASTIN WARNING-ON CAM> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>AVASTIN WARNING-ON CAM</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A HEALTH ALERT-- <P>THE MAKER OF THE BEST-SELLING CANCER DRUG AVASTIN ISSUED A WARNING THIS MORNING. <P>ABOUT COUNTERFEIT VIALS OF THE PRODUCT BEING DISTRIBUTED IN THE U.S. <P>WE'RE TOLD THE FAKE PRODUCTS *DON'T CONTAIN THE *KEY INGREDIENT IN AVASTIN -- <P>WHICH IS USED TO TREAT CANCERS OF THE COLON, LUNG, KIDNEY AND BRAIN CANCER. <P>DOCTORS WHO SUSPECT THEY HAVE THE FAKE DRUGS. SHOULD REACH OUT TO THE F-D-A. <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 UEP MEETING-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CAPE UEP MEETING-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>WE EXPECT A LOT OF EMOTION IN THE CAPE CORAL CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS LATER TODAY, <P>WHEN LEADERS TALK ABOUT THE "UTILITIES EXPANSION PROJECT." <P>THE U-E-P WOULD HOOK UP HOMES *WITHOUT WATER AND SEWER. TO THE CITY'S SYSTEM. <P>IT WOULD COST THOSE HOMEOWNERS THOUSANDS, <P>BUT LOWER THE COSTS FOR EVERYONE ELSE ALREADY USING THE UTILITIES. <P>THE SPECIAL MEETING BEGINS AT FIVE O CLOCK. <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 TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE-SS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CAPE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE-SS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>AND CAPE CORAL HOMEOWNERS COULD HAVE THEIR HOMES TAKEN AWAY BY EMINENT DOMAIN. <P>THE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMISSION WILL MEET TODAY -- <P>TO TALK ABOUT A PROPOSED ROAD PROJECT. <P>THE CITY AND THE COUNTY ARE CONSIDERING TAKING *FOUR HOMES. <P>TO MAKE WAY FOR THE RE-ALIGNMENT OF LITTLETON ROAD, AT KISMET PARKWAY. <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 MORNING-- <P>U-S STOCK FUTURES ARE FOLLOWING WORLD MARKETS HIGHER AS EUROPE APPEARS TO BE INCHING CLOSER TO A GREEK BAILOUT DEAL. <P>JOIN US HEAR FOR THE OPENING BELL LIVE AT 9:30 <P>PLUS-- <P>STUDENT DEBT FOR SOME. IS A NEVER ENDING NIGHTMARE. <P>"With this debt, you know, you start to get more concerned about getting high-paying jobs rather than the one that you set your heart on." <P>DEBT 101-- <P>ABC SEVEN EXPLORES THE LONGTERM EFFECTS. OF NOT PAYING WHAT YOU OWE. <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) STUDENT LOAN DEBT-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ1 A) STUDENT LOAN DEBT-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=WEATHER TEASE-WX ID> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>WEATHER TEASE-WX ID</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>WEATHER IS COMING UP. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=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>READ MY LIPS -- <P>YOU MAY BE EATING LEAD -- BECAUSE OF YOUR MAKEUP! <P>THE F-D-A SAYS 4-HUNDRED TYPES OF LIPSTICK CONTAIN TRACE AMOUNTS OF LEAD -- <P>FROM BRANDS INCLUDING L'OREAL, AND PROCTER & GAMBLE. <P>L'OREAL MADE HALF OF THE TEN LIPSTICKS THAT TESTED WITH THE MOST LEAD. <P>THE WORST OFFENDER -- "COLOR SENSATIONAL PINK PETAL." <P>LEAD CAN LEAD TO KIDNEY DAMAGE AND REDUCED I-Q. <P>THE F-D-A, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHETHER TO PUT LIMITS ON LEAD IN LIPSTICKS. <P>****** <P>MEANTIME-- SONY APOLOGIZING FOR HIKING PRICES ON TWO WHITNEY HOUSTON ALBUMS ON ITUNES, THE DAY AFTER THE SINGER'S TRAGIC DEATH. <P>"ALL THINGS D" SAYS SONY CALLS THE DRAMATIC PRICE HIKES ON HOUSTON'S "GREATEST HITS" AND "ULTIMATE COLLECTION" IN THE U-K A "MISTAKE." <P>SONY LOWERED PRICES BACK DOWN AT THE THE END OF THE WEEKEND. <P>***** <P>AND PEPSICO HAS A NEW STRATEGY TO SQUEEZE MORE PROFITS OUT OF IT'S ORANGE JUICE BUSINESS. <P>ADD WATER! <P>THE BEVERAGE MAKER NOW FOCUSING ON MARKETING PRODUCTS WITH LOWER JUICE CONTENT. <P>ONE COMPANY EXEC TELLS BLOOMBERG -- <P>CONSUMERS ADD WATER TO THEIR OWN O-J ANYWAY -- <P>SO WHY NOT ADD IT FOR THEM, AND CHARGE FOR IT! <P>***** <P>AND GOLDMAN SACHS, UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR POSSIBLE INSIDER TRADING. <P>MORE, AFTER THIS: <P>A GOLDMAN SACHS ANALYST -- UNDER FEDERAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION. <P>THE WALL STREET JOURNAL SAYS THE WELL-KNOWN ANALYST, HENRY KING, MAY HAVE GIVEN INSIDER INFORMATION TO HEDGE FUNDS. <P>PAPER SAYS IT'S THE FIRST TIME *RESEARCH OPS* AT A MAJOR WALL STREET FIRM HAVE FACED THIS TYPE OF INVESTIGATION. <P>AS FOR TRADING HERE -- <P>CONCERN ABOUT EUROPE'S DEBT PROBLEMS, WEIGHED ON STOCKS YESTERDAY. <P>CHINA -- PLEDGING TO HELP RESOLVE THE GREEK DEBT CRISIS -- AND THAT COULD IMPACT THE MOOD TODAY. <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=ARIZONA SNOW-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>ARIZONA SNOW-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>PEOPLE IN PARTS OF ARIZONA WOKE UP TO THIS VALENTINE'S DAY SURPRISE TUESDAY. <P>SNOW! <P>METEOROLOGISTS SAY THE COLD WEATHER TURNED RAIN INTO THE WHITE STUFF ACROSS TUCSON. <P>AND TEMPERATURES DROPPED AS LOW AS 37-DEGREES. <P>MOST PLACES GOT A DUSTING OF SNOW, <P>BUT OTHERS.MORE THAN AN INCH. <P>THERE'S GOOD NEWS. <P>THE TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REBOUND 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=STORMWARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>STORMWARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=CROSSTALK INTO WX-CAM 9 WX EST> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CROSSTALK INTO WX-CAM 9 WX EST</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=FORECAST-WXWALL> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>FORECAST-WXWALL</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF. <P>IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA. <P>Smoky, foggy morning <P>A smoky, foggy start will eventually give way to sunshine and warm conditions on this Wednesday. <P>Our morning smoke is likely being carried northward from a handful of controlled burns across Collier County. We may notice a little smoke in the air from time to time today, but once the sun comes up and winds get going, our air quality should greatly improve. <P>Temperatures are set to climb back into the low to mid 80s this afternoon, except near the beach where the colder Gulf waters keep things a bit cooler. <P>Sunshine will dominate our sky today with only a few patchy clouds expected during the afternoon. <P>We'll also notice our humidity becoming a bit higher today as a southerly wind carries in a little more moisture. <P>Rain chances will be very minimal today, however, and we don't expect to see our next decent chance of rain until late Friday. <P>Thursday looks to be another warm, sunny day with perhaps a little patchy fog early in the morning. Temperatures will again be above average with highs expected to reach the middle 80s. <P>A weather system will move in late Friday and give us a chance of only a few showers Friday night. <P>At this point, Saturday looks to be warm, dry and breezy with highs in the middle 80s. <P>We'll see another chance of rain Sunday morning as yet another weather system moves through Southwest Florida. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=STUDENT LOAN DEBT-VO IN POP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>STUDENT LOAN DEBT-VO IN POP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>FOR PARENTS WHO CO-SIGNED ON STUDENT LOANS. JUST AS THE HOUSING BUBBLE WAS BURSTING. THE FINANCIAL PAIN HAS BEEN COMPOUNDED. <P>EVEN IF THE SITUATION IS SO BAD YOU HAVE TO FILE FOR BANKRUPTCY. <P>STUDENT LOAN DEBT IS ALMOST NEVER WIPED AWAY. <P>STEPHANIE ELAM TALKS WITH A FAMILY DEALING WITH THIS DILEMMA. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=STUDENT LOAN DEBT-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>STUDENT LOAN DEBT-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>SALLY PIXOMATIS AND HER HUSBAND ALWAYS BELIEVED IN THEIR SON MICHAEL'S DREAMS FOR THE FUTURE. <P>"We assumed that he would go in to the marine corps. as an officer and be able to pay off his college loans." <P>SO MICHAEL'S PARENTS CO-SIGNED ON HIS STUDENT LOANS, NOW TOTALING ABOUT 90-THOUSAND DOLLARS. BUT IN 2010, THE YEAR MICHAEL GRADUATED, HIS PARENTS WERE DEVASTATED BY THE LOSS OF BOTH OF THEIR MOTHERS, SALLY ALSO HAD SURGERY AND COULDN'T GO BACK TO WORK RIGHT AWAY. <P>"Bills were piling up and we were getting behind." <P>MICHAEL, ARMED WITH A DEGREE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO FULFILL HIS DREAM OF BECOMING A MARINE. BUT HE DID FIND WORK, SELLING CELL PHONES FOR MINIMUM WAGE PLUS COMMISSION. <P>"I'm able to make my payments, so that way my parents won't have to." <P>BUT AFTER LOSING THEIR HOUSE AND SADDLED WITH A TOTAL OF ABOUT 200-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN DEBT. MICHAEL'S PARENTS FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY LAST YEAR. <P>"It is very humbling. Yeah, you know, you think wow we make a decent amount of money why can't we keep up with everything." <P>LORENE LYNN MIES, THE FAMILY'S BANKRUPTCY ATTORNEY SAYS SHE IS ON THE FRONT LINES OF THE STUDENT LOAN DEBT CRISIS. <P>"I see people each and every day that are in the process of losing their homes because they are now paying student loan debt that was created by their children." <P>"With this debt, you know, you start to get more concerned about getting high-paying jobs rather than the one that you set your heart on." <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 FCC LAWS-ON CAM> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>NEW FCC LAWS-ON CAM</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>GET READY FOR TELEMARKETERS TO START REACHING OUT AGAIN. <P>THE F-C-C IS EXPECTED TO APPROVE NEW RULES TODAY. <P>MAKING IT HARDER FOR COMPANIES TO BOMBARD YOU WITH ROBO-CALLS AND AUTOMATED TEXT MESSAGES. <P>TELEMARKETERS ALSO WILL BE REQUIRED TO LET YOU OPT *OUT OF ANY FUTURE CALLS, DURING THEIR ROBOCALL. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=SLEEP MEMORY -VBX-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>SLEEP MEMORY -VBX-WIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>NEW THIS MORNING-- <P>DIFFICULTY SLEEPING DURING MIDDLE AGE. MAY BE A PRE-CURSOR TO ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. <P>RESEARCHERS STUDIED THE SLEEP HABITS OF 100 HEALTHY PEOPLE, <P>BETWEEN THE AGES OF 45 AND 80. <P>THOSE WHO WOKE UP MORE THAN FIVE TIMES PER HOUR. <P>WERE *MORE LIKELY TO HAVE A BUILD-UP OF AMYLOID PLAQUES IN THE BRAIN, <P>COMPARED TO PEOPLE WHO DID NOT WAKE UP AS OFTEN. <P>IT'S UNCLEAR WHETHER SLEEP PROBLEMS ARE AN EARLY SIGNAL OF DEMENTIA. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=NIGHT SWEATS -VBX-TOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>NIGHT SWEATS -VBX-TOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>NOW -- A NEW STUDY FROM LONDON FINDS. <P>BREATHING TECHNIQUES AND OTHER BEHAVIORAL THERAPIES *MIGHT HELP RELIEVE SLEEP-DISRUPTING SYMPTOMS. <P>HOT FLASHES AND NIGHT SWEATS AFFECT AT LEAST 65-PERCENT OF BREAST CANCER PATIENTS, POST-TREATMENT. <P>THE EFFECT LASTED AT LEAST 6 MONTHS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=COLD WATER MUSCLES -VBX-TOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>COLD WATER MUSCLES -VBX-TOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>HERE'S A NEW TRICK-- <P>PLUNGING INTO COLD WATER AFTER STRENUOUS EXERCISE. <P>*MIGHT HELP WARD OFF SOME MUSCLE SORENESS THAT TENDS TO STICK AROUND FOR DAYS. <P>A REVIEW OF RESEARCH FINDS SOME EVIDENCE -- <P>THAT ICY WATER BATHS WORK. BUT ONLY COMPARED TO RESTING MUSCLES. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=AIRBUS INVESTIGATION-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>AIRBUS INVESTIGATION-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A PLANE BEING INVESTIGATED FOR CRACKS IN THE WINGS. HAS BEEN DEEMED SAFE. <P>"I can say this plane is absolutely safe to fly. <P>THE C-E-O OF AIRBUS. THE EUROPEAN AIRCRAFT MAKER. CLAIMS AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION WAS LAUNCHED -- <P>INTO THE ORIGIN OF THE WING CRACKS ON THEIR A-380 AIRCRAFT. <P>HE WANTS TO KNOW HOW THE COMPANY ALLOWED MANUFACTURING FLAWS TO DEVELOP. <P>BUT NOW PROCLAIMS THE PLANE IS SAFE. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TEASE TWO-1SHOT> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TEASE TWO-1SHOT</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>NEW THIS MORNING-- <P>ABC SEVEN BRINGS YOU VIDEO OF A FORT MYERS POLICE OFFICER. CAUGHT IN A TIGHT SPOT. <P>PLUS-- <P>DASH CAM VIDEO SHOWS AN AMERICAN COUNTRY STAR. BEING PULLED OVER BY THE COPS. <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) RANDY TRAVIS DASHCAM-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ2 A) RANDY TRAVIS DASHCAM-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=FMPD CAR IN DITCH-BNR VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>FMPD CAR IN DITCH-BNR VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>TAKE A LOOK AT THIS NEW VIDEO WE SHOT OVERNIGHT. <P>A CRANE LIFTS A FORT MYERS POLICE CAR OUT OF A CANAL. <P>IT ALL STARTED, <P>WHEN SOMEONE PULLED IN FRONT OF THE OFFICER AT CARRELL ROAD AND CENTRAL AVENUE. <P>SHE WALKED AWAY WITH A FEW MINOR INJURIES. <P>THE OFFICER WAS RESPONDING TO A CALL. <P>LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE INVESTIGATING. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=RANDY TRAVIS DASHCAM-NATVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>RANDY TRAVIS DASHCAM-NATVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>LAST WEEK, COUNTRY MUSIC STAR RANDY TRAVIS WAS ARRESTED IN NORTH TEXAS. FOR PUBLIC INTOXICATION. <P>NOW, OFFICIALS RELEASE THE DASHCAMERA VIDEO FROM THE NIGHT OF THE ARREST. <P>Cop: WHats your name? <P>Travis: Randy Travis. <P>Cop: Randy Travis? <P>Travis: Yes Sir. <P>IN THE EARLY MORNING OF FEBRUARY 6TH.THE MORNING AFTER THE SUPERBOWL.POLICE SPOTTED A CAR PARKED IN A CHURCH PARKING LOT. <P>THE SUPERSTAR TOLD POLICE HE DID NOT HAVE ANY I-D ON HIM. <P>AND HAD BEEN IN AN ARGUMENT WITH HIS WIFE-TO-BE. <P>BUT OFFICERS SMELLED ALCOHOL ON HIS BREATH. <P>AND TRAVIS WAS ARRESTED. <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 TRIBUTE WALL-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>WHITNEY TRIBUTE WALL-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>FANS OF LATE POP SINGER WHITNEY HOUSTON. <P>SAY THEIR LAST GOODBYES IN THE PHILIPPINES. <P>A TRIBUTE WALL HAS BEEN SET UP. IN ONE OF MANILA'S LARGEST MALLS. <P>FANS WROTE THEIR MESSAGES ON A WALL, <P>WHILE LISTENING TO THE SINGER'S GREATEST HITS PLAYING ON THE MALL'S SOUND SYSTEM. <P>WHITNEY HOUSTON WAS VERY POPULAR IN THE PHILIPPINES. <P>HER SONGS WERE A TOP PICK ON T-V SINGING COMPETITIONS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=SIMPSONS STAR-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>SIMPSONS STAR-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THE MAN WHO CREATED "THE SIMPSONS". <P>GETS A STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME. <P>MATT GROENING WAS HONORED TUESDAY IN LOS ANGELES. <P>THE 500-TH EPISODE OF "THE SIMPSONS" IS SET TO AIR LATER THIS WEEK. <P>CAST MEMBERS, YEARDLEY SMITH - THE VOICE OF LISA SIMPSON, AND HANK AZARIA - THE VOICE OF MOE, WERE THERE FOR THE DEDICATION. <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-- <P>A FIGHT OVER DOG FECES.LEAVES ONE DEAD. <P>ABC SEVEN HAS THE LATEST ON THE HEATED BRAWL. <P>PLUS-- <P>THE RESULTS ARE IN. <P>ABC SEVEN INTRODUCES YOU TO THE BEST IN SHOW. <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) BEST IN SHOW-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ3 A) BEST IN SHOW-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=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=TS1) PAYROLL TAX EXTENTION-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TS1) PAYROLL TAX EXTENTION-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT ON A PAYROLL TAX CUT EXTENSION. <P>COULD BE UP FOR FINAL APPROVAL THIS WEEK. <P>ALTHOUGH CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS SAY MORE CHANGES COULD BE MADE. <P>HOUSE REPUBLICANS ALREADY HAVE DROPPED THEIR DEMAND -- <P>THAT EXTENDING THE TAX CUT UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR. WOULD HAVE TO BE PAID FOR WITH SPENDING 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=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>U.S. STOCK FUTURES ARE FOLLOWING WORLD MARKETS HIGHER, <P>AS EUROPE APPEARS TO BE INCHING CLOSER TO A GREEK BAILOUT DEAL. <P>THE DOW JONES, S AND P, AND NASDAQ ALL POINTING 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=TS2) CRUISER IN DITCH-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TS2) CRUISER IN DITCH-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A CRANE LIFTS A FORT MYERS POLICE CAR OUT OF A CANAL OVERNIGHT. <P>IT ALL STARTED, <P>WHEN SOMEONE PULLED IN FRONT OF THE OFFICER AT CARRELL ROAD AND CENTRAL AVENUE. <P>THE OFFICER WAS RESPONDING TO A CALL. <P>OTHER THAN A FEW MINOR INJURIES - EVERYONE'S OKAY THIS MORNING. <P>LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE INVESTIGATING. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TS3) CAPE UEP-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TS3) CAPE UEP-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>TODAY-- WE'LL HAVE A BETTER IDEA ABOUT WHAT COULD HAPPEN. <P>WITH THE "UTILITIES EXPANSION PROJECT" IN CAPE CORAL. <P>CITY LEADERS PLAN TO HOLD A SPECIAL MEETING ON THE CONTROVERSIAL PLAN AT FIVE P-M. <P>WORK WOULD INCLUDE EXPANDING WATER AND SEWER SERVICE TO PEOPLE LIVING IN THE CAPE. <P>BUT IT WOULD COME AT A COST TO HOMEOWNERS INVOLVED. <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> <P>A DRAMATIC START TO THE TRIAL OF AN ALABAMA MAN. <P>CHARGED WITH MURDERING HIS <P>WIFE ON THEIR HONEYMOON. <P>PROSECUTORS SAY GABE WATSON DROWNED HIS WIFE, <P>DURING AN AUSTRALIAN SCUBA DIVING EXCURSION. <P>20-20 ANCHOR ELIZABETH VARGAS HAS THE LATEST. <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-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HONEYMOON MURDER TRIAL-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>SCRIPT: <P>WITH HIS NEW WIFE BY HIS SIDE, GABE WATSON, THE ALLEGED "HONEYMOON" KILLER" <P>ARRIVED FOR THE FIRST DAY OF HIS MURDER TRIAL. HE LISTENED INTENTLY AS <P>PROSECUTORS ACCUSED HIM OF KILLING HIS WIFE OF 11 DAYS WHILE SCUBA DIVING IN <P>AUSTRALIA'S GREAT BARRIER REEF.TINA'S FAMILY HAS WAITED NEARLY 10 YEARS FOR <P>THEIR DAY IN COURT. <P>SOT TOMMY THOMAS / TINA'S FATHER: "I'm not here to sentence him. I am here <P>to get justice for my daughter." <P>IT WAS THIS PICTURE OF TINA WATSON'S LIFELESS BODY ON THE OCEAN FLOOR THAT <P>PROSECUTORS SHOWED THE JURORS FIRST. <P>NATS ANDREW ARRINGTON / PROSECUTOR: "Tina Watson, floating on the bottom, <P>her regulator in, her mask on, not breathing." <P>THEY CLAIM WATSON TURNED OFF THE AIR IN HER TANK WHILE THEY WERE UNDERWATER. <P>AS PROOF, THEY ALLEGE WATSON'S STORY OF WHAT HAPPENED ON THE ILL FATED <P>DIVE CHANGED OVER SEVERAL POLICE INTERROGATIONS. <P>SOT GABE WATSON / POLICE INTERROGATION VIDEO: "Her hand hit my mask. It <P>knocked my mask sideways / Got back to the anchor boat where some people <P>were, and I remember shouting through my regulator, Tina, Tina, Tina." <P>NATS ANDREW ARRINGTON / PROSECUTOR: "The fact that he keeps changing his <P>story, the fact that he's lying, these are all problems." <P>NATS blow the camera a kissy. <P>PROSECUTORS SAY WATSON KILLED HIS BRIDE TO COLLECT ON HER LIFE INSURANCE. <P>THEY ALSO ALLEGED WATSON EVEN TRIED TO TAKE TINA'S ENGAGEMENT RING FROM THE <P>FUNERAL HOME. <P>NATS ANDREW ARRINGTON / PROSECUTOR: "He gained I take it, Tina's engagement <P>ring as the last act of contact with her." <P>THEN DEFENSE LAWYERS HAD THEIR TURN, AND THEY ARGUED TINA'S DEATH WAS NOT A <P>SCHEME TO MAKE MONEY. TINA'S BENEFICIARY WAS HER FATHER, NOT HER HUSBAND. <P>SOT BRETT BLOOMSTON / DEFENSE ATTORNEY: "You will hear, a horrible story of <P>a terrible and tragic accident." <P>DEFENSE LAYWERS ARGUED THE DEATH WAS THE RESULT OF A NOVICE DIVER WHO <P>PANICKED ON HER FIRST DIVE IN THE OCEAN. <P>SOT BRETT BLOOMSTON / DEFENSE ATTORNEY: "It's about, did he intentionally <P>kill her, and you're not going to get that evidence." <P>THE HONEYMOON DIVE WAS 100 FEET UNDERWATER, EXPLORING A CENTURY OLD <P>SHIPWRECK. AUSTRALIAN JOURNALIST AND EXPERIENCED DIVER PETER PATRICK SAYS <P>IT WAS NOT ONLY DEEP, BUT BECAUSE OF STRONG CURRENTS, VERY DIFFICULT. <P>SOT PETER PATRICK / INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST: "She shouldn't have been <P>diving in that depth of water for a first ocean dive. I mean, this was the <P>very first time." <P>DEFENSE LAWYERS TOLD JURORS THE DIVE ORGANIZERS VIOLATED THEIR OWN POLICY BY <P>ALLOWING A NOVICE DIVER TO GO INTO THE WATER WITHOUT A GUIDE. <P>DEFENSE LAWYERS ALSO SAID TINA HAD 20 POUNDS ON HER WEIGHT BELT, FAR TOO <P>MUCH FOR A WOMAN HER SIZE <P>SOT BRETT BLOOMSTON / DEFENSE ATTORNEY: "Poor thing put too many on because <P>she didn't readily descend the first time that they went down / so she <P>overweighed herself." <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=SYRIA BOMBED PIPELINE-VBX-TOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>SYRIA BOMBED PIPELINE-VBX-TOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THICK DARK SMOKE FILLS THE SKY ABOVE HOMS, SYRIA. <P>THE CITY AT THE *CENTER OF THE COUNTRY'S 11 MONTH OLD UPRISING. <P>SYRIAN ACTIVISTS SAY AN OIL PIPELINE IN THE CITY HAD BEEN HIT, <P>CAUSING A HUGE FIRE. <P>THE PIPELINE IS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD, <P>WHICH HAS BEEN SHELLED BY REGIME TROOPS FOR THE PAST 12 DAYS. <P>HOMS IS HOME TO ONE OF SYRIA'S TWO OIL REFINERIES. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=HAITI DELAGATION-VBX-TOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HAITI DELAGATION-VBX-TOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A DELEGATION FROM THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL IS IN HAITI. <P>ON TUESDAY, THE DELEGATION ASSESSED SECURITY NEEDS. <P>BEFORE A DECISION OVER REDUCING THE PEACEKEEPER FORCE, <P>WHICH IS NOW AT MORE THAN TEN-THOUSAND. <P>DESPITE THE WORST POVERTY IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. <P>HAITI'S STREETS ARE RELATIVELY SECURE. <P>AND HAITI HAS ONE OF THE LOWEST HOMICIDE RATES IN THE REGION. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=LIBYA ANNIVERSARY-VBX-TOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>LIBYA ANNIVERSARY-VBX-TOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THIS WEEK, LIBYANS MARK THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY. <P>OF THE START OF THE UPRISING, WHICH SAW THE OVERTHROW AND DEATH OF LEADER MOAMMAR KHADDAFY. <P>IT ALL BEGAN A YEAR AGO TODAY, <P>WITH THE ARREST OF A HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST IN THE CITY OF BENGHAZI, <P>WHO WORKED TO FREE POLITICAL PRISONERS. <P>IN AUGUST, AFTER WEEKS OF NATO BOMBARDMENT, REBEL FIGHTERS ENTERED AND CONQUERED TRIPOLI. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=MEXICO TRAVEL ALERT-VO-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>MEXICO TRAVEL ALERT-VO-WIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>MEXICO'S INTERIOR MINISTER SAYS A NEW TRAVEL ALERT. ISSUED BY THE U-S GOVERNMENT. IS "RIDICULOUS." <P>THAT ALERT RECOMMENDS AMERICANS AVOID TRAVELING TO STATES WHERE DRUG CARTELS HAVE BEEN AT WAR. <P>AND THAT'S NEARLY HALF OF MEXICO'S STATES. <P>IT IS THE WIDEST TRAVEL ADVISORY ISSUED SINCE MEXICO BEGAN ITS WAR ON DRUG CARTELS IN 2006. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=ON TIME FLIGHTS-VBX-TOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>ON TIME FLIGHTS-VBX-TOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>NEW THIS MORING-- <P>MILD WEATHER IN DECEMBER HELPED AIR TRAVELERS ARRIVE TO THEIR DESTINATIONS ON TIME. <P>THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SAYS 84-POINT-4 PERCENT OF FLIGHTS ARRIVED WITHIN 15 MINUTES OF THEIR SCHEDULED TIME IN DECEMBER. <P>AND ONLY POINT-EIGHT PERCENT OF FLIGHTS WERE CANCELED. <P>THERE WERE NO DELAYS OF MORE THAN THREE HOURS FOR ANY U-S AIRLINE. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=FIGHT OVER DOG, ONE DEAD-VO-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>FIGHT OVER DOG, ONE DEAD-VO-WIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A NEIGHBORHOOD DISPUTE. TURNS DEADLY IN PHILADELPHIA. <P>IT HAPPENED HERE, IN THE TACONY NEIGHBORHOOD. <P>WITNESSES SAY -- <P>IT ALL STARTED OVER ONE NEIGHBOR'S DOG. USING ANOTHER NEIGHBOR'S LAWN AS A BATHROOM. <P>THEN-- GUNFIRE BROKE OUT. <P>LEAVING ONE MAN DEAD. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=FIGHT OVER DOG, ONE DEAD-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>FIGHT OVER DOG, ONE DEAD-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>He was telling the guy, 'please do not let your dog poop on my lawn; please, at least clean it up. <P>It was all over a dog mess in somebody else's yard. It's just not fair. People have more to live for than over dog poop. <P>THE SHOOTER WAS ARRESTED. <P>POLICE HAVE NOT RELEASED HIS IDENTITY OR THE VICTIMS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=PISTOL PACKING PREACHER-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>PISTOL PACKING PREACHER-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>IT'S BEING CALLED THE "STAND YOUR GROUND" LAW FOR CHURCHES -- <P>ONE LAWMAKER IS PUSHING LEGISLATION. <P>THAT WOULD APPLY THE LAW TO PLACES OF WORSHIP. <P>IT WOULD ALLOW THE USE OF DEADLY FORCE. IF THE CONGREGATION IS IN DANGER. <P>S/ Imam Imad Enchassi, Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City <P>"We have definitely had our share of threatening phone calls and threatening e-mails." <P>TO HELP PROTECT PLACES LIKE MOSQUES OR CHURCHES FROM VIOLENCE- <P>REPRESENTATIVE MIKE RITZE IS PUSHING A "MAKE MY DAY" LAW FOR RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=PISTOL PACKING PREACHER-(2)SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>PISTOL PACKING PREACHER-(2)SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>S/ Rep. Mike Ritze Broken Arrow <P>"They don't have to do it, we are no mandating it, it just recognizes the right that they can do it just like they can in their homes, vehicles, and businesses." <P>S/ Pastor Paul Blair, Fairview Baptist Church <P>"As long as there is a threat to a person's person or property- then people have the constitutional right to be able to protect themselves." <P>ESSENTIALLY- THE LAWMAKER SAYS IF LIVES ARE IN DANGER. IT WOULD ALLOW PEOPLE TO USE DEADLY FORCE IN A PLACE OF WORSHIP. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=STARBUCKS GUNS-VO-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>STARBUCKS GUNS-VO-WIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A GUN VICTIMS ADVOCACY GROUP CALLS FOR A NATIONAL BOYCOTT AGAINST STARBUCKS. <P>IN PROTEST OF THE COMPANY'S POLICY TOWARD GUNS. <P>BUT GUN ADVOCATES SUPPORT THE COFFEE COMPANY. <P>THESE ARMED GUN ADVOCATES SPENT THEIR TUESDAY BUYING COFFEE. <P>GUN OWNERS CAME OUT -- <P>AFTER SOME GUN OPPONENTS HAD CALLED FOR A BOYCOTT. <P>BECAUSE STARBUCKS ALLOWS CUSTOMERS TO CARRY HANDGUNS OR CONCEALED WEAPONS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=STARBUCKS GUNS-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>STARBUCKS GUNS-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>S/ Ed Levine / Gun Advocate:20-:41 <P>"i'm here today to support Starbucks for staying neutral in the gunfight that's been going on with gun owners and non-gun owners <P>S/ Patricia Phillips / Starbucks Customer 1:11-1:22 <P>"I don't have a problem with it. I tend to feel like there's not going to be a problem in this store. if people are, law abiding folks are there to protect themselves and others." <P>THE BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE. OPPOSES THE POLICY OF OPENLY CARRYING GUNS IN PUBLIC. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=CHAIN SAW RECALL-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CHAIN SAW RECALL-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>HERE'S AN ABC SEVEN CONSUMER ALERT-- <P>ABOUT THREE-THOUSAND CHAIN SAWS ARE BEING RECALLED. <P>WE'RE TOLD THE FLYWHEEL ON THE CHAIN SAW CAN CRACK. <P>CAUSING PARTS TO SEPARATE AND STRIKE USERS OR PEOPLE STANDING NEARBY. <P>THE RECALL INVOLVES M-S 391 CHAIN SAWS. <P>SOLD AT STIHL DEALERS NATIONWIDE LAST YEAR, <P>FROM MARCH THROUGH JULY. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=SHARK FISHING-VOWIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>SHARK FISHING-VOWIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>ONE WOMAN PUSHES FOR CHANGES TO SHARK FISHING AND CHUMMING. <P>IT'S ON THE AGENDA FOR BONITA SPRINGS COUNCIL MEMBERS TODAY. <P>DIANE FRAZINE WANTS SHARK CHUMMING AND FISHING *REGULATED ON BONITA BEACH, <P>SHE SAYS TOSSING BLOODY FISH PARTS INTO COASTAL WATERS. <P>PUTS KIDS AND TOURISTS AT RISK, <P>BY DRAWING SHARKS CLOSER TO SHORE. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=SHARK FISHING-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>SHARK FISHING-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>Diane Frazine "make a designated swimming area and mark it that there will be no shark fishing it will benefit the city and anyone who comes to swim here." 11 sec <P>RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE *NO LAWS IN BONITA REGULATING THE PRACTICE. <P>AND SOME CHARTER BOAT CAPTAINS SAY PEOPLE ARE NOT USUALLY AT RISK WHILE SHARK FISHING. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=41 TRAFFIC LIGHT RESOLUTION-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>41 TRAFFIC LIGHT RESOLUTION-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DEMAND A CROSSWALK BE INSTALLED. <P>AT THE INTERSECTION OF U-S 41 AND SWEET WATER RANCH BOULEVARD, <P>WHERE A TEENAGER DIED TWO WEEKS AGO. <P>A CAR HIT AND KILLED DANIELLE CHAMPMAN AT THE CROSSING. <P>THE COUNTY HAS PLEDGED TO PAY FOR SOME OF THE CHANGES, <P>BUT, THE D-O-T HAS ANNOUNCED. IT WILL STICK WITH PLANS TO STUDY THE INTERSECTION FIRST. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=SPRING TRAINING TIX-2CG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>SPRING TRAINING TIX-2CG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>IF YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN TICKETS FOR A SPRING TRAINING GAME YET. YOU'RE IN LUCK. <P>ABC 7 FOUND SEVERAL TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE. <P>THE RED SOX HAVE LIMITED AVAILABILITY FOR MOST GAMES, <P>HOWEVER -- MIAMI, SAINT LOUIS, MINNESOTA, TORONTO, THE YANKEES AND TAMPA BAY HAVE ALL SOLD OUT. <P>THESE ARE THE TWINS GAMES THAT ARE SOLD OUT. <P>WHEN THEY PLAY PHILADELPHIA, SAINT LOUIS AND THE YANKEES. <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 IN SHOW-NATVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BEST IN SHOW-NATVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 19-90, <P>THE WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB CROWNS A UNIQUE PUP. BEST IN SHOW! <P>THE PEKINGESE <P>A PEKINGESE NAMED IS NAMED "BEST IN SHOW" AT THE PRESTIGIOUS EVENT. <P>FOUR-YEAR-OLD MALACHY BEAT OUT A DALMATIAN, GERMAN SHEPHERD, DOBERMAN PINCHER, IRISH SETTER, KERRY BLUE TERRIER AND A WIRE-HAIRED DACHSHUND. <P>IT'S THE SIXTH TIME THE PEKINGESE HAS TAKEN THE TITLE AT WESTMINSTER. <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>NEW THIS MORNING-- <P>FORGET FLOWERS AND CANDY. <P>ONE MAN GOES THE EXTRA MILE FOR HIS GIRLFRIEND. <P>FIIND OUT HOW HE GAVE UP A PIECE OF HIMSELF FOR LOVE. <P>"its different I can say that. never heard about it." <P>"I'm afraid it might start growing on the inside." <P>ABC SEVEN LEARNS CHIA SEEDS ARE JUST GOOD FOR PLANTS. <P>STILL AHEAD-- <P>HOW IT CAN HELP YOU DROP THE WEIGHT. <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) CHIA PET DIET-(2) SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ4 A) CHIA PET DIET-(2) SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=WEATHER TEASE-WX ID> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>WEATHER TEASE-WX ID</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>WEATHER IS COMING UP. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=CHIA PET DIET-VO IN TC> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CHIA PET DIET-VO IN TC</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>COULD THE NOT-SO-SECRET INGREDIENT OF THE ICONIC CHIA PET. BECOME A HEALTH FOOD CRAZE? <P>CHIA SEEDS ARE THE NEW HIT IN THE HEALTH FOOD INDUSTRY. <P>TURNS OUT -- THEY'RE ACTUALLY LOADED WITH PROTEIN AND OMEGA-3 OILS. <P>DAVE BERGGREN 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=CHIA PET DIET-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CHIA PET DIET-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>IT'S THE GAG GIFT WE'VE COME TO LOVE& <P>THEY COME IN ALL SHAPES.& BUT NOW& THE FUNNY GIFT IS A GOOD FOOD? <P>"uhh not so sure about that& " <P>BUT HOLD ON, DON'T EAT YOUR CHIA PET& ITS ACTUALLY THE TINY LITTLE SEEDS THAT ARE THE NEW HIT IN THE HEALTH FOOD INDUSTRY. <P>"its different I can say that. never heard about it." <P>"I'm afraid it might start growing on the inside." <P>YES& IT'S THE SAME SEEDS FROM THE FAMOUS MOSSY GREEN PLANTS& <P>WE FOUND KERI ANDERSON A NUTRITION EXPERT AND PHYSICAL TRAINER AT LIFETIME FITNESS MIXING UP CHIA PUDDING! <P>"It has a lot of protein in it, also the Omega 3 content so healthy fats and oils are going to be consumed with that as well." <P>QUICKLY BECOMING A POPULAR SUPERFOOD, THE LITTLE SEEDS ARE SOLD AT NUTRITION CENTERS, GROCERY STORES& WE CHECKED IN AND FOUND CHIA SEEDS AT WALGREENS& EVEN PRO ATHLETES LIKE BALTIMORE RAVENS STAR RAY RICE SWEARS BY THEM& <P>"omega three walnuts& calcium& ok ok& " <P>"I like Omega 3s so I've thought about trying it." <P>HIGH IN FIBER, PROTEIN. SOME SAY THEY KEEP YOU FEELING FULLER LONGER. <P>"something different& I always try new things& I'll try it once, doesn't hurt right?" <P>"You can add it into yogurt, you can add it into soups, you can add it into pudding." <P>EXPERTS SAY GIVE CH-CHIA A T-T-TRY. <P>"Well if it can put something up top here I might just give it a try." <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=CHIA PET DIET-ON CAM> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CHIA PET DIET-ON CAM</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THE SEEDS CAN BE EATEN GROUND OR WHOLE. <P>RESEARCHERS BELIEVE THAT CHIA SEEDS HELP SLOW THE DIGESTIVE PROCESS OF CONVERTING CARBOHYDRATES INTO SUGARS. <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 FROZEN WATERFALL-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CHINA FROZEN WATERFALL-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>TOURISTS IN CHINA HIT THE ROAD. <P>TO SEE AN ICE WATERFALL IN SHANDONG PROVINCE. <P>VISITORS TO THE NATURAL ATTRACTION HAVE BEEN "CAPTIVATED BY THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE UNUSUAL ICE FORMATIONS." <P>THE WATERFALL IS MORE THAN 300 FEET LONG, <P>AND WAS FORMED BY THE EXTREMELY COLD CONDITIONS IN RECENT DAYS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=STORM WARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>STORM WARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=CROSSTALK-CAM 9 WX EST> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CROSSTALK-CAM 9 WX EST</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=FORECAST-WX WALL> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>FORECAST-WX WALL</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF. <P>IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA. <P>Smoky, foggy morning <P>A smoky, foggy start will eventually give way to sunshine and warm conditions on this Wednesday. <P>Our morning smoke is likely being carried northward from a handful of controlled burns across Collier County. We may notice a little smoke in the air from time to time today, but once the sun comes up and winds get going, our air quality should greatly improve. <P>Temperatures are set to climb back into the low to mid 80s this afternoon, except near the beach where the colder Gulf waters keep things a bit cooler. <P>Sunshine will dominate our sky today with only a few patchy clouds expected during the afternoon. <P>We'll also notice our humidity becoming a bit higher today as a southerly wind carries in a little more moisture. <P>Rain chances will be very minimal today, however, and we don't expect to see our next decent chance of rain until late Friday. <P>Thursday looks to be another warm, sunny day with perhaps a little patchy fog early in the morning. Temperatures will again be above average with highs expected to reach the middle 80s. <P>A weather system will move in late Friday and give us a chance of only a few showers Friday night. <P>At this point, Saturday looks to be warm, dry and breezy with highs in the middle 80s. <P>We'll see another chance of rain Sunday morning as yet another weather system moves through Southwest Florida. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=DOG WEDDING PROTEST-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>DOG WEDDING PROTEST-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>VALENTINE'S DAY WENT TO THE DOGS IN SOUTHERN INDIA. <P>SOME PEOPLE HELD A PROTEST AGAINST VALENTINE'S DAY. BY ORGANIZING A DOG WEDDING. <P>ONE DEMONSTRATOR SAYS TOO MANY YOUNG COUPLES DITCH THEIR PARENTS. TREATING THEM POORLY AFTER MARRIAGE, <P>AND THAT VALENTINE'S DAY ENCOURAGES THE CONCEPT. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=ANGRY BIRDS TO FACEBOOK-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>ANGRY BIRDS TO FACEBOOK-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>FACEBOOK WELCOMES ANGRY BIRDS TO THE FAMILY. <P>PLAYERS CAN NOW FLING BIRDS AT ENEMY PIGS, <P>FROM WITHIN A FACEBOOK APP. <P>THE GAME ALSO FEATURES LEVELS *EXCLUSIVE TO FACEBOOK AND SOCIAL FEATURES. <P>AND IT HAS POWER-UPS, SUCH AS SUPER SEEDS, TO TURN BIRDS INTO GIANT PROJECTILES. <P>FREE POWER-UPS ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL FACEBOOK USERS, <P>WHO PLAY BETWEEN NOW AND THURSDAY. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=K9 AMBASSADOR-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>K9 AMBASSADOR-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>MAN'S BEST FRIEND OFFERS UP SOME "T-L-C" AT A SOUTH FLORIDA AIRPORT. <P>MEET CASEY! <P>THE GOLDEN RETRIEVER IS MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT'S NEW VOLUNTEER AMBASSADOR. <P>THE THERAPY DOG AND HER OWNER. WILL WALK THE HALLS OF THE AIRPORT TWICE A WEEK. GREETING AND HELPING PASSENGERS. <P>THE GOAL: TO EASE THE TRAVEL EXPERIENCE. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=BOYFRIEND GIVES KIDNEY-ON CAM> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BOYFRIEND GIVES KIDNEY-ON CAM</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THIS VALENTINE'S DAY, PLENTY OF PEOPLE DISHED OUT MONEY FOR FLOWERS AND CANDY-- <P>BUT A CHICAGO MAN GAVE HIS GIRLFRIEND A GIFT, <P>THAT HE HOPES WILL HELP SAVE HER LIFE. <P>CARLY GORDON HAS THEIR 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=BOYFRIEND GIVES KIDNEY-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BOYFRIEND GIVES KIDNEY-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS -- <P>TERRY LEE IS SPENDING THIS VALENTINE'S DAY IN THE HOSPITAL, BUT HE WON'T BE ALONE. HIS GIRLFRIEND, LATRISHA BECKWITH, WILL BE AT HIS SIDE. <P>"When we met, we hit it off real smooth, it was. like hitting on all cylinders." <P>AFTER A FIVE-MONTH WHIRLWIND ROMANCE, FATE TOOK A TURN AND BROUGHT THEM BOTH HERE TO VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER. <P>"I wanted to be with her, and I wanted her to have a normal life," <P>LATRISHA HAS LUPUS AND NEEDED A KIDNEY. NONE OF HER FAMILY MEMBERS WERE A MATCH, TERRY INSISTED ON GETTING TESTED. <P>"It wasn't a hard decision at all." <P>HE, OF COURSE, IS HER PERFECT MATCH. <P>"Even though I knew he was O-positive, for some reason it didn't register that things would work out because it was too perfect." <P>YOU CAN PRETTY MUCH GUESS HOW THE STORY GOES FROM HERE.A FEW MORE DOCTORS' VISITS. <P>MORE TESTS. <P>"You know, inquire about it and kind of do a little YouTube research." <P>THEN TIME TO PICK THE TRANSPLANT DATE. <P>"December was booked. January was pretty much booked, February was wide open." <P>AND WHAT BETTER DAY TO GIVE AND RECEIVE THE ULTIMATE GIFT OF LOVE, THAN ON VALENTINE'S DAY? <P>"This is stuff that you hear about in books and in movies, but it doesn't seem like real life." <P>LATRISHA'S KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOR IS DRESSED IN A HOSPITAL GOWN. <P>"I wanna help, I wanna help." <P>TO GIVE THEIR LOVE STORY A FAIRYTALE ENDING <P>"I'm happy and I'm grateful, and I feel like our paths were supposed to cross and this is why." <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=BOYFRIEND GIVES KIDNEY-ON CAM> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BOYFRIEND GIVES KIDNEY-ON CAM</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>LATRISHA AND TERRY WILL SPEND THE NEXT TWO WEEKS IN TENNESSEE, <P>RECOVERING AND GETTING CHECK-UPS. <P>AND AFTER THIS, LATRISHA SAYS TERRY NEVER HAS TO GIVE HER ANOTHER VALENTINE'S DAY GIFT EVER 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=TEASE FIVE----> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TEASE FIVE----</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>"FRANKIE: Please I need to talk to anybody <P>911 OPERATOR: Ok <P>FRANKIE: My mom is dying <P>A LITTLE BOY SAVES HIS MOM'S LIFE. <P>MEET THE YOUNG HERO. AND HEAR HIS AMAZING 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=TZ5 A) 6 YEAR OLD 911 HERO-SOTTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ5 A) 6 YEAR OLD 911 HERO-SOTTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=FINAL CHECK OF STOCKS-SAT 3 FULL> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>FINAL CHECK OF STOCKS-SAT 3 FULL</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>AND HERE'S A FINAL CHECK OF THE MARKETS THIS MORNING-- <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=6 YEAR OLD 911 HERO-ON CAM> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>6 YEAR OLD 911 HERO-ON CAM</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>NEW THIS MORNING-- THE CUTEST LITTLE HERO. <P>A MOTHER. HOME ALONE WITH HER THREE CHILDREN. WAS BARELY ABLE TO BREATHE DUE TO AN ASTHMA ATTACK. <P>AND EMERGENCY CREWS SAY IT WAS HER LITTLE BOY. JUST 6 YEARS OLD. WHO SAVED HER LIFE. <P>CYDNEY LONG HAS THE 911 RECORDING AND THEIR HEARTWARMING 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=6 YEAR OLD 911 HERO-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>6 YEAR OLD 911 HERO-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>6 YEAR OLD FRANKIE FORD JUNIOR TURNED A MOMENT OF SHEER PANIC. <P>"I was feeling pretty scared and sad" <P>INTO A HEROIC MOMENT HE MAY NOT REALIZE FOR YEARS TO COME. <P>ON JANUARY 19TH, A SCHOOL MORNING, HIS MOM DEBBIE WAS SUFFERING A SEVERE ASTHMA ATTACK. FRANKIE DIALED 911. <P>"FRANKIE: Please I need to talk to anybody <P>911 OPERATOR: Ok <P>FRANKIE: My mom is dying <P>OPERATOR: Ok the ambulance. we have paramedics on the way to your house, ok" <P>HE EVEN ASKED ABOUT DOING CHEST COMPRESSIONS. <P>"FRANKIE: I got pumps to do? My mom. I got pump to do. my mom. like my hands on her heart. and then <P>OPERATOR:.ok do you feel anything?" <P>"I talked to them about my mom can't breathe and I need your help." <P>DEBBIE HOME WITH HER 3 CHILDREN CAN BE HEARD GASPING FOR AIR BUT WAS ABLE TO MUMBLE THE FAMILY'S ADDRESS TO THE 911 OPERATOR. <P>DAD HAD LEFT FOR WORK AS EMERGENCY CREWS HURRIED TO THE HOUSE, FRANKIE STAYED ON THE LINE. <P>"OPERATOR: OK how old are you? <P>FRANKIE: I'm 6 years old." <P>"I went for quite a bit of time without oxygen to the brain." <P>BY THE TIME FIRE AND RESCUE E-M-T VERONICA TRIO ARRIVED. <P>"I was terrified that she was not gonna make it." <P>DEBBIE WAS ON HER BED IN RESPIRATORY ARREST, NOT BREATHING BUT STILL HAD A PULSE. <P>"A couple of more minutes she would have gone into cardiac arrest." <P>"Frankie, who will turn 7 years old at the end of March, says he learned in his 1st grade classroom that when you dial 911 during an emergency. you get a prize, and boy did he!" <P>HE RECEIVED A HERO'S PLAQUE FROM EMERGENCY RESPONDERS, AND BLUE BMX MONGOOSE BICYCLE! <P>"It takes a tough little kid, and brave little kid to pick up the phone, call 911 and not panic." <P>"Just to see his little face light up when they gave him that bike." <P>BUT THE BEST GIFT, THE EVERYDAY HUGS FROM HIS NOW HEALTHY MOM. <P>"I love her really much." <P>"He's my little hero. I wouldn't be here right now if it wasn't for him." <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIPTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIPTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TS1) GOP PROTECTION-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TS1) GOP PROTECTION-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDER RICK SANTORUM EXPLORES THE IDEA OF SECRET SERVICE PROTECTION, <P>FOLLOWING A ROWDY RALLY IN WASHINGTON STATE. <P>SANTORUM HOSTED AN OUTDOOR RALLY IN TACOMA. <P>WHILE OCCUPY PROTESTERS CHANTED AND YELLED DURING MOST OF THE EVENT. <P>CURRENTLY, THE ONLY G-O-P CONTENDER WITH SECRET SERVICE PROTECTION IS MITT ROMNEY. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TS2) TAX CUT EXTENSION-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TS2) TAX CUT EXTENSION-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT ON A PAYROLL TAX CUT EXTENSION. <P>COULD BE UP FOR FINAL APPROVAL THIS WEEK. <P>ALTHOUGH CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS SAY MORE CHANGES COULD BE MADE. <P>HOUSE REPUBLICANS ALREADY HAVE DROPPED THEIR DEMAND -- <P>THAT EXTENDING THE TAX CUT UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR. WOULD HAVE TO BE PAID FOR WITH SPENDING 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=TS3) WHITNEY HOUSTON SPECIAL-VOTOPS-SS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TS3) WHITNEY HOUSTON SPECIAL-VOTOPS-SS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>NEW DETAILS INTO THE FUNERAL ARRAIGNMENTS OF SINGING LEGEND WHITNEY HOUSTON. <P>A PRIVATE, "INVITATION ONLY" CEREMONY. <P>WILL BE HELD SATURDAY IN NEWARK, NEW JERSEY. <P>AND ON FRIDAY -- <P>A SPECIAL TWO-HOUR EDITION OF 20/20, WITH DIANE SAWYER, <P>"ONE MOMENT IN TIME: THE LIFE OF WHITNEY HOUSTON" AIRS AT NINE P-M. RIGHT HERE ON ABC-7. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TS4) CAPE UEP MEETING-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TS4) CAPE UEP MEETING-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>TODAY-- WE'LL HAVE A BETTER IDEA ABOUT WHAT COULD HAPPEN. <P>WITH THE "UTILITIES EXPANSION PROJECT" IN CAPE CORAL. <P>CITY LEADERS PLAN TO HOLD A SPECIAL MEETING ON THE CONTROVERSIAL PLAN AT FIVE P-M. <P>WORK WOULD INCLUDE EXPANDING WATER AND SEWER SERVICE TO PEOPLE LIVING IN THE CAPE. <P>BUT IT WOULD COME AT A COST TO HOMEOWNERS INVOLVED. <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> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=GAS PRICES ABC9-done> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>GAS PRICES ABC9-done</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> <CENTER> <FONT 000000 SIZE=1> </CENTER> </BODY> </HTML>