ÿþ<HTML> <BODY BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF BGPROPERTIES=FIXED> <FONT 000000 FACE=ARIAL SIZE=3> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="ENPS"> <META CONTENT="text/html;charset=utf-16" http-equiv=Content-Type> <TITLE>ABC7 5PM HOUR</TITLE> </HEAD> <CENTER> <TABLE WIDTH=80% BORDER=1> <TR><TD><TR><TD><FONT 000000 SIZE=+2> <A NAME=StoryIndex> <CENTER><H2>ABC7 5PM HOUR</H2></CENTER></TD> </TABLE> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF="x120217_abc_5p.htm">Click here for a text-only version of this page</A></FONT><BR> <TABLE WIDTH=80% BORDER=1 > <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#DIRECTORS PAGE>DIRECTORS PAGE</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#TEASE THREE----->TEASE THREE-----</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#HEADLINES------------->HEADLINES-------------</A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=5><A HREF=#TZ3 A) NEW RSW BODY SCANNERS-VOTOPS>TZ3 A) NEW RSW BODY SCANNERS-VOTOPS</A></TD> <TR><TD><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=LEFT 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CAMERAS ROLL AS THIS RECALLED SLIDE IS SHUTDOWN AT A LOCAL PARK. <P>TO THE RESCUE-- <P>AS THIEVES SNATCH A WOMAN'S PURSE AND DRAG HER ALONG WITH IT-- <P>A GOOD SAMARITAN SWOOPS IN. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=HL1) MARCO BOAT FIRE-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HL1) MARCO BOAT FIRE-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=HL2) HOUSTON FUNERAL PREPS-VO-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HL2) HOUSTON FUNERAL PREPS-VO-WIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=HL3) LAKES PARK SLIDE-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HL3) LAKES PARK SLIDE-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A 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SAFE TONIGHT AFTER THIS BOAT FIRE NEAR MARCO ISLAND. <P>THEIR BOAT ENGINE EXPLODED THIS AFTERNOON. <P>WHEN THEY COULDN'T GET THE FIRE UNDER CONTROL THEY GRABBED THEIR DOG AND JUMPED. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=MARCO BOAT FIRE-ANIMATED MAP-OC> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>MARCO BOAT FIRE-ANIMATED MAP-OC</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>IT HAPPENED AROUND NOON NEAR CAXAMBAS PASS. <P>BETWEEN MARKER SIX AND SEVEN. <P>ABC7'S LAUREN DISIPIRITO SPOKE WITH THE TWO MEN AFTER THEY SWAM 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=MARCO BOAT FIRE-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>MARCO BOAT FIRE-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>IN JUST MINUTES, WHAT BEGAN AS A LEISURELY RIDE ON THE WATER. FOR HAROLD REECE. TURNED DEADLY. <P>take sot <P>harold reece, survivor <P>5936 a major loud blast <P>A MAJOR BLAST. REECE SAYS IT WAS THE SOUND OF HIS 25 FOOT BOAT'S ENGINE.EXPLODING. <P>HIS FRIEND HUBERT DOERR, ALSO ON BOARD. SAYS FLAMES ERRUPTED BEFORE HE COULD TELL HAROLD SOMETHING WAS WRONG. <P>take sot <P>hubert doerr <P>survivor <P>1825 i noticed an odor of fumes and about that same time there was an explosion <P>take sot <P>harold <P>5944 blew the hatch open was on fire i grabbed the fire extinguisher even though i exhausted the fire extinguisher the fire got worse." 5953 <P>THE FIRE BEGAN AROUND NOON. AS HAROLD AND HUBERT'S BOAT WAS IN MARCO ISLAND'S CAXAMBAS PASS. <P>take sot <P>clyde henderson, witness: <P>36:44 saw the back end of this boat blow off <P>take sot <P>barbara indelicheo, witness <P>3957 then all the black smoke came and i knew it was time to leave because the boat was moving in 4002 <P>SMOKE SO THICK, WITNESSES ON SHORE YELLED TO WARN THE MEN, BEFORE THINGS GOT WORSE. <P>take sot <P>hubert <P>1846 folks were hollering jump off jump off and ultimately we had to jump off 1849 <P>THEY JUMPED. AND SWAM 40 YARDS TO SHORE. HUBERT WITH THE EXPLOSIONS LITTLEST SURVIVOR IN ARM..AND MADE THE FIRST PHONE CALL TWO THEIR WIVES. <P>take sot <P>2644 <P>Sheree Doerr, survivor's wife: <P>immediately i knew that everybody was ok i felt bad for the boat but it could have been a lot lot lot worse. <P>A LOT WORSE. BECAUSE SHEREE DOERR, ALONG WITH HAROLD'S WIFE. WERE SUPPOSED TO BE ON BOARD. <P>take sot <P>sheree <P>20 53 <P>Wwe were gonna be on it within a couple of hours to go to lunch. <P>what does that make u think now <P>scared <P>2058 <P>DOG DAISY. AND THE TWO MEN, are OKAY. THEY SAY THEY WEREN'T SCARED. BUT KNOW QUICK THINKING SAVED THEIR LIVES. <P>take sot <P>hubert <P>1942 <P>thank god in heaven that we got out of there without any trouble we feel very good about that 1946 <P>LAUREN DISRITIO, 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=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=CAPITOL SUICIDE ATTACK PLOT-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CAPITOL SUICIDE ATTACK PLOT-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>DEVELOPING TONIGHT. <P>U.S. CAPITOL POLICE AND THE FBI ARRESTED A 29 YEAR OLD MOROCCAN MAN WHO WAS PLANNING A SUICIDE ATTACK ON THE CAPITOL. <P>THE MAN RECEIVED WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A VEST WITH EXPLOSIVES, BUT LAW ENFORCEMENT GAVE HIM A FAKE. <P>THEY ARRESTED THE SUSPECT AS SOON AS HE ACCEPTED THE VEST FROM UNDERCOVER OFFICERS. <P>THE ARREST WAS PART OF A LONG-RUNNING INVESTIGATION BY THE FBI AND CAPITOL POLICE. <P>AUTHORITIES SAY THE PUBLIC WAS NEVER IN DANGER. <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 REAX-OC-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>ARETHA FRANKLIN REAX-OC-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>TOMORROW FAMILY AND FRIENDS WILL SAY GOODBYE TO WHITNEY HOUSTON. <P>THE SINGER DIED ON SATURDAY. <P>FOR THE FIRST TIME WE'RE HEARING FROM HER GODMOTHER ARETHA FRANKLIN. <P>IN AN INTERVIEW, SHE DESCRIBED THE MOMENT SHE HEARD ABOUT HOUSTON'S DEATH ON T-V. <P>I jumped up off the side of the bed and said.what, this could not be, what is this. I just said oh my God, that's not good." <P>FRANKLIN IS SCHEDULED TO SING AT HOUSTON'S FUNERAL TOMORROW IN NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, AND SAYS IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO DO. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=BOBBY BROWN REMEMBERS WHITNEY-NATSTOPS.VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BOBBY BROWN REMEMBERS WHITNEY-NATSTOPS.VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>I'm going to throw two up for Whitney. That's my love." <P>WHITNEY HOUSTON'S EX-HUSBAND. BOBBY BROWN. HONORED HIS LATE WIFE'S MEMORY LAST NIGHT DURING A NEW EDITION CONCERT IN MARYLAND. <P>BROWN THANKED FANS FOR THEIR PRAYERS AND SUPPORT. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=WHITNEY HOUSTON'S FUNERAL PREVIEW-OC> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>WHITNEY HOUSTON'S FUNERAL PREVIEW-OC</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>FAMILY AND FRIENDS ATTENDED A WAKE TODAY FOR HOUSTON. <P>THE PRIVATE FUNERAL IS TOMORROW. <P>ABC'S T-J WINICK TELLS US ABOUT PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW. <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 FUNERAL PREVIEW-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>WHITNEY HOUSTON'S FUNERAL PREVIEW-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>Whitney Houston's life will be remembered at a star-studded funeral ceremony <P>in the neighborhood where it all began. <P>NATS OF WHITNEY SINGING YOU TUBE <P>The sendoff will take place at Newark's New Hope Baptist Church.where a <P>young Whitney began singing in the choir. <P>The invite --obtained by the TMZ - reads: "with heartfelt gratitude the <P>Houston Family requests the honor of your presence at the home going service <P>for Whitney Elizabeth Houston." <P>SOT SAMUEL DeMAIO--NEWARK POLICE DIRECTOR <P>The inner parameter of the church there will be no admission of anyone that <P>is not invited to the service will be approximately. 2 blocks surrounding <P>the church. <P>The family has opted for a closed, private service.a disappointment to <P>thousands of Houston's devoted fans. <P>SOT LISA THOMPSON, FAN <P>I was actually planning on taking off work to go but I respect the family's <P>wishes. <P>Pastor and gospel singer, Marvin Winans will eulogize Houston. <P>Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder will perform. <P>NATS ARETHA SINGING <P>In an interview that airs tonight on a special two-hour 20/20, a voice coach <P>recently working with Houston on some new music.was appalled at the state <P>of the Singer's voice. <P>SOT GARY CATONA <P>Gone. Gone. / She said, I want my voice back./I have to get it back./ it <P>appeared to be so damaged that I, when I first began working with her, I was <P>not sure what I could do. <P>The New Jersey native's life will be remembered Saturday by flags flying at <P>half-staff. a gesture which has upset some military families. <P>Phyllis McGeath's oldest son was killed while fighting in Afghanistan. <P>SOT PHYLLIS MCGEATH <P>It was like putting them on the same level and I know how my son lived and I <P>know through the media how Miss Houston lived. <P>STANDUP WINICK <P>On the investigation front, ABC News has learned that those looking into <P>Houston's death have so far found no evidence of criminal activity or any <P>reason to believe Houston was looking to abuse prescription drugs. TJ Winick <P>, ABC News, New York. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=WHITNEY SPECIAL-SSTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>WHITNEY SPECIAL-SSTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>TONIGHT RIGHT HERE ON ABC7 YOU CAN WATCH A SPECIAL ON WHITNEY HOUSTON. <P>ONE MOMENT IN TIME: THE LIFE OF WHITNEY HOUSTON WILL AIR FROM 9 UNTIL 11. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=IMMIGRANT AGENT SHOOTING FOLO-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>IMMIGRANT AGENT SHOOTING FOLO-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>WITHIN THE PAST HOUR - WE LEARNED AN IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT OFFICER SHOT BY A COLLEAGUE MIGHT HAVE BEEN TARGETED FOR REJECTING A TRANSFER REQUEST BY THE GUNMAN. <P>THE MAN SHOT WAS THE SECOND IN COMMAND IN THE REGION, AND THE GUNMAN HAD REQUESTED A TRANSFER THAT WAS DENIED. <P>THE VICTIM IS HOSPITALIZED IN STABLE CONDITION TONIGHT. <P>ANOTHER AGENT SHOT AND KILLED THE GUNMAN. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=CHARLOTTE CHILD ABUSE CHARGES-SS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CHARLOTTE CHILD ABUSE CHARGES-SS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A PORT CHARLOTTE MAN IS FACING CHILD ABUSE AND BATTERY CHARGES TONIGHT. <P>DEPUTIES ARRESTED 30 YEAR OLD JASON DAUGHERTY LAST NIGHT. <P>NEIGHBORS AND WITNESSES IN THE HOME SAY HE WAS DRINKING AND FELL ASLEEP. <P>WHEN HE WOKE UP HE BEGAN YELLING AT EVERYONE. <P>THEY SAY HE THREW A GLASS ICE CREAM BOWL ON THE FLOOR AND GRABBED A 6 YEAR BOY AND THREW HIM INTO THE GLASS. <P>THE BOY SUFFERED CUTS ON HIS HANDS. <P>DEPUTIES SAY HE ALSO PUSHED HIS WIFE OVER A BICYCLE AND A 9 YEAR OLD BOY INTO A PILE OF SHARP ROCKS. <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 VOTE-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>PAYROLL TAX CUT VOTE-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A BILL EXTENDING A PAYROLL TAX CUT FOR 160 MILLION WORKERS AND JOBLESS BENEFITS FOR MILLIONS MORE IS HEADED TO THE WHITE HOUSE. <P>THE SENATE PASSED THE MEASURE BY A 60-36 MARGIN TODAY AFTER THE HOUSE APPROVED IT <P>PRESIDENT OBAMA IS EXPECTED TO SIGN IT TODAY AFTER RETURNING FROM A WEST COAST FUNDRAISING SWING. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=GOV. SCOTT IN SWFL-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>GOV. SCOTT IN SWFL-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT IS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TODAY. <P>EARLIER TODAY HE ATTENDED A BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE MEETING AT MUSCLE CAR CITY IN PUNTA GORDA. <P>SCOTT ALSO MADE A STOP IN FORT MYERS, AT "DEAN STEEL BUILDINGS, INCORPORATED" FOR ANOTHER ROUNDTABLE. <P>AND TONIGHT, HE'LL BE AT THE "BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA SECOND CENTURY SOCIETY" IN NAPLES. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=BUSH READING EVENT-VO-CG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BUSH READING EVENT-VO-CG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>MEMBERS OF THE BUSH FAMILY ARE ALSO IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TONIGHT. <P>FORMER GOVERNOR JEB BUSH, SEEN HERE GOLFING IN NAPLES THURSDAY, AND FORMER FIRST LADY, MRS BARBARA BUSH, WILL ATTEND THE "CELEBRATION OF READING." <P>THE 12TH ANNUAL EVENT STARTS AT SIX, AT THE HYATT REGENCY COCONUT POINT. <P>IT BENEFITS THE FAMILY LITERACY INITIATIVE, WHICH FUNDS PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND THE SOUTH, WHILE RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY LITERACY. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=ACLINE TRAFFIC LIGHT-SS-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>ACLINE TRAFFIC LIGHT-SS-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>AN ABC7 TRAFFIC ALERT -- FOR MOTORISTS TRAVELING ON U-S 41 IN PUNTA GORDA. <P>CREWS ARE TAKING DOWN THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AT U-S 41 AND ACLINE ROAD AMID RESIDENTS' OUTRAGE. <P>THEY SUGGEST REMOVING THE LIGHT WILL PUT LIVES AT RISK AND ASKED FOR THE LIGHT TO STAY PUT. <P>WITHOUT THE LIGHT, DRIVERS WILL HAVE TO NAVIGATE FOUR LANES OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO CROSS 41. <P>WITH CONTRUCTION COMPLETE ON THE JONES LOOP AND BURNT STORE, FDOT SAYS AT THIS POINT -- THE INTERSECTION ISN'T BUSY ENOUGH FOR A LIGHT. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=WIMPY KID BREAKFAST-VO.WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>WIMPY KID BREAKFAST-VO.WIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>DINING WITH THEIR HERO. <P>LOCAL YOUNG WRITERS HONORED TODAY-- <P>AND A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLING AUTHOR WAS HANDING OUT THE AWARDS. <P>FOR THE 12TH YEAR, A CELEBRATION OF READING SPONSORED BY THE VOLUNTEER U-S-A FOUNDATION, HONORED 15 YOUNG LOCAL WRITERS THIS MORNING FROM LEE COLLIER AND HENDRY COUNTIES. <P>THEIR SHORT STORIES WERE INSPIRED BY JEFF KINNEY, AUTHOR OF THE *DIARY OF A WIMPY KID* BOOK SERIES. <P>KINNEY WAS IN ATTENDANCE FOR THE HONORS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=WIMPY KID BREAKFAST-SOT.VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>WIMPY KID BREAKFAST-SOT.VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>I actually never set out to get kids to read I wanted to be a newspaper cartoonist, but it was turned into a book series for children. <P>THE WRITING CONTEST WAS CO-SPONSORED BY VOLUNTEER U-S-A. <P>THE WINNING ESSAYS WERE FORMATTED AFTER KINNEY'S LATEST BOOK. <P>FEATURING SCARY WEATHER. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=EDISON FESTIVAL OF LIGHT PARADE-CG-SS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>EDISON FESTIVAL OF LIGHT PARADE-CG-SS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A BIG EVENT IS HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND. <P>FLOATS WILL START ROLLING AT SEVEN P-M TOMORROW NIGHT FOR THE EDISON FESTIVAL OF LIGHT PARADE <P>THE TWO HOUR PARADE IS THE LARGEST NIGHT PARADE IN THE SOUTH. <P>THE PARADE ROUTE IS FROM FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL, TO THE FORT MYERS RIVER DISTRICT DOWNTOWN. <P>FESTIVAL FOLKS SAY THE BEST PLACE TO PARK IS A PARKING GARAGE. <P>IT'LL COST FOUR 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=NEXT AT 5:00-CLIP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>NEXT AT 5:00-CLIP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TEASE ONE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TEASE ONE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A MAJOR RECALL -- PARENTS BEWARE. <P>INFANT TYLENOL BEING PULLED OFF OF STORE SHELVES. <P>WE'LL TELL YOU WHY. <P>AND MORE THAN A DOZEN CHILDREN INJURED ON A SLIDE. <P>THE DANGEROUS FALLS.AND THE SLIDE TO LOOK OUT FOR. <P>PLUS A FIRST TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA -- <P>BODY SCANNERS AT R-S-W ARE IN ACTION TODAY. <P>HOW THEY WORK -- AND IF THEY'RE SPEEDING UP SECURITY. <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) TYLENOL RECALL-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ1 A) TYLENOL RECALL-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR 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GREAT SKIING, BUT ALSO CAUSING BIG ISSUES. <P>MANY ARE DIGGING OUT FROM MOUNDS OF SNOW AFTER SEVERE WINTER WEATHER. <P>HERE ARE SHOTS OF URBINO, ITALY. <P>THE CITY GOT SO MUCH SNOW - ROOFS ARE AT RISK OF CAVING IN. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=STORMWARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>STORMWARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=FORECAST-WXWALL> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>FORECAST-WXWALL</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF. <P>IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA. <P>CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS WEEKEND <P>Conditions remain warm and dry this evening with little chance of seeing any rain. The deeper moisture is just north of us where the Tampa Bay area is dealing with rain. This batch of moisture will likely stay north through tonight. <P>Expect more sunshine on Saturday as a deeper southerly flow will help to carry the moisture further north. By Sunday, the same system moves further east and will carry a cold front down the peninsula, arriving in SW Florida during the afternoon. A small line of showers will be possible Sunday afternoon followed by cooler conditions Sunday night into Monday. <P>TONIGHT: Expect a mostly cloudy sky with mild temperatures in the mid 60's. <P>TOMORROW: Partly cloudy and warm day with temperatures in the low 80's. <P>SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy with a chance for a few showers and temperatures near 80. <P>Boaters: Expect South winds near 10kts with 2 to 3 ft seas. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=CROSSTALK OUT OF WEATHER-CAM 9 WX EST> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CROSSTALK OUT OF WEATHER-CAM 9 WX EST</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TOSS CHANCE-OC> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TOSS CHANCE-OC</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>IMPORTANT INFORMATION TONIGHT FOR PARENTS. <P>ABC7'S CHANCE SEALES JOINS US LIVE WITH DETAILS ON A RECALL INVOLVING INFANT TYLENOL. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=INFANT TYLENOL RECALL-TC MON-VO-TC MON> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>INFANT TYLENOL RECALL-TC MON-VO-TC MON</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>SOME VARIETIES OF INFANT TYLENOL -- ARE BEING PULLED OFF STORE SHELVES -- AFTER PROBLEMS WITH NEWLY DESIGNED BOTTLES. <P>THE DIVISION OF JOHNSON AND JOHNSON IS RECALLING NEARLY 600-THOUSAND BOTTLES -- OF "GRAPE"-FLAVORED INFANT TYLENOL ORAL SUSPENSION -- THE ONE OUNCE SIZE. <P>THE RECALL COMES AFTER COMPLAINTS OVER A NEW DOSING SYSTEM. <P>SOME USERS -- PUSHED PART OF THE SYSTEM "INTO" THE MEDICINE BOTTLE. <P>FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GETTING A REFUND -- HEAD TO ABC-7.COM AND CLICK ON SITES ON 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=SLIDE RECALL-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>SLIDE RECALL-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>ANOTHER RECALL ALERT TONIGHT -- ABOUT A SLIDE. <P>ABOUT 900 OF THESE "SLALOM GLIDER" CHILDREN'S SLIDES -- ARE BEING RECALLED AFTER 16 REPORTS OF INJURIES. <P>CHILDREN CAN FALL WHEN MOVING FROM THE LADDER TO THE SLIDE -- AND WHEN SLIDING DOWN. <P>CONSUMERS CAN CONTACT 'LANDSCAPE STRUCTURES' FOR A FULL REFUND. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=LAKES PARK SLIDE-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>LAKES PARK SLIDE-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>RIGHT NOW, A SLIDE AT LAKES PARK -- IS OFF LIMITS -- DUE TO THIS RECALL. <P>LEE COUNTY PARKS AND REC -- TAPED IT OFF TODAY. <P>THE COUNTY ONLY HAS THE ONE SLIDE -- AND SAYS NO CHILDREN HAVE BEEN INJURED HERE. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=FLU SEASON HERE-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>FLU SEASON HERE-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>BRACE YOURSELF - FOR THOSE ACHES - FLU SEASON IS FINALLY HERE. <P>IT'S THE SLOWEST START IN NEARLY 25 YEARS. <P>FLU SEASON USUALLY STARTS IN DECEMBER OR JANUARY. <P>OFTEN, IT'S HALF OVER BY LATE FEBRUARY, BUT THIS MONTH IT'S JUST BEGINNING. <P>CDC OFFICIALS DON'T KNOW WHY THIS SEASON GOT A LATE START. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=AUTISM FINDINGS-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>AUTISM FINDINGS-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A NEW STUDY COULD PROVE TO BE A GAME CHANGER IN UNDERSTANDING AUTISM. <P>USING M-R-I SCANS, RESEARCHERS FOUND SIGNS OF AUTISM IN BABIES AS YOUNG AS SIX-MONTHS-OLD. <P>THEY SAY THE BABIES DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM SHOWED DIFFERENCES IN THE WAY THEIR NEURONS CONNECTED TO OTHER PARTS OF THE BRAIN. <P>PARENTS OFTEN BEGIN TO NOTICE SYMPTOMS IN CHILDREN ONE OR TWO. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=DESKS TO SMALL FOR KIDS-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>DESKS TO SMALL FOR KIDS-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>MORE THAN A THIRD OF CHILDREN AND TEENS ARE OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE, ACCORDING TO THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND IT'S STARTING TO SHOW IN U.S. CLASSROOMS. <P>MORE CHILDREN ARE PROVING TOO LARGE TO FIT INTO TRADITIONAL SCHOOL DESKS. <P>SCHOOLS ARE TRYING TO ACCOMMODATE THEM AND COMPANIES ARE ADJUSTING PRODUCTS TO FIT LARGER STUDENTS BY MAKING BIGGER - DEEPER SEATS AND DESKS WITH ADJUSTABLE HEIGHTS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=NEW AT 5:00-CLIP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>NEW AT 5:00-CLIP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TEASE TWO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TEASE TWO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A DEVASTATING DISEASE FOR PREGNANT WOMEN AND IT'S OFTEN NOT DIAGNOSED.KILLING 25-50 PERCENT OF WOMEN AFFECTED. <P>THE SYMPTOMS NEXT. <P>PLUS - THE HEART ATTACK GRILL GIVES ONE MAN AN ACTUAL HEART ATTACK. <P>TONIGHT ABC7 TAKES YOU INSIDE THE GRILL -- AND TALKS TO ONE HEALTH GROUP ASKING SOMEONE TO PULL THE PLUG! <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) HEART FAILURE PREG WOMEN-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ2 A) HEART FAILURE PREG WOMEN-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=TZ2 B) HEART ATTACK GRILL UPDATE-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ2 B) HEART ATTACK GRILL UPDATE-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=BUMP-CAM 10 BMP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BUMP-CAM 10 BMP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TOSS TO PKG-POP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TOSS TO PKG-POP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>FINDING OUT YOU'RE PREGNANT CAN BE ONE OF THE MOST JOYOUS TIMES IN A WOMAN'S LIFE. <P>BUT A POTENTIALLY DEVASTATING DISEASE AFFECTING YOUNG AND HEALTHY WOMEN COULD TAKE THAT ALL AWAY. <P>TONIGHT A LOOK AT WHAT EXPECTANT MOTHERS NEED TO WATCH OUT FOR. <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 FAILURE PREGNANT WOMEN-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HEART FAILURE PREGNANT WOMEN-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>IT'S THE CALL DOCTOR STEPHANIE DUNLAP NEVER WANTS TO GET& <P>"It's always my most anxious moment as a heart failure physician." <P>"Because I have the chance to lose two patients instead of one." <P>AND THE MOMENT THAT ALMOST TOOK AMANDA HODGE'S LIFE AT 28 AND PREGNANT WITH HER SECOND CHILD, SOMETHING DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT. BUT& . <P>"Doctor after doctor kept saying, 'You're pregnant honey. You're going to have swelling. You're going to have trouble breathing. You do get tired easy.'" <P>AT 24 WEEKS, HER WATER BROKE. SHE WAS PUT ON BED REST& THEN, THREE WEEKS LATER, SHE UNDERWENT AN EMERGENCY C-SECTION& <P>WHEN HER HEART SUDDENLY STOPPED BEATING& THE CAUSE? PERIPARTUM CARDIOMYOPATHY.A FORM OF HEART FAILURE THAT AFFECTS HEALTHY WOMEN DURING THE LAST MONTHS OF PREGNANCY OR UP TO FIVE MONTHS AFTER DELIVERY. IT HAPPENS IN ABOUT ONE IN EVERY 35-HUNDRED PREGNANCIES. 25 TO 50-PERCENT OF AFFECTED WOMEN WILL DIE. SINCE THE SYMPTOMS MIMIC PREGNANCY, IT'S OFTEN NOT DIAGNOSED. BUT WATCH OUT IF <P>"You develop ankle swelling to the point you can stick your thumb in and leave a dimple that's 2 millimeters or more deep and you hear yourself wheezing and you're having to sit up at night to breathe." <P>WHILE AMANDA'S LIFE WAS SAVED, BABY GIDEON LEW DIDN'T MAKE IT. NOW AMANDA WANTS TO WARN OTHERS ABOUT THE CONDITION. <P>"The fact that I'm here at all is an absolute miracle and I won't take that for granted." <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 FAILURE PREGNANT WOMEN-POP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HEART FAILURE PREGNANT WOMEN-POP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>DOCTORS WARN WOMEN WITH PERIPARTUM CARDIOMYOPATHY FROM TRYING TO GET PREGNANT 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=PREGNANT WOMEN DOGS-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>PREGNANT WOMEN DOGS-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>MAN'S BEST FRIEND COULD HELP EXPECTING WOMEN STAY HEALTHY DURING PREGNANCY! <P>A NEW STUDY OF 11-THOUSAND PREGNANT WOMEN FINDS THOSE WHO OWNED DOGS WERE 50-PERCENT MORE LIKELY TO GET A HALF HOUR OF EXERCISE A DAY THAN WOMEN WITHOUT DOGS. <P>DOCTORS SAY WALKING A DOG IS GOOD, LOW RISK EXERCISE THAT COULD ULTIMATELY IMPROVE A PREGNANT WOMAN'S HEALTH. AND PREVENT A LARGE WEIGHT GAIN. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TEASE THREE-----> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TEASE THREE-----</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>STEP IN -- GET SCANNED -- STEP OUT. <P>BRAND NEW BODY SCANNERS AT R-S-W. <P>WHAT THEY CAN DETECT - AND IS THIS THE END TO PAT DOWNS? <P>i can't believe you did that, i can't belive you did that, ahhh.bang, bang <P>THE CHILLING CALL TO 9-1-1. <P>A FLORIDA MAN SHOT BY HIS CHILDREN'S GRANDMOTHER SPEAKS OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME ONLY TO ABC NEWS. <P>AND WATCH THIS -- A WOMAN DRAGGED BY PURSE SNATCHERS AS THEY TRY TO GET AWAY ON A MOTORCYCLE. <P>HOW OTHERS STEPPED IN -- SAVING HER AND CATCHING THE THIEVES. <P>BUT FIRST - MEET ABC 7'S FACEBOOK WOMAN OF THE DAY. <P>TAMMY JOHNSON OF CAPE CORAL. <P>THANKS FOR WATCHING TAMMY. <P>IF YOU'D LIKE TO BE OUR FACEBOOK WOMAN OF THE DAY HEAD TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND LIKE US. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TZ3 A) NEW RSW BODY SCANNERS-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ3 A) NEW RSW BODY SCANNERS-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=TZ3 B) GRANNY GUN SPEAKS-NATVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ3 B) GRANNY GUN SPEAKS-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=TZ3 C) ROBBERS FOILED-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ3 C) ROBBERS FOILED-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=FACEBOOK WOMAN OF THE DAY-SSTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>FACEBOOK WOMAN OF THE DAY-SSTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=BUMP SHOT-CAM 10 REVERSE BUMP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BUMP SHOT-CAM 10 REVERSE BUMP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=NEWS AT 5:00 PM OPEN-CLIP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>NEWS AT 5:00 PM OPEN-CLIP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TOPS STORIES-HLF SCREEN REVEAL> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TOPS STORIES-HLF SCREEN REVEAL</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>MAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW. <P>TWO MEN ARE SAFE TONIGHT AFTER A BOAT FIRE NEAR MARCO ISLAND. <P>THEIR BOAT ENGINE EXPLODED THIS AFTERNOON. <P>AND WHEN THEY COULDN'T GET THE FIRE UNDER CONTROL THEY GRABBED THEIR DOG AND JUMPED. <P>A 29-YEAR-OLD MOROCCAN MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED NEAR THE U.S. CAPITOL. <P>AUTHORITIES SAY HE WAS PLANNING TO DETONATE WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A SUICIDE VEST. <P>IT HAD BEEN GIVEN TO HIM BY FBI UNDERCOVER AGENTS. <P>AND A SLIDE IS TAPED OFF IN LAKES PARK AFTER THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION ANNOUNCED A NATIONWIDE RECALL. <P>THE 23-HUNDRED DOLLAR SLIDE LACKS A PLATFORM -- MEANING KIDS CAN FALL WHEN MOVING FROM THE LADDER TO THE SLIDE'S CHUTE. <P>LEE COUNTY ONLY HAS THE ONE SLIDE AND SAYS NO CHILDREN HAVE BEEN INJURED HERE. <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 FLAGS VO-VIDTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>WHITNEY FLAGS VO-VIDTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>TONIGHT FLAGS ARE FLYING AT HALF STAFF IN NEWARK NEW JERSEY IN HONOR OF FALLEN SINGER, WHITNEY HOUSTON. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TOSS HOUSTON FUNERAL PLANS-2 SHOT> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TOSS HOUSTON FUNERAL PLANS-2 SHOT</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>TONIGHT FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF WHITNEY HOUSTON ARE ATTENDING A WAKE TO MOURN THE 48-YEAR OLD SUPER STAR. <P>HER PRIVATE, INVITATION ONLY FUNERAL IS TOMORROW -- AT THE CHURCH WHERE SHE SANG AS A CHILD. <P>MARK BARGER 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=HOUSTON FUNERAL PLANS-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HOUSTON FUNERAL PLANS-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>WHITNEY HOUSTON'S MOTHER, CISSY.OTHER FAMILY AND CLOSE FRIENDS ARRIVED AT WHIGHAM FUNERAL <P>HOME THIS AFTERNOON FOR A PRIVATE VIEWING OF THE LATE SINGER. <P>SOT NO-ID: "It's amazing. I've never seen anything like this before. It's unbelievable." <P>THE GATHERING A PRELUDE TO WHAT THE HOUSTON FAMILY IS TERMING A "HOME GOING" SERVICE TOMORROW AT NEW HOPE BAPTIST <P>CHURCH. <P>ARETHA FRANKLIN.THE WOMAN WHITNEY HOUSTON CALLED "AUNT REE".WILL SING AT <P>THE SERVICE. <P>"It's not gonna be easy, I can tell you that, it's not gonna be easy. but cissy asked me to and I'm just gonna try to do my best." <P>STEVIE WONDER IS ALSO PART OF THE PROGRAM.AS IS ALICIA KEYS.AND HOUSTON'S COUSIN, DIONNE WARWICK. <P>THE MAN WHO GUIDED HOUSTON'S CAREER, CLIVE DAVIS WILL SPEAK.SO WILL KEVIN COSTNER. <P>HOUSTON'S CO-STAR FROM THE FILM "THE BODYGUARD". <P>THE EULOGY WILL BE DELIVERED BY GRAMMY WINNING GOSPEL SINGER AND PASTOR MARVIN WINANS. <P>"She wore fame and she was wonderful in it, but she was always that little girl from new jersey." <P>THE houston FAMILY CONFIRMS THAT AN INVITATION HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO her EX-HUSBAND BOBBY <P>BROWN. <P>HE ONCE AGAIN PAID TRIBUTE TO HOUSTON ON STAGE LAST NIGHT IN MARYLAND. <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 BURIAL-OC> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HOUSTON BURIAL-OC</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>WHITNEY HOUSTON'S FINAL RESTING PLACE WILL BE NEXT TO HER FATHER. <P>SHE WILL BE LAID TO REST -- AT THE FAIRVIEW CEMETERY IN WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY. <P>HOUSTON'S FATHER WAS BURIED THERE IN 2003. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TEAM COVERAGE-CLIP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TEAM COVERAGE-CLIP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TOSS 20~20 SPECIAL-OC> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TOSS 20~20 SPECIAL-OC</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>TONIGHT IN A SPECIAL EDITION OF 20-20-- <P>THE LIFE OF SINGING ICON WHITNEY HOUSTON IS IN THE SPOTLIGHT. <P>AND ONE OF THE THINGS FANS WILL REMEMBER MOST ABOUT HER IS THE VOICE-- <P>IN THIS EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW, HER VOICE COACH TALKS ABOUT HER STRUGGLE TO GET HER VOICE BACK. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=HOUSTON 20~20 SPECIAL TONIGHT-MINI PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HOUSTON 20~20 SPECIAL TONIGHT-MINI PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>SCRIPT: <P>IT WAS BACK IN 2005 WHEN VOCAL COACH GARY CATONA BEGAN TO WORK W/HER. <P>GARY CATONA <P>Her speaking voice was completely hoarse, and her singing voice was <P>completely hoarse. She had virtually had maybe one or two tones in her <P>lower register, that was it. <P>CC <P>Her voice was gone? <P>GARY CATONA <P>Gone. Gone. / She said, I want my voice back./I have to get it back./ it <P>appeared to be so damaged that I, when I first began working with her, I was <P>not sure what I could do./ <P>IN THEIR 30-MINUTE SESSIONS, SHE'D SPEAK OF HER RELATIONSHIP TO HER VOICE <P>Gary Catona <P>She used to say to me, "People have standards that they expect you to live <P>up to. I mean, I can't, I mean, I have a problem with that myself, trying <P>to live up to what I once was." <P>CC <P>Had she taken her voice for granted? <P>GARY CATONA <P>I think so./She allowed her lifestyle to enter the purity of her art, and <P>to destroy it. And I think that broke her heart. <P>FROM 2005 TO 2009 ,THERE'D BE DEDICATION IN THEIR SESSIONSAND SOME VOCAL <P>PROGRESSCHECK OUT HER 2009 U.K. APPEARANCE ON THE X- FACTOR. <P>SOT - x-factor <P>Gary Catona <P>I think she was probably, when, at her, when I got her at her best, she was <P>about 75-80%. <P>BUT AS OTHERS FOUND, THERE COULD BE NO CONTROLLING WHITNEY'S BEHAVIOR. <P>Gary Catona <P>I left her house, and I had forgotten something, and I walked back in/and <P>she had a cigarette in her hand. And she saw me, she said, oh Gary, and she <P>hugged me, and threw the cigarette over my shoulder as she was hugging me. <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 20~20 SPECIAL TONIGHT-SSTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HOUSTON 20~20 SPECIAL TONIGHT-SSTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THE ABC NEWS, 20-20 SPECIAL DOCUMENTING THE LIFE OF WHITNEY HOUSTON--ONE MOMENT IN TIME-- <P>AIRS TONIGHT, BEGINNING AT 9, 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=HONEYMOOM TRIAL DEFENSE BEGINS-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HONEYMOOM TRIAL DEFENSE BEGINS-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>MORE TESTIMONY TODAY IN THE TRIAL OF AN ALABAMA MAN -- ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS WIFE DURING THEIR HONEYMOON IN AUSTRALIA. <P>TINA WATSON DROWNED IN 2003 WHILE SCUBA DIVING -- WITH HER HUSBAND GABE. <P>TODAY -- A DOCTOR, WHO WAS PART OF THEIR DIVING GROUP -- TESTIFIED HE DIDN'T BELIEVE WATSON WHEN HE TOLD HIM HIS WIFE PANICKED WHILE THEY WERE SWIMMING -- AND KNOCKED THE REGULATOR AND MASK OFF THE BREATHING APPARATUS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TOSS NEW RSW BODY SCANNERS-OC> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TOSS NEW RSW BODY SCANNERS-OC</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>WE TOLD YOU ABOUT THIS EARLIER THIS WEEK. <P>BODY SCREENERS ARE NOW INSTALLED AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO ENHANCE SAFETY AND SPEED UP SECURITY. <P>ABC7'S JENNIFER TRAMMELL TELLS US HOW THE TECHNOLOGY WILL MAKE THINGS FASTER FOR TRAVELERS. <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 RSW BODY SCANNERS-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>NEW RSW BODY SCANNERS-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>MINI <P>10:35:18 everything from homemade bombs to homegrown terrorists to the <P>international theats that we deal with 23 <P>NOW, ADVANCED IMAGERY TECHNOLOGY IS HELPING SECURITY OFFICERS DETECT THOSE THREATS AND KEEP THE SKIES SAFE. <P>10:35:57 <P>**AIT safely screens for -- and here's the difference - safely screens for rmetalic and non meetallic items, including weapons, explosives and components.that's how good this AIT machine is 15.under the clothing.to keep the traveling public safe. <P>TECHNOLOGY BOUNCES ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES OFF THE BODY. <P>RSW'S FEDERAL SECURITY DIRECTOR CALLS THE WAVES "HARMLESS" -- AND TSA SAYS THE MACHINES ARE SAFE FOR EVERYONE -- INCLUDING CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WOMEN. <P>MOST PASSENGERS CLEAR THE MACHINE AND GET A GREEN OK SCREEN -- IF <P>THERE IS A PROBLEM, A GENERIC BODY OUTLINE COMES UP -- WITH A YELLOW BOX SHOWING THE SUSPECTED AREA. <P>WITH TRADITIONAL SCREENING.SECURITY OFFICERS CAN SCAN 150 PEOPLE AN HOUR. THESE MACHINES BUMP THAT UP TO 200. AND ONCE OFFICERS ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE TECHNOLOGY -- 250. <P>we'll push our numbers up.in addition to better security detection <P>capabilities <P>JENNIFER TRAMMELL, 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=NEW RSW BODY SCANNERS-OC> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>NEW RSW BODY SCANNERS-OC</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>RIGHT NOW THERE IS ONLY ONE MACHINE.AT CONCOURSE C. <P>IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS THE OTHER FIVE SCANNERS WILL BE INSTALLED. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=JETBLUE AERIALS-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>JETBLUE AERIALS-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THE RED SOX's NEW SPRING TRAINING FACILITY WILL OFFICIALLY OPEN NEXT WEEK. <P>BUT, TODAY WE WERE LET INSIDE JETBLUE PARK. <P>ABC 7 CREWS WALKED AROUND WITH LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AS WELL AS RED SOX PERSONNEL TO GET A SNEAK PEAK OF WHAT PLAYERS AND FANS WILL SEE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. <P>BESIDES SEEING THE GREEN MONSTER AND SEATING AREAS, WE ALSO WENT BEHIND THE SCENES TO SEE SOME OF THE BOX SEATING AND OTHER ROOMS INSIDE THE STADIUM <P>THE PARK WILL OFFICIALLY OPEN FEBRUARY 25-TH. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TIM WAKEFIELD RETIREMENT-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TIM WAKEFIELD RETIREMENT-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>TODAY, WHILE AT JETBLUE PARK TIM WAKEFIELD ANNOUNCED HE IS RETIRING AFTER PITCHING THE LAST 17 SEASONS FOR THE BOSTON RED SOX. <P>HE IS FIRST IN TEAM HISTORY WITH 3,006 INNINGS AND 430 STARTS, AND SECOND IN GAMES AND STRIKEOUTS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=GRANNY GUN SPEAKS-NATSVO-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>GRANNY GUN SPEAKS-NATSVO-WIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>NOW TO AN ABC NEWS EXCLUSIVE-- <P>THE FIRST INTERVIEW WITH THE FLORIDA MAN -- SHOT BY HIS MOTHER IN LAW BACK IN DECEMBER. <P>i can't believe you did that, i can't belive you did that, ahhh.bang, bang <P>IT ALL STEMMED FROM A BITTER CUSTODY BATTLE. <P>SAL MIGLINO WAS SUPPOSED TO SPEND THE DAY WITH HIS THREE YEAR OLD SON. <P>INSTEAD THE CHILLING SOUND -- OF HIM BEING SHOT AT POINT BLANK RANGE-- <P>ALL CAUGHT ON HIS iPHONE. <P>NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE'S TALKING ABOUT THE INCIDENT. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=GRANNY GUN SPEAKS-SOTVO-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>GRANNY GUN SPEAKS-SOTVO-WIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>Sal Miglino / Shot by Mother-in-Law: I <P>cant believe it happened, I just can't believe that happened.in my mind. <P>.in my mind. I cant believe that I got a second chance in life to be honest <P>with you, got a second change in life to be with my boy. <P>HE SAYS THE SHOOTING WAS SO TRAUMATIC, THAT NEARLY THREE MONTHS LATER - HE STILL THINKS SHE'S COMING AFTER HIM. <P>THE 66-YEAR OLD GRANDMOTHER -- IS CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED FIRST DEGREE MURDER - SHE FACES 30 YEARS IF CONVICTED. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=ROBBERS FOILED CHINA-VOTOPS-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>ROBBERS FOILED CHINA-VOTOPS-WIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>WATCH AS THIS WOMAN IS DRAGGED BY TWO MEN ON A MOTORCYCLE AS THEY TRY TO SNATCH HER PURSE. <P>SHE FELL TO THE GROUND AND WAS DRAGGED ALONG THE ROAD BY HER ASSAILANTS. <P>A BYSTANDER SAW WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND RUSHED IN TO HELP, CUTTING OFF THE MOTORCYCLE WITH HIS CAR. <P>THE WOMAN JUMPS UP, GRABS HER PURSE AS THE THIEVES AND THE BYSTANDER FIGHT. <P>THE THIEVES WERE 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=OHIO TRUCK DANGLING OFF BRIDGE-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>OHIO TRUCK DANGLING OFF BRIDGE-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A HEART STOPPING SITUATION FOR A TEEN DRIVER AND HIS PASSENGER. <P>YOU CAN SEE THIS TRUCK'S FRONT TIRE -- HANGING OVER THE EDGE OF A BRIDGE IN SOUTHWEST OHIO. <P>THE DRIVER TOLD POLICE HE TOOK A WRONG TURN -- AND GOT STUCK ON THE TRAIN TRACKS. <P>NO ONE WAS HURT - BUT BOTH TEENS WERE ARRESTED AFTER THE DRIVER FAILED A SOBRIETY TEST. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=FL GIRLS RACIST RANT ONLINE-VO.WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>FL GIRLS RACIST RANT ONLINE-VO.WIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>TWO NORTH FLORIDA TEENAGERS ARE KICKED OUT OF SCHOOL AFTER A VIDEO OF THEIR RACIST RANT WENT VIRAL ON THE INTERNET. <P>THINGS AT GAINESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL GOT EXTREMELY TENSE AFTER THE GIRLS POSTED THE 14-MINUTE YOUTUBE VIDEO THIS WEEK. <P>IN IT, THEY RAILED AGAINST AFRICAN-AMERICANS -- CALLING THEM STUPID PEOPLE WHO WOULD RATHER SPEND MONEY ON NAME-BRAND CLOTHING AND IPHONES THAN HOUSING AND FOOD. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=FL GIRLS RACIST RANT ONLINE-SOT-OC> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>FL GIRLS RACIST RANT ONLINE-SOT-OC</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>"The students are leaving Gainesville High School, and will not be students here." "There's no place for that in the Alachua County Public School System, and my opinion, no place for that in society in general" <P>POLICE OFFICERS WERE CALLED TO THE SCHOOL AFTER CONCERN GREW OVER STUDENT SAFETY AS WORD OF THE VIDEO SPREAD ACROSS CAMPUS. <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 ATTACK GRILL FOLO-OC> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HEART ATTACK GRILL FOLO-OC</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>WE TOLD YOU EARLIER THIS WEEK -- ABOUT A CUSTOMER AT THE HEART ATTACK GRILL IN LAS VEGAS -- WHO WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER EATING A SANDWHICH CALLED THE TRIPLE BYPASS BURGER. <P>A HEALTH ADVOCACY GROUP SAYS THE INCIDENT SHOULD BE A WAKE-UP CALL -- AND WANTS THE RESTAURANT SHUT DOWN. <P>ABC'S RYAN OWENS 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=HEART ATTACK GRILL FOLO-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HEART ATTACK GRILL FOLO-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>Nat off top: "I'll have a double bypass. -- Good choice!" <P>The Heart Attack Grill is a bit like Hooters with a hospital theme. <P>Waitresses dressed as nurses, customers in surgical gowns, free food <P>for anyone over 350 pounds. The menu features a single, double, triple <P>or quadruple bypass burger complete with UNLIMITED 'flatliner fries'-- <P>COOKED in lard. <P>Nat break: fries <P>So when a man eating a triple bypass at the Las Vegas restaurant SATURDAY <P>NIGHT suddenly appeared to need one---a lot of people thought it was a <P>publicity stunt. An onlooker shot this cell phone video of paramedics <P>taking the man with chest pains to the hospital. The restaurant's owner, in <P>his doctor's costume, says it was the real deal. <P>SOT, Jon Basso/Owner <P>"This wasn't a playful thing/It's a very scary event." <P>We first met the fake doctor when he opened the original Heart Attack Grill <P>near Phoenix--complete with an ambulance parked outside. We talked to him <P>after the restaurant's 570-pound spokes model. featured in a series of <P>commercials. <P>died of pneumonia at the age of 29. <P>Ryan: Aren't you glorifying obesity, which obviously kills? <P>JB: Absolutely. I think it would immoral to stop at this point. <P>Ryan: Explain that to me. <P>JB: We're past the point of no return at the Heart Attack Grill. We have <P>blood on our hands at this point. <P>GRX of letter with pull out quotes <P>Which is exactly the point made by a Washington-based health advocacy group <P>that just sent this letter to the restaurant's owner asking him to "declare <P>moral bankruptcy" and close. <P>SOT, Jon Basso/Owner <P>"We have been honest from the word go about exactly what we serve." <P>The unrepentant "doctor" tells us the man wheeled out of his restaurant is <P>now doing OK---after a free burger that may have nearly cost him his life. <P>For GMA, Ryan Owens, ABC News, Dallas. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=WONDER WOMEN STOLEN CAR-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>WONDER WOMEN STOLEN CAR-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>POLICE IN PORTLAND ARE TRYING TO LOCATE A VERY UNIQUE CAR. <P>RACHEL MACCABBEE IS OUT OF WORK, FIVE MONTHS PREGNANT, AND SUFFERING FROM GESTATIONAL DIABETES. <P>ON TOP OF THAT, HER CAR, WITH THE WONDER WOMAN LOGO PROMINENTLY PAINTED ON THE FRONT, HAS BEEN STOLEN. <P>POLICE ARE HOPEFUL THAT THE CAR'S UNIQUE LOOK WILL HELP THEM RECOVER IT. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=NEW AT 5:00-CLIP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>NEW AT 5:00-CLIP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TEASE FOUR> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TEASE FOUR</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>"This is the kickoff for shellabration 2012." <P>SANIBEL MAKES THE GUINESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS. <P>FROM FAR AND WIDE PEOPLE SHOW UP TO PICK UP SHELLS.MAKING HISTORY. <P>AND MARIAH CAREY'S HUSBAND BACK IN THE HOSPITAL AGAIN. <P>WHY THE 31-YEAR-OLD FATHER OF TWINS IS BACK ON BED REST. <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) SANIBEL STOOPING-SOTVO TOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ4 A) SANIBEL STOOPING-SOTVO TOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TZ4 B) NICK CANNON HOSPITALIZED-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ4 B) NICK CANNON HOSPITALIZED-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=WX WALL-WX WALL> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>WX WALL-WX WALL</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=STORM WARN JP OPEN-CLIP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>STORM WARN JP OPEN-CLIP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=CROSSTALK-CAM 9 WX EST> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CROSSTALK-CAM 9 WX EST</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=FORECAST-WX WALL> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>FORECAST-WX WALL</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF. <P>IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA. <P>CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS WEEKEND <P>Conditions remain warm and dry this evening with little chance of seeing any rain. The deeper moisture is just north of us where the Tampa Bay area is dealing with rain. This batch of moisture will likely stay north through tonight. <P>Expect more sunshine on Saturday as a deeper southerly flow will help to carry the moisture further north. By Sunday, the same system moves further east and will carry a cold front down the peninsula, arriving in SW Florida during the afternoon. A small line of showers will be possible Sunday afternoon followed by cooler conditions Sunday night into Monday. <P>TONIGHT: Expect a mostly cloudy sky with mild temperatures in the mid 60's. <P>TOMORROW: Partly cloudy and warm day with temperatures in the low 80's. <P>SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy with a chance for a few showers and temperatures near 80. <P>Boaters: Expect South winds near 10kts with 2 to 3 ft seas. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=SANIBEL STOOPING-OC> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>SANIBEL STOOPING-OC</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>MORE THAN A THOUSAND PEOPLE BROKE A WORLD RECORD ON SANIBEL THIS MORNING. <P>KICKING OFF THE ISLAND'S 75 YEARS OF SHELL FAIRS AND SHOWS. <P>ABC7'S LEIGH DANA SHELLS OUT THE STORY. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=SANIBEL STOOPING-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>SANIBEL STOOPING-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A MASSIVE TREASURE HUNT FOR SANIBEL'S MOST TREAUSURED SUVENIOR. <P>:29 oh yea look at that one. <P>AND NO BUTTS ABOUT IT -- <P>THIS CROWD OF MORE THAN A THOUSAND <P>HELPED BREAK A GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS <P>AT BOWMAN'S BEACH THIS MORNING <P>NAT-- 54:11 what a way to do it <P>ALL STOOPING FOR SEASHELLS <P>AT THE SAME TIME <P>4:42 it was really fun. It's a once and a lifetime experience. <P>BUT - <P>FOR JEREMY LITTON - <P>THIS WORLD RECORD MAKES TWO. <P>7:45 <P>"this is my second time in the book. My name will be there twice." <P>SHELL COLLECTORS COMING FROM AS FAR AWAY AS SWITZERLAND <P>TO GET THEIR HANDS ON PART OF THE PRIZE. <P>8:45 <P>"it's a nice chance to be in the record book and to have a holiday here." <P>13:12 breaking the world record today is just the start of a two week "shellabration" here on Sanibel and Captiva. <P>52:40 75 years of Shell Fairs and Shell Shows on Sanibel and Captiva." this is the kickoff for shellabration 2012." <P>FOR MANY VACATIONERS-- <P>BEING PART OF A WORLD RECORD IS JUST PART OF THE SHELLING FUN ALONG THE SHORE. <P>NAT- we got little ones, but high quality shells. <P>AS FOR THE LOCALS -- <P>IT'S ALL THE EXCITEMENT THAT MAY COME JUST 'ONCE ON THIS ISLAND.' <P>5:09 "not really great shelling today, but I don't think anyone cares." <P>1:32 it's a great reason to come to the beach this morning and go shell stooping." <P>ON SANIBEL, LEIGH DANA, 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=SUN N FUN LAGOON REOPENS 0-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>SUN N FUN LAGOON REOPENS 0-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>YOU CAN COOL OFF THIS WEEKEND AT THE WATERPARK. <P>SUN-N-FUN LAGOON WILL REOPEN ON SATURDAY -- AND WILL BE OPEN WEEKENDS THROUGH MAY 27-TH. <P>IT'S ALSO OPEN THIS MONDAY -- FOR PRESIDENT'S DAY. <P>ADMISSION IS 12 DOLLARS FOR ANYONE TALLER THAN 48 INCHES, $5-50 FOR ANYONE UNDER 48 INCHES -- AND FREE FOR KIDS 3 AND UNDER. <P>THIS YEAR THERE IS A SPECIAL DISCOUNT FOR COLLIER COUNTY RESIDENTS. <P>MAKE SURE TO BRING A VALID FLORIDA DRIVER'S LICENSE. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=WINE AND JAZZ FESTIVAL IN PG-CGTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>WINE AND JAZZ FESTIVAL IN PG-CGTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT LIKE JAZZ AND WINE, THE 7TH ANNUAL WINE & JAZZ FESTIVAL WILL BE HELD OVER THE WEEKEND AS WELL IN PUNTA GORDA. <P>THE HEADLINES INCLUDE THE RIPPINGTONS, FEATURING RUSS FREEMAN, PETER WHITE AND MINDI ABAIR. <P>TICKETS ARE 85 DOLLARS PLUS TAX AND INCLUDE ENTERTAINMENT, WINE, BEER AND FOOD. <P>YOU WILL ALSO RECEIVE A WINE BAG AND GLASS WHEN YOU ENTER. <P>YOU ARE ASKED TO BRING YOUR OWN CHAIR. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=NICK CANNON HOSPITALIZED AGAIN-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>NICK CANNON HOSPITALIZED AGAIN-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>NICK CANNON HAS STEPPED DOWN FROM HIS NEW YORK CITY RADIO SHOW -- DUE TO HEALTH PROBLEMS. <P>TODAY WAS HIS LAST DAY HOSTING THE 2-YEAR-OLD SHOW, CALLED "ROLLIN'." <P>JUST LAST WEEK THE 31 YEAR OLD WAS HOSPITALIZED -- WITH BLOOD CLOTS IN HIS LUNGS AND AN ENLARGED HEART VENTRICLE. <P>AND HE WAS HOSPITALIZED LAST MONTH FOR MILD KIDNEY FAILURE. <P>CANNON SAYS HIS DOCTORS HAVE ORDERED HIM TO CUT BACK ON HIS PROFESSIONAL COMMITMENTS -- AND GET MORE REST. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=RIHANNA CHRIS BROWN NEW SONG-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>RIHANNA CHRIS BROWN NEW SONG-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THREE YEARS AFTER HE WAS ARRESTED FOR ASSAULTING HER, CHRIS BROWN AND RIHANNA ARE REPORTEDLY TEAMING UP FOR A SONG. <P>THE REPORT'S COMING FROM THE BLOG, MISSINFO-DOT-TV. <P>ACCORDING TO THE BLOG, RIHANNA IS MAKING A REMIX OF HER SONG "BIRTHDAY CAKE" THAT WILL FEATURE HER EX. <P>BROWN WAS SENTENCED IN AUGUST 2009 TO SERVE FIVE YEARS PROBATION AND WAS ALSO ORDERED TO COMPLETE A 52-WEEK DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAM. <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>Officer: "Okay Jessica, you okay?" <P>Jessica: <P>CAPTIVATING MOMENTS CAUGHT ON DASHCAM. <P>AN 11-YEAR-OLD AND HER MOTHER -- STUCK IN A SNOW COVERED FOREST FOR A WEEK. <P>HOW A NATIOWIDE AMBER ALERT ENDED THEIR NIGHTMARE. <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) AMBER ALERT RESCUE-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ5 A) AMBER ALERT RESCUE-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=BUMP-CAM 10 BMP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BUMP-CAM 10 BMP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=AMBER ALERT RESCUE-OC> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>AMBER ALERT RESCUE-OC</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>NEW MEXICO AUTHORITIES RELEASED DASHCAM FOOTAGE OF THE MOMENT A STATE POLICE OFFICER -- FOUND A WOMAN AND HER DAUGHTER IN THE MIDDLE OF A NATIONAL FOREST. <P>AN AMBER ALERT HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE 11 YEAR OLD GIRL. <P>MARCUS MOORE HAS THE STORY. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=AMBER ALERT RESCUE-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>AMBER ALERT RESCUE-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>Kimberly: <P>Officer: "I've got you. We're going to help you out, okay?" <P>THEY WERE CAPTIVATING MOMENTS CAPTURED BY THE DASHBOARD CAMERA FROM THE MEXICO STATE POLICE PATROL CAR <P>ON THE LEFT, KIMBERLY SMITH, HELPED BY OFFICER SANDOVAL. AND ON THE RIGHT, 11-YEAR-OLD JESSICA, HOLDING A STUFFED ANIMAL. <P>Officer: "When was the last time you ate anything?" <P>Kimberly: "It's been a week. It's been a week." <P>POLICE BELIEVE KIMBERLY AND JESSICA COULD HAVE BEEN RUNNING ON DAY TWO WITHOUT FOOD OR WATER BY THE TIME OFFICER SANDOVAL FOUND THEM NEAR THE SNOW COVERED CARSON NATIONAL FOREST. <P>AS THESE PICTURES SHOW THEY PACKED FRESH SNOW IN WATER BOTTLES, EVIDENCE POLICE SAY, THAT JESSICA AND KIMBERLY MIGHT HAVE BEEN IN SURVIVAL MODE. <P>Officer: "Okay Jessica, you okay?" <P>Jessica: <P>Officer: "How's your mom been treating you?" <P>Jessica: ".we've been fine. She hasn't hurt me." <P>AUTHORITIES USED CELL-PHONE TECHNOLOGY TO TRACK DOWN THE FORT WORTH, TEXAS MOTHER AND DAUGHTER. <P>AND AS HE PUTS THE CAR INTO REVERSE, YOU PERHAPS GET A SENSE OF JUST HOW HIDDEN THEY WERE AND THEY APPARENTLY GOT STUCK IN THE SNOW AND WHAT THE WEEK MUST HAVE BEEN LIKE FOR 11 YEAR OLD JESSICA. <P>Jessica: "What city are in?" <P>Officer: "What's that?" <P>Jessica: "What city are we in?" <P>Officer: "We're in the State of New Mexico, you're near Tres Piedras." <P>Jessica: "I thought we were in Albuquerque." <P>Officer: "No, you're a long ways from Albuquerque." <P>AND ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY, OFFICER SANDOVAL MEETS UP WITH AN AMBULANCE NEAR THE RIO GRANDE GORGE. <P>THE SUCCESSFUL END TO A NATION-WIDE SEARCH FOR THIS LITTLE GIRL. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=COMING UP AT 6PM-OC> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>COMING UP AT 6PM-OC</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>AHEAD AT 6. <P>ILLEGAL PRESCRIPTIONS PILLS -- SOLD ON THE FGCU CAMPUS. <P>IT'S CALLED THE STUDY DRUG. <P>NEXT -- MEET A STUDENT DEALER WHO REVEALS HOW LARGE THE PROBLEM IS. <P>AND WHERE SHE GETS THE PILLS. <P>PLUS-- <P>EYEGLASSES WITH -- MICRO CHIPS, LCD LAYERS, AND RECHARGABLE BATTERIES. <P>IT'S NOT GO-GO-GADGET EYEWEAR. <P>TODAY -- MEET SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S FIRST PATIENT -- WHO'S RAVING ABOUT THEM. <P>JONI US AT 6. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=CLOSE-2SH-AWS ANI> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CLOSE-2SH-AWS ANI</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>AD LIB GOODBYE <P>REMEMBER YOU CAN GET ALL OF THE DAY'S TOP STORIES, BREAKING NEWS AND YOUR PRECISION FORECAST ON ABC DASH SEVEN DOT COM. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <CENTER> <FONT 000000 SIZE=1> </CENTER> </BODY> </HTML>