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to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=HL) GAS PRICES-SOTTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HL) GAS PRICES-SOTTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=HL) DEADLY AVALANCHE AX-VO-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HL) DEADLY AVALANCHE AX-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) SPRING BREAK TRAVEL-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>HL) SPRING BREAK TRAVEL-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 HL-WX WALL> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>WX HL-WX WALL</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIPTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIPTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=COLD OPEN-SOT> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>COLD OPEN-SOT</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>SOT Patrick DeHann, GasBuddy.com <P>"A LOT OF GAS PRICES WILL BE TIED TO THE ECONOMY. IF WE CONTINUE TO SEE <P>THESE IMPROVEMENTS, GAS PRICES WILL REMAIN AT ELEVATED LEVELS." <P>MOS - Texas Driver <P>"IT USED TO TAKE ABOUT 30 DOLLARS, NOW IT TAKES ABOUT $50." <P>MOS - Texas driver <P>"DON'T LIKE IT. I DON'T LIKE IT, BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT 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=GAS PRICES-VO IN TC> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>GAS PRICES-VO IN TC</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>YOUR PAIN AT THE PUMP. WILL *NOT GET BETTER ANYTIME SOON. <P>OIL PRICES SPIKED OVERNIGHT. TO A NINE-MONTH HIGH. <P>AND ABC'S TAHMAN BRADLEY EXPLAINS WHY IT COULD GET MUCH WORSE. <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-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>GAS PRICES-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>PKG SCRIPT: <P>Gas prices have shot up. Waaaaay up! <P>MOS - California driver <P>"WOW! THAT'S IMPRESSIVE." <P>The cost of gas hit its highest price ever for a President's Day weekend -- <P>causing big pain at the pump. <P>MOS - John Jesenski, Hollywood CA <P>"THEY ARE GETTING PRETTY RIDICULOUS. I SUPPOSE THEY HAVE BEEN FOR A WHILE <P>NOW. BUT IT JUST SEEMS TO BE GETTING HIGHER AND HIGHER. SO IT'S PRETTY <P>CRAZY." <P>MOS - Texas driver <P>"DON'T LIKE IT. I DON'T LIKE IT, BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT IT?" <P>Across the country, look at these prices: <P>$3.45 in Pearland, Texas. $3.50 in MemphisLewiston, New York $3.85, <P>and $4.15 in San Carlos, California. <P>MOS - Texas Driver <P>"IT USED TO TAKE ABOUT 30 DOLLARS, NOW IT TAKES ABOUT $50." <P>Over the past month, gas prices have soared 18 cents a gallon, and it <P>might get even worse. <P>Economists predict the national average could reach $4.25 by late <P>April and nearly $5 a gallon by Memorial Day. <P>SOT Patrick DeHann, GasBuddy.com <P>"A LOT OF GAS PRICES WILL BE TIED TO THE ECONOMY. IF WE CONTINUE TO SEE <P>THESE IMPROVEMENTS, GAS PRICES WILL REMAIN AT ELEVATED LEVELS." <P>As if those predictions weren't bad enough a new concern that could make it <P>worse: <P>Iran is halting oil exports to France and Britain as a pre-emptive <P>strike for the European Union's tough new sanctions over its nuclear program <P>. <P>Gas Prices could also become a major election year issue. At the White House <P>, the Obama administration is looking at ways to boost energy production <P>here in the U-S. <P>In the meantime, some Americans are looking for ways around buying gas. <P>MOS - California driver <P>"SHOULDDA GOT A SCOOTER." <P>Tahman Bradley, ABC News, Washington. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=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=GOP 8 DAYS TO MICHIGAN-BNC> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>GOP 8 DAYS TO MICHIGAN-BNC</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>TURNING NOW TO YOUR VOICE, YOUR VOTE. <P>RICK SANTORUM'S LEADING THE LATEST MICHIGAN POLLS. <P>BUT FINDS HIMSELF ON DEFENSE, <P>AFTER COMMENTS HE MADE THIS WEEKEND. <P>REPORTER TRACIE POTTS EXPLAINS HOW WILL THIS WILL AFFECT THE MICHIGAN PRIMARY, WHICH IS IN JUST ONE 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=GOP 8 DAYS TO MICHIGAN-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>GOP 8 DAYS TO MICHIGAN-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>LAST NIGHT, RICK SANTORUM SEEMED TO COMPARE PRESIDENT OBAMA TO HITLER: <P>sot - Santorum Sun <P>"Maybe he's not the best guy. After a while, after a while you find out some things about this guy over in Europe who's not so good of a guy after all." <P>THIS, AFTER ANOTHER CONTROVERSIAL COMMENT SATURDAY. <P>sot - Santorum Sat <P>"It's not about you. It's not about your quality of life. It's not about your jobs. It's about some phony ideal, some phony theology." <P>sot - Van Hollen MTP <P>"He's actually questioning the President's faith and that is a new low in American politics." <P>SANTORUM SAID HE WASN'T TALKING ABOUT THE PRESIDENT'S FAITH: <P>sot - Santorum on CBS <P>"I believe the president is a Christian. He says he is a Christian. But I am talking about his world view." <P>REPUBLICANS CAME TO SANTORUM'S RESCUE. CRITICIZING THE PRESIDENT FOR REQUIRING CHURCHES TO PAY FOR EMPLOYEES' BIRTH CONTROL: <P>sot - Ryan MTP <P>"He is a political philosophy that believes that he can mandate certain benefits and activities of the American people." <P>DESPITE HIS COMMENTS, SANTORUM'S LEADING THE LATEST MICHIGAN POLLS BY THREE TO 10 POINTS. <P>MITT ROMNEY. UNABLE TO COMMAND THE VOTE SO FAR IN HIS HOME STATE. NEWT GINGRICH SEES OPPORTUNITY: <P>sot - Gingrich FOX <P>"If any of the three loses our home state, if Santorum loses Pennsylvania, Romney loses Michigan, or I lose Georgia, you have I think a very, very badly weakened candidacies <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=PLANE CHOPPER COLLISION-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>PLANE CHOPPER COLLISION-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>TWO PILOTS WALK AWAY, <P>AFTER A SMALL PLANE AND A HELICOPTER CLIP EACH OTHER OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. <P>BOTH AIRCRAFTS MADE EMERGENCY LANDINGS IN FIELDS. <P>THE PLANE HAD TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD. AND THE HELICOPTER CARRIED JUST ITS PILOT. <P>BOTH PILOTS HAD MINOR INJURIES. <P>NO WORD YET ON WHAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=DEADLY AVALANCHE AX-VO IN POP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>DEADLY AVALANCHE AX-VO IN POP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE SKIERS WHO DIED. <P>WHEN A WALL OF SNOW SWEPT THEM ABOUT A QUARTER MILE DOWN A CANYON. <P>IT WAS JUST ONE OF TWO DEADLY AVALANCHE-RELATED ACCIDENTS THIS WEEKEND. <P>CLAYTON SANDELL 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=DEADLY AVALANCHE AX-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>DEADLY AVALANCHE AX-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>SCRIPT: <P>IT HAPPENED IN JUST SECONDS A WALL OF SNOW BARRELING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE <P>MOUNTAIN PULLING SKIERS STRAIGHT DOWN NEARLY 3-THOUSAND FEET. <P>Sot -Deputy Chris Bedker, King County Sheriff's Search and Rescue / <P>everyone waited for the snow to settle and immediately went into their <P>rescue mode. Using their avalanche beacons to locate their friends." <P>EIGHT SKIERS WERE TRAPPED FIVE WERE RESCUED BUT FOR THREE MEN IT WAS TOO <P>LATE. FREESKIING WORLD TOUR OFFICIAL JIM JACK, STEVENS PASS MARKETING <P>DIRECTOR CHRIS RUDOLPH AND SKIER JOHN BRENAN ALL DIED. PRO SKIER ELYSE <P>SAUGSTAD WAS ALSO TRAPPED BUT SURVIVED BY DEPLOYING A SAFETY AIRBAG LIKE <P>THIS ONE THAT THREE WEEKS AGO HELPED SAVE A SNOWBOARDER IN COLORADO. <P>NATS - YOUTUBE CLIP <P>THE SKIERS ABOUT A DOZEN IN ALL WERE IN A BACKCOUNTRY AREA OUTSIDE THE SKI <P>RESORT BOUNDARY. THE RESORT MANAGER SAYS THAT IS NOT ILLEGAL <P>Sot - john gifford - general manager, stevens pass 22:24:57 - it's very <P>common to do what people call backcountry skiing. <P>BUT WITH TWO FEET OF FRESH SNOW FORECASTERS HAD WARNED THE AVALANCHE DANGER <P>WAS "HIGH". <P>Sot - bedker 20:41:00 - i wouldn't be doing it but again that's part of the <P>thrill on this type of skiing, so you know it was their decision. <P>JUST LAST MONTH, WE SAW FIRSTHAND THE SHEER MASSIVE POWER OF AN AVALANCHE - <P>07:31:47 SNOWMOBILE RIDER <P>Can you breathe? <P>07:31:48 SNOWMOBILE RIDER <P>We got you. <P>07:31:49 SNOWMOBILE RIDER <P>We got you, buddy. <P>THIS HOME VIDEO CAPTURES THE DRAMATIC STRUGGLE TO SAVE A WASHINGTON <P>SNOWMOBILER AFTER HE, TOO, WAS BURIED ALIVE. <P>07:32:11 SNOWMOBILE RIDER <P>Let me get his helmet off. <P>07:32:11 SNOWMOBILE RIDER <P>He's wearing now. <P>07:32:11 SNOWMOBILE RIDER <P>Okay? <P>07:32:12 SNOWMOBILE RIDER <P>He's all right. <P>LIVE CLOSE: <P>NOT EVERYONE IS SO LUCKY - Avalanches kill an average of 25 people in the U. <P>S. every season and so far this winter 17 people have died. <P>It wasn't the only fatal avalanche in Washington state this weekend. In a <P>separate incident not far away a snowboarder was killed when an avalanche <P>swept him off the side of a cliff. <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 BURIAL-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>WHITNEY HOUSTON BURIAL-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THE QUEEN OF POP HAS FINALLY BEEN LAID TO REST. <P>FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND FANS. <P>SAID A FINAL GOODBYE TO WHITNEY HOUSTON SUNDAY. <P>THE SINGER WAS LAID TO REST NEXT TO HER FATHER IN A NEW JERSEY CEMETERY. <P>HOUSTON DIED LAST WEEK, <P>HOURS BEFORE SHE WAS SET TO PERFORM AT A PRE-GRAMMYS BASH IN CALIFORNIA. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=CLINTON G20-VO-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CLINTON G20-VO-WIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON IS IN MEXICO, <P>AHEAD OF THIS WEEK'S G-20 SUMMIT IN LOS CABOS. <P>THE SECRETARY WILL ATTEND AN INFORMAL GET-TOGETHER, <P>LED BY MEXICO'S FOREIGN MINISTER. <P>OFFICIALS TAKING PART IN THE GATHERING -- <P>CALLED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES. TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT ECONOMIC GROWTH. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=CLINTON G20-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CLINTON G20-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>"It's our belief which I think is shared by most of us in this room, that at the present time it is imperative to improve global governance." <P>THE G20 IS A FORUM OF 19 COUNTRIES AND THE EUROPEAN UNION. <P>THE PRE-SUMMIT GATHERING IS DUE TO CONCLUDE TODAY. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=PATRICIA STEPHENS DUE-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>PATRICIA STEPHENS DUE-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A MEMORIAL SERVICE WAS HELD SUNDAY AT FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY. <P>FOR CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST PATRICIA STEPHENS DUE. <P>SHE DIED IN A HOSPITAL NEAR ATLANTA ON FEBRUARY 7TH, <P>AFTER A TWO YEAR FIGHT WITH CANCER. <P>DUE LED WHAT THE NATION'S FIRST "JAIL-IN". AT FAM-YOU IN 19-60 <P>SHE SPENT 49 DAYS BEHIND BARS, BECAUSE SHE REFUSED TO GIVE IN. <P>THE BOLD MOVE SPARKED SIMILAR PROTESTS ACROSS THE NATION. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=BARBARA WALTERS NAPLES PHIL-SS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BARBARA WALTERS NAPLES PHIL-SS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>LOOKING AHEAD-- <P>GROUNDBREAKING JOURNALIST BARBARA WALTERS WILL BE THE FEATURED SPEAKER TONIGHT AT THE NAPLES PHILHARMONIC. <P>SHE'LL TALK ABOUT HER INTERVIEWS THROUGH THE YEARS -- <P>THAT INCLUDES EVERY AMERICAN PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY SINCE RICHARD NIXON, <P>AND MOST OF THE LEGENDS OF SHOW BUSINESS <P>TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR 98 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=ACLINE ROAD CLOSED-SS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>ACLINE ROAD CLOSED-SS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>AN ABC-SEVEN TRAFFIC ALERT FOR OUR VIEWERS IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY. <P>ACLINE ROAD, <P>BETWEEN BURNT STORE ROAD AND U.S. 41, <P>WILL BE CLOSED TODAY DURING THE DAY. <P>IT'S EXPECTED TO RE-OPEN AGAIN AT THE END OF THE DAY. <P>NOW TO GET AROUND IT, <P>ACCESS NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH BURNT STORE ROAD OFF 41. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=MAN ARRESTED AT BANK-SS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>MAN ARRESTED AT BANK-SS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A NAPLES MAN WAS ARRESTED AT A BANK. <P>AFTER DEPUTIES REPORTED BIZARRE BEHAVIOR. <P>COLLIER DEPUTIES SAY MARK LOESCHER WAS LINGERING OUTSIDE THE WELLS FARGO BANK, <P>ON AIRPORT PULLING ROAD FRIDAY. <P>A WITNESS TOLD DEPUTIES HE HAD A GUN. <P>WHEN POLICE ARRIVED, LOESCHER CLAIMED HE WAS THE DIRECTOR OF THE C-I-A. <P>AND SAID HE WAS ELVIS PRESLEY'S BROTHER AND A GOOD FRIEND OF "PRESIDENT BUSH." <P>DEPUTIES FOUND A GUN AND BULLETS IN HIS CAR. <P>THEY ARRESTED HIM FOR AGGRAVATED ASSAULT. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=RIVERFRONT DOWNTOWN-VO-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>RIVERFRONT DOWNTOWN-VO-WIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>FORT MYERS DOWNTOWN WATERFRONT IS IN LINE FOR A FACELIFT. <P>BUT FIRST. A FEW CHANGES TO THE PLAN. <P>CITY LEADERS SAY THE COST ESTIMATE FOR DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT. <P>IS A MILLION DOLLARS *MORE THAN THE AMOUNT PLANNED. <P>THAT'S FOR THE FIRST PHASE, <P>WHICH INCLUDES A WATER BASIN NEAR THE EDWARDS AND BAY STREETS AREA. <P>THE CITY IS TRYING TO SAVE MONEY WITH LESS ART WORK, SEATING, AND SHADING. <P>PLUS GIVING UP A TEMPORARY PARKING LOT. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=RIVERFRONT DOWNTOWN-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>RIVERFRONT DOWNTOWN-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>If they can do that project and not lose parking places than I think it could be very nice. <P>THE MAYOR MAY SUGGEST OTHER FUNDING TO PREVENT THE CUTBACKS. <P>THE CITY IS EXPECTED TO DISCUSS AND POSSIBLY VOTE ON THIS PROJECT TUESDAY. <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>DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS COULD SOON SEE A FACELIFT! <P>WE'LL HAVE DETAILS ON THE MAKEOVER. <P>PLUS-- TOTAL STRANGERS COME TOGETHER TO SAVE LIVES. <P>HEAR HOW THEY'RE BREAKING RECORDS. <P>BY GIVING UP A PIECE OF THEMSELVES. <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) RECORD BREAKING KIDNEY CHAIN-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ1 A) RECORD BREAKING KIDNEY CHAIN-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=WEATHER TEASE-WX ID> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>WEATHER TEASE-WX ID</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>WEATHER IS COMING UP. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=BLOOMBERG TEASE-SOT> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BLOOMBERG TEASE-SOT</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>BLOOMBERG TEASE <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT-PKG TOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT-PKG TOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>GOOD MORNING, <P>WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO AMERICA'S NEXT PRESIDENT WILL BE -- <P>YOU MIGHT WANT TO DROP ALL THE OTHER STATISTICS AND POLITICAL OPINIONS, AND JUST LOOK -- AT THE STOCK MARKET. <P>A NEW STUDY OUT FROM INVESTMENT GURU ROBERT PRECHTER AND SOME OTHER WELL-KNOWN BRAINS -- <P>SAYS FORGET ABOUT POLITICAL PLATFORMS, AND EVEN THE ECONOMY AND JOB CREATION. <P>THEIR STUDY SAYS -- THE BEST SINGLE PREDICTOR OF PRESIDENTIAL RE-ELECTION RESULTS IS THE PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN THE STOCK MARKET IN THE 3 YEARS PRECEEDING ELECTION DAY. <P>AND THEY SAY THEY STUDIED EVERY PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN GOING ALL THE WAY BACK TO GEORGE WASHINTGON'S SUCCESSFUL BID OF 1792. <P>AN D THAT MAY MEAN PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL WIN RE-ELECTION. <P>BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THE DOW IS UP 60 PERCENT FROM ITS MARCH 2009 LOW. <P>***** <P>MORE ON WHAT MAY BE IN STORE FOR STOCKS *THIS WEEK* AND WHY YOU SHOULD MAKE SURE TO LOCK YOUR CAR, AFTER THIS: <P>OC: <P>ALRIGHT -- WHEN WALL STREET OPENS BACK UP TOMORROW -- <P>INVESTORS OF COURSE WILL BE WATCHING THE LATEST ON GREECE. <P>AND ON TOP OF THAT -- REPORTS ON HOME SALES. <P>***** <P>AND -- ARE YOU SURE YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR CAR IS? <P>PRESIDENT'S DAY IS ONE OF THE HOLIDAYS THIEVES TARGET -- <P>ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL INSURANCE CRIME BUREAU. <P>WITH ALMOST 2-THOUSAND CARS REPORTED STOLEN ON PRESIDENT'S DAY LAST YEAR. <P>ALMOST AS MANY AS ON CHRISTMAS EVE. <P>THE BUSIEST DAY FOR CAR THIEVES, ACCORDING TO THE BUREAU -- IS NEW YEAR'S DAY. <P>MEMORIAL DAY IS NUMBER TWO. <P>***** <P>***** <P>AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, I'M DEBORAH KOSTROUN, 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=SNOW CAR PILEUP-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>SNOW CAR PILEUP-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A SUNDAY AFTERNOON SNOWSTORM CAUSED A HUGE PILEUP ON I-75, <P>THIS HAPPENED IN TENNESSEE NEAR THE KENTUCKY BORDER. <P>18 VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED IN THE CRASH -- <P>INCLUDING TRACTOR TRAILERS, CARS AND A GREYHOUND BUS. <P>PARAMEDICS TREATED MORE THAN 50 PEOPLE ON THE SCENE. <P>AND FIVE WERE TAKEN TO 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=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>BREEZY and DRY AGAIN <P>Not much of a rain event yesterday, and now it's back to dry weather across southwest Florida. A cold front moved through yesterday and you will notice a gusty wind this morning from the north. Temperatures will cool to around 60 before sunrise and winds will gust around 15 - 20 for the first part of the day. High temperatures this afternoon should get above 70, but it doesn't look like the 80 degree weather we have seen will be back until mid-week. Skies will stay mostly sunny to partly cloudy this afternoon and no significant rain is expected. A few showers may try to move across the state from east to west this afternoon, but that would only give the inland areas a low chance for any rain. <P>Looking to the rest of the week we can expect mild weather each afternoon with highs in the 80's by Wednesday. Morning lows could dip into the 50's tomorrow but lows for the rest of the week will only drop into the 60's. <P>The next cold front on the forecast maps is due here on Friday. At this point it looks like we will be "lucky" once again to see just a few, scattered showers. The long range outlook for next weekend looks breezy and slightly cooler on Saturday with fair weather on Sunday. The weekend forecast will certainly depend on the timing of the aforementioned front. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=WATER POLLUTION LIMITS-VO IN POP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>WATER POLLUTION LIMITS-VO IN POP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>AFTER MANY YEARS IN THE MAKING -- <P>RESTRICTIONS ON WATER POLLUTANTS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. TAKE EFFECT THE FIRST WEEK IN MARCH. <P>A FEDERAL JUDGE APPROVED IT OVER THE WEEKEND. <P>ABC-SEVEN'S NINA MOINI EXPLAINS HOW IT WILL PROTECT HUMANS AND WILDLIFE. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=WATER POLLUTION LIMITS-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>WATER POLLUTION LIMITS-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>QUIET WATERS TODAY ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA <P>AS MANY PEOPLE LIKE MONICA PADILLA SAW THE RAIN AND MADE THEIR WAY HOME. <P>SOT 3 sec - "We got a couple good hours in." <P>BUT IT'S WHAT BEACH GOERS CAN'T ALWAYS SEE IN THE WATER THAT CAN BE HARMFUL.TRACE AMOUNTS OF SEWAGE, MANURE AND FERTILIZER.THAT ADD UP TO A BIG PROBLEM. <P>A FEDERAL JUDGE IN TALLAHASSEE DECIDED SATURDAY TO ENFORCE MEASURES SET BACK IN 2009 BY THE U-S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.LIMITING POLLUTANTS THAT CREEP INTO FLORIDA'S WATERWAYS - <P>SOT - Mike Bauer 15:32:10 15 <P>"pollutants carry waste in natural water bodies." <P>THE HARMFUL POLLUTANTS INCLUDE NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS THAT CAN RESULT IN SCENES LIKE THIS SUMMER'S TOXIC BLUE GREEN ALGAE BLOOM IN THE CALOOSAHATCHE RIVER - <P>A DANGER TO WILDLIFE AND PEOPLE. <P>THE ORDER STEMS FROM A 2008 FEDERAL LAWSUIT BROUGHT BY ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS SEEKING STRICT LIMITS ON POLLUTANTS. <P>LEAD ATTORNEY FOR THOSE GROUPS DAVID GUEST SAYS THE NEW FEDERAL LIMITS WILL REPLACE A STATE LAW THAT ONLY REQUIRES STUDIES OF ALGAE BLOOMS *AFTER THEY'VE HAPPENED. <P>SOT - 00:03:02 12 Guest <P>"The time for studies and inaction is over, the time for limits on pollution have begun." <P>NINA MOINI 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=RECORD BREAKING KIDNEY CHAIN-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>RECORD BREAKING KIDNEY CHAIN-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>AN ILLINOIS MAN IS THE *LAST LINK. <P>IN THE WORLD'S LONGEST KIDNEY CHAIN. <P>A SERIES OF SURGERIES WHICH STARTED IN AUGUST. ENDED HERE -- <P>AT LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, <P>NEAR CHICAGO, IN DECEMBER. <P>"This is what makes us American. It's doing things for other people before we do things for ourselves." <P>A KIDNEY CHAIN USUALLY LINKS PEOPLE WHO WANT TO DONATE TO A LOVED ONE. BUT ARE NOT A PHYSICAL MATCH. <P>30 PEOPLE DONATED KIDNEYS, <P>AND 30 OTHERS RECEIVED THEM. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=RECORD BREAKING KIDNEY CHAIN-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>RECORD BREAKING KIDNEY CHAIN-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>"I don't want to see a number of 30 behind my name. I want to see a number of infinity to the entire world." <P>SURGERIES WERE PERFORMED ACROSS THE COUNTRY, <P>AND KIDNEYS WERE SHIPPED TO THE NEXT PERSON ON THE CHAIN. <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>MARDIS GRAS IS IN FULL SWING IN NEW ORLEANS. <P>WE'LL SHOW YOU SOME OF THE CELEBRATIONS. <P>AND WHICH FAMOUS ACTOR WAS NAMED *KING OF THE PARADE. <P>PLUS -- ANOTHER LIN-CREDIBLE PERFORMANCE. <P>BASKETBALL SENSATION JEREMY LIN SITS DOWN FOR AN INTERVIEW. <P>FRESH OFF HIS LATEST VICTORY. <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) JEREMY LIN INTERVIEW-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ2 A) JEREMY LIN INTERVIEW-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=MARDI GRAS WILL FERRELL-SOTTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>MARDI GRAS WILL FERRELL-SOTTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>Love him, love him, love him to death. <P>IN NEW ORLEANS -- MARDI GRAS FESTIVITIES ARE IN FULL SWING. <P>AND IT WOULDN'T BE COMPLETE WITHOUT THE PARADES. <P>ACTOR WILL FERRELL TOOK THE REIGN SUNDAY, AS KING OF THE BACCHUS PARADE <P>AND HE DID NOT DISAPPOINT. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=MARDI GRAS WILL FERRELL-(2)SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>MARDI GRAS WILL FERRELL-(2)SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>I`m really excited, I`ve watched so many of his movies so many times. I mean I love him as an actor so I really can`t wait to see him. <P>We brought our children down who are five and four and now that they have seen these parades we are a little worried when they go back for our St. Patrick's Day Parade they are going to be a little bored. <P>WILL FERRELL WORE THE CROWN WELL. <P>.AND THE CROWD ATE IT UP! <P>THE ACTOR HAD NO PROBLEM REIGNING AS BACCHUS. <P>.THROWING LOTS OF GIFTS TO ADORING FANS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=JEREMY LIN INTERVIEW-ON CAM> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>JEREMY LIN INTERVIEW-ON CAM</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>NOW TO THE MAN WHOSE NAME IS LIN-SPIRING A THOUSAND PUNS. <P>JEREMY LIN -- THE "OUT OF NOWHERE" SENSATION ON THE NEW YORK KNICKS -- LED THE TEAM TO ANOTHER WIN SUNDAY. <P>HE'S GONE FROM UNEMPLOYED. TO HOTTEST STAR IN THE GAME. IN A MATTER OF WEEKS. <P>SO IT'S TIME TO GET TO KNOW HIM A LITTLE BIT BETTER. <P>RACHEL NICHOLS 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=JEREMY LIN INTERVIEW-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>JEREMY LIN INTERVIEW-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>SCRIPT: <P>TRK 1: 02 <P>It was another spectacular win <P>14:49:33NATS GAME: LIN THE STEAL TO THE BASKET!!! <P>TRK 2: 09 <P>FOR THE MAN WHO HAS BECOME A NATIONAL PHENOMENONJeremy Lin 28 pts leading <P>the New York Knicks to yet ANOTHER victory <P>NATS GAME: <P>TRK 3: 08 <P>And though Madison Square garden is known for courtside celebrities Lin is <P>still not completely comfortable with his new found fame <P>**NATS GAME ** <P>RN:56.17- when's the first time you realized, ok,/ this is a phenomenon. <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 IN OUR NEXT HALF HOUR -- <P>THERE'S A SCHEME BEHIND YOUR SHOPPING. <P>"If you have the wrong color lights, the reds won't come out, the yellows, oranges, everything will look dull, like it's dusty. <P>IF YOU FIND YOURSELF SPENDING *EXTRA MONEY AT THE GROCERY STORE, IT'S NO COINCIDENCE. <P>ABC SEVEN REVEALS HOW YOU'RE BEING TRICKED INTO SPENDING MORE. <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) GROCERY STORE TRICKS-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ3 A) GROCERY STORE TRICKS-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=CROSSTALK WX TEASE-2SH-WX GFX> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CROSSTALK WX TEASE-2SH-WX GFX</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=GREEK BAILOUT MARKETS-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>GREEK BAILOUT MARKETS-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>GREEK MARKETS ROSE TODAY. ON HOPES THE COUNTRY'S SECOND BAILOUT WILL BE APPROVED. <P>WALL STREET IS CLOSED FOR PRESIDENT'S DAY. <P>EUROPEAN SHARES HIT SEVEN-MONTH HIGHS, <P>AND THE EURO ROSE TODAY. AHEAD OF THE EXPECTED APPROVAL BY EURO ZONE FINANCE MINISTERS. <P>THE DEAL IS WORTH SOME 171-POINT-FIVE BILLION DOLLARS. <P>THE BAILOUT IS NEEDED. <P>IN ORDER TO PREVENT GREECE FROM DEFAULTING ON ITS MASSIVE DEBT. <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) GAS PRICES-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TS1) GAS PRICES-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>OVER THE PAST MONTH -- GAS PRICES HAVE SOARED 18 CENTS A GALLON. <P>AND IT MIGHT GET EVEN WORSE. <P>NOW THERE'S NEW CONCERN THAT PRICES COULD INCREASE EVEN MORE, <P>AS IRAN CUTS OFF OIL TO EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. <P>AS A PRE-EMPTIVE STRIKE FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION'S TOUGH NEW SANCTIONS OVER ITS NUCLEAR 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=TS2) GOP 8 DAYS TO MICHIGAN-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TS2) GOP 8 DAYS TO MICHIGAN-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THE G-O-P CANDIDATES WILL BE ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL TODAY. <P>DESPITE THE PRESIDENTS DAY RECESS FOR GOVERNMENT WORKERS. <P>MITT ROMNEY AND RICK SANTORUM WILL BOTH BE IN OHIO EARLY TODAY, <P>THEN SANTORUM HEADS TO MICHIGAN. <P>NEWT GINGRICH CAMPAIGNS IN OKLAHOMA, <P>WHILE RON PAUL VISITS NORTH DAKOTA. <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) DEADLY AVALANCHE AX-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TS3) DEADLY AVALANCHE AX-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>AN AVALANCHE KILLS THREE SKIERS NORTH OF SEATTLE. <P>THE THREE MEN WHO DIED. WERE SKIING IN AN "OUT OF BOUNDS" AREA YESTERDAY. <P>AND THEY WERE DESCRIBED AS "EXPERT" SKIERS. <P>HEAVY SNOW HAD RECENTLY FALLEN IN THE AREA, <P>AND AVALANCHE WARNINGS WERE ISSUED. <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=MISSING GIRL REMAINS-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>MISSING GIRL REMAINS-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THE REMAINS OF A TEENAGE GIRL. MISSING SINCE 19-99. HAVE BEEN FOUND. <P>14-YEAR OLD NICHOLLE COPPLER DISAPPEARED IN LIMA , OHIO. NEARLY 13 YEARS AGO. <P>EARLIER THIS MONTH, HER REMAINS WERE UNCOVERED -- <P>WHEN THE HOME WHERE SHE WAS LAST SEEN. WAS DEMOLISHED. <P>THE HOME BELONGED TO A MAN, WHO WAS A SUSPECT IN HER DISAPPEARANCE. <P>HE LATER KILLED HIMSELF. <P>THE CASE HAS NOW BEEN RE-OPENED. <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 MURDER TRIAL CLOSING-ON CAM> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>UVA MURDER TRIAL CLOSING-ON CAM</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>CLOSING ARGUMENTS WERE *EXTREMELY EMOTIONAL. <P>DURING THE MURDER TRIAL OF A FORMER U-V-A LACROSSE PLAYER. <P>THE PROSECUTOR BROKE DOWN IN TEARS, <P>AS HE TOLD JURORS THAT THE VICTIM NEVER HAD A CHANCE. <P>JURORS NOW HOLD ONE MAN'S FATE IN THEIR HANDS. <P>HERE'S ABC'S REENA NINAN. <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 MURDER TRIAL CLOSING-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>UVA MURDER TRIAL CLOSING-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>SCRIPT: <P>"SHE NEVER HAD A CHANCE". THOSE WORDS SPOKEN BY THE LEAD PROSECUTOR <P>BREAKING DOWN IN TEARS WHILE DELIVERING HIS CLOSING ARGUMENT. REMINDING <P>JURORS OF THE FINAL MOMENTS BEFORE YEARDLEY LOVE DIED. <P>"SHE COULDN'T SCREAM. WAS IT HIS HAND OVER HER MOUTH? WAS IT HER <P>FACE BEING SMASHED INTO THE FLOOR?" <P>THROUGHOUT THEIR CASE THE PROSECUTION INSISTED DEFENDANT GEORGE HUGUELY <P>KILLED HIS EX-GIRLFRIEND IN A DRUNKEN RAGE. <P>"THIS IS THE CASE OF A WOMAN WHO WENT TO BED IN WHAT SHOULD BE ONE OF <P>THE SAFEST AND SECURE PLACES -- HER HOME. THEY SAID "AND THEN HE BEGAN TO <P>ASSAULT HER. HE LEFT HER FOR DEAD." <P>THE DEFENSE MADE THEIR OWN DRAMATIC CLOSING ARGUMENT. IN A SURPRISE <P>TWISTCALLING THEIR OWN CLIENT A "STUPID DRUNK" AND "BOY ATHLETE." BUT, <P>THEY REITERATED, HE IS NO COLD-BLOODED KILLER. <P>THE DEFENSE ADMITTED THE YOUNG LACROSSE STAR WAS THERE THAT NIGHT AND THAT <P>HE CONTRIBUTED TO HER DEATH BUT HE HAD NOT INTENDED TO HARM HER. <P>"GEORGE PLAYED A ROLE, BUT IT'S OVERWHELMINGLY A TRAGEDY" THEY ARGUED. <P>HE LEFT HER THERE ALIVE AND THAT'S NOT UP FOR DISPUTE. <P>SOT JEAN CASAREZ / LEGAL EXPERT:"Defense says, his intent was to go and talk <P>with her. / Prosecution says uh-uh, his intent was to do serious bodily <P>harm, intent to kill Yeardley and intent to rob Yeardley." <P>THE PROSECUTION AGAIN BROUGHT UP AN EMAIL HUGUELY WROTE TO LOVE THE WEEK <P>BEFORE HER DEATH CLAIMING IT SHOWS PRE-MEDIATION. WHEN HE DISCOVERED LOVE <P>HAD BEEN WITH ANOTHER MAN HE WROTE <P>"I SHOULD HAVE KILLED YOU." <P>NOW, IT IS UP TO THE JURY TO DECIDE IF GEORGE HUGUELY INTENDED TO MAKE GOOD <P>ON THOSE WORDS. <P>SOT JEAN CASAREZ / LEGAL EXPERT: "I saw some jurors that I think are going <P>to want to convict him of first-degree murder. / I see other jurors that I <P>think are going to want to give him a chance." <P>IN THE MEANTIME, FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF THE 22-YEAR-OLD WHO DIED SO <P>SHOCKINGLY NEARLY TWO YEARS AGO WAIT ANXIOUSLY FOR WHAT THEY HOPE IS JUSTICE <P>FOR YEARDLEY. <P>SOT KENDALL SPERA / FRIEND OF YEARDLEY LOVE: "Tragedy is an understatement. <P>There's nothing to say that can convey how terrible it is." <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 THIS MORNING-CLIP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>NEW THIS MORNING-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=BOSTON HOCKEY PLAYER ARRESTED-VO-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BOSTON HOCKEY PLAYER ARRESTED-VO-WIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>NEW AT NINE -- <P>A BOSTON UNIVERSITY HOCKEY PLAYER HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF RAPING A FEMALE STUDENT. <P>POLICE ARRESTED 21-YEAR-OLD MAX NICASTRO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING, <P>AFTER A FEMALE STUDENT ACCUSED HIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. <P>THE ALLEGED ATTACK HAPPENED ON THE B-U CAMPUS. <P>THE ARREST COMES TWO MONTHS. <P>AFTER ANOTHER HOCKEY PLAYER WAS KICKED OFF THE TEAM FOR A SIMILAR 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=BOSTON HOCKEY PLAYER ARRESTED-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BOSTON HOCKEY PLAYER ARRESTED-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>"You know, you don't know all the circumstances involved. This has happened before. People have been accused of this in the past. You never know all the details so it's hard to comment before you know." <P>---BUTTED WITH--- <P>"It's a bit embarrassing I would say, yeah.it doesn't really show well on B-U." <P>HE'S BEING HELD ON 25-THOUSAND DOLLAR CASH BAIL. <P>HE'S EXPECTED TO BE ARRAIGNED IN COURT TUESDAY. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=IRS IDENTITY THEFT-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>IRS IDENTITY THEFT-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THE I-R-S IS BATTLES CROOKS OUT TO STEAL YOUR REFUNDS. <P>IDENTITY THEFT HAS SURGED WITH THE INCREASE OF E-FILERS, <P>AND THE I-R-S ESTIMATES MORE THAN 400-THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN VICTIMIZED BY IDENTITY THEFT TAX FRAUD, <P>FROM MID-2009 TO THE END OF 2011. <P>THE AGENCY HAS ADDED NEW SECURITY FILTERS. <P>AND FLAGGED MORE THAN A QUARTER OF A MILLION RETURNS BASED ON IDENTITY THEFT LAST YEAR. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=JAPAN NUKE TOUR-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>JAPAN NUKE TOUR-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>REPORTERS WERE GIVEN A *RARE LOOK AT THE CRIPPLED FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT TODAY. <P>THE OPERATOR OF THE PLANT ALLOWED MEDIA ACCESS TO THE COMPLEX, <P>FOR THE *FIRST TIME SINCE THE GOVERNMENT DECLARED TWO MONTHS AGO. <P>THAT REACTORS HAD BEEN BROUGHT TO A STATE OF COLD SHUTDOWN. <P>FOR THE FIRST TIME -- REPORTERS WERE ABLE TO GET UP CLOSE TO THE DAMAGE, <P>CAUSED BY A HYDROGEN BLAST. DAYS AFTER A TSUNAMI HIT THE PLANT. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=AEROSHOT FDA-VO-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>AEROSHOT FDA-VO-WIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS NOW ON THE CASE OF A FAST-MOVING CRAZE. <P>NEW INHALABLE SHOTS OF CAFFEINE ARE FOR SALE AT THE COUNTER, <P>OFTEN AT GAS STATIONS AND CONVENIENCE STORES. <P>AEROSHOT DELIVERS A QUICK DOSE OF CAFFEINE IN A SINGLE BREATH -- <P>ABOUT 100 MILLIGRAMS OF CAFFEINE WITH EACH USE, <P>WHICH IS THE SAME AS A CUP OF COFFEE. <P>BUT NEW HEALTH CONCERNS PROMPT A FEDERAL SAFETY INVESTIGATION WITH 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=AEROSHOT FDA-(2) SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>AEROSHOT FDA-(2) SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>"and you could easily overdose or succomb to some toxicity associated with the caffeine ingestion. you could mix it with alcohol in a social setting." <P>"we're confident that as they look at the product that they will confirm what we hold that the product is both a safe and complies with all fda regulations." <P>BUT THE CREATOR OF AEROSHOT ALSO SAYS THEY DID NOT DO TESTS ON CHILDREN. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=GROCERY STORE TRICKS-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>GROCERY STORE TRICKS-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>HOW MANY TIMES HAS THIS HAPPENED TO YOU? <P>YOU GO TO THE GROCERY STORE MEANING TO BUY ONE THING. <P>AND COME OUT WITH A YOUR CART. FULL! <P>IT'S NOT JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE HUNGRY. <P>GROCERY STORES HAVE CLEVER METHODS TO MAKE SURE SHOPPERS BUY MORE THAN THEY PLANNED. <P>"Well I wouldn't use the word manipulated. But there is a certain amount of what we call, social engineering." <P>MARKETING PROFESSOR DAVID STEWART IS AN EXPERT IN CONSUMER BEHAVIOR. <P>HE SAYS NOTHING IN YOUR GROCERY STORE IS THERE BY CHANCE& <P>AND THAT INCLUDES YOU. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=GROCERY STORE TRICKS-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>GROCERY STORE TRICKS-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>"They observe people from the time they walk into the store until the time they walk out. They develop patterns of shopping. They look at how people move through the store and compare that to what people actually bought at the counter. It's a real science." <P>HAVE YOU NOTICED THAT STORES WANT YOU TO ENTER FROM THE RIGHT SIDE? <P>STUDIES HAVE FOUND THAT SHOPPERS WHO GO COUNTER-CLOCKWISE. SPEND SEVEN PERCENT MORE ON GROCERIES. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=GROCERY STORE TRICKS-(3)VBX-RV> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>GROCERY STORE TRICKS-(3)VBX-RV</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>A FEW OTHER TRICKS INCLUDE PLACING STAPLES LIKE MILK, BREAD AND EGGS. IN THE *BACK OF THE STORE, <P>SO YOU'LL PICK UP SOMETHING MORE ALONG THE WAY. <P>GOOD LIGHTING CAN ALSO BRING OUT THE FRESHNESS APPEARANCE OF THE MEAT. <P>ANOTHER IMPORTANT TRICK IS GETTING SHOPPERS TO STOP. <P>SOME STORES ACTUALLY INSTALL SMALL SPEED BUMPS OR TEXTURED FLOORS TO GET YOU TO SLOW DOWN. <P>NEXT TIME YOU GO SHOP, MAKE A LIST. AND STICK WITH IT. TO ONLY BUY WHAT YOU NEED. <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 SLUGGISH ECONOMY-VO-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>STARBUCKS SLUGGISH ECONOMY-VO-WIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>NEW THIS MORNING-- <P>THE C-E-O OF STARBUCKS BLAMES WASHINGTON FOR THE COUNTRY'S SLUGGISH ECONOMIC GROWTH. <P>HE SAYS LAWMAKERS ARE MORE FOCUSED ON POLITICS THAN POLICY. <P>HOWARD SCHULTZ HAS BEEN CALLING ON THE NATION'S CAPITAL. <P>TO STEP UP AND AMPLIFY ITS JOB CREATION EFFORTS. <P>LAST YEAR, HE RALLIED OTHER C-E-O'S. <P>TO PROMISE *NOT TO MAKE CAMPAIGN DONATIONS, AS A SIGN OF PROTEST -- <P>AGAINST WHAT HE SEES AS FAILED LEADERSHIP IN THE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=SAVING FROZEN FISH-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>SAVING FROZEN FISH-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>UKRAINIAN FISHERMEN ARE TRYING TO SAVE FISH FROM FROZEN WATER. <P>THE FISHERMEN ARE DRILLING HOLES INTO AREA RIVERS AND LAKES. <P>IN ORDER TO OXYGENATE THE WATER. <P>SCIENTISTS SAY THE LONGER AREA WATERWAYS STAY ICED OVER, <P>THE HIGHER THE RISK THE FISH WILL SUFFOCATE. <P>TODAY -- FISHERMEN WERE OUT IN FORCE. NOT TO CATCH THEIR PREY, BUT TO HELP THEM. <P>THE RESCUE OPERATION WAS COORDINATED WITH LOCAL SCIENTISTS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=RENTING YOUR DRIVEWAY-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>RENTING YOUR DRIVEWAY-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>NEW THIS MORNING-- <P>IF YOU NEED EXTRA CASH. CONSIDER RENTING YOUR DRIVEWAY! <P>THE WEBSITE "PARK AT MY HOUSE DOT COM". <P>MATCHES DESPERATE DRIVERS LOOKING FOR A PARKING STOP. WITH HOMEOWNERS WHO WANT SOME MORE MONEY. <P>IT'S SET TO LAUNCH IN THE U.S. EARLY NEXT MONTH -- <P>DEBUTING IN NORTHEASTERN CITIES LIKE WASHINGTON D.C., BOSTON AND PHILADELPHIA. <P>HOMEOWNERS CAN RENT THEIR PROPERTY TO DRIVERS FOR AN HOUR. OR UP TO A MONTH. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TEA POT RECALL-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TEA POT RECALL-VO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>NOW TO AN ABC SEVEN CONSUMER ALERT-- <P>A TEAPOT IS BEING RECALLED, <P>BECAUSE THE HANDLE CAN GET TOO HOT TO HANDLE. <P>THE "GANZ" DANCING TEAPOTS WERE SOLD NATIONWIDE, <P>FROM DECEMBER 2011 THROUGH JANUARY 2012. <P>THEY COME IN A VARIETY OF SIX COLORS. <P>THE HANDLES CAN GET EXTREMELY HOT, POSING A BURN HAZARD. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=ZOOMERS-VO-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>ZOOMERS-VO-WIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>AFTER YEARS OF SITTING EMPTY. <P>THE FAMILY AMUSEMENT PARK *ZOOMERS*. WILL FINALLY BE OPEN. <P>MANAGERS TELLS US -- <P>THEY'RE ALSO ADDING NUMEROUS ATTRACTIONS: <P>TWO GO CART TRACKS. A ROLLER COASTER. A TILT-A-WHIRL AND A MINI GOLF COURSE. <P>THE PARK WAS PUT ON HOLD BACK IN 2008, <P>AFTER THE ORIGINAL DEVELOPERS RAN OUT OF MONEY. <P>IT'S BEEN SITTING VACANT SINCE THEN. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=ZOOMERS-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>ZOOMERS-SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>and in here we're going to have all of our video games four lanes of mini bowling. All of our games will be coming in in the next few weeks, our kitchen is going to be set up it will be an exciting time here at zoomers. <P>AND HERES A BRIEF TIMETABLE -- <P>RIGHT NOW, CREWS ARE IN THE PROCESS OF RESTORING A ROLLER COASTER. <P>WEDNESDAY AT NINE A-M -- THEY'LL HOLD A JOB FAIR, EXPECTING TO HIRE 70 PEOPLE. <P>AND OF COURSE THE BIG ANTICIPATED DATE--- <P>A LATE APRIL SOFT OPENING. <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>GAS PRICES ARE ALREADY IMPACTING SPRING BREAK PLANS. <P>"It trickles down. you have less money for everything else." <P>BUT THERE ARE STILL WAYS TO SAVE. <P>THE TRAVEL EXPERTS WEIGH IN. WHEN WE COME 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=TZ4 A) SPRING BREAK TRAVEL-SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ4 A) SPRING BREAK TRAVEL-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=EUROPE TRAVELERS-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>EUROPE TRAVELERS-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>AIR PASSENGERS TRAVELING IN EUROPE. <P>BRACE FOR YET ANOTHER DAY OF HEADACHES. <P>WORKERS AT FRANKFURT GERMANY'S AIRPORT. ONE OF THE CONTINENT'S BUSIEST. ARE ON STRIKE FOR THE THIRD DAY IN A ROW TODAY. <P>SEVERAL AIRLINES HAVE ALREADY CANCELED AT LEAST 220 FLIGHTS, <P>AND MAJOR DELAYS ARE EXPECTED. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=SPRING BREAK TRAVEL-VO IN TC> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>SPRING BREAK TRAVEL-VO IN TC</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>PLANNING IS ALREADY UNDERWAY FOR SPRING BREAK GETAWAYS HERE IN THE STATES. <P>BUT THERE'S SOMETHING THAT JUST MIGHT LIMIT HOW FAR YOU'LL GO FOR THAT GETAWAY THIS YEAR. <P>CHRIS CLACKUM 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=SPRING BREAK TRAVEL-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>SPRING BREAK TRAVEL-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>IT'S THE USUAL HOTSPOT DESTINATIONS FOR SPRING BREAK TRAVEL THIS YEAR. MIAMI.VEGAS.CANCUN.ORLANDO. <P>BUT AS PAINFUL AS THE SUNBURN YOU MIGHT GET. <P>.IS THE PAIN AT THE PUMP TRAVELERS ARE FACING THIS YEAR. <P>GAS IS ALREADY 3-57 A GALLON IN CHICAGO. <P>"Everything is going up except the paycheck." <P>IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, IT'S 3-64. <P>"It trickles down. you have less money for everything else." <P>THE PRICE TRACKING WEBSITE GASBUDDY-DOT-COM PREDICTS A NATIONAL AVERAGE OF 3-95 BY MEMORIAL DAY. <P>AND IT'S HITTING THE MAJOR AIRLINES, TOO. AIRFARES ARE UP ABOUT 10-BUCKS ROUNDTRIP TO COVER INCREASED FUEL COSTS. <P>SO, GETAWAYS ARE GOING TO COST MORE, TOO.JUST LIKE LAST YEAR. <P>"We had the exact same concerns, there were rising gas prices." <P>TRAVEL EXPERTS LIKE MARITA HUDSON-THOMAS SAY PEOPLE WILL ADAPT, THOUGH. LIKE LAST YEAR. <P>"We had 81% of people tell us that.'I don't care, I'm taking my vacation, period, end of discussion.I'll find a way to do it." <P>THAT'S WHY THEY'RE REALLY EMPHASIZING COST-SAVING TIPS THIS YEAR. <P>"If you do things like eat one meal a deal in your room.I do this with my family.if you eat breakfast in your room every morning, that's going to save you big." <P>"Buying packages.if you buy air, hotel.air car, hotel together instead of stand-alone, you are going to save money on that trip." <P>SAVING MONEY IS BEHIND AN EXPECTED RISE OF STAYCATIONS THIS YEAR, TOO. OR AT LEAST STAYING CLOSE BY. <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 BREAK TRAVEL-ONCAM> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>SPRING BREAK TRAVEL-ONCAM</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>CHRIS CLACKUM REPORTING. <P>LOOKING AHEAD TO SPRING BREAK IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA -- <P>FORT MYERS BEACH WAS DUBBED ONE OF THE *TRASHIEST SPRING BREAK DESTINATIONS IN THE COUNTRY. <P>HOWEVER, CO-ED MAGAZINE DOT COM SAYS THE TITLE IS DECEIVING. <P>THE TERM 'TRASHY', ACTUALLY MEANS SPOTS THAT YOU CAN HAVE THE *MOST AMOUNT OF FUN, FOR THE *LEAST AMOUNT OF MONEY. <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>BREEZY and DRY AGAIN <P>Not much of a rain event yesterday, and now it's back to dry weather across southwest Florida. A cold front moved through yesterday and you will notice a gusty wind this morning from the north. Temperatures will cool to around 60 before sunrise and winds will gust around 15 - 20 for the first part of the day. High temperatures this afternoon should get above 70, but it doesn't look like the 80 degree weather we have seen will be back until mid-week. Skies will stay mostly sunny to partly cloudy this afternoon and no significant rain is expected. A few showers may try to move across the state from east to west this afternoon, but that would only give the inland areas a low chance for any rain. <P>Looking to the rest of the week we can expect mild weather each afternoon with highs in the 80's by Wednesday. Morning lows could dip into the 50's tomorrow but lows for the rest of the week will only drop into the 60's. <P>The next cold front on the forecast maps is due here on Friday. At this point it looks like we will be "lucky" once again to see just a few, scattered showers. The long range outlook for next weekend looks breezy and slightly cooler on Saturday with fair weather on Sunday. The weekend forecast will certainly depend on the timing of the aforementioned front. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=CHILD GENDER ABUSE -VBX-TOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CHILD GENDER ABUSE -VBX-TOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>BOYS WHO WANT TO PLAY WITH DOLLS. OR GIRLS WHO WANT TO PLAY WITH TRUCKS. FACE AN INCREASED RISK FOR ABUSE. <P>THE NEW STUDY FOUND -- <P>BOYS AND GIRLS WHO DID *NOT HAVE INTERESTS IN GAMES TYPICALLY PLAYED BY THEIR GENDER. <P>WERE MORE LIKELY TO BE PHYSICALLY AND SEXUALLY ABUSED, <P>MOST OFTEN BY THEIR PARENTS AND RELATIVES. <P>THE RESEARCHERS ALSO FOUND -- MOST OF THE CHILDREN WHO WERE ABUSED ARE HETEROSEXUAL. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=KID ACTIVITY -VBX-TOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>KID ACTIVITY -VBX-TOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>NEW TODAY-- <P>CHILDREN WHO SPEND MORE TIME DOING MODERATE TO VIGOROUS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. <P>REAP IMPORTANT HEALTH BENEFITS. <P>BRITISH RESEARCHERS FOUND -- <P>THOSE WHO SPENT MORE THAN 35 MINUTES A DAY IN INTENSIVE ACTIVITY -- <P>HAD LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE AND CHOLESTEROL. BETTER INSULIN LEVELS. AND SMALLER WAIST SIZES, <P>COMPARED TO KIDS WHO AVERAGE LESS THAN 18 MINUTES A DAY. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TEEN SLEEP-VBX-TOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TEEN SLEEP-VBX-TOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>ANY PARENT OF A TEENAGER KNOWS THEY LIKE THEIR SLEEP. <P>FEDERAL GUIDELINES RECOMMEND TEENS GET NINE HOURS A NIGHT. <P>BUT A NEW STUDY SUGGESTS *MORE SLEEP. CAN ACTUALLY *HURT* YOUR TEEN'S GRADES. <P>AND THAT THEY MIGHT PERFORM BETTER WITH LESS SLEEP. <P>THIS STUDY IS THE FIRST TO ANALYZE THE SCHOOL PERFORMANCE OF TEENS. <P>SOME STUDENTS SAY THEY'D *LIKE MORE SLEEP, BUT THEY AGREE WITH STUDY. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=DIET SODA STUDY-ON CAM> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>DIET SODA STUDY-ON CAM</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>YOU MAY WANT TO DROP YOUR DIET-SODA DRINKING HABITS. <P>NEW RESEARCH THIS MORNING SHOWS -- <P>DRINKING A SINGLE CAN OF DIET SODA EACH DAY. <P>CAN INCREASE YOUR RISK OF HAVING A HEART ATTACK OR STROKE, BY 44 PERCENT. <P>NOW, IT'S IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT -- THE RESEARCH DID NOT *PROVE THAT THE SUGAR-FREE DRINKS ALONE ARE TO BLAME. <P>SCIENTISTS ONLY FOUND AN ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE 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=NAPLES ZOO TODAY-CG-BNR> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>NAPLES ZOO TODAY-CG-BNR</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>BANKS AND OFFICES MAY BE CLOSED TODAY, <P>BUT ALL IS NOT LOST. <P>YOU CAN STILL GET AWAY WITH THE FAMILY. <P>THE NAPLES ZOO IS OFFERING FREE ADMISSION FOR CHILDREN TODAY. <P>BUT YOU NEED TO PRINT OUT A VOUCHER FIRST. <P>FOR MORE INFORMATION, <P>HEAD TO ABC DASH SEVEN DOT COM, <P>AND CLICK ON SITES ON SEVEN. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=GORILLA ESCAPES VISITORS EVACTUATED-(2)SOTVO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>GORILLA ESCAPES VISITORS EVACTUATED-(2)SOTVO</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>NEW THIS MORNING-- <P>VISITORS AT THE KANSAS CITY ZOO. <P>GOT MORE EXCITEMENT THAN THEY BARGAINED FOR SUNDAY, <P>WHEN TWO GORILLAS ESCAPED! <P>"They were like everybody leave the gorilla is out." <P>"A little kid said everybody get out of Africa.get out of Africa. haha." <P>ZOO OFFICIALS SAY AN EMPLOYEE FORGOT TO SECURE A LOCK. <P>AND THAT'S HOW THE ANIMALS ESCAPED. <P>OFFICIALS WILL REVIEW THE INCIDENT, <P>TO MAKE SURE IT DOES NOT HAPPEN 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=KID ROCKET LAUNCH-VO-WIPE> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>KID ROCKET LAUNCH-VO-WIPE</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>SCIENCE CLASS HAS NEVER BEEN SO FUN. <P>THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. GATHERED IN LOS ANGLES SUNDAY, <P>TO COMPETE IN A ROCKET BLAST-OFF CHALLENGE. <P>500 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS FACED OFF -- <P>TO SEE WHO COULD ENGINEER THE FASTEST, MOST CREATIVE, HIGHEST FLYING ROCKET. <P>SOME OF THE ROCKETS REACHED HEIGHTS UP TO ONE-THOUSAND FEET! <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=DANCING FOR CHARITY-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>DANCING FOR CHARITY-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>DANCE. SHOUT. SHAKE YOUR BODY -- <P>STUDENTS KICKED UP ALMOST 11 MILLION DOLLARS FOR CHARITY AT PENN STATE UNIVERSITY. <P>THE SCHOOL'S ANNUAL DANCE MARATHON RAISED A RECORD 10 -POINT SIX-EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS FOR PEDIATRIC CANCER PATIENTS. <P>DANCERS STARTED HOOFING IT FRIDAY, NOT STOPPING 'TIL SUNDAY. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TEASE FIVE-1SHOT> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TEASE FIVE-1SHOT</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>LOOKING AHEAD-- <P>OSCAR BALLOTS ARE DUE TOMORROW. <P>WE'RE COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS UNTIL THE ACADEMY AWARDS. <P>ABC SEVEN'S TRACKING THE OSCAR BUZZ -- <P>TO SEE WHO HAS THE *BEST CHANCE OF TAKING HOME A GOLDEN STATUE. <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) OSCAR COUNTDOWN-VO> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ5 A) OSCAR COUNTDOWN-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=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=OSCAR COUNTDOWN-VO IN POP> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>OSCAR COUNTDOWN-VO IN POP</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THE OSCARS ARE ONLY A WEEK AWAY. <P>AND WE'RE PAYING ESPECIALLY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE COUNTDOWN. <P>THE SHOW AIRS RIGHT THERE ON ABC SEVEN NEXT SUNDAY, <P>AND RIGHT NOW IS CRUNCH TIME. <P>AS CHRIS CONNELLY REPORTS -- A LOT OF STARS ARE SWEATING IT OUT. <P>BECAUSE THE BALLOTS ARE DUE BACK IN JUST 24 HOURS. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=OSCAR COUNTDOWN-PKG> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>OSCAR COUNTDOWN-PKG</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>SCRIPT: <P>ONE WEEK BEFORE OSCAR NIGHT, AND THE NAMES MAKING NEWS LOOK LIKE <P>GEORGE AND JEAN <P>SOME SAY THE BEST ACTOR RACE HAS BEEN DOING THE TIGHTEN-UP LATELY, WITH THE <P>DESCENDANTS' MANIC FLIP-FLOP RUNNER AND FATHER IN DEEP CRISIS. <P>.PERHAPS FACING A SERIOUS CHALLENGE FROM JEAN DUJARDINVERY DASHINGVERY <P>FUNNYAND VEWWWWWY QWIETIN THE ARTIST. <P>Sharon Waxman <P>This French actor that nobody had ever heard of/he's been winning a lot of <P>awards so I think that's the biggest race./ George is extremely well liked <P>and like it or not that actually can matter. <P>MERYL IN PERIL <P>GREAT AS SHE IS IN THE IRON LADY, SHE MIGHT WALK ANOTHER STREEP OF BROKEN <P>DREAMS AT THIS YEAR'S SHOW <P>FOR WHILE MASTER OSCAR MOGUL HARVEY WEINSTEIN BEATS THE BEST ACTRESS DRUM ON <P>HER BEHALF. <P>THE EXQUISITE VIOLA DAVIS REMAINS THE SLIGHT BETTING CHOICE FOR THE HELP. <P>Sharon Waxman 181555 <P>She gives these beautiful, very impassioned and eloquent speeches about the <P>meaning in the film The Help and so um I'd say she's the front runner <P>CRYSTAL METH-OD <P>GALLANTLY STEPPING INTO THE HOST'S ROLE AFTER ORIGINAL HOST EDDIE MURPHY'S <P>NOT EXACTLY ON-TIME DEPARTURE BILLY CRYSTAL'S BEEN KEEPING HIS COMIC PLANS <P>FOR OSCAR NIGHT ON THE DOWN-LOW THUS FAR <P>REPORTS THAT HE'D BE WORKING WITH THE ARTIST'S CANINE A-LISTER UGGIE HAVE <P>BEENUH, CURBED <P>.WHAT BILLY DOES UNLEASH IS LIKELY TO BE MEMORABLE. <P>SILENT BUT DEADLY <P>WITH THE ARTIST A CLEAR BEST PICTURE FAVORITE, HOLLYWOOD HAS ALREADY MOVED <P>ON TO THE BIGGER QUESTION IN A BUSINESS OF COMIC-BOOK BLOCKBUSTERS AND MEGA <P>BANGBANG, WHAT DOES A SILENT MOVIE'S VICTORY SAY? <P>Sharon Waxman 182620 <P>I really do think that this year that's the kind of thing that the movie <P>industry wants to remember at time when they are being bombarded with all <P>this new technology and threatened by facebook and twitter and streaming <P>movies and youtube 182639 This reminds them and reminds the world what is so <P>special about movies on the big screen. <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) GAS PRICES-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TS1) GAS PRICES-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>FROM COAST TO COAST. <P>THERE'S STICKER SHOCK, AS GAS PRICES CONTINUE TO RISE. <P>NOW THERE'S NEW CONCERN THAT PRICES COULD INCREASE EVEN MORE. <P>AS IRAN CUTS OFF OIL TO EUROPEAN COUNTRIES, <P>AS A PRE-EMPTIVE STRIKE FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION'S TOUGH NEW SANCTIONS OVER ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM. <P>OVER THE PAST MONTH, GAS PRICES HAVE SOARED 18 CENTS A GALLON. <P>AND IT MIGHT GET EVEN WORSE. <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) GOP 8 DAYS TO MICHIGAN-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TS2) GOP 8 DAYS TO MICHIGAN-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>THE G-O-P CANDIDATES WILL BE ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL TODAY. <P>DESPITE THE PRESIDENTS DAY RECESS FOR GOVERNMENT WORKERS. <P>MITT ROMNEY AND RICK SANTORUM WILL BOTH BE IN OHIO EARLY TODAY, <P>THEN SANTORUM HEADS TO MICHIGAN. <P>NEWT GINGRICH CAMPAIGNS IN OKLAHOMA, <P>WHILE RON PAUL VISITS NORTH DAKOTA. <P>DONALD TRUMP WILL ALSO HIT THE MICHIGAN AIRWAVES TO HELP MITT ROMNEY, STARTING TODAY. <FONT 000000 SIZE=-2><A HREF=#StoryIndex>Return to index of stories...</FONT></A><BR CLEAR=LEFT> <HR></DIV> <DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=TS3) DEADLY AVALANCHE AX-VOTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TS3) DEADLY AVALANCHE AX-VOTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>AN AVALANCHE KILLS THREE SKIERS NORTH OF SEATTLE. <P>YOU'RE LOOKING AT A DIFFERENT PART OF "STEVENS PASS" THAN WHERE THE AVALANCHE ACTUALLY OCCURRED. <P>THE THREE MEN WHO DIED. WERE SKIING IN AN "OUT OF BOUNDS" AREA YESTERDAY. <P>THEY WERE DESCRIBED AS "EXPERT" SKIERS. <P>HEAVY SNOW HAD RECENTLY FALLEN IN THE AREA, AND AVALANCHE WARNINGS WERE ISSUED. <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) BARBARA WALTERS NAPLES PHIL-SSTOPS> <H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TS4) BARBARA WALTERS NAPLES PHIL-SSTOPS</H3><BR> </DIV><DIV DIR=LTR> <P>TONIGHT -- GROUNDBREAKING JOURNALIST BARBARA WALTERS WILL BE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. <P>SHE'S THE FEATURED SPEAKER TONIGHT AT THE NAPLES PHILHARMONIC. <P>SHE'LL TALK ABOUT HER INTERVIEWS THROUGH THE YEARS. <P>THAT INCLUDES EVERY AMERICAN PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY SINCE RICHARD NIXON, <P>AND MOST OF THE LEGENDS OF SHOW BUSINESS <P>TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR 98 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=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>