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TONIGHT AT SEVEN.
A LEE COUNTY MAN COMES HOME TO FIND HIS GIRLFRIEND BRUTALLY MURDERED.
NEW TONIGHT --
9-1-1 TAPES REVEAL THE GRUESOME NATURE BEHIND THE KILLING.
PLUS.
NEW CONTROVERSY BREWING IN CAPE CORAL.
RESIDENTS SIGN A PETITION TO HAVE THE 10 COMMANDMENTS PUT IN CAPE CITY HALL.
AND -- ONE OF THE MOST AMBITIOUS RESEARCH MISSIONS IN HUMAN HISTORY.
THE CURIOSITY ROVER MAKES ITS FINAL APPROACH TO THE SURFACE OF MARS.
THE NEWS AT SEVEN STARTS NOW.
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7PM SHOW OPEN
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AFTERNOON STORMS RETURNING
All eyes are on the tropics as Tropical Storm Ernesto gains strength.
It continues to move due west at a quick 21 MPH. It has sustained winds of 50 MPH, and winds gusts have been clocked at over 60. As of now all models keep Ernesto in the Caribbean, making landfall Wednesday around Belize and the Yucatan Peninsula as a CAT 1 Hurricane.
It will not have a direct impact on southwest Florida
There's another tropical wave that we're watching just south of the Cape Verde Islands. The National Hurricane Center is giving the area a good chance of developing into our next tropical system within the next 48 hours. The environment it's about to enter is very ripe for strengthening.
Yes, the tropics are beginning to fire… Right on time!
Of course keep it locked to NBC2 for all your tropical updates this hurricane season.
When it comes to our local weather… Expect the usual to return.
Partly sunny skies will be back in the forecast this weekend with afternoon storms setting up each afternoon along the sea breeze. The more robust sea breeze will come through on Sunday which could spark some strong storms.
This type of weather continues through midweek, but next weekend draws closer we'll see more sunshine than rain.
Highs will be in the lower to mid 90s, and it will very muggy!
Your boating forecast for tomorrow calls for winds from the east at 10 knots, seas 1 to 2 feet, and inland waterways will be smooth!
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DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW.
A BRUSH FIRE BURNS CLOSE TO SOME HOMES IN NAPLES.
THIS IS ON PALM RIVER BOULEVARD AND VIKING WAY IN NORTH NAPLES-- IT STARTED AROUND FIVE O'CLOCK.
DEPUTIES EVACUATED A FEW HOMES AS A PRECAUTION.
THE FIRE HAS BURNED 25-ACRES SO FAR.
NO HOMES APPEAR TO BE IN DANGER.
FIRE CREWS SAY THE FIRE IS SPREADING SLOWLY, BUT THEY HAVE STOPPED MOST OF ITS PROGRESS.
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WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH CHILLING 911 CALLS --
JUST RELEASED IN THE DEBBIE STRIANO MURDER.
LAST TUESDAY NIGHT, HER BOYFRIEND, RUSSEL MYERS, FOUND HER DEAD INSIDE HER HOME -- HE HAD JUST RUN OUT TO GET GROCERIES.
HER THROAT HAD BEEN SLIT.
DURING HIS EIGHT-MINUTE CALL TO 911, MYERS TOLD DISPATCHERS HE'D ONLY BEEN GONE 20 TO 30 MINUTES.
.BEFORE COMING HOME TO HIS GIRLFRIEND OF MORE THAN A DECADE, AND FINDING HER IN THEIR BEDROOM.
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Russell: "They almost cut her head off. No, no. Oh my God. I'll never forget this happening as long as I live"
THE COUPLE'S DOG HAD ALSO BEEN STABBED.
THE DOG'S RECOVERING.
DETECTIVES ARRESTED DUSTIN JAYE FOR STRIANO'S MURDER.
JAYE'S UNCLE, BILLY RETHERFORD, WHO DEPUTIES SAY IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE, IS STILL ON THE RUN.
DETECTIVES REPORT THE MEN'S MOTIVE WAS ROBBERY.
JEWELRY WAS MISSING.
RETHERFORD IS CONSIDERED DANGEROUS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION, CALL CRIMESTOPPERS.
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AN EXPECTING MOTHER IS FIGHTING FOR HER LIFE TONIGHT AFTER A TRAGIC ACCIDENT.
HIT BY A LOOSE TIRE IN NAPLES-- THE 8 MONTH PREGNANT WOMAN WAS KNOCKED FACE FIRST INTO THE GROUND, LANDING ON HER BELLY.
THROUGH IT ALL--
DOCTORS WERE ABLE TO SAVE HER BABY.
HIS MOM, 19-YEAR-OLD LESLEY COLEY SUFFERED BRAIN TRAUMA AND IS STILL IN A COMA, IN CRITICAL CONDITION.
LESLEYS SISTER TELLS US SHE IS PRAYING THAT BOTH PULL THROUGH.
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22:52:18 The baby's strong, they both are troopers and I know they're gonna make it so I'm praying to god that this is ok 23."
THE DRIVER OF THE JEEP DID STOP TO HELP LESLEY AFTER THE ACCIDENT.
HE WAS TICKETED FOR HAVING HIS CAR IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION--
BUT IT'S STILL UNCLEAR WHY THE TIRE BROKE OFF OF THE CAR.
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HIT BY A CAR AND LEFT FOR DEAD.
A CAPE CORAL MAN IS SPEAKING OUT TONIGHT ABOUT HIS BRUSH WITH DEATH.
WAYNE CERRA WAS RIDING HIS MOTORCYCLE NORTH ON SKYLINE BOULEVARD.
HE SAYS A TRUCK VEERED OUT IN FRONT OF HIM, THEN HIT HIM.
CERRA SAYS HE REMEMBERS LYING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET, COVERED IN BLOOD, HEARING THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK TAKE OFF.
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-Wayne Cerra/victim-"pure adrenaline kicked in and I was able to pull myself up and I said don't leave me here to die like this."
CERRA SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES, INCLUDING THREE CRACKED RIBS, A BROKEN FOOT AND BROKEN KNEE CAP.
POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR A DARK GREEN OR BLACK TRUCK WITH SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE REAR.
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SIGNED AND DELIVERED --
A PETITION ASKING FOR THE TEN COMMANDMENTS TO BE DISPLAYED INSIDE CAPE CORAL CITY HALL--
NOW SITS ON THE DESK OF CAPE CORAL'S MAYOR.
MORE THAN 150 PEOPLE SIGNED THE PETITION.
BUT THE PUSH TO POST THE TEN COMMUNITY IN A GOVERNMENT BUILDING IS BEING MET WITH STRONG OPPOSITION.
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-"The 10 Commandments are biblical and and the first commandment alone is reason enough it cannot be displayed in city council. It isn't the business of cape council whether a citizen has a god, which god or how many gods that's totally beyond the pervue of government."
THE CO-PRESIDENT OF THE FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION SAYS THE ORGANIZATION MAY CONSIDER LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THE CITY SHOULD THEY MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROPOSAL.
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A NAPLES DIVER IS O-K TONIGHT.
.AFTER A RESCUE TEAM SAVED HER.
.WHEN SHE GOT LOST IN THE GULF.
HERE'S VIDEO OF THAT WOMAN SAFELY BROUGHT TO SHORE.
SHE WAS WITH HER HUSBAND AND SON DIVING AT THE CUBAN WRECK SITE OFF GORDON PASS.
WHEN SHE DIDN'T RESURFACE FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR, HER FAMILY CALLED 911.
RESCUE BOATS, DIVERS AND HELICOPTERS SEARCHED AND FOUND THE WOMAN A WHOPPING TWO MILES FROM THE DIVE SITE.
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when I turned to them and said we got her and she's fine you can imagine the looks on their faces and the stomach unknot, just a wonderful moment, everything worked for a change."
THE WOMAN IS DOING FINE.
RESCUE CREWS SAY SHE'S A GREAT SWIMMER AND WAS ABLE TO STAY AFLOAT UNTIL THEY FOUND HER.
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WITH TEN DAYS UNTIL FLORIDA'S PRIMARY ELECTIONS, CANDIDATES ARE PLACING SIGNS ALL OVER -- BUT CODE ENFORCEMENT CRACKING DOWN.
IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY, CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE TAKING THEM DOWN ALMOST AS FAST AS THEY'RE GOING UP.
THE OFFICE HAS CONFISCATED MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED ILLEGALLY PLACED SIGNS.
OFFICIALS SAY MOST OF THE SIGNS ARE IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY AND POSE A SAFETY HAZARD TO DRIVERS.
OTHER TIMES, THE SIGNS ARE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY WITHOUT PERMISSION.
SOMETHING WHICH PROPERTY OWNERS SAY ISN'T FAIR TO THE CANDIDATES WHO ASKED FOR PERMISSION.
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"I'm a little troubled by it because I think it dilutes the people who had the courtesy to call and ask to put the signs up. It's not fair to them,"
CANDIDATES HAVE FIVE DAYS TO BUY BACK THEIR SEIZED SIGNS FROM THE COUNTY.
IF YOU LIVE IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY AND SOMEONE PUT A SIGN ON YOUR PROPERTY WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION, YOU CAN TAKE IT DOWN.
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EARLY VOTING BEGINS IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY TOMORROW.
THERE ARE THREE LOCATIONS.
THE HISTORIC COURTHOUSE IN DOWNTOWN PUNTA GORDA --
THE WEST COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING IN ENGLEWOOD AND THE MID-COUNTY REGIONAL LIBRARY IN PORT CHARLOTTE.
POLLS ARE OPEN FROM SEVEN TO SEVEN.
YOU MUST BRING PHOTO I-D.
LEE COUNTY EARLY VOTING STARTS TOMORROW TOO.
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A NOT GUILTY PLEA IN COURT TODAY FROM THE COUPLE FACING FEDERAL CHARGES OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.
THE JUDGE SET THE NEXT COURT DATE FOR ALAN JOHNSON AND JENNIFER SPARKS IN OCTOBER.
BOTH ARE ACCUSED OF RAPING A FOUR YEAR OLD GIRL AND RECORDING IT ON THEIR CELL PHONE.
SHOPPERS FOUND THE PHONE.
INVESTIGATORS TRACED IT BACK TO THE COUPLE.
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THE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING A CAPE CORAL WOMAN --
APPEARED BEFORE A JUDGE AGAIN TODAY.
ANTONIO THOMAS APPEARED IN LEE COUNTY COURT THIS MORNING AND ENVOKED HIS RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT.
HE'S CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER -- IN THE KILLING OF 61 YEAR OLD PHYLLIS STEIN OF CAPE CORAL -
DURING A TEN DAY VIOLENT CRIME SPREE.
THOMAS FACES 14 OTHER FELONIES.
HE IS HELD ON NO BOND- AND WILL BE BACK IN COURT NEXT WEEK.
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THE ACCUSED KILLER OF A NORTH FORT MYERS MAN WILL STAY IN JAIL- ON NO BOND.
KORTNEY STURGIS MUST ALSO SURRENDER HIS FIREARMS TO LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES.
STURGIS IS ACCUSED OF KILLING 27 YEAR OLD STEVEN RIGGS EARLIER THIS MONTH OUTSIDE OF A HOME ON BREEZE DRIVE.
PROSECUTORS SAY HE IS A HABITUAL OFFENDER.
HE'S DUE BACK IN COURT NEXT MONTH.
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FORT MYERS POLICE SAY THEY'VE SUCCESSFUL GOTTEN 50 ILLEGAL GUNS OFF THE STREETS.
UNDERCOVER AND PATROL OFFICERS ROUNDED UP 44 FIREARMS FROM CITY STREETS IN JUNE AND JULY.
IN TOTAL -- 198 GUNS HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM CITY STREETS THIS YEAR.
CHIEF DOUG BAKER UNVEILED THE OPERATION TO COMMUNITY LEADERS IN 2008 AND SAYS THE ANTICRIME EFFORT COULDN'T BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY
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BELL TIMES ARE CHANGING FOR LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS.
HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL START CLASS 10 MINUTES EARLIER AND GET OUT 10 MINUTES EARLIER.
HALF OF LEE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WILL BEGIN AND END 5 MINUTES EARLIER-
THE OTHER HALF - 20 MINUTES EARLIER.
THE TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR SAYS THE ADJUSTMENT WILL SAVE THE DISTRICT ONE AND HALF MILLION DOLLARS BECAUSE THEY WON'T HAVE TO PAY DRIVERS OVERTIME.
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It's a win win for both sides. We save money financially. The students are not on the bus as long and to further emphasize how good it is the routes are safer.
WE'VE POSTED ALL THE NEW SCHEDULE AND BUS TIMES ON ABC DASH SEVEN DOT COM.
JUST CLICK ON SITES ON SEVEN.
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NEXT AT 7 OPEN
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NEXT AT SEVEN.
LOCAL AND FEDERAL OFFICERS IN SOUTH CAROLINA BOAST ONE OF THE BIGGEST POT BUSTS EVER -- THE PICTURES YOU HAVE TO SEE.
PLUS.
AS CHIK-FIL-A LEADERSHIP TAKES A STANCE AGAINST GAY MARRIAGE, PROTESTERS PUSH BACK.
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POLICE IN SOUTH CAROLINA SAY THEY'VE TAKEN DOWN A POT FARM -- HAULING IN SOME OF THE LARGEST PLANTS THEY'VE EVER FOUND.
A STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION HELICOPTER FOUND THE PLANTS WHILE FLYING OVER FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
OFFICIALS SAY THEY FOUND 631 PLANTS, SOME WITH STALKS THREE-INCHES IN DIAMETER.
POLICE FOUND A CAMPSITE NEARBY, WHERE THEY THINK THE GROWERS WERE STAYING.
OFFICERS ARE STILL LOOKING FOR THE SUSPECTS.
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VANDALS TARGETED A CHICK-FIL-A IN L-A TODAY.
AS YOU CAN SEE, SOMEONE SPRAY-PAINTED A MESSAGE ON THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING.
IT SAYS "TASTES LIKE HATE." -- PRESUMABLY IN RESPONSE TO THE RESTAURANT CHAIN C-E-O'S STANCE AGAINST GAY MARRIAGE.
IN A BROADER MESSAGE -- PROTESTERS ARROUND THE COUNTRY SAY THEY'RE PLANNING TO CRASH CHIK-FIL-A RESTAURANTS TONIGHT AT EIGHT AND KISS SOMEONE OF THE SAME SEX.
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IN UGANDA -- THE DEADLY EBOLA OUTBREAK MAY BE GROWING.
16-PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM THE VIRUS --
AND OFFICIALS ARE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ANYONE WITH EBOLA-LIKE SYMPTOMS.
ONE HOSPITAL AT THE CENTER OF THE OUTBREAK IS TREATING 30 POSSIBLE CASES.
UGANDA IS TAKING NO CHANCES WITH NEW SUSPECTED CASES OF EBOLA.
DOCTORS ARE USING FULL BIO SUITS TO PREVENT INFECTION.
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A SHOCKING ROBBERY AT A PHILADELPHIA MASS TRANSIT STATION - CAUGHT ON TAPE!
YOU CAN SEE IN THE SECURITY VIDEO, THIS ELDERLY MAN ENTERS THE ELEVATOR AND IS FOLLOWED BY A YOUNGER MAN.
SUDDENLY, THE SUSPECT STARTS CHOKING THE 86-YEAR-OLD AND THEN GOES THROUGH HIS POCKETS.
ACCORDING TO POLICE, THE CROOK GOT AWAY WITH 500-DOLLARS AND THE VICTIM'S DRIVER'S LICENSE.
PHILADELPHIA POLICE ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR THE SUSPECT.
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NEXT AT 7 OPEN
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NEXT AT SEVEN -- A SHARK BITE VICTIM IS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL -- HEAR HIS TALK ABOUT HIS TERRIFYING ORDEAL.
PLUS.
IN A LITTLE MORE THAT TWO DAYS, THE CURIOSITY ROVER WILL MAKE ITS VIOLENT DESCENT TO THE SURFACE OF MARS.
WE'LL TELL YOU HOW IT WILL MAKE IT TO THE RED PLANET SAFELY.
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AFTERNOON STORMS RETURNING
All eyes are on the tropics as Tropical Storm Ernesto gains strength.
It continues to move due west at a quick 21 MPH. It has sustained winds of 50 MPH, and winds gusts have been clocked at over 60. As of now all models keep Ernesto in the Caribbean, making landfall Wednesday around Belize and the Yucatan Peninsula as a CAT 1 Hurricane.
It will not have a direct impact on southwest Florida
There's another tropical wave that we're watching just south of the Cape Verde Islands. The National Hurricane Center is giving the area a good chance of developing into our next tropical system within the next 48 hours. The environment it's about to enter is very ripe for strengthening.
Yes, the tropics are beginning to fire… Right on time!
Of course keep it locked to NBC2 for all your tropical updates this hurricane season.
When it comes to our local weather… Expect the usual to return.
Partly sunny skies will be back in the forecast this weekend with afternoon storms setting up each afternoon along the sea breeze. The more robust sea breeze will come through on Sunday which could spark some strong storms.
This type of weather continues through midweek, but next weekend draws closer we'll see more sunshine than rain.
Highs will be in the lower to mid 90s, and it will very muggy!
Your boating forecast for tomorrow calls for winds from the east at 10 knots, seas 1 to 2 feet, and inland waterways will be smooth!
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A MASSACHUSETTS MAN BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN BITTEN BY A SHARK OFF CAPE COD WAS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL TODAY.
THE SHARK BIT CHRIS MYERS MONDAY WHILE HE WAS SWIMMING LESS THAN 25 YARDS FROM SHORE.
LOCAL OFFICIALS SAY A SHARK ATTACK IN SUCH CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE SHORELINE IS UNUSUAL.
A FIRE OFFICIAL SUGGESTED THERE WERE SEALS IN THE AREA AT THE TIME OF THE ATTACK, WHICH COULD HAVE LURED A SHARK THERE.
MYERS TALKED TO REPORTERS ABOUT THE TERRIFYING ATTACK.
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"There was really one option, which was swim. Swim towards shore. And so, we set out towards shore, and about half way there I started feeling kind of dizzy and light headed. And I wondered if I was losing blood - and wondered if I was going to be able to make it to shore.
A STATE MARINE BIOLOGIST SAYS THE REBOUND OF THE SEAL POPULATIONS HAS LED TO MORE GREAT WHITE SHARK SIGHTINGS OFF THE COAST OF CAPE COD EACH YEAR.
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AT LEAST THREE WAL-MARTS WERE EVACUATED TODAY IN KANSAS CITY BECAUSE OF BOMB THREATS.
SOMEONE CALLED IN THE THREATS THIS AFTERNOON.
CUSTOMERS WERE ALLOWED TO RE-ENTER THE STORED HOURS LATER.
LOCAL AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF TODAY'S THREATS ARE CONNECTED TO PREVIOUS THREATS.
AT LEAST 11 KANSAS AND MISSOURI WAL-MARTS WERE EVACUATED BETWEEN FRIDAY AND SUNDAY.
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NASA IS GEARING UP FOR A RESEARCH MISSION ON MARS.
THIS IS ANIMATION OF "CURIOSITY" LANDING ON THE RED PLANET.
IT'S ABOUT THE SIZE OF A CAR--
AND WEIGHS A TON.
IT'S SET TO LAND ON MARS EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
IF THE REAL LANDING GOES AS SUCCESSFULLY AS THIS SIMULATED ONE--
THE ROVER WILL BEGIN A TWO-YEAR MISSION--
INVESTIGATING A VERY UNIQUE PLACE ON MARS.
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Well, it's pretty risky, but we need to have a relatively precise landing, because we have an area that we want to land, near the base of the mountain in the middle of Gale crater. If you can imagine going into the Grand Canyon, where we can look at the history of Earth, really, in that area, as we look at various strata. That's what landing in the crater allows us to do.
CURIOSITY LAUNCHED LAST NOVEMBER.
THE CRAFT WILL DEPLOY A PARACHUTE AFTER ENTERING THE ATMOSPHERE.
ONCE IT'S CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE SURFACE, CURIOSITY WILL DETATCH AND LOWER ITSELF WITH ROCKETS -- THEN IT WILL LOWER THE SIX-WHEEL VEHICLE WITH A CABLE FOR THE FINAL TOUCHDOWN -- A VERY PRECISE OPERATION.
NASA SAYS THE MISSION'S BEEN FLAWLESS SO FAR--
SO THEY EXPECT THE ROVER TO LAND ON SCHEDULE.
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THOUSANDS OF WOMEN UNITE TO BOND WITH THEIR BABIES AND BREAK A WORLD RECORD FOR BREASTFEEDING.
A DOZEN PEOPLE - WITH EVEN MORE CHILDREN CAME OUT TO THE EVENT IN NORTH FORT MYERS.
THIS GROUP IS ONE OF SEVERAL ACROSS LEE AND HENDRY COUNTIES PARTICIPAING IN WORLD BREASTFEEDING WEEK.
THEIR GOAL, TO BEAT OUT THE 5687 MOMS WHO SET A WORLD RECORD FOR LATCHED LACTATION LAST YEAR.
SOME SAY THIS IS A STEP OUTSIDE WHAT THEY NORMALLY DO.
EXPERTS SAY ITS HEALTHY FOR MOM AND BABY.
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normally with my husband I use a cover up. Just out of courtesy. Because people flinch and don't think it is appropriate to nurse in public.
in our country it reduces obesity and that starts on day one.
THE GROUP WON'T KNOW IF THEY BROKE THE RECORD UNTIL LATER DATE.
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THE BREAST CANCER CHARITY GROUP SUSAN G. KOMEN IS UNDER FIRE TONIGHT.
RESEARCHERS CLAIM THE GROUP IS USING "MISLEADING STATISTICS"--
TO CONVINCE WOMEN TO HAVE MAMMOGRAMS.
THEY CLAIM KOMEN OVERSTATES THE BENEFITS OF THE PROCEDURE--
AND IGNORES THE RISKS--
IN A TELEVISION AD.
THE CONTROVERSY SURROUNDS THE *SURVIVAL* RATE OF WOMEN WITH THE DISEASE.
KOMEN SAYS MAMMOGRAPHY ISN'T PERFECT--
BUT IT'S THE BEST DETECTION TOOL AVAILABLE.
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BOAT TRAFFIC ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER CAME TO A HALT TODAY.
OFFICIALS CLOSED A 10-MILE SPAN NEAR GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPI--
AFTER A BARGE RAN AGROUND.
A BARGE ALSO RAN AGROUND IN WISCONSIN.
THE COAST GUARD SAYS THE DROUGHT IS MAKING CLOSURES MORE COMMON.
WATER LEVELS AT SOME SPOTS ARE DOWN OVER 25-FEET.
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THE DROUGHT IS CLAIMING ANOTHER VICTIM--
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
THE NATIONAL CROP INSURANCE GROUP ESTIMATES LOSSES COULD TOP 20 *BILLION* DOLLARS.
CROP INSURANCE IS HEAVILY SUBSIDIZED--
WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PAYING AN AVERAGE OF 60-CENTS ON THE DOLLAR OF PREMIUMS.
THAT MEANS TAXPAYERS--
YOU AND I--
WILL FOOT PART OF THE BILL.
THAT'S ON TOP OF PRICE INCREASES AT THE GROCERY STORE.
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FACEBOOK WANTS TO DISABLE 83-MILLION *FAKE* USER ACCOUNTS.
THE 83-MILLION ACCOUNTS ARE A MIXTURE OF INNOCENT--
AND MALICIOUS.
FACEBOOK DIVVIED THEM UP INTO THREE CATEGORIES--
DUPLICATE ACCOUNTS--
MISCLASSIFIED ACCOUNTS AND "UNDESIRABLE" ACCOUNTS.
FACEBOOK PLANS TO SHUT DOWN THOSE ACCUNTS.
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TIGER WOODS. JUST WANTS TO GO EAT. THE MIAMI DOLPHINS JUST WANT A QUARTERBACK
AND THE FLORIDA GATORS. JUST WANT TO PLAY. FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE NEXT IN SPORTS
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TONIGHT AT 11 OPEN
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ALL NEW TONIGHT AT 11,
DOCTORS ARRESTED!
CAUGHT FILMING WOMEN AT THEIR MOST VULNERABLE MOMENTS.
AND EVEN MORE SURPRISING,
THESE AREN'T JUST ANY DOCTORS,
THEY ARE AMONG THE BEST RATED!
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PLUS,
SOME FOOD FOR THOUGHT,
WHAT ONE FAST FOOD EMPLOYEE DID TO GET FIRED,
AND WHY HE'S BRAGGING ABOUT IT.
THAT'S ALL NEW TONIGHT AT 11.
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SPORTS OPEN
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SHUT UP AND PLAY. THAT IS THE UNOFFICAL MOTTO FOR THE FLORIDA GATORS THIS SEASON. LAST SEASON THE PLAYERS ADMIT. THEY DID JUST THE OPPOSITE. TALKED A LOT. BUT DID NOT COME TO PLAY. AND THEY HAD A 7-6 RECORD TO PROVE IT.
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TODAY THE GATORS HIT THE PRACTICE FIELD FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON. FLORIDA IS RANKED 23RD IN THE NATION TO START THE SEASON.
COACH MUSCHAMP SAYS THERE WILL BE A LOT OF POSITIONS WON THIS SUMMER INCLUDING AT THE QUARTERBACK POSITIONS BETWEEN JEFF DISKEL AND JACOBY BRISETT.
BUT THAT'S THE LEAST OF HIS WORRIES
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THE MIAMI DOLPHINS CONTINUE TO GET READY FOR THE SEASON.
FIRST PRESEASON GAME IS NEXT FRIDAY AGAINST THE BUCCANEERS. A GAME YOU CAN SEE RIGHT HERE ON ABC-7
THE MAIN STORY OUT OF CAMP CONTINUES TO BE AT THE QUARTERBACK POSITION.
ON THURSDAY. ROOKIE RYAN TANNEHILL PRACTICED WITH THE FIRST TEAM. FOR THE FIRST TIME.
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I'M NOT SURE IF TIGER WOODS AND HIS PUTTER ARE ON SPEAKING TERMS. BUT THEY'VE HAD AN. ON AGAIN. OFF AGAIN RELATIONSHIP OF LATE. WHEN IT'S GOOD.IT'S REALLY GOOD. WHEN IT'S BAD.WELL IT'S BEEN UGLY. TODAY NOT GOOD
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JIM FURYK WAS GOOD. PICKING UP WHERE HE LEFT OFF YESTERDAY. THE LONG BIRDIE ON. 9. FINDS THE BOTTOM OF THE CUP. FURYK LEADS BY 2 STROKES AT 11 UNDER PAR.
AT THE OTHER END OF THE SPECTRUM. TIGER WOODS. HAVING ISSUES ON 7. MISSES THE SHORT BIRDIE PUTT. THEN MISSES THE PAR PUTT COMING BACK.
TIGER IN AT 2 OVER PAR.
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NAPLES NATIVE TREVOR MOORE AND HIS SAILING PARTNER. ERIK STORK ARE MOVING DOWN THE LEADERBOARD.
IN THREE RACES TODAY. THE GUYS FINISHED 2ND. 17TH. AND 5TH.
MOVING THEM UP FROM 13TH. TO 10TH OVERALL
RACES PICK BACK UP ON SUNDAY.
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A WEEK AFTER HIS MONTHER'S ABDUCTION. HALL OF FAMER. CAL RIPKEN IS SPEAKING OUT.
VI RIPKEN WAS KIDNAPPED AT GUNPOINT. BLINDFOLDED AND DRIVEN AROUND. BY UNIDENTIFIED MAN. LAST TUESDAY
MRS. RIPKEN WAS FOUND. UNHARMED. IN HER CAR THE FOLLOWING DAY.
THERE IS SURVIELLENCE VIDEO OF THE MAN SUSPECTED IN THE KIDNAPPING.
CAL SAYS HIS MOTHER IS DOING FINE BUT IT WILL TAKE TIME TO GET OVER WHAT HAPPENED.
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ADLIB POINTS
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