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<P>"It's just a constant from some people trying to tear my name down
<P>AND DESPITE A REPORT SHOWING THE ALLEGATIONS ARE NOT TRUE -- 
<P>THE PRESSURE HAS GROWN TOO FIERCE. 
<P>WHY THE LEHIGH ACRES FIRE CHIEF IS RESIGNING.
<P>AMAZING VIDEO TONIGHT OF A LIGHTNING STIKE CAUGHT ON VIDEO.
<P>TONIGHT, WE HEAR FROM THE WOMAN WHO SHOT THE RARE FOOTAGE.
<P>NO MORE STUDYING ON AN EMPTY STOMACH --
<P>A LOOK AT A NEW PROGRAM A F-G-C-U MAKING SURE EVERY STUDENT GETS SOMETHING TO EAT.
<P>THE NEWS AT 7 STARTS NOW.


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<P>BREAKING NEWS AT 7 -- 
<P>STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE NOW CONFIRMED THE FIRST PERSON HAS DIED IN THE STATE BECAUSE OF A FUNGAL MENINGITIS OUTBREAK. 
<P>THAT OUTBREAK STARTED IN TENNESSEE. 
<P>THERE ARE STILL THREE CASES IN FLORIDA. 
<P>WE'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED. 


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<P>DEVELOPING


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<P>HAPPENING RIGHT NOW,
<P>LEE COUNTY SCHOOL OFFICIALS ARE MEETING TO VOTE ON A PROPOSED UPGRADE TO LIGHTNING DETECTION EQUIPMENT IN SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTY.
<P>THE PROJECT IS MONTHS IN THE MAKING.
<P>BUT THE DEATH OF 11-YEAR-OLD JESSE WATLINGTON WHO WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING LAST WEEK-- IS ACCELERATING THE PROPOSAL.
<P>EARLIER TODAY, ANOTHER SCHOOL-
<P>EVANGELICAL CHRISTAIN SCHOOL -
<P>SIGNED OFF TO PURCHASE LIGHTNING DETECTION EQUIPMENT FROM A COMPANY CALLED THOR GUARD.
<P>THAT SOFTWARE IS USED BY PUBLIC AND SOME PRIVATE COLLIER COUNTY SCHOOLS.
<P>IT ALERTS THEM TO LIGHTNING BEFORE THE FIRST STRIKE IS NEAR.


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<P>with what's happened, with the potential for bad weather in swfl we just feel like its an investment that we have to make.
<P>THE PLAN IS TO PIGGY BACK A CURRENT PARTNERSHIP THROUGH PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOLS.
<P>AGAIN, THE BOARD IS SET TO VOTE ANY MINUTE.


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<P>SCRUTINIZED AND ACCUSSED OF WATCHING PORN AT WORK --
<P>LEHIGH ACRES FIRE CHIEF DONALD ADAMS HAS DECIDED TO TAKE EARLY RETIREMENT. 
<P>ADAMS ANNOUNCED TODAY HE'LL RETIRE AFTER JUST SIX YEARS ON THE JOB.
<P>AN INVESTIGATION SHOWED THOSE PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES WERE UNFOUNDED.
<P>BUT ADAMS SAID, THOUGH HIS HEART AND SOUL ARE IN FIRE SERVICE, 
<P>CONSTANT HARRASSMENT OVER THE ACCUSATIONS PUSHED HIM TO STEP AWAY. 


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<P>20:42 "It's not how good of a job I've done and what this organization has gone through in trying to keep it together it's the fact that there's a lot of pressure there from people trying to tear my name down." Donald Adams, Chief LAFD
<P>THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS WILL SOON DECIDE ADAMS LAST DAY AND START LOOKING FOR HIS REPLACEMENT. 


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<P>A NEW CALL TODAY FOR ONE OF LEE COUNTY'S TOP LEADERS TO STEP DOWN IN THE WAKE OF THE MEDSTAR SCANDAL.
<P>AT THIS MORNING'S MEETING, COMMISSIONER FRANK MANN ASKED COUNTY MANAGER KAREN HAWES TO *RESIGN. 
<P>MANN IS UPSET WITH THE WAY HAWES HAS HANDLED MEDSTAR.
<P>HE CITES THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE SHUT DOWN AND THE LACK OF ANSWERS SINCE THE EMERGENCY HELICOPTER WAS GROUNDED.
<P>MANN SAYS THE INTERNAL PERSONNEL  ISSUES.ARE AN EXAMPLE OF FAILURE.   


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<P>FRANK MANN 3:07:44 the county manager should have been able to deal with those had she known of them. Had she not known of them, she should have known before it got to the point of total shut down 56
<P>MANN ALSO SAYS HE'S FRUSTRATED BY HOW STAFF -- UNDER HAWES' DIRECTION -- HAS HANDLED *V-R LABS.* 
<P>A COMPANY THAT GOT 5-MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE COUNTY TO OPEN HERE.AND CREATE MORE THAN 200 JOBS. THAT HASN'T HAPPENED. 
<P>MANN PLANS TO BRING A FORMAL MOTION TO THE BOARD NEXT WEEK. 
<P>HAWES HAS BEEN WITH THE COUNTY 36 YEARS.


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<P>FORMER PENN STATE ASSISTANT FOOTBALL COACH JERRY SANDUSKY WILL LIKELY DIE IN PRISON. 
<P>A JUDGE SENTENCED HIM TO AT LEAST 30 BUT NO MORE THAN 60 YEARS BEHIND YEARS. 
<P>HE CAN ASK FOR PAROLE WHEN HE TURNS 98. 
<P>A JURY CONVICTED HIM IN JUNE FOR SEXUALLY ABUSING 10 BOYS.
<P>HIS ATTONRNEY SAID TODAY THE FIGHT ISN'T OVER AND HE PLANS TO APPEAL THE DECISION.


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<P>20 STUDENTS STABBED IN THE FACE AND NECK WITH A NEEDLE AND OFFICERS SAY ANOTHER STUDENT DID IT. ON THE SCHOOL BUS. 
<P>IT HAPPENED IN BOYNTON, BEACH.
<P>INVESTIGATORS SAY THE STUDENT USED A NEEDLE COMMONLY USED TO MONITOR BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS.
<P>TONIGHT SHE IS IN CUSTODY AND FACES CHARGES OF AGGRAVATED BATTERY.
<P>NO WORD ON WHY SHE DID IT.
<P>THE OTHER STUDENTS ARE OKAY. 


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<P>AFTER 36 YEARS  -- CAPE CORAL'S TOP EDUCATOR IS STEPPING DOWN.
<P>DOCTOR LEE BUSH IS RETIRING FROM THE CITY-RUN CHARTER SCHOOL SYSTEM AT THE END OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
<P>BUSH WILL PLAY A ROLE IN SELECTING HIS SUCCESSOR, BUT TELLS US HE'S LOOKING FORWARD TO RETIREMENT.


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<P>-bush-"were going to be traveling in an RV.  We have kids all ove ther country.  We have friends we'd like to spend time with."
<P>THE SCHOOL BOARD IS MEETING TONIGHT TO CHOOSE ONE OF THREE SEARCH FIRMS TO FIND A REPLACEMENT.
<P>ALL THREE FIRMS TELL ABC7 THEIR FEE INCLUDES FINDING A SECOND REPLACEMENT SHOULD THEIR CHOSEN CANDIDATE LEAVE WITHIN A YEAR OF BEING HIRED. 


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<P>FOUR NEW CHARTER SCHOOLS COULD OPEN IN COLLIER COUNTY--
<P>GIVING PARENTS AND STUDENTS MORE OPTIONS WHEN IT COMES TO EDUCATION.
<P>RIGHT NOW THERE ARE ONLY THREE CHARTER SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTY--
<P>FOUR NEW SCHOOLS ARE ASKING FOR BOARD APPROVAL.
<P>AN ADDITIONAL FOUR ARE ALREADY APPROVED AND ARE ELIGIBLE TO OPEN NEXT YEAR.
<P>SOME TEACHERS AND PARENTS SAY THE PUSH FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS IS ABOUT A DEMAND FOR DIVERSITY.


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<P>YOU MIGHT BE TRADING IN YOUR FLORIDA LICENSE PLATE, FOR A NEW DESIGN. 
<P>THE STATE SAYS CAMERAS CAN'T SEEM TO SPOT THE CURRENT DESIGN. 
<P>THEY'RE LOSING OUT ON MILLIONS IN FINE MONEY -- BECAUSE TOLL BOOTHS AND RED-LIGHT CAMERAS CAN'T DECIPHER THE PLATE. 
<P>THE NEW TAGS HAVE BLACK LETTERING WHICH IS EASIER TO SEE. 
<P>TAXPAYERS WOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THE CHANGE.     
<P>THERE ARE FOUR DESIGN POSSIBILITIES. 
<P>IF THE LEGISLATURE SAYS YES, THE NEW PLATES COULD ROLL OUT JANUARY OF 2014. 


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<P>ELECTION DAY IS FOUR WEEKS FROM TODAY -- 
<P>BUT GETTING A SOLID READ ON WHERE THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE STANDS IS NOT EASY. 
<P>POLLS ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE. 
<P>IT'S CLEAR THOUGH, THE RACE HAS TIGHTENED. 
<P>MITT ROMNEY'S IN IOWA. 
<P>THE PRESIDENT IN OHIO. 
<P>BOTH ARE ALSO FOCUSING ON FLORIDA. 
<P>PAUL RYAN'S MOTHER MADE THE NINE MILLIONTH CAMPAIGN CALL IN FORT LAUDERDALE TODAY,. 
<P>AND PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL MAKE A STOP IN ORLANDO ON THURSDAY FOR SEVERAL CAMPAIGN EVENTS.


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BIG BIRD CONTROVERSY-VOTOPS</H3><BR>
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<P>THE UNLIKELY STAR OF LAST WEEK'S PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE IS NOW STARRING IN AN AD FROM PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CAMPAIGN.AND SESAME STREET ISN'T HAPPY WITH IT. 
<P>THE SPOT WAS RELEASED TODAY.
<P>IT SARCASTICALLY CASTS BIG BIRD AS A CORPORATE FIEND.
<P>SESAME WORKSHOP WANTS THE AD REMOVED  - SAYING IN A STATEMENT TODAY THAT IS HAS NOT APPROVED ANY CAMPAIGN ADS. 
<P>IN LAST WEEK'S DEBATE, MITT ROMNEY SAID HE WOULD CUT THE FEDERAL SUBSIDY TO SESAME STREET'S NETWORK P-B-S, IN ORDER TO HELP REDUCE THE COUNTRY'S DEFICIT.


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<P>TONIGHT WE'RE TRACKING DOWN ANSWERS TO SOME VOTER CONFUSION IN COLLIER COUNTY.  
<P>"It says place your marked ballot in the enclosed secrecy envelope.  Well, I looked around and there was no secrecy envelope." 
<P>FRED TALBOT'S ABSENTEE BALLOT INSTRUCTIONS REFERENCED SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T EXIST.
<P>THERE'S A GREEN SLEEVE TO WRAP AROUND THE BALLOT - BUT NO SECRECY "ENVELOPE."
<P>A-B-C 7 DISCOVERED THE WRONG WORDING APPEARED ON THE FIRST ROUND OF BALLOTS WHICH WENT OUT TO 38-THOUSAND VOTERS. 
<P>COLLIER COUNTY'S CHIEF DEPUTY OF ELECTIONS BLAMES THE PRINTING COMPANY.  


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<P>"What they did was pull an old obsolete PDF, a version that we're no longer using and ran with that instead of the one we asked them to." 
<P>THE PRINTER HAS SINCE CORRECTED THE INSTRUCTIONS.
<P>THE WORD 'ENVELOPE' HAS BEEN REMOVED SO VOTERS AREN'T LOOKING FOR SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T EXIST.


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<P>WE HAVE SOME INCREDIBLE VIDEO TONIGHT.
<P>TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
<P>A WOMAN RECORDED A FIREBALL SPARKED BY A THUNDERSTORM IN COLLIER COUNTY. 
<P>IT HAPPENED EARLIER THIS MONTH.
<P>LIGHTNING STRUCK A TREE AND CREATED THE FIREBALL THAT RIPPED OFF PIECES OF BARK AND BURNED OUTDOORG WIRES.
<P>HERE'S WHAT THE WOMAN BEHIND THE VIDEO HAD TO SAY.


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<P>5:52 "We love thunderstorms, so we sit out here sometimes until the lightning gets real close. 7:50 "I don't wanna get that close to lightning again, that's for sure."
<P>THE WOMAN SAYS SHE FELT THE EXPLOSION.
<P>NO ONE GOT HURT.


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<P>NEXT AT 7 OPEN


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<P>the student came up to me, pushed me out of the way and said, 'what are you recording?
<P>CAUGHT ON CAMERA.
<P>A STUDENT, FORCED TO RUN FROM HIS CLASSMATE.
<P>WHY THE INCIDENT ACTUALLY CAME AT JUST THE RIGHT TIME.
<P>THE INVISIBLE HAND STRIKES AGAIN.
<P>WE'LL SHOW YOU WHERE THE SPIRIT OF COMPETITION IS DRIVING DOWN GAS PRICE TO BELOW 2-DOLLARS.
<P>WEATHER TEASE


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ1 A) BULLIED OFF CAMERA-SOTVO</H3><BR>
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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ1 B) GAS WARS-VO</H3><BR>
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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TEEN ACTIVIST SHOT-VOTOPS-OC</H3><BR>
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<P>A 14-YEAR-OLD PAKISTANI GIRL. WHO SPOKE OUT AGAINST THE TALIBAN.IS NOW FIGHTING FOR HER LIFE.
<P>MILITANTS SHOT HER IN THE HEAD AND NECK WHILE SHE WAS ON HER SCHOOL BUS.
<P>SHE WAS AIRLIFTED TO A MILITARY HOSPITAL AND IS SERIOUSLY WOUNDED.
<P>THE GIRL IS KNOWN FOR HER WORK IN PROMOTING SCHOOLS FOR GIRLS - SOMETHING THE TALIBAN OPPOSES.
<P>THE ATTACK INJURED TWO OTHER GIRLS. 
<P>THE YOUNG ACTIVIST WAS NOMINATED LAST YEAR FOR THE INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S PEACE PRIZE. 


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<P>TAKE A LOOK AT THIS-- 
<P>WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IS A STUDENT RUNNING AWAY FROM HIS CLASSMATE AFTER AN ATTACK.
<P>WHAT'S REALLY STRANGE IS THE REASON THE ENCOUNTER WAS CAUGHT ON CAMERA.
<P>PRESTON DEENER WAS ABOUT TO DO AN INTERVIEW *ABOUT BEING BULLIED AT HIS SCHOOL.
<P>THAT'S WHEN HE SAYS, THREE BOYS APPROACHED AND ONE BEGAN HITTING HIM IN THE HEAD.
<P>HE SAYS THE BOYS HAVE PICKED ON HIM BEFORE AND HE'S LEARNED TO GO TO THE ADMINISTRATION WHEN HE'S BULLIED, ESPECIALLY AFTER WHAT HAPPENED JUST ONE WEEK EARLIER.


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<P>"the student tackled me and i responded punching back to stand up for myself for the first time.
<P>PRESTON WAS SUSPENDED FOR THAT FIGHT.
<P>NOW, HIS MOTHER HOPES HAVING THE NEW INCIDENT ON CAMERA WILL HELP DRAW ATTENTION TO THE PROBLEM.


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<P>GAS PRICES IN ONE MICHIGAN TOWN ARE NOW LESS THAN 2-DOLLARS A GALLON.
<P>IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE, BUT IN SOUTH HAVEN, MICHIGAN, GAS PRICES HAVE TUMBLED AND PEOPLE ARE LINING UP.
<P>THERE'S A GAS WAR GOING ON BETWEEN A COUPLE OF STATIONS AND IT TURNS OUT THE CONSUMER IS THE WINNER.
<P>AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT, THE ONE STATION THAT HAD GAS AT A BUCK 99 QUICKLY RAN OUT.


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<P>NEXT AT 7 OPEN


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<P>A PAIR OF GEORGIA TWINS ARE UNDER ARREST, AFTER A REQUEST BY FLORIDA INVESTIGATORS.
<P>SEE WHAT OFFICERS DISCOVERED LOCKED IN CONCRETE IN THEIR FRONT YARD.
<P>GOING HUNGRY AT FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY.
<P>WHY SOME STUDENTS AREN'T EATING AND WHAT'S BEING DONE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.


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<P>REFRESHING CHANGE TO OUR WEATHER
<P>Did the title get your attention? I'm sure it did. Refreshing is synonymous with exhilarating, rejuvenating, reinvigorating, and reviving. 
<P>Pick the term you want to use. It's how we can explain the pattern change coming to our weather this week. 
<P>A cold front has been teasing us from the north for several days now. It's finally going to move far enough to our south tonight that a little touch of dry air will invade south Florida. That dry air will greatly decrease our rain chances, clear out the skies, and lower our humidity levels. 
<P>This means it won't feel so oppressive every afternoon! Oh, and as for the mornings - We will see lows dropping as far down as 68 over the next seven days. 
<P>Refreshing. 
<P>Here's what will happen. Wednesday morning will be partly cloudy, and there will be a patchy fog around daybreak. Lows will be around 73. The sunshine will zap all the fog, and we see highs get close to the 90 degree mark. With the lower humidity rolling in it will not feel as uncomfortable. We'll also be dry tomorrow afternoon.
<P>Thursday through Saturday is when you'll really feel the change. Lows will be in the upper 60s, and it'll simply be a great start to the day. We'll see mostly sunny, dry weather. Just gorgeous!
<P>Sadly, it doesn't last long. Moisture begins returning on Sunday which gives way to a slight increase in humidity, clouds, and rain coverage. 


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<P>BREAKING NEWS AT 7 -- 
<P>FLORIDA HEALTH OFFICIALS CONFIRM THE FIRST DEATH FROM THAT MENINGITIS OUTBREAK.
<P>THEY SAY A 70-YEAR-OLD MARION COUNTY MAN DIED BACK IN JULY.BEFORE THE DISCOVERY OF CONTAMINTED SHOTS FOR BACK PAIN.
<P>THE OUTBREAK - THAT STARTED IN TENNESSEE NOW SPANS TEN STATES.
<P>THERE ARE SIX PEOPLE INFECTED HERE IN FLORIDA.
<P>HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE STILL WORKING TO CONTACT AND TREAT THE ROUGHLY 1200 PEOPLE WHO GOT CONTAMINATED SHOTS HERE IN FLORIDA.


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<P>THE SEARCH FOR A MISSING PENSACOLA MAN RESULTED IN A GRISLY DICOVERY IN GEORGIA.
<P>AFTER POLICE IN FLORIDA ASKED THEM TOO -- 
<P>OFFICERS IN GEORGIA SHOWED UP AT A HOUSE BELONGING TO TWIN BROTHERS. 
<P>THEY RECENTLY MOVED IN WITH THEIR FATHER.
<P>THAT'S WHEN POLICE DISCOVERED A BODY SEALED IN CONCRETE. BURIED IN THE YARD.  
<P>THEY USED A BACK HOE TO DIG UP IT UP AND SENT IT AWAY FOR AN AUTOPSY.


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<P>"The brothers told the father that they were going to bury the dog in the back yard."
<P>POLICE SAY THE CORMIER TWINS MOVED INTO THEIR FATHERS HOUSE ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO.MOVING THEIR BELONGINGS AND POSSIBLY A BODY IN A U-HAUL TRUCK FROM FLORIDA.
<P>POLICE THINK THE BODY COULD BE THAT OF SEAN DUGAS, MISSING FROM PENSACOLA. 
<P>THE TWINS HAVE  BEEN ARRESTED. 
<P>CHARGES ARE PENDING THE RESULTS OF THE AUTOPSY.


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<P>HUNGRY COLLEGE STUDENTS HAVE SPARKED THE START UP OF A FOOD PANTRY ON FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY'S CAMPUS.
<P>AN IN-CLASS SURVEY UNCOVERED 63-PERCENT OF THE STUDENTS HAD A FRIEND WHO SKIPS MEALS BECAUSE OF MONEY ISSUES.
<P>AND 50-PERCENT WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE SURVEY ADMITTED TO DOING IT THEMSELVES.


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<P>Prof. Maria Roca
<P>12:58 what made me aware was when a student stopped by my students and she looked like she was going to faint and she said she hadn't eaten in 2 days because she had no money 13:08
<P>THE MEALS ARE COMING FROM DONATIONS AND THE HARRY CHAPIN FOOD BANK
<P>LAST WEEK THE NON-PROFIT DONATED 4-THOUSAND POUNDS OF FOOD.
<P>THE PANTRY IS ONLY OPEN 2 DAYS.MONDAY AND THURSDAY.
<P>IT'S SERVING A COUPLE DOZEN STUDENTS A WEEK AND IS LOOKING TO EXPAND OPERATIONS.


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<P>STUDENTS AT A LOCAL PRE-SCHOOL GOT A SPECIAL VISIT TODAY - 
<P>SPARKY AND IONA-MCGREGOR FIREFIGHTERS PUT ON A PUPPET SHOW.LET THE CHILDREN TRY ON FIREFIGHTER GEAR.AND GAVE THEM A CHANCE TO WORK THE FIRE HOSE THEMSELVES. 
<P>IT'S ALL PART OF FIRE PREVENTION WEEK -- BUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HOPES THE KIDS TAKE THE FIRE SAFETY LESSONS HOME WITH THEM. 


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<P>"to go home and tell their parents that they have to be Rabbit Ready and so they can have two ways out and have a plan in case there's a fire" 
<P>THE CHILDREN LEARNED TO CALL 9-1-1 IN AN EMERGENCY - 
<P>STOP, DROP, AND ROLL IF THEIR CLOTHES CAUGHT FIRE -- 
<P>AND TO NEVER PLAY WITH FIRE. 


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<P>IT'S A TIE AT THE TOP ON "DANCING WITH THE STARS."
<P>KELLY MONACO AND MELISSA RYCROFT BOTH GOT THREE NINES APIECE FROM THE JUDGES AFTER LAST NIGHT'S PERFORMANCES. 
<P>TONIGHT, THE COMPETITION HEATS UP AS TWO CELEBS WILL GET THE BOOT.
<P>MAKE SURE YOU CATCH ALL THE ACTION RIGHT HERE ON ABC7, STARTING AT 8.


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<P>LAST YEAR WAS REALLY FUN AT GERMAIN ARENA. EVERBLADES ABOUT TO DO IT AGAIN. THE MIAMI HURRICANES. REFOCUSED AFTER A ROUGH WEEKEND
<P>AND THE MIAMI DOLPHINS. THEIR DEFENSES HAS BEEN REALLY GOOD SO FAR. HEAR FROM COACH PHILBIN. NEXT 


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<P>TONIGHT AT 11 OPEN


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>11PM TZ1) HOME HIV TESTS-VOTOPS-WIPE</H3><BR>
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<P>ALL NEW TONIGHT AT 11 --
<P>AN H-I-V TEST YOU CAN TAKE IN THE PRIVACY OF YOUR OWN HOME --
<P>WHY DOCTORS ARE CALLING THIS A GAME-CHANGER IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS.


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<P>THE ADS SAY THEY WILL MAKE YOU RUN FASTER, JUMP HIGHER,
<P>BUT DO THEY REALLY?
<P>WE INVESTIGATE THE CLAIMS BEHIND SOME HIGH END RUNNING SHOES.
<P>THAT'S AFTER AN ALL NEW PRIVATE PRACTICE.


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<P>SPORTS OPEN


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<P>TODAY. NFL COMMISSIONER ROGER GOODELL. CHANGED HIS MIND ON TWO PLAYERS INVOLVED IN THE SAINTS BOUNTY PROGRAM.. INCLUDING PORT CHARLOTTE GRAD ANTHONY HARGROVE. WHO'S SUSPENSION HAS BEEN REDUCED FROM 8 TO 7 GAMES.
<P>HOWEVER. HARGROVE. IS A MAN WITHOUT A TEAM. RIGHT NOW HE'S A FREE AGENT. 
<P>JONATHAN VILMA. REMAINS SUSPENDED THE ENTIRE SEASON. 


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<P>AS FAR AS I KNOW. THERE IS NOT CRYING IN FOOTBALL. BUT THERE IS APOLOGIZING. DOLPHINS CENTER MIKE POUNCEY SAYS HE'S SORRY FOR ANOTHER SLOW START IN MIAMI. BUT THINGS COULD BE WORSE. THE FINS ALREADY HAVE 2 WINS ON THE YEAR. LAST SEASON IT TOOK THE FELLAS UNTIL NOVEMBER TO PICK UP 2 WINS. 


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<P>THE DOLPHINS HOPE TO DELIVER FOR THE SECOND WEEK IN A ROW. WHEN THEY  HOST THE ST. LOUIS RAMS THIS SUNDAY. 
<P>MIAMI'S DEFENSE HAS BEEN STOUT. LEADING THE LEAGUE IN RUSHING YARDS PER GAME


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<P>WAIT


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<P>STICKING IN MIAMI. THE HURRICANES ARE LICKING THEIR WOUNDS AFTER A 38 POINT BEATDOWN SATURDAY NIGHT TO NOTRE DAME.
<P>THE GOOD NEWS. THE CANES REMAIN UNDEFEATED IN THE ACC. AND HAVE ANOTHER CONFERENCE TEST THIS SATURAY.
<P>NORTH CAROLINA COMES TO TOWN FRESH OFF THEIR WIN OVER VIRGINIA TECH. 


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<P>WAIT


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<P>FLORIDA EVERBLADES DON'T CARE MUCH FOR DAYS OFF. OR  FOR DENTIST. BUT THEY NEED BOTH. THE BLADES USED THE OFFSEASON. TO REST UP AFTER A GRUELING TRIP TO THE KELLY CUP FINALS. AND UNFORTUNATELY. FOR SOME. THE SUMMER ALSO MEANT A TRIP TO THE DENTIST. TO FIX SOME TEETH. 


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<P>THE BLADES ARE ABOUT TO SINK THEIR TEETH INTO ANOTHER SEASON.
<P>TODAY THEY GOT TOGETHER FOR MEDIA DAY AT GERMAIN ARENA.
<P>THE SEASON OPENER IS THIS FRIDAY AGAINST ORLANDO. 
<P>RIGHT NOW THE BLADES RETURN 12 PLAYERS FROM THEIR KELLY CUP TEAM. SO EXPECTATIONS ARE HIGH ONCE AGAIN.


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<P>WAIT


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<P>LAST YEAR THE FGCU BASEBALL TEAM. WENT TO TALLAHASSEE AND BEAT THE FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES.
<P>THE EATGLES WILL GET THAT CHANCE AGAIN THIS SPRING. THE FELLAS WILL PLAY THE NOLES ON APRIL 2ND AND 3RD IN TALLAHASSEE ONCE AGAIN.


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<P>SPEAKING OF BASEBALL. THE RED SOX MAYBE COMING OFF A YEAR TO FORGET.
<P>BUT DAVID ORTIZ IS NOT. THE BOSTON DH. HAD ANOTHER GREAT YEAR IN BEANTOWN.  HITTING 318 WITH 23 HOME RUNS.
<P>THE RED SOX ARE DOING THEIR BEST TO RE-SIGN BIG PAPPI. SAYING THIS IS A TOP PRIORITY.
<P>ORITIZ IS 36 AND MADE 14.5 MILLION LAST YEAR. 


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<P>LAST YEAR THE FGCU BASEBALL TEAM. WENT TO TALLAHASSEE AND BEAT THE FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES.
<P>THE EATGLES WILL GET THAT CHANCE AGAIN THIS SPRING. THE FELLAS WILL PLAY THE NOLES ON APRIL 2ND AND 3RD IN TALLAHASSEE ONCE AGAIN.


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<P>SPEAKING OF BASEBALL. THE RED SOX MAYBE COMING OFF A YEAR TO FORGET.
<P>BUT DAVID ORTIZ IS NOT. THE BOSTON DH. HAD ANOTHER GREAT YEAR IN BEANTOWN.  HITTING 318 WITH 23 HOME RUNS.
<P>THE RED SOX ARE DOING THEIR BEST TO RE-SIGN BIG PAPPI. SAYING THIS IS A TOP PRIORITY.
<P>ORITIZ IS 36 AND MADE 14.5 MILLION LAST YEAR. 


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<P>HERE'S SOMETHING TO BRIGHTEN YOUR DAY A LITTLE -- A DOG NAMED OLIVER WHO SEEMS TO HAVE A SERIOUS CASE OF THE SNEEZES! 
<P>MONIQUE ANTHONY POSTED THIS VIDEO ON YOUTUBE. 
<P>SHE SAYS OLIVER WAS SENSITIVE TO BLACK PEPPER FROM HIS FAMILY'S DINNER. 
<P>WHAT ENSUES?
<P>A SNEEZE FEST FOR THE AGES.


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