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<P>there was a guy I didn't know in my house, and he wasn't going to go quietly"
<P>UNEXPECTED AND UNIVITED -- 
<P>WHAT HAPPENED WHEN A FORT MYERS MAN SQUARED OFF WITH AN INTUDER INSIDE HIS HOME.
<P>A RECENT BLAZE PROMPTS NAPLES FIREFIGHTERS TO CALL FOR BETTER EQUIPMENT.
<P>WHY THEY SAY IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THEIR WARNING TURNS TO DISASTER.
<P>AN IMPORTANT WARNING FOR PET OWNERS TONIGHT.
<P>WHY VETS SAY FROGS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA POSE A POISONOUS PROBLEM.
<P>THE NEWS AT 7 STARTS NOW.


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<P>BREAKING NEWS


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<P>HAPPENING RIGHT NOW -- 
<P>WE'RE WATCHING AS OFFICERS ARE GOING DOOR TO DOOR IN THIS ORLANDO HOTEL.THE ORLANDO GRANDE. WITH CANINES.
<P>IT'S WHERE THEY BELIEVE  MAN WHO STOLE A CAR IS HOLED UP.
<P>FOR A COUPLE HOURS WE'VE WATCHED THIS UNFOLD.
<P>IT STARTED AFTER OFFICERS SAY THE MAN STOLE A CAR IN POLK COUNTY.AND SPED DOWN I-4.WEAVING IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC -- DESPITE RUNNING OVER STOP STICKS AND BLOWING AT LEAST TWO TIRES.
<P>HE KEPT GOING.ULTIMATELY EXITING IN ORANGE COUNTY.RIGHT BEFORE DOWNTOWN ORLANDO.
<P>THIS IS WHERE HE DITCHED THE CAR AND RAN.
<P>WE'LL LET YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS. 


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<P>"My first thought was I need to catch this guy. I need to get him down on the ground."
<P>REFUSING TO GIVE UP WITHOUT A FIGHT --   
<P>A NORTH FORT MYERS MAN WRESTLED AN INTRUDER TO THE GROUND - AFTER HE FOUND THE STRANGER IN HIS BEDROOM WHEN HE CAME HOME!
<P>IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON - 
<P>50 YEAR OLD DALE NOTTINGHAM SAYS HE CAME HOME TO FIND THIS MAN - 29 YEAR OLD DENNIS SZAK-ACS -- IN HIS BEDROOM. 
<P>HE CONFRONTED THE MAN - THEN FOUGHT HIM TO THE GROUND UNTIL HE WAS ABLE TO CALL 9-1-1.


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<P>"I was just glad that I was able to get the first couple shots in him and get somewhat of the advantage because I didn't know what he had. I know he had a knife in one hand and then they found another knife in his pocket."
<P>NOTTINGHAM SAYS HE DOESN'T KNOW WHY THE MAN WAS IN HIS HOUSE - BUT HE SAYS HIS OLD BOXING TRICKS HELPED HIM PUT THE MAN INTO A CHOKEHOLD.
<P>TODAY - HE SAYS HE'S A BIT SORE, BUT THANKFUL NOTHING WORSE THAN A FIST FIGHT HAPPENED. 


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<P>A COLLIER COUNTY MAN IS ARRESTED FOR ALMOST CUTTING OFF SOMEONES FINGER WITH A MACHETE--
<P>ALL FOR BEER!
<P>FAROL HANDY HYPPOLITE IS CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AND THEFT.
<P>THE VICTIM --  MARCELYN TIDOR-- SAYS HE WAS THROWING A PARTY FOR HIS DAUGHTER IN EAST NAPLES AND HYPPOLITE STARTED TO STEAL BEER.
<P>TIDOR SAYS WHEN HE CONFRONTED HYPPOLITE -- HE PULLED OUT A MACHETE AND STARTED SWINGING.


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<P>"He just showow showow shwow 
<P>"He could have killed my daddy
<P>THE BLADE SLICED THROUGH THE BONE AND TENDONS OF TIDORS RIGHT PINKY FINGER--
<P>DOCTORS SEWED IT BACK ON.


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<P>FIGHTING FOR HER LIFE -- 
<P>A WOMAN IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER PLUNGING HER CAR INTO A CAPE CORAL CANAL TODAY. 
<P>ACCORDING TO CAPE CORAL POLICE, GILIAN CROSDALE WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON ANDALUSIA BOULEVARD WHEN THE DRIVER OF A WHITE TOYOTA CAROLLA PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF HER.  
<P>CROSDALE HIT THE CAROLLA ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, DROVE THROUGH AN EMPTY FIELD AND RIGHT INTO A CANAL.


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<P>batallion chief ryan lamb/ems-01:19:52-"once they had her at the surface we were able to put her on a backboard and begin recessutative measure at that point." 
<P>-she was found in cardiac arrest and transported to the cape coral hospital in critical condition." 
<P>THE DRIVER OF THE TOYOTA CAROLLA - MADISON SCHIEL - SUFFERED ONLY MINOR INJURIES.  INVESTIGATORS SAY ALCOHOL PLAYED A ROLE IN THE CRASH.


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<P>A SECOND FLORIDA MAN DIED FROM THE OUTBREAK OF FUNGAL MENINGITIS.
<P>HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY AN 83-YEAR-OLD MARION COUNTY MAN DIED AFTER GETTING ONE OF THE CONTAMINATED INJECTIONS USED FOR BACK PAIN. 
<P>THE GOVERNMENT WARNS THIS OUTBREAK COULD GET WORSE.
<P>THE INCUBATION PERIOD FOR THE ILLNESS IS ANYWHERE FROM TWO TO 10 WEEKS -- THAT MEANS MORE COULD BE SICK AND NOT EVEN KNOW IT.
<P>170 PEOPLE ARE SICK IN 11 STATES. 


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<P>UPDATING BREAKING NEWS FROM YESTERDAY -- 
<P>A THIRD PERSON HAS NOW DIED AFTER THAT PARKING GARAGE COLLAPSED AT MIAMI-DADE COMMUNITY COLLEGE. 
<P>RESCUERS PULLED 53 YEAR OLD SAMUEL PEREZ OUT OF THE DEBRIS THIS MORNING. 
<P>HE WAS BURIED UNDERNEATH THE RUBBLE FOR ABOUT 13 HOURS.
<P>BUT HE DIED A FEW HOURS AFTER WORKERS GOT HIM FREE. 
<P>THE FIVE STORY GARAGE COLLAPSED WHILE IT WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
<P>AUTHORITIES SAY ONE WORKER IS STILL MISSING.


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<P>ABC-7 HAS LEARNED A 2-YEAR-OLD BOY -- FOUND UNCONSCIOUS IN A POOL THIS MORNING REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION TONIGHT. 
<P>IT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 11 O'CLOCK ON MERRITT AVENUE SOUTH IN LEHIGH ACRES.
<P>LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES TELL US THE BOY'S MOTHER CALLED 911, AFTER FINDING HER SON IN THEIR BACKYARD POOL.
<P>THE BOY IS NOW AT HEALTHPARK MEDICAL CENTER IN SOUTH FORT MYERS.


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<P>FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF 11 YEAR-OLD JESSE WATLINGTON GATHERED TODAY TO CELEBRATE HIS LIFE.
<P>nat music, 2 seconds
<P>THE 6TH GRADER PASSED AWAY SUNDAY AFTER HIS PARENTS MADE WHAT HAD TO BE A GUT-WRENCHING DECISION TO TAKE HIM OFF LIFE SUPPORT.  
<P>HIS WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING EARLIER THAT WEEK AS HE RAN OUT ONTO THE FIELD FOR FOOTBALL PRACTICE AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
<P>AS PEOPLE PACKED MCGREGOR BAPTIST TODAY, MOST DONNED PURPLE IN HONOR OF JESSE, SINCE IT WAS HIS FAVORITE COLOR.   
<P>HIS MOTHER WROTE A LETTER TO HER BABY BOY, WHICH WAS READ BY A FAMILY FRIEND.


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<P>56:13 "as i'm always so proud of you jesse- in memory of jesse is that we don't fall back into our daily lives and forget to pray and make a difference for someone else."
<P>STANDING OUT IN THE SEA OF PURPLE -
<P>JESSE'S TEAMMATES, WHO WERE WEARING THEIR UNIFORMS TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THEIR FRIEND.
<P>THE FAMILY HAD A PRIVATE BURIAL SERVICE AFTER THE MEMORIAL.


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<P>IN JUST TWO HOURS.THE ONLY VICE PRESIDENTAL DEBATE TAKES CENTER STAGE IN KENTUCKY.
<P>YOU CAN SEE VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN SQUARE OFF WITH CONGRESSMAN PAUL RYAN RIGHT HERE ON ABC-7 TONIGHT STARTING AT NINE.


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>ANN ROMNEY-VO</H3><BR>
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<P>THEY ARE LISTED SECOND ON THE PRESIDENTIAL TICKET. BUT TONIGHT'S IT THE V-P'S TIME TO SHINE.  
<P>PAUL RYAN AND JOE BIDEN WILL DEBATE AT CENTRE COLLEGE IN KENTUCKY.
<P>LAST WEEK, ANN ROMNEY WATCHED AS HER HUSBAND TOOK THE STAGE WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA.
<P>TODAY WE TALKED ONE-ON-ONE WITH THE FORMER FIRST LADY OF MASSACHUSETTS.
<P>WE ASKED HER ABOUT THE LAST WEEK'S FACE-OFF.
<P>AFTER CLASHING FOR 90-MINUTES - WAS IT AWKWARD WHEN BOTH FAMILIES MET ON-STAGE?  


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<P>"No, these things you know they're about real people. Real people have real feelings. and you know you're in a contest but at the end you shake their hand.  you greet them warmly.  For me that's not an awkward situation at all." 
<P>ANN ROMNEY ADMITS MOST AMERICANS DON'T REALLY KNOW HER HUSBAND'S PICK FOR V-P. PAUL RYAN.
<P>BUT SHE SAYS SHE EXPECTS AN 'UNFILTERED' VIEW OF HIM TONIGHT.  
<P>ANN'S HUSBAND, MITT, WAS IN NORTH CAROLINA TODAY-- WHERE HE MET WITH REVEREND BILLY GRAHAM AT HIS HOME.
<P>AFTER THAT, THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE HELD A RALLY IN ASHEVILLE.


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<P>WITH 26 DAYS TO GO UNTIL ELECTION DAY, PRESIDENT OBAMA IS GOING AFTER HIS REPUBLICAN RIVAL MITT ROMNEY BY PAINTING HIM AS SOMEONE WHO'S AFRAID TO TAKE A REAL STANCE ON THE ISSUES.
<P>AT A RALLY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI TODAY-- THE PRESIDENT TOLD SUPPORTERS THAT YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET WITH ROMNEY. 


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<P>"Look, whatever he was selling was not working because people understood his ideas wouldn't help the middle class. 
<P>So, these days Mitt Romney is for whatever you're for. Suddenly, he loves the middle class, can't stop talking enough about them. 
<P>MORE THAN 76-THOUSAND FLORIDANS HAVE ALREADY VOTED IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.  
<P>BOTH CAMPAIGNS ARE TRYING TO REACH OUT TO THE TWO MILLION OTHER VOTERS WHO REQUESTED ABSENTEE BALLOTS.


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>NEW POLL-SS</H3><BR>
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<P>AND BRAND NEW AT 7 --      
<P>A POLL JUST OUT FROM THE TAMPA BAY TIMES AND THE MIAMI HERALD SPELLS TROUBLE FOR THE PRESIDENT IN FLORIDA. 
<P>ACCORDING TO THE NEW POLL -- 
<P>MITT ROMNEY NOW LEADS IN THE SUNSHINE STATE, 51-TO-44. 
<P>THAT IS A MAJOR SHIFT FROM LAST MONTH IN THIS POLL -- WHEN PRESIDENT OBAMA LED BY ONE. 
<P>FLORIDA AND OHIO ARE THE TWO BIGGEST SWING STATES IN THIS ELECTION. 


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<DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=EDISON AUDIT-VO>
<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>EDISON AUDIT-VO</H3><BR>
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<P>GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT IS CRACKING DOWN ON EDUCATION SPENDING -
<P>NOW LAUNCHING AN INVESTIGATION INTO HOW MUCH THE STATE PAYS SCOLLEGE PRESIDENTS. 
<P>HE'S DOING THAT AFTER "FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE'S" PRESIDENT STEVEN WALLACE RETIRED SUDDENLY WITH A $1.2 MILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT.
<P>HE'S ACCUSED OF MISHANDLING CAMPUS FUNDS-
<P>EVEN SPENDING 46- THOUSAND-DOLLARS FOR FOOD IN 2 YEARS. 
<P>NOW EDISON STATE COLLEGE AND OTHER STATE COLLEGES ARE PART OF THE PROBE FOR INFORMATION.
<P>EDISON HAS HAD ISSUES. 
<P>A COURSE SWAPPING SCANDAL AND THE SUDDEN DEPARTURE OF THE SCHOOL'S FORMER PRESIDENT, DOCTOR KENNETH WALKER. 
<P>EVENTS STILL FRESH ON THE GOVERNOR'S MIND.


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>EDISON AUDIT-(2)SOTVO</H3><BR>
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<P>"I think it was $540,000 paid out to a president down at Edison State College. You say, gosh are we spending the money to make sure our kids get a great education or are we spending the money to further the rest of presidents that might be making a lot of money as it is.
<P>11:00:21 dr walker's severance pay was funded from A lease agreement we had with a local corporation.  those funds were used to pay the settlement so those funds did not come from taxpayer dollars or from the backs of our students 33
<P>EDISON HAS NOT YET RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUESTS FROM THE INSPECTOR GENERAL,
<P>BUT A SPOKESPERSON SAYS THEY'RE READY IF AND WHEN THEY DO.


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<P>NEXT AT 7 OPEN


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TEASE ONE</H3><BR>
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<P>PAYING MORE AT THE PUMP.
<P>WHY THIS YEAR'S GAS PRICES ARE STILL SO HIGH AND WHEN THEY'RE EXPECTED TO FALL. 
<P>NEW VIDEO TONIGHT OF A RESCUE, RARLY SEEN.
<P>WHY EMERGNCY CREWS HAD TO GIVE THIS LITTLE GUY SOME OXYGEN.
<P>WEATHER TEASE


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ1 B) BIRD SAVED-VO</H3><BR>
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<P>IT'S A VERSION OF STICKER SHOCK -- GAS PRICES HAVE SOARED IN PARTS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
<P>OVERNIGHT, PRICES CLIMBED ABOUT 10 CENTS A GALLON AT GAS STATIONS NEAR COLONIAL AND I-75 IN FORT MYERS.  
<P>THIS TIME LAST YEAR, DRIVERS PAID ABOUT 40 CENTS LESS A GALLON.
<P>EXPERTS WARN THERE HAVE BEEN SOME SUPPLY ISSUES WHICH KEPT THEM HIGHER.
<P>ECONOMISTS PREDICT GAS PRICES WILL FALL SOON.


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>GAS PRICES-SOTVO</H3><BR>
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<P>"these supply factors, disruptions have been bigger than demand factors. net effect is we haven't seen that drop yet
<P>ECONOMISTS PREDICT GAS PRICES WILL FALL SOON.
<P>TRIPLE A REPRESENTATIVES TELLS US FLORIDIANS CURRENTLY HAVE SOME OF THE BEST PRICES IN THE NATION.


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>MINIWHEATS RECALL-SS</H3><BR>
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<P>THE KELLOGG COMPANY IS RECALLING MILLIONS OF BOXES OF ITS POPULAR MINI-WHEATS CEREAL.
<P>IT AFFECTS FROSTED MINI-WHEATS BITE-SIZE ORIGINAL--
<P>AND MINI-WHEATS UNFROSTED BITE SIZE CEREALS.
<P>THE COMPANY SAYS IT'S POSSIBLE SMALL SLIVERS OF METAL MADE THEIR WAY INTO THE CEREAL.
<P>SO FAR--
<P>NO INJURIES.


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BIRD SAVED-VO</H3><BR>
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<P>IT TOOK NEARLY TWO DOZEN FIREFIGHTERS TO PUT OUT A HOUSE FIRE IN PINELLAS COUNTY.
<P>BUT IT TOOK ONE OXYGEN MASK TO SAVE TWO PET BIRDS.
<P>FIREFIGHTERS RUSHED TO THE BURNING HOME WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
<P>THERE WERE NO PEOPLE INSIDE BUT THERE WERE THREE CATS AND TWO BIRDS.
<P>FIREFIGHTERS PROVIDED AN OXYGEN MASK TO SAVE THE BIRDS.
<P>THE CATS DID NOT SURVIVE.
<P>THE CAUSE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.


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<P>NEXT AT 7 OPEN


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TEASE TWO</H3><BR>
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<P>A POISONOUS PROBLEM IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
<P>WHAT PET OWNERS NEED TO KNOW TO KEEP THEIR DOGS SAFE FROM FROGS.
<P>CONSTRUCTION IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY IS TAKING SHAPE.
<P>WE'LL TELL YOU WHEN THE NEW DISTRIBUTION CENTER WILL BE COMPLETE AND HOW MANY JOBS COULD BE COMING TO THE AREA. 


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ2 A) DOGS AND FROGS-VO</H3><BR>
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<P>THE BUFO TOAD IS POISONING DOGS ACROSS LEE COUNTY.
<P>SOME EMERGENCY CLINICS ARE AVERAGING NEARLY ONE DOG A NIGHT.
<P>THE TOAD SECREETS TOXINS THAT CREATE FOAMING AT THE PETS MOUTH.
<P>A SITUATION GARY GRANZA'S DOG TOBY FOUND ITSELF IN LAST MONTH.


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<P>TOBY WENT INTO A COMA--BUT SURVIVED.
<P>PET INTERACTION WITH A BUFO TOAD CAN CAUSE SEIZURES, COMA OR DEATH.
<P>IF YOUR PET LICKS OR BITES ONE--WASH OUT ITS MOUTH IMMEDIATELY AND CALL A VET.


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<P>ANOTHER ANIMAL CAUSING TROUBLE.
<P>THE SPIRALING WHITEFLY IS NOW MOVING INLAND.
<P>EXPERTS SAY THE INVASIVE INSECT HAS ALREADY INFESTED MOST OF THE PLANTS ALONG LEE AND COLLIER'S COASTS-- 
<P>AND NOW IT'S LOOKING FOR MORE PLANTS TO FEED ON.
<P>THE INVASIVE SPECIES COMES FROM CENTRAL AMERICA-- AND ACCORDING TO LEE COUNTY EXTENSION DIRECTOR STEPHEN BROWN, HAS FEW NATURAL PREDATORS.
<P>WHITEFLY'S WON'T KILL YOUR PLANTS, BROWN SAYS, BUT TO LOSE THE SPOTS, LOOK FOR AN INSECTICIDE THAT CONTAINS 1.7% IMIDACLOPRID.


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<P>A FIRE ON A NAPLES DOCK SPARKED A RENEWED PUSH FOR AN UPDATED FIRE BOAT.
<P>LAST NIGHT, FIREFIGHTERS DRAGGED HOSES THROUGH THE COVE INN TO FIGHT AN ELECTRICAL FIRE ON A 40 FOOT SAILBOAT.
<P>THE DEPARTMENT COULD HAVE USED IT'S FIRE RESCUE BOAT, BUT OFFICIALS SAY IT'S NOT POWERFUL ENOUGH. 
<P>MANY KNOW IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE ONE OF THESE FIRES SPREADS TO OTHER YACHTS AND THAT A LACK OF EQUIPMENT WILL MAKE IT HARD TO HANDLE. 


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<P>This time it happened on a dock but next time it could happen 100 feet out in the water, then what?
<P>We have a lot of boats, common sense would dictate that you need the tools and resources to fight the fire on water."
<P>CHIEF MCINERNY SAYS THEY NEED A BOAT THAT PUSHES AT LEAST 450 GALLONS OF WATER A MINUTE THROUGH IT'S PUMPS. 
<P>HE BROUGHT THE IDEA TO CITY COUNCIL AND TONIGHT IT'S STILL UNDER REVIEW. 


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<P>A NEW CHENEY BROTHERS DISTRIBUTION CENTER IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY IS STARTING TO TAKE SHAPE.
<P>LAST WEEK, CREWS STARTED CONSTRUCTION ON A HALF-MILE ACCESS ROAD.
<P>THE ROAD WILL CONNECT THE DISTRIBUTION CENTER WITH OTHER ROADS CURRENTLY IN PLACE. 
<P>CHENEY BROTHERS EXPECTS TO HIRE NEARLY 400 PEOPLE TO WORK AT THE CENTER WHEN IT OPENS ABOUT TWO YEARS FROM NOW. 


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<P>"in addition to Cheney Bros, we expect a lot of ancillary services being offered so that'll mean more jobs and more business. So we're very excited about it."
<P>THE ROAD WORK IS EXPECTED TO END IN MARCH. 
<P>COUNTY AND STATE GRANTS ARE PAYING FOR THE WORK.
<P>ARCHITECTS ARE STILL DESIGNING THE ACTUAL DISTRIBUTION CENTER. THOSE PLANS ARE ONE YEAR AWAY FROM COMPLETION.


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<P>STICKING IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY--
<P>THE ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICE IS ASKING FOR YOUR HELP TONIGHT. 
<P>TAKE A LOOK AT THESE HORSES - THEY ARE NOW UP FOR ADOPTION.
<P>OFFICERS SEIZED FIVE HORSES FROM A MAN IN SOUTHERN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.,      
<P>YOU CAN SEE HOW SKINNY THEY WERE.
<P>IN COUNTY CUSTODY, THE HORSES HAVE PUT ON WEIGHT AND ARE DOING WELL.
<P>THE OWNER IS FACING CRIMINAL CHARGES FOR NOT FEEDING HIS ANIMALS AND LEAVING THEM IN A FLOODED FIELD.
<P>IF YOU'D LIKE MORE INFORMATION ON THE HORSES UP FOR ADOPTION HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE ABC DASH SEVEN DOT COM.


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<P>BASEBALL PLAYOFFS CONTIUE. ONE TEAM ADVANCED TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP SEIRES.. THE DOLPHINS. TALKING ABOUT THE KEYS TO THEIR SUCCESS.
<P>AND THE HEAT BACK IN ACTION. HALF A WORLD AWAY. HIGHLIGHTS COMING UP


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<P>TONIGHT AT 11 OPEN


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<P>ALL NEW TONIGHT AT 11,
<P>AS THE POSTAL SERVICE DEALS WITH A LAUNDRY LIST OF PROBLEMS --
<P>THE PRICE TO SEND A LETTER IS GOING UP,.
<P>WE'LL TELL YOU WHEN AND HOW MUCH.


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<P>" …MY TOE IS STUCK IN A FAUCET. "
<P>THAT IS JUST ONE OF THE LIES TOPPING THIS YEAR'S LIST OF WORST SICK DAY EXCUSES -- HEAR MORE TONIGHT AFTER THE VICE-PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE STARTING AT NINE.


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<P>SPORTS OPEN


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<P>MIAMI HEAT OWNER MICKY ARISON SAYS OWNING THE HEAT IS JUST A HOBBY. APPARENTLY IT'S A VERY EXPENSIVE HOBBY. MICKY SAYS THE HEAT  LOST MONEY ONCE AGAIN LAST SEASON. AND THAT'S AFTER SELLING OUT EVERY GAME. AND WINNING THE NBA TITLE.  I WONDER HOW MUCH IT COST TO SEND A TEAM TO CHINA. 


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<P>LET'S GO TO BEIJING. CLIPPERS AND HEAT.
<P>RAY ALLEN. DOING WHAT HE DOES. KNOCKS DOWN THE 3. ALLEN WITH 15 IN HIS MIAMI DEBUT.
<P>HOW ABOUT THIS PLAY. HEAT IN MID SEASON FORM. DWAYNE WADE WITH THE STEAL. LEBRON JAMES CAPS IT OFF WITH THE FLUSH. JAMES WITH 20
<P>AND THE HEAT WIN 94-80. 


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<P>WAIT


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<P>DOLPHINS AND RAMS FROM SUN LIFE STADIUM THIS SUNDAY.
<P>THE FINS ARE ACTUALLY 3 1/2 POINT FAVORITES. 
<P>IF THEY ARE TO WIN. IT'S STARTS UP FRONT WITH THE DEFENSIVE LINE. 


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<P>WAIT


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<P>THE CINCINNATI REDS PLAY AT THE GREAT AMERICAN BALL PARK. IT'S BEEN A GREAT BALL PARK FOR THE REDS DURING THE REGULAR SEASON. PLAYOFFS NOT SO MUCH. IN FACT THE REDS HAVE NEVER WON A PLAYOFF GAME THERE. SHUTOUT LAST YEAR. AND THE GIANTS LOOKING TO SHUT THEM OUT AGAIN.


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<P>GAME 5 FROM CINCINNATI. AND THE GAINT CRASHING THE PARTY
<P>BUSTER POSEY. GOES GRAND SLAM ON THE REDS. GIVING THE GIANTS A 6-0 LEAD.
<P>THEY HANG ON TO WIN 6-4. GIANTS NOW HEADING TO NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES. 


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<P>WAIT


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<P>THE NEW YORK YANKEES ARE A WIN A WAY FROM GETTING TO THE AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP.
<P>BUT MANAGER JOE GIRARDI IS DOING SO WITH A HEAVY HEART. IT'S BE LEARNED THAT GIRARDI'S FATHER PASSED AWAY OVER THE WEEKEND. 


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<P>THE NHL MET WITH THE PLAYERS UNION FOR THE SECOND DAY IN A ROW.
<P>AND THERE IS SOME ENCOURGEMENT. NHL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BILL DALY SAYS THE PLAYERS UNION IS PUTTING TOGETHER A PROPOSAL IN HOPES OF ENDING THE LOCKOUT. WHICH HAS REACHED 26 DAYS.
<P>THE LEAGUE HAS ALREADY CANCELLED THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF THE SEASON.WHICH WILL COST THE NHL 240 TO 250 MILLION DOLLARS.


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<P>WAIT


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<P>THAT MASSIVE WRECK AT TALLADEGA ON SUNDAY. SEEMS TO HAVE TAKEN IT'S TOLL ON DRIVER DALE EARNHARDT JR.
<P>EARNHARDT. WHO WAS A PART OF THAT 25 CAR PILE UP. SUFFERED A CONCUSSION. AND HAS BEEN ORDERED BY HIS DOCTORS TO SKIP THE NEXT 2 SPRINT CUP RACES. 


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