DIRECTORS PAGE

HEADLINES------------

POLICE STILL SEARCHING TONIGHT FOR SEVERAL HOME INVASION SUSPECTS.

WHAT HAPPENED WHEN THE BREAK-IN TURNED VIOLENT IN LEE COUNTY.

NEW LICENSES PLATES COULD BE HEADED TO THE BACK OF YOUR CAR.

WHY TAX COLLECTORS FROM ACROSS THE STATE ARE PROTESTING THE CHANGE.

PEOPLE SPEND THEIR MONEY IN SOME ODD PLACES.

WHAT DROVE ONE PERSON TO BUY THIS GALLON OF BARBEQUE SAUCE FOR 10-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

HL 1) BONITA SPRINGS HOME INVASION-VOTOPS

HL 2) LICENSE PLATE CONTROVERSY-VOTOPS

HL 3) MCJORDAN SAUCE-VOTOPS

WEATHER OPEN-CLIP

FIRST WEATHER-WXWALL

"Thursday will bring more sunshine and drier weather"

Our Wednesday was filled with more clouds than sunshine, which kept temperatures slightly cooler today in the middle 80s. Some changes will be in the forecast for our Thursday as the clouds move out and the sunshine moves back in.

For the rest of our Wednesday, clouds will continue to thicken up across Southwest Florida with a few scattered downpours mainly east of I75. The rain will certainly not be widespread, and most of the activity should diminish as we head past sunset. Tonight, clouds will linger across Southwest Florida with a couple of leftover showers as lows settle into the lower 70s by morning.

Our Thursday, will start off with a few patchy clouds, but will offer more sunshine through the day as the clouds and moisture exit to our east and our atmosphere begins to dry out a bit. Mostly sunny skies will dominate with a mainly dry weather pattern with highs closing in on the upper 80s. Partly sunny skies will continue through our Friday, but with just enough moisture an isolated shower or two can't be ruled out during the afternoon and early evening hours.

The remnants of a weak front will wash out across Southwest Florida on Saturday continuing the chance for a couple of showers and storms. High pressure building in across the southeast and mid Atlantic states will be in control of our weather through the early part of the week, with mostly to partly sunny skies and temperatures in the middle to upper 80s as rain prospects remain next to none.

DEVELOPING NEW OPEN-CLIP

BOMB PLOT-VOTOPS

BULLET POINTS FROM NEWSER:

FROM POLICE COMMISSIONER RAYMOND KELLY

- THIS EVENT PROVES NYC STILL A TARGET FOR TERRORISTS

- SUSPECT TALKED ABOUT KILLING WOMEN AND CHILDREN

- INSPIRED BY "INSPIRE" MAGAZINE

- PLANNED TO COMMIT JIHAD

- CAME TO U.S. IN JANUARY ON STUDENT VISA

- SCOPED OUT NYSE BUT BECAUSE OF SECURITY, CHANGED TARGET TO FEDERAL RESERVE

- INTERNET PLAYED SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN STOPPING ATTACK

- POLICE CONSTANTLY CHANGING STRATEGY TO COMBAT TERRORISM

DEVELOPING TONIGHT,

WE ARE LEARNING NEW INFORMATION ABOUT A PLOT TO BLOW UP THE FEDERAL RESERVE BUILDING IN MANHATTAN -- AND IT'S JUST BLOCKS AWAY FROM THE WORLD TRADE CENTER.

F-B-I AGENTS ARRESTED ONE MAN WHO THEY SAY THOUGHT HE WAS DETONATING A BOMB.

THIS IS OUR FIRST LOOK AT QUAZI NAFIS --

FEDERAL PROSECUTORS SAY HE PLANNED TO ATTACK THE NEW YORK CITY LANDMARK.

THEY ALSO SAY NAFIS WAS BEING CLOSELY MONITORED BY THE F-B-I AND MEMBERS OF THE JOINT TERRORISM TASK FORCE -- THEY SAY NO ONE WAS EVER IN DANGER.

OFFICIALS SAY UNDERCOVER AGENTS WATCHED AS NAFIS SAT IN A VAN OUTSIDE THE RESERVE AND ASSEMBLED WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A ONE-THOUSAND POUND BOMB --

IT WAS REALLY A FAKE.

VOTE 2012 OPEN-CLIP

FL SENATE DEBATE-VO

HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.

IT'S YOUR VOICE, YOUR VOTE 20-12.

TONIGHT THE FOCUS IS ON ONE OF FLORIDA'S TWO U--S SENATE SEATS.

DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENT BILL NELSON IS DEBATING REPUBLICAN CHALLENGER CONNIE MACK.

IT'S BEING HELD AT NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY.

THE TWO MEN ARE QUESTIONS FROM A PANEL OF JOURNALISTS.

OUR CHIEF POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT CHAD OLIVER IS AT THE DEBATE.

RYAN TIX-VO-WIPE

THE ROMNEY CAMPAIGN IS GETTING READY FOR REPUBLICAN VICE PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL PAUL RYAN'S FIRST VISIT TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TOMORROW.

WE'RE TOLD THERE IS AN UNLIMITED AMOUNT FOR RYAN'S EVENT AT THE LEE COUNTY SPORTS COMPLEX.

GATES OPEN AT FOUR IN THE AFTERNOON, AND THE HOUR-LONG EVENT STARTS AT 7:15.

SECURITY WILL BE VERY TIGHT---NO BIG BAGS, UMBRELLAS, OR BOTTLED WATER WILL BE ALLOWED IN.

RYAN TIX-SOT-SS

lee county is republican, we vote republican mostly on all elections so sometimes we feel that we are the step sister, they don't bother to come here that much because they have to go where they need to woo the people so i think it's special he's decided to come here

WE'VE LEARNED A PORTION OF PLANTATION ROAD WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIANS TOMORROW FROM SIX MILE CHARTER ACADEMY TO SIX MILE CYPRESS STARTING AT 5PM AND WILL REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL THE EVENT IS OVER.

BIDEN AND EMANUEL TO FLORIDA-ONCAM

VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN WILL ALSO VISIT FLORIDA THIS WEEK.

HE'LL STOP IN SUN CITY CENTER NEAR TAMPA ON FRIDAY.

ALSO, CHICAGO MAYOR RAHM EMANUEL IS ALSO CAMPAIGNING IN FLORIDA FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA THIS WEEK.

DEBATE REAX-SOTVOTOPS-WIPE

You'll get your chance in a moment. I'm still speaking.

Not true Gov. Romney

LAST NIGHT'S PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE - THE SECOND OF THREE - WAS MUCH DIFFERENT FROM THE FIRST ONE.

THE PRESIDENT AND HIS REPUBLICAN CHALLENGER CAME OUT SWINGING.CIRCLING EACH OTHER MUCH OF THE NIGHT LIKE TWO PRIZE FIGHTERS.

DEBATE REAX-SOTVO-WIPE

Obama Sot: I'm still trying to figure. how to get the hang of this thing debating. ahh but we are working on in we'll keep on improving as time goes on. I got one left

TODAY, MITT ROMNEY WAS ALSO BACK ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL AND STILL TALKING ABOUT THE DEBATE.

DEBATE REAX-SOT-OC

I love these debates you know these things are greatI think it is interesting the president still doesn't have an agenda for the second term

MOST INSTANT POLLS AND PUNDITS ARE AWARDING THIS DEBATE.TO BARACK OBAMA.

CHAR COUNTY CHILD ABUSE-VO-WIPE

HOME ALONE ALL WEEKEND LONG, TWO YOUNG GIRLS AND THEIR BED-RIDDEN GREAT GRANDMOTHER COULDN'T CARE FOR THEMSELVES, ACCORDING TO CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES.

INSTEAD OF LOOKING AFTER THE CHILDREN AND ELDERLY WOMAN, SUSAN WARNER WAS IN ORLANDO VISITING A THEME PARK WITH HER ELDEST DAUGHTER AND SOME FRIENDS.

HUNGRY, THE TEN-YEAR-OLD GIRL ASKED A NEIGHBOR FOR FOOD SUNDAY NIGHT.

CHAR COUNTY CHILD ABUSE-(2)SOT-SS

"it's like a horror movie to us. Things happen to everyone else, but when it's you, it's like wow."

"I'm going to get the girls's things to my house and do as much as I can."

WARNER IS STILL IN JAIL AND FACES THREE FELONY NEGLECT CHARGES.

BONITA SPRINGS HOME INVASION-SS-VO

TONIGHT, TWO PEOPLE ARE RECOVERING IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER A VIOLENT HOME INVASION AND SHOOTING IN BONITA SPRINGS.

IT HAPPENED AROUND THREE O'CLOCK THIS MORNING IN THE 26-THOUSAND BLOCK OF LONDON LANE.

DETECTIVES TELL US SEVERAL PEOPLE BROKE INTO THE HOME, STOLE VALUABLES, AND TOOK OFF.

THEY STILL HAVEN'T BEEN FOUND.

DURING THE BREAKIN, A PERSON WHO LIVES IN THE HOME WAS SHOT.

ANOTHER WAS HIT IN THE HEAD.

ZIMMERMAN TRIAL-VO

A TRIAL DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR GEORGE ZIMMERMAN, ACCUSSED OF FATALLY SHOOTING FLORIDA TEEN TRAYVON MARTIN.

IT WILL BEGIN ON JUNE 10TH NEXT YEAR.

ZIMMERMAN IS BEING CHARGED WITH SECOND-DEGREE MURDER FOR SHOOTING 17-YEAR-OLD TRAYVON MARTIN BACK IN FEBRUARY.

LICENSE PLATE CONTROVERSY-VO-WIPE

LAST WEEK WE SHOWED YOU THE STATE'S PLAN TO RE-DESIGN OUR LICENSE PLATES-- MAKING THEM EASIER TO READ.

NOW, THERE'S TALK ABOUT HOW THEY'LL BE DISTRIBUTED.

YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE TAX COLLECTOR-- INSTEAD, A NEW PRIVATE BUSINESS WOULD TAKE OVER.

THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES SAYS HIRING A PRIVATE COMPANY WOULD SAVE MONEY AND HELP ELIMINATE WASTE IN THE SYSTEM.

BUT TODAY- TAX COLLECTORS ALL OVER THE STATE TRAVELED TO TALLAHASSEE TO PROTEST THE MOVE,

LICENSE PLATE CONTROVERSY-SOTVO

We don't want to be in a situation where people are coming in saying I didn't get it in the mail. So it will work for the masses but we just need everyone to come to the table.

LEHIGH MOVING WATER-VO-WIPE

A BRAND NEW WATER PUMP IS ABOUT TO MAKE LIFE A LOT BETTER FOR AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING AND FIRES IN LEE COUNTY.

45-HUNDRED GALLONS OF WATER ARE FLOWING BACK INTO MIRROR LAKES IN LEHIGH *EVERY MINUTE!*

LEHIGH MOVING WATER-SOTVO

"Ecological benefit, we have water storage which helps the estuary, and we have flood control which helps the community, so it truly is a win, win, win project out here." Phil Flood, SFWMD 10:41-10:49

DREDGING DECISION-VO-WIPE

AN UPDATE TO A STORY ABC7 FIRST BROUGHT YOU TWO DAYS AGO.

FORT MYERS BEACH MANAGER TERRY STEWART SAYS THE TOWN HOPED TO SAVE MONEY--

SUGGESTING THE US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS USE SAND FROM DREDGING ALREADY UNDERWAY-

TO FILL IN NEWTON BEACH PARK.

DREDGING DECISION-SOTVO

from an economic financial sense, no it doesn't make any sense

that wasn't coordinated up front and this was an emergency action so we have to go with what we've got permitted at the time

STEWART SAYS IT'D BE UP TO COUNCIL TO DECIDE WETHER TO INITIATE A RE-NOURISHMENT PROJECT FOR NEWTON BEACH PARK.

EXTRA BALLOTS-VO-WIPE

WITH THE ELECTION LESS THAN 3 WEEKS AWAY -

A MIX-UP PUTS THE INTEGRITY OF THE LEE COUNTY ELECTION IN QUESTION.

ABOUT 150 ABSENTEE VOTERS RECEIVED NOT ONE -- BUT TWO -- BALLOTS IN THE MAIL.

THE LEE COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS EXPLAINS THE VENDOR RAN A BATCH OF BALLOTS TWICE.

EXTRA BALLOTS-SOTVO

"Yeah, 150 votes could change the contest and that's what we're looking at, but we want to assure everybody, everybody gets one vote. That's it. We're not going to let you vote twice."

THE 150 BALLOTS REPRESENTS LESS THAN TWO-TENTHS OF THE 80-THOUSAND ABSENTEE BALLOTS SENT OUT.

NEXT AT 7 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE ONE------------

to deny the reality of lance's doping after this report is like to deny gravity

THE FALL CONTINUES FOR DISGRACED CYCLIST LANCE ARMSTRONG.

HOW AN ANNOUCEMENT TODAY AFFECTS HIS CANCER-FIGHTING CHARITY.

DIGGING UP THE DIRT.

WHY A FLORIDA MAN IS UNDER ARREST FOR HIS DEALINGS IN DINOSAUR BONES.

TZ1 A) ARMSTONG STEPPING DOWN-SOTVO-WIPE

TZ1 B) DINOSAUR IMPORT-VOTOPS

ARMSTONG STEPPING DOWN-VO

LANCE ARMSTRONG IS STEPPING DOWN AS CHAIRMAN OF HIS LIVESTRONG CANCER-FIGHTING CHARITY.

THE FORMER CYCLIST CLAIMS ITS SO THE ORGANIZATION CAN FOCUS ON ITS MISSION INSTEAD OF ITS FOUNDER'S PROBLEMS.

ARMSTRONG'S ANNOUNCEMENT CAME MINUTES BEFORE NIKE ANNOUNCED IT IS TERMINATING ITS PERSONAL CONTRACT WITH HIM.

POSTAL SERVICE DEBT LIMIT-VO

THE U-S POSTAL SERVICE HAS HIT ITS 15 BILLION DOLLAR DEBT LIMIT. IT'S THE FIRST TIME THE AGENCY'S SPENDING HAS REACHED 'SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS'.

THE U-S POSTAL SERVICE HIT THE CAP IN SEPTEMBER.

REACHING THE 15 BILLION LIMIT MEANS THE POSTAL SERVICE IS BARRED FROM BORROWING MORE MONEY AND HAS TO RELY ON REVENUES FROM STAMPS AND OTHER PRODUCTS TO FUND OPERATIONS.

DINOSAUR IMPORT-SS-VO

A FLORIDA MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH ILLEGALLY IMPORTING DINOSAUR FOSSILS INTO THE UNITED STATES.

FEDERAL PROSECUTORS ARRESTED ERIC PROKOPI TODAY IN GAINESVILLE.

THIS IS A PICTURE FROM "EVERYTHING-EARTH.COM", THE WEBSITE OF A COMPANY OWNED BY PROKOPI AND HIS WIFE.

PROSECUTORS SAY THE FOSSILS INCLUDED A NEARLY COMPLETE TYRANNOSAURUS BATAAR SKELETON FROM MONGOLIA.

AUTHORITIES SAY HE BROUGHT THE FOSSILS INTO THE COUNTRY BETWEEN 2010 AND 2012.

NEXT AT 7 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE TWO------------

THE NAMES ARE OUT AND THE FALL-OUT--

JUST BEGINNING.

WE'LL TELL YOU THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TIE TO A ZUMBA CLASS SEX SCANDAL ALL THE WAY FROM MAINE.

10-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A GALLON OF SAUCE?

TZ2 A) ZUMBA LIST-VOTOPS-WIPE

TZ2 B) MCJORDAN SAUCE-VOTOPS

WEATHER-CLIP

WEATHER-PWC

"Thursday will bring more sunshine and drier weather"

Our Wednesday was filled with more clouds than sunshine, which kept temperatures slightly cooler today in the middle 80s. Some changes will be in the forecast for our Thursday as the clouds move out and the sunshine moves back in.

For the rest of our Wednesday, clouds will continue to thicken up across Southwest Florida with a few scattered downpours mainly east of I75. The rain will certainly not be widespread, and most of the activity should diminish as we head past sunset. Tonight, clouds will linger across Southwest Florida with a couple of leftover showers as lows settle into the lower 70s by morning.

Our Thursday, will start off with a few patchy clouds, but will offer more sunshine through the day as the clouds and moisture exit to our east and our atmosphere begins to dry out a bit. Mostly sunny skies will dominate with a mainly dry weather pattern with highs closing in on the upper 80s. Partly sunny skies will continue through our Friday, but with just enough moisture an isolated shower or two can't be ruled out during the afternoon and early evening hours.

The remnants of a weak front will wash out across Southwest Florida on Saturday continuing the chance for a couple of showers and storms. High pressure building in across the southeast and mid Atlantic states will be in control of our weather through the early part of the week, with mostly to partly sunny skies and temperatures in the middle to upper 80s as rain prospects remain next to none.

ZUMBA LIST-VO-WIPE

IT'S BEEN A TALKER FOR DAYS-

A ZUMBA INSTRUCTOR IN A RURAL MAINE TOWN IS ACCUSED OF SELLING SEX TO MORE THAN 100 MEN AT HER DANCE STUDIO.

AND WE'VE LEARNED- ONE OF THE ALLEGED JOHNS IS A FORT MYERS MAN.

58 YEAR-OLD JAMES SOULE WHO LIVES IN THE GATED COLONIAL COUNTRY CLUB COMMUNITY, IS CHARGED WITH ENGAGING A PROSTITUTE.

HE AND ALL THE OTHERS ALLEGEDLY HAD SEX WITH THE ZUMBA INSTRUCTOR INSIDE HER DANCE STUDIO FOR MONEY.

GAIL SWANSON LIVES NEXT DOOR TO SOULE.

ZUMBA LIST-SOTVO

"he's helped me so many times since my husband passed away 3 years ago and they've always looked out for me."

EVEN THOUGH THE FORT MYERS MAN IS CHARGED-

BEACH PARKWAY GUARD RAIL-VO-WIPE

A GRIEVING MOTHER MAKES AN EMOTIONAL PLEA TO CAPE CORAL CITY LEADERS.

KRISTIE HILBERT WANTS THE CITY TO INTALL A BARRIER ALONG THE INTERSECTION OF SURFSIDE BOULEVARD AND BEACH PARKWAY.

BEACH PARKWAY GUARD RAIL-SOTVO

"were not stuck on brick or concrete to keep cars out of the water. i'm anxious to see what alternatives study brings us."

HEALTHY SCHOOL LUNCHES-VO-WIPE

A REDESIGNED LUNCH MENU WITH HEALTHIER CHOICES BROUGHT PARENTS AND STUDENTS TOGETHER ON WEDNESDAY TO CELEBRATE "NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH WEEK."

THE HEALTHY CHOICES ARE PART OF A NATIONWIDE PROGRAM THAT INCLUDE MORE VEGETABLES AND FRUIT, BOTH ITEMS STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE ON THEIR TRAYS IF THEY'RE BUYING LUNCH.

HEALTHY SCHOOL LUNCHES-SOTVO

This is one of the things we want to build on with our students and build belief with a foundation so as they move on with life they're through healthy foods

MCJORDAN SAUCE-VO

YOU'LL NEED QUITE A BIT OF DOUGH FOR THE SAUCE IN THIS STORY.

A GALLON OF MCDONALDS' BARBEQUE SAUCE JUST SOLD FOR 10-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

WHAT MADE IT SO VALUABLE?

THE SAUCE WAS USED ON "MCJORDAN BURGERS", SOLD FOR A SHORT TIME IN THE 1990'S AND NAMED AFTER CHICAGO BULLS LEGEND MICHAEL JORDAN.

THE BUYER PROBABLY WON'T BE CELEBRATING BY EATING THE SAUSE.

TOSS TO BRAD-POP EST

TEASE THREE-POP

STEVE SPURRIER IS IS HEADING BACK TO THE SWAMP TO TAKE ON HIS OLD MATES. BIGTIME SHOWDOWN IN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL. SOUTH FORT MYERS ISLAND COAST. DISTRICT TITLE ON THE LINE.

TZ3 A-VO-DISS

TONIGHT AT 11 OPEN-CLIP

11PM TZ1)-VOTOPS-WIPE

11PM TZ2)-VOTOPS

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

GATOR FOOTBALL-SOTTOPS

GATOR FOOTBALL-POP

GATOR FOOTBALL-SOTTOPS-WIPE

SFM ISLAND COAST-VOTOPS-WIPE

A COUPLE MONSTER GAMES THIS FRIDAY IN THE HIGH SCHOOL RANKS.

NONE BIGGER THAN SOUTH FORT MYERS AND ISLAND COAST THIS FRIDAY.

SFM ISLAND COAST-SOTTOPS

FLORIDA HOOPS-POP

FLORIDA HOOPS-VOTOPS-WIPE

THIS YEAR FIGURES TO BE ANOTHER GOOD ONE FOR DONOVAN AND COMPANY. THE GATORS ARE RANKED 10TH IN THE FIRST PRESEASON POLL.

THE GATORS. OF COURSE LOST ERVING WALKING AND BRADLEY BEAL. BUT RETURN. STARTERS. KENNY BOYTON. PATRIC YOUNG. AND ERIK MURPHY.

FLORIDA HOOPS-SOTTOPS-WIPE

FGCU MEN-VOTOPS-WIPE

MEANWHILE THE FGCU MEN STARTED PRACTICE LAST FRIDAY.

THEY HELD A LIVE. TEAM SCRIMMAGE TODAY.

THE EAGLES WERE OF COURSE. A WIN AWAY FROM THE NCAA TOURNAMENT.

FGCU MEN-SOTTOPS-WIPE

ALCS-VOTOPS-WIPE

GAME 4 OF THE AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES. COMES YOUR WAY LATER TONIGHT.

ALCS-SOTTOPS

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