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TONIGHT ON ABC7 NEWS AT 11!
THREE BREAKING NEWS STORIES --
INCLUDING A LEE COMMISSIONER CONNECTED TO A DRUG BUST --
AND A FAMILY TIED UP, AS SOMEONE RANSACKED THEIR LEE COUNTY HOUSE.
BREAKING DETAILS -- RIGHT AFTER YOUR POWERBALL NUMBERS -
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WE'RE FOLLOWING MORE BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT INVOLVING A LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONER AND DRUGS.
ACCORDING TO DEPUTIES. COMMISSIONER BRIAN BIGELOW WAS WITH A TEEN THEY ARRESTED FOR POSESSION OF COCAINE AND MARIJUANA.
TONIGHT - 18-YEAR-OLD DAVID ALEXANDER HENLY IS CHARGED WITH POSESSION AND DRIVING WITHOUT A LICENSE.
HERE'S WHAT DEPUTIES SAY HAPPENED.
THIS AFTERNOON HENLY WAS DRIVING A CAR RENTED BY BIGELOW.
DEPUTIES TELL US THE TWO PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY OF A KNOWN DRUG HOUSE.
ACCORDING TO THE ARREST REPORT -- A WOMAN CAME OUT OF THE HOUSE AND MADE A HAND EXCHANGE WITH HENLY.
THE DEPUTY WENT UP TO THE CAR, SMELLED MARIJUANA AND PERFORMED A SEARCH.
INSIDE HE FOUND A BAG OF MARIJUANA. WHEN HE SEARCHED HENLY HE FOUND COCAINE IN A ROLLED UP TWENTY DOLLAR BILL.
THE DEPUTY DID NOT FIND DRUGS ON BIGELOW.
AND IN THE REPORT - BIGELOW TOLD THE DEPUTY HE DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE DRUGS.
BIGELOW WAS ONLY CITED FOR LETTING AN UNAUTHORIZED DRIVER USE HIS CAR.
ALL OF THIS HAPPENED OFF OF IONE AVENUE IN TICE.
ABC7 SPOKE WITH PEOPLE WHO SAW THE SEARCH AND ARREST.
THEY WATCHED AS DEPUTIES CUFFED HENLY. BIGELOW GET BEHIND THE WHEEL AND DRIVE AWAY.
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Jim Melock/ Witness - "The passenger after the ordeal ended was allowed to drive away from the scene:50 had no idea who he was but i do now and im very appalled its just there is no excuse
ABC7 TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES TO CONTACT COMISSIONER BIGELOW BUT HAVE NOT HEARD BACK.
BIGELOW IS AN OUTGOING COMISSIONER.
HE GAVE UP HIS SEAT TO RUN FOR LEE COUNTY CLERK AND LOST IN THE PRIMARY.
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ALSO BREAKING AT 11 --
A-B-C 7 HAS JUST CONFIRMED A PUNTA GORDA MOTHER WILL *NOT* FACE CHARGES -- AFTER HER BABY WAS FOUND STUFFED IN A GARBAGE BAG IN THE FREEZER.
WE'VE FOLLOWED THIS CASE SINCE JANUARY.
JESSICA SMALLWOOD SHOWED UP AT A CHARLOTTE COUNTY HOSPITAL WITH ZIP TIES AROUND HER UMBILICAL CORD -- BUT NO BABY!
SOURCES TELL A-B-C SEVEN, SMALLWOOD HAD PERFORMED INTERNET SEARCHES ON HOW TO DO A SELF ABORTION.
AN INVESTIGATION SHOWED THE BABY COULD HAVE SURVIVED -- ALTHOUGH TESTS SHOWED SMALL AMOUNTS OF COCAINE IN ITS SYSTEM.
HOWEVER --
INVESTIGATORS COULD NEVER PROVE THE BABY TOOK A BREATH OUTSIDE THE WOMB.
AND THAT IS WHY THE STATE ATTORNEY WILL NOT PRESS CHARGES AGAINST SMALLWOOD.
WE'RE JUST NOW GETTING THIS INFORMATION --
COUNT ON A-B-C 7 FOR MORE ON THIS TOMORROW.
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they put gun to my sons head and her daughter head and everyone else and they started ransacking the house
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BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT AT 11 --
A FAMILY ROBBED AT GUNPOINT INSIDE OF THEIR LEHIGH ACRES HOUSE.
THIS IS OFF 25TH STREET WEST.
FAMILY MEMBERS TELL US THREE MEN. ARMED WITH GUNS AND WEARING *HALLOWEEN MASKS. BARGED IN AROUND 5-30.
THEY SAY THE MEN TIED THEM UP -- AND STOLE CLOTHES, JEWELRY AND THEIR CAR.
DEPUTIES ARE STILL LOOKING FOR ALL THREE.
THE FAMILY IS O-K.
IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING CALL CRIMESTOPPERS.
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DEVELOPING TONIGHT AT 11 --
YOU ARE TAKING A LIVE LOOK AT NEW YORK CITY WHERE YOU CAN SEE PART OF THAT NOR'EASTER SLAMMING A REGION STILL TRYING TO RECOVER FROM SUPERSTORM SANDY AND ITS WRATH.
THIS STORM IS COMING DURING HIGH TIDE.
THAT'S SPARKING FEARS OF *MORE* FLOODING IN NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY.
NEW YORK CITY MAYOR MICHAEL BLOOMBERG WANTS PEOPLE IN LOW-LYING AREAS TO EVACUATE.
IN THE ROCKAWAYS -- ONE OF THE CITY'S HARDEST HIT AREAS -- THEY ALREADY EVACUATED LAST NIGHT.
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NA29T around the one minute markThe storm surge also may be a little bit worse because with some wind this time you have some waves that exacerbate the surge, and a lot of these beaches have had their sand, which has acted as a barrier, eroded
THE OTHER MAJOR ISSUE WITH THIS NOR'EASTER. POWER OUTAGES.
NEW TONIGHT -- WE KNOW THIS STORM ALREADY KNOCKED OUT POWER TO ANOTHER 75-THOUSAND PEOPLE IN THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTH EAST.
IN THE WAKE OF SANDY THAT LEAVES 715-THOUSAND WITHOUT POWER. AS THE NOR'EASTER BRINGS IN HEAVY SNOW AND FRIGID TEMPERATURES.
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A-B-C SEVEN CHIEF METEOROLOGIST JOHN PATRICK IS IN THE STORM WARN SEVEN HURRICANE CENTER WHERE HE IS TRACKING THE STORM.
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THANKS, J-P.
THIS IS A LOOK AT FLIGHTS AT R-S-W.
NATIONWIDE THERE ARE 12-HUNDRED FLIGHTS CANCELED FOR WEDNESDAY AND AN ADDITIONAL 313 CANCELED ON THURSDAY.
AT R-S-W WE ARE SEEING ONE FLIGHT HEADING TO BUFFALO IS DELAYED.
STAY WITH A-B-C SEVEN AS WE KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THIS STORM.
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DEVELOPING TONIGHT --
YOU CAN EXPECT MASSIVE HEADACHES THE NEXT MONTH AROUND DANIELS PARKWAY AND I-75.
CREWS WILL BE FIXING DAMAGED BEAMS ON BOTH THE NORTHBOUND AND SOUTHBOUND OVERPASSES.
TUESDAY, A SEMI TRUCK CRASHED INTO THE BRIDGE.
REPAIR WORK STARTED TODAY.
BUT IT PROBABLY WON'T BE DONE UNTIL EARLY DECEMBER.
SO EXPECT LANE CLOSURES AND LANE SHIFTS.
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Moving forward, I will do what ever it takes to ensure this does not happen in Lee County."
A TEARFUL APOLOGY FROM LEE COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS SHARON HARRINGTON.
HARRINGTON TOOK THE BLAME FOR THE PROBLEMS THAT PLAGUED NUMBEROUS POLLING PLACES AND CAUSED THOUSANDS OF VOTERS TO STAND IN LINE UP TO SIX HOURS ON ELECTION DAY.
HARRINGTON SAYS BROKEN SCANNERS -- A FOUR PAGE BALLOT -- POORLY TRAINED POLLING STAFF AND UNEXPECTED VOTER TURNOUT. LED TO THE PERFECT STORM.
MOST POLLING PLACES HAD JUST *ONE SCANNING MACHINE.
HARRINGTON CLAIMS SHE DIDN'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO DISPATCH MORE TO ALLIEVIATE WITH THE VOLUME OF VOTES.
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"We've had a problem this year because we had something totally unusual, that four page ballot that bogged us down."
LOOKING AHEAD, HARRINGTON PLANS TO WORK WITH COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO GET MORE FUNDING.
SHE ALSO PLANS TO LOBBY THE STATE TO EXPAND EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS.
SOME WANT HER TO RESIGN.
SHE TELL US THAT WILL NOT HAPPEN - SHE WILL STAY IN HER POST.
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MORE THAN 28 HOURS AFTER POLLS CLOSED IN MOST OF FLORIDA --
WE STILL DO NOT HAVE A FINAL VOTE TALLY IN OUR STATE.
YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE VERY LATEST NUMBERS THOUGH.
AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA --
NOT THE ONLY PLACE WITH PROBLEMS.
ELECTION WORKERS IN MIAMI WENT HOME BEFORE COUNTING ALL THEIR BALLOTS LAST NIGHT.
BECAUSE THE ELECTION IS SO CLOSE, AN AUTOMATIC RECOUNT COULD GO INTO EFFECT.
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WHATEVER FLORIDA'S FINAL VOTE COUNT, ONE THING WILL REMAIN THE SAME.
PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL SERVE A SECOND TERM IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
FIRST THING ON THE AGENDA, FINDING A WAY TO WORK WITH THE REPUBLICAN-CONTROLLED HOUSE.
TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR LAWMAKERS TO AVOID THE SO-CALLED FISCAL CLIFF.
ON JANUARY FIRST, A COMBINATION OF TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF SPENDING CUTS AND TAX INCREASES WILL KICK IN.
TODAY SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE JOHN BOEHNER SAID HE'D ALREADY TALKED TO THE NEWLY RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT.
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"We won't solve the problem of our fiscal imbalance overnight. And we certainly won't do it in a lame duck session of congress. And it won't be solved simply by raising taxes or taking a plunge off the fiscal cliff.
THE UNCERTAINTY SURROUNDING HOW PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL DEAL WITH THE FISCAL CLIFF SENT STOCKS PLUMMETING TODAY,
THE DOW FELL 312 POINTS TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE YEAR.
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NEXT AT 11 OPEN
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DON'T GET DUPED!
A-B-C 7 SHOWS YOU THE *EASIEST* WAY POSSIBLE TO SPOT KNOCK OFF PURSES, SHOES, OR CLOTHES.
THE ONE THING TO LOOK FOR.
AND RIGHTING A WRONG --
AFTER 65 YEARS.
THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY MAN WHO FINALLY GOT WHAT HE DESERVED.
AND W-P WILL HAVE A LOOK AT YOUR FORECAST, STAY WITH US.
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STORMWARN OPEN
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TOTAL KNOCK-OFFS!
FROM CLOTHES TO SHOES TO HANDBAGS --
SCAMMERS ARE TRYING TO PEDDLE COUNTERFEIT GOODS THIS HOLIDAY.
IN 30 SECONDS, THE STICKER YOU NEED TO LOOK FOR TO SPOT A FAKE --
AND THE ONE THING THAT COULD GET *YOU* ARRESTED TOO, IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL.
RIGHT AFTER LOTTO.
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AS YOU GET STARTED ON YOUR HOLIDAY SHOPPING LIST, ONLINE SHOPPING CAN BE A GREAT WAY TO SNAG A GREAT DEAL. BUT NOT ALL INTERNET MERCHANTS ARE CREATED EQUAL.
LOW PRICES CAN BLIND CONSUMERS FROM SPOTTING COUNTERFEIT ITEMS.
KARIN CAIFA HAS TIPS TO AVOID FAKES IN TONIGHT'S A-B-C SEVEN EXTRA.
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AMERICANS LOVE DEALS ON DESIGNER ITEMS. AND SCAMMERS KNOW IT.
CLOTHING, SHOES AND HANDBAGS ARE AMONG THE MOST POPULAR ITEMS FOR COUNTERFEITERS, SO DO SOME HOMEWORK BEFORE YOU BUY.
Before you go ahead and jump on that deal, check out a merchant -- especially one you're unfamiliar with -- ahead of time. Go online, put the merchants name in a search engine, and the words "rip-off" and "complaint" and see what other people that have dealt with them are saying.
-- LOOK FOR SECURITY FEATURES LIKE A SEAL OR A STICKER A REAL MANUFACTURER WILL ADD THAT'S HARD TO REPRODUCE.
-- SOME MAJOR LABELS WILL OFFER ADVICE ON AVOIDING COUNTERFEITS ON THEIR COMPANY WEBSITES.
-- BEWARE OF LOW PRICES SIMPLY TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.
-- AND USE A CREDIT CARD FOR PURCHASES, WHICH CAN OFFER GREATER PROTECTION THAN A DEBIT CARD IN THE EVENT OR FRAUD.
IF YOU DO GET DUPED, DON'T TRY TO RESELL THE MERCHANDISE.
Even if you tell somebody, this isn't a real "whatever" handbag but it's still a great bag, you're still liable -- you could really get in trouble, you could really get prosecuted. So don't resell it.
DEMAND YOUR MONEY BACK REGARDLESS OF THE RETURN POLICY. AND LOOP IN YOUR LOCAL OR STATE CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCY.
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KARIN CAIFA REPORTING.
GETTING A FLIGHT THIS THANKSGIVING WILL COST YOU MORE THAN USUAL.
THE GROUP "AIRLINES FOR AMERICA" EXPECTS NEARLY 24 MILLION PEOPLE WILL FLY THANKSGIVING WEEKEND.
AND THE GROUP EXPECTS 90 PERCENT OF FLIGHTS TO BE FULL.
THAT WOULD BE A RECORD.
AIRLINES HAVE BEEN REDUCING THE NUMBER OF FLIGHTS, AS THEY RAISE TICKET PRICES.
EXPECT TO PAY MORE.
DOMESTIC TICKET PRICES ARE UP FOUR PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR.
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JARED LEE LOUGHNER, THE MAN WHO SHOT THEN-REPRESENTATIVE GABRIELLE GIFFORDS IN THE HEAD, WILL BE SENTENCED TOMORROW.
LOUGHNER PLEADED GUILTY TO 19 COUNTS, INCLUDING THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF A MEMBER OF CONGRESS.
SIX PEOPLE WERE KILLED, AND 12 OTHERS-- BESIDES GIFFORDS -- WERE HURT.
LOUGHNER PLEADED GUILTY BACK IN AUGUST IN EXCHANGE FOR AVOIDING THE DEATH PENALTY.
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ALSO NEW TONIGHT --
THE CALIFORNIA MAN BEHIND THE ANTI-ISLAMIC FILM MANY BLAME FOR INCITING RAGE IN THE MIDDLE EAST. IS NOW HEADED TO PRISON.
55-YEAR-OLD MARK YOUSSEF VIOLATED HIS PROBATION --
THAT PROBATION STEMMING FROM A 2010 BANK FRAUD CONVICTION.
HE'LL SPEND A YEAR BEHIND BARS.
BUT NONE OF THE CHARGES HE ADMITTED TO -- HAD TO DO WITH HIS FILM "INNOCENCE OF MUSLIMS."
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65 YEARS AFTER SERVING IN WORLD WAR TWO, AND YEARS SINCE HIS DEATH --
A VETERAN GETS THE RECOGNITION HER DESERVES.
THE FAMILY OF PRIVATE FIRST CLASS RICHARD WILLING ACCEPTED A PURPLE HEART, BRONZE STAR AND SEVERAL OTHER HONORS ON HIS BEHALF.
WILLING DIED IN THE 90'S -- AND HIS DAUGHTER'S SEARCH FOR HIS GRAVE LED THEM TO DISCOVER SOME INTERESTING THINGS ABOUT THEIR FATHER'S PAST.
IT TURNED OUT HE WAS INJURED IN ITALY WHILE SERVING THE ARMY -- BUT WENT RIGHT BACK TO FIGHT --
AND FOR SOME REASON, WILLING NEVER GOT HIS PURPLE HEART AND OTHER MEDALS ONCE HE RETURNED HOME.
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"he didn't talk a lot about it, but I know he was very proud." Tammy Bradford, Willing's Daughter
it's unbelievable that this is all happening now so many years later
CONGRESSMAN TOM ROONEY FOUND OUT ABOUT WILLING'S STORY, AND TODAY PRESENTED THE AWARDS TO THE FAMILY.
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RED TIDE IS BACK WITH A VENGEANCE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
TONIGHT -- IT'S PROMPTING A WARNING TO BEACHGOERS.
PEOPLE ALONG THE BEACHES OF THE SANIBEL CAUSEWAY AND SANIBEL SAY THEY'RE EXPERIENCING RED TIDE SYMPTOMS.
THINGS LIKE TROUBLE BREATHING, RUNNING NOSE OR ITCHY EYES.
MARINE BIOLOGISTS TESTED AREAS.
THE LEVELS -- HAVE GONE BACK UP.
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Rick Bartleson Research Scientist 7 SECS cont vo
HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY IF YOU'RE FEELING IRRITATION -- LEAVE THE BEACHES.
MORE TESTING WILL BE DONE LATER THIS WEEK.
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LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO THIS WEEKEND?
YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHECK OUT THE FORT MYERS BOAT SHOW.
BOATS ARE ALREADY PULLING IN TO THE FOTY MYERS YACHT BASIN.
THIS YEAR THE SHOW STARTS TOMORROW AND RUNS ALL WEEKEND LONG.
ADMISSION IS NINE DOLLARS AT THE DOOR.
CHILDREN UNDER 12 GET IN FREE.
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AD-LIB SPORTS TOSS
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EVERBLADES BACK IN ACTION AT HOME. HIGHLIGHTS COMING UP. THE FGCU MEN. HAVE A BIG CHALLENGE TO START THE BASKETBALL SEASON. THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT VCU.
PLUS THE MIAMI HURRICANES. CONTROL THEIR OWN DESTINY. HEAR FROM FORMER SOUTH FORT MYERS GREAT DALLAS CRAWFORD ON THEIR SHOWDOWN WITH VIRGINIA
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NIGHTLINE TEASE
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SPORTS OPEN
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LET'S START THIS PARTY ON ICE. EVERBLADES HOSTING ELMIRA
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BEFORE PRESIDENT OBAMA WAS RE-ELECTED LAST NIGHT. HE AND SOME OF HIS BUDDIES PLAYED A PICK-UP BASKETBALL GAME. THE PRESIDENT'S TEAM WON. IT HELPS THAT HE HAD 6-TIME NBA CHAMP SCOTTIE PIPPEN ON HIS TEAM. THE HEAT WILL BE MAKING A TRIP TO SEE THE PRESIDENT AT THE WHITE HOUSE NEXT MONTH. ONE OF THE PERKS OF WINNING AN NBA TITLE
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TONIGHT THE HEAT IN THEIR OWN HOUSE TAKING ON THE NETS.
DWYANE WADE HAD IT WORKING EARLY. WORKING THE BASELINE FOR THE 2-HANDED HAMMER. HEAT UP 9
LATER IN THE FIRST HALF. HEAT ON THE RUN. WADE AGAIN THE WITH JAM. AND MIAMI UP 9 AT HALF. THEY ROLL FROM THERE.
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SPEAKING OF HOOPS THE FGUC MEN. OPEN THE SEASON AT VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH. THIS FRIDAY
YOU MAY REMEMBER VCU MADE A MAGICAL RUN TO THE FINAL FOUR 2 YEARS AGO.
SO THE EAGLES KNOW THE CHALLEGE THEY FACE
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I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS A GOOD COMPARISON OR NOT. BUT SOME WRITER IN MIAMI. SAID PLAYING IN THE ACC COASTAL DIVISION IS LIKE SITTING AT THE DORKS TABLE IN THE CAFETERIA. IT MAY NOT BE A GREAT FOOTBALL DIVISION. BUT. THE WINNER. OR KING OF THE DORKS. STILL GETS A TRIP TO THE ACC TITLE GAME.
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THE MIAMI HURRICANES ARE IN THE DRIVER-SEAT.
TWO MORE ACC VICTORIES AND THE ARE OFF TO THE TITLE GAME. THAT STARTS WITH VIRGINIA THIS SATURDAY.
AND FOR SOUTH FORT MYERS GREAT. DALLAS CRAWFORD.
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THE FLORIDA GATORS ARE STILL EYEING THE ACC TITLE GAME
BUT IF THAT'S TO HAPPEN. THEY NEED SOME HELP. AUBURN NEEDS TO BEAT GEORGIA THIS SATURDAY.
BUT IF THE BULLDOGS DO NOT COOPERATE. HEAD COACH WILL MUSCHAMP. SAYS 7-1 IN THE SEC IS PRETTY SPECIAL
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GREG NORMAN HAS NOT WON HIS OWN TOURNAMENT. THE FRANKLIN TEMPLETON SHOOTOUT. FOR OVER A DECADE. TALK ABOUT BEING A GRACIOUS HOST. HOWEVER. WHEN HE DOES WIN IT AGAIN. HE'LL KNOW HOW TO CELEBRATE. AFTER ALL NORMAN HAS HIS OWN LINE OF WINES.
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THE SHARK AND THE REST OF THE SHOOTOUT RETURNS TO TIBURON. NEXT MONTH.
TODAY THE PAIRINGS WERE RELEASED
NORMAN. WILL BE PAIRED WITH FREDRIK JACOBSON. RYDER CUP CAPTAIN. DAVIS LOVE THE 3RD WILL BE PAIRED WITH ONE OF HIS PLAYERS FROM THE CUP. BRANDT SNEDEKER
YOU SEE THE DEFENDING CHAMPS. BRENDAN STEELE AND KEEGAN BRADLEY PAIRED UP
AS FOR THE SHARK. HE SAYS. THIS TOURNAMENT IS THE PERFECT FORMAT
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MOST OF THE ATTENTION ON YESTERDAY'S ELECTION WAS ON THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE.
BUT THERE WERE A COUPLE OF BALLOT ITEMS THAT SLIPPED THROUGH THE CRACKS.
WE WANT TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT THEM.
IN CALIFORNIA,
LOS ANGELES COUNTY VOTERS HAVE PASSED A MEASURE TO REQUIRE PORN ACTORS TO WEAR CONDOMS ON MOVIE SETS.
THE MEASURE WOULD ALSO ALLOW RANDOM INSPECTIONS OF ADULT FILM STARS.
THE AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION ARGUES THAT CONDOMS WOULD HELP PROTECT THE PERFORMERS.
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AND, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER --
A MAJORITY OF PUERTO RICANS SUPPORT STATEHOOD.
THIS IS A SHIFT IN ATTITUDE THAT COULD OPEN THE WAY FOR A 51ST STATE IN OUR UNION.
MORE THAN HALF OF PUERTO RICAN VOTERS REJECTED THEIR CURRENT STATUS AS A U-S COMMONWEALTH,
AND IN A SEPARATE QUESTION, 61-PERCENT SUPPORTED STATEHOOD.
THIS IS A NON-BINDING VOTE THOUGH.
U-S LAWMAKERS WOULD HAVE THE FINAL SAY.
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AD LIB GOODBYE
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