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<P>02:13. "'m going to have to close the door."
<P>LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONER BRIAN BIGELOW TRIES TO SHOO AWAY AN ABC 7 REPORTER. 
<P>HE'S REFUSING TO ANSWER QUESTIONS TONIGHT --
<P>AFTER DEPUTIES SAY THEY FOUND HIM OUTSIDE A KNOWN DRUG HOUSE WITH A TEENAGER.
<P>"it's impossible that he didn't know he hit a motorcycle, impossible.
<P>NEW VIDEO AND NEW DOCUMENTS IN THE HIT AND RUN CASE OF FORMER TAMPA BAY RAYS PITCHER--
<P>MATT BUSH.
<P>AND NEIGHBORHOOD ON ALERT--
<P>A COYOTE ON THE LOSE--
<P>THE WARNING YOU NEED TO HEAR TO PROTECT YOUR KIDS AND PETS. 
<P>JP WX TZ


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<P>NEWS AT 6 OPEN


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<P>A WELL KNOWN LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONER IS MAKING HEADLINES TONIGHT FOR ALL OF THE WRONG REASONS.
<P>DEPUTIES TELL US THEY FOUND BRIAN BIGELOW OUTSIDE OF A KNOWN DRUG HOUSE WITH A TEENAGER WHO HAD DRUGS.
<P>THEY ARRESTED THAT TEEN. DAVID ALEXANER HENLEY FOR POSESSON AND DRIVING BIGELOW'S CAR WITHOUT A LICENSE.
<P>ABC 7'S MEAGHAN SMITH TRACKED DOWN BIGELOW TODAY.TO GET HIS SIDE OF THE STORY.


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<P>HE SPED AWAY FROM US YESTERDAY-
<P>BUT TODAY WE FOUND BRIAN BIGELOW OUTSIDE HIS FORT MYERS HOME.
<P>Nat bigelow 02:01 "I'm going to follow the advice of my lawyer and consult with him until then I guess I'm just not going to make a comment."
<P>PARKED IN HIS DRIVEWAY-
<P>THE CAR THAT LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES TELL US THEY FOUND DRUGS IN YESTERDAY.
<P>12:59 i'm just very shocked that this happened anywhere really but right here and to find out who this person is is just im kind of blown away 
<P>JIM MELOCK WATCHED AS THE LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S CAR WAS SEARCHED BY DEPUTIES AT THE INTERSECTION OF TICE STREET AND NEW YORK DRIVE.
<P>11:03 i know when the officer approached the car i heard him say that he smelled marijuana and thats when he proceeded to call the search
<P>IT WAS JUST AFTER 1PM.
<P>LEE COUNTY DETECTIVES SAY THEY WERE WATCHING A SUSPECTED DRUG HOUSE ON IONE AVENUE, 
<P>WHEN THEY SPOTTED BIGELOW'S CAR PULL INTO THE DRIVEWAY.
<P>THEY SAY THEY WATCHED A POSSIBLE DEAL GO DOWN.
<P>THEN, DEPUTIES STOPPED THE CAR. 
<P>IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS 18 YEAR-OLD DAVID HENLEY,
<P>HIS PASSENGER WAS COMMISSIONER BIGELOW.
<P>DETECTIVES TELL US THEY IMMEDIATELY SMELLED BURNED MARIJUANA COMING FROM THE CAR.
<P>HENLEY REPORTEDLY TOLD THEM, "SIR, I WANT TO BE HONEST.  I HAVE A NIC BAG IN MY PANTS."
<P>THEN REACHED INTO HIS PANTS AND PULLED OUT MARIJUANA.
<P>DETECTIVES NOTED THAT BIGELOW BEGAN TO ACT EXTREMELY NERVOUS - HIS HANDS BEGAN TO SHAKE AND HE BEGAN TO SWEAT.
<P>DEPUTIES SAY THEY FOUND A SMALL AMOUNT OF MARIJUANA SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE CAR,
<P>BUT IT WASN'T ENOUGH TO TEST POSITIVE FOR THC.
<P>DETECTIVES REPORT HENLEY ADMITTED TO BUYING THE POT, 
<P>SO THEY ARRESTED HIM.
<P>HE WAS ALSO ARRESTED FOR DRIVING BIGELOW'S CAR WITHOUT A LICENSE.
<P>BIGELOW WAS CITED FOR ALLOWING THAT TO HAPPEN.
<P>TODAY HE DIDN'T ANSWER ANY OF OUR QUESTIONS.
<P>03:13 "I have the highest regard for your profession I really do and the public's right to know but I'm going to follow my lawyers advice and provide no comment right now."


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<P>JUST INTO THE NEWSROOM -- 
<P>CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES HAVE MADE ANOTHER ARREST IN THE COLD CASE MURDER OF TARA SIDAROVICH.
<P>TARA WAS 19 WHEN SHE WAS MURDERED IN OCTOBER OF 2001.
<P>TODAY - DEPUTIES ARRESTED LINDA DILLE FOR PERJURY.
<P>AT THE TIME OF THE MURDER, SHE LIVED WITH HER BOYFRIEND PHILLIP BARR - ONE OF THE MEN NOW FACING CHARGES IN SIDAROVICH'S MURDER.  
<P>NO ONE KNOWS WHERE HE IS - BUT A WARRANT IS OUT FOR HIS ARREST.
<P>ANOTHER MAN - DAVID MCMANNIS, IS ALREADY IN CUSTODY.


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<P>TEN MONTHS AFTER POLICE FOUND A BABY GIRL DEAD.INSIDE A FREEZER WITH COCAINE IN HER SYSTEM, 
<P>THE BABY'S MOTHER WON'T BE CHARGED BECAUSE ACCORDING TO FLORIDA LAW SHE DID NOTHING WRONG.
<P>PUNTA GORDA OFFICERS MADE THE GRUESOME DISCOVERY IN JANUARY. 
<P>NEWLY RELEASED REPORTS SHOW THE MOTHER, JESSICA SMALLWOOD SEARCHED ONLINE FOR INFORMATION ON HOME ABORTIONS AND MISCARRIAGES.
<P>DESPITE COCAINE IN THE BABY'S SYSTEM, THE STATE ATTORNEY ARGUES SMALLWOOD DIDN'T BREAK ANY EXISTING LAWS SINCE THEY CAN'T PROVE THE BABY WAS ALIVE OUTSIDE OF THE WOMB.


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<P>:08"the fetus was stillborn and that is not a crime. In order for there to be a homicide charge here in the state of Florida, there has to be a live birth.""
<P>CHARLOTTE COUNTY'S MEDICAL EXAMINER RULED THE DEATH AS STILLBORN.


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<P>VIDEO JUST OUT TODAY SHOWS *THE MOMENT* A TAMPA BAY RAYS PLAYER WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY FOR DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.
<P>MATT BUSH REMAINS IN JAIL.
<P>DEPUTIES SAY HE WAS DRUNK WHEN HE CRASHED INTO A MAN RIDING HIS MOTORCYCLE IN PORT CHARLOTTE. 
<P>THEY SAY BUSH THEN FLED THE SCENE BACK IN MARCH. 
<P>ON POLICE DASH CAM VIDEO, YOU CAN SEE BUSH GETTING OUT OF THE S-U-V HE WAS DRIVING WHILE OFFICERS APPROACH THE CAR WITH GUNS.
<P>THEN, YOU SEE BUSH SITTING IN BACK OF A DEPUTY'S CAR IN HANDCUFFS.
<P>WE'RE TOLD HE IS STILL CONSIDERING A PLEA DEAL.
<P>HE HAS A STATUS HEARING ON HIS CASE A WEEK FROM TODAY.


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<P>WE SPOKE TODAY WITH THE FAMILY OF THE VICTIM, TONY TUFANO.
<P>HE WAS ON HIS MOTORCYCLE WHEN HE WAS HIT AND RUN OVER.
<P>TUFANO SPENT TWO WEEKS IN INTENSIVE CARE IN A MEDICALLY INDUCED COMA. 
<P>HIS FAMILY TELLS ABC 7 HIS SPIRITS ARE DOWN AND HE HAS TO USE A WALKER TO GET AROUND.
<P>HE DOESNT REMEMBER MUCH, AND STILL HAS TO TAKE MEDICATION FOR CHRONIC PAIN.


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<P>A ROUTINE TRAFFIC STOP IN CAPE CORAL LED TO OFFIERS ARRESTING ONE MAN.FOR 150-SUSPENSIONS ON HIS LICENSE.
<P>HARRY LETTS IS CHARGED WITH DRIVING ON A SUSPENDED LICENSE AND FAILURE TO APPEAR ON A MISDEMEANOR DRUG CHARGE.  
<P>OFFICERS PULLED LETTS YESTERDAY AFTER THEY SAY HE RAN A STOP SIGN.
<P>LETTS' NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBOR SAYS HE HAS A DRUG PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN DODGING THE COPS FOR MONTHS.


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<P>-"I watched him go from a regular normal halfway healthy looking person to a walking zombie."
<P>LETTS IS BEING HELD WITHOUT BOND.


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<P>AFTER COMMITTING ONE OF THE WORST MASS SHOOTINGS IN U-S HISTORY, JARED LOUGHNER CAME FACE TO FACE WITH SOME HIS VICTIMS AS HE LEARNED HIS FATE TODAY IN COURT. 
<P>NEARLY TWO YEARS AFTER HIS ATTEMPTED ASSASINATION ON GABRIELLE GIFFORDS, LOUGHNER WAS SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON WITHOUT PAROLE. 
<P>THE SHOOTING RAMPAGE LEFT SIX PEOPLE DEAD AND 13 OTHERS WOUNDED.
<P>LOUGHNER SHOWED LITTLE REACTION TODAY IN THE COURTROOM.
<P>BUT FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE ATTACK, THE EMOTIONS STILL RUN VERY DEEP.


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<P>Rep. Ron Barber / shooting victim  
<P>"I am very, very angry and sick at heart about what you did and the hurt you put on all of us."
<P>FORMER CONGRESSWOMAN GABRIELLE GIFFORDS STOOD AT HER HUSBAND'S SIDE AS HE STERNLY ADDRESSED LOUGHNER.
<P>HE TOLD THE GUNMAN, "YOU TRIED TO CREATE FOR ALL OF US A WORLD AS DARK AND EVIL AS YOUR OWN. BUT KNOW THIS, AND REMEMBER IT ALWAYS: YOU FAILED. "


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>YVYV 2012 OPEN-CLIP</H3><BR>
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<P>PRESIDENT OBAMA IS CLAIMING VICTORY IN FLORIDA, ALTHOUGH ALL OF THE VOTES HAVEN'T BEEN COUNTED YET IN THE STATE.
<P>MITT ROMNEY'S CAMPAIGN HAS CONCEDING THE STATE. 
<P>THEY RELEASED A STATEMENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON ADMITTING DEFEAT. 
<P>OFFICIALS IN MIMI-DADE COUNTY THERE SAY THE BALLOTS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE STATE AND WORKERS WILL BEGIN PROCESSING PROVISIONAL BALLOTS TOMORROW. 
<P>THE MIAMI-DADE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS SAYS THEY'LL IMPROVE ON LESSONS LEARNED FROM THIS ELECTION. 


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<P>S/Penelope Townsley/ Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections:15  
<P>"Am I embarrassed, disappointed by some of the things that happened?  Absolutely. But I simply have to focus on getting it right. And that is exactly what I will move to do." 
<P>COUNTIES HAVE UNTIL THE 18-TH TO CERTIFY RESULTS.  
<P>PRESIDENT OBAMA STILL HOLDS A NARROW LEAD.


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<P>AS THEY KEPT COUNTING VOTES TODAY IN FLORIDA., WASHINGTON WAS COUNTING 53 DAYS 'TIL THE SO-CALLED FISCAL CLIFF.
<P>THE LAME-DUCK CONGRESS RETURNS TO WASHINGTON NEXT WEEK IN A RUSH TO AVOID WHAT COULD BE A DISASTER FOR THE NATION. 
<P>JANUARY FIRST, MANDATORY SPENDING CUTS AND TAX INCREASES WOULD GO INTO EFFECT. 
<P>CONGRESS IS TRYING TO WORK OUT A COMPROMISE DEAL. 
<P>A TOP AIDE SAYS THE PRESIDENT WANTS A TAX HIKE ON THE WEALTHY TO BE PART OF THAT DEAL. 


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<P>THE SEASON'S FIRST WINTER STORM CONTINUES BEATING COMMUNITIES STILL RECOVERING FROM SUPERSTROM SANDY WITH HEAVY SNOW AND WIND.
<P>THE STORM IS CREATING A POTENTIALLY DEADLY SITUATION FOR THOSE STILL WITHOUT POWER AFTER SANDY. 
<P>WINDS TOPPLED POWERLINES- PUTTING MORE THAN 100-THOUSAND PEOPLE IN THE DARK POSSIBLY FOR THE SECOND TIME IN JUST OVER A WEEK.
<P>ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AIRLINES CANCELED MORE THAN A THOUSAND FLIGHTS LEAVING PEOPLE STRANDED.


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<P>Good news is we have not seen the kind of damage we saw with hurricane sandy and we are confident we will be able to move forward in our recovery efforts. 
<P>SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW BLANKETED THE REGION- SETTING A RECORD FOR SNOW FALL IN THE BIG APPLE. 


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<P>ONE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL IN COLLIER COUNTY IS TRYING TO HELP THOSE STORM VICTIMS-BUT NEEDS A LITTLE HELP OF IT'S OWN TO DO IT. 
<P>"LORENZO WALKER TECHNICAL SCHOOL" STARTED COLLECTING DONATIONS ON MONDAY FOR HURRICANE SANDY VICTIMS.
<P>STUDENTS BROUGHT IN LOADS OF BLANKETS, CLOTHES AND TOILETRIES.
<P>A TRUCKING COMPANY WAS SET TO DRIVE THE ITEMS UP NORTH BUT BACKED OUT AT THE LAST MINUTE.
<P>SCHOOL LEADERS ARE NOW ASKING FOR HELP.
<P>THEY'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO HELP TAKE THE DONATIONS TO NEW JERSEY BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE. 


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<P>JOANN CASSIO/TEACHER, LORENZO WALKER TECH SCHOOL
<P>"what I really need is someone to come here, help us to transport and get it up there in a timely fashion so that it's not 2-3 weeks down the road."
<P>ANYONE INTERESTED IN HELPING IS ASKED TO CONTACT JOANN CASSIO AT 239-377-3335. 


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<P>THE OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY FOR THE NEW METRO PARKWAY EXTENSION WAS OVERSHADOWED BY CALLS FOR A TRAFFIC SIGNAL FROM NEARBY RESIDENTS.
<P>THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN TWO MAJOR ACCIDENTS AT THE INTERSECTION.
<P>TODAY, RESIDENTS FROM THE NEARBY BRIARCLIFF COMMUNITY DISRUPTED THE CEREMONY.
<P>THEY CALLED ON THE STATE TO PLACE A TRAFFIC LIGHT THERE.
<P>THE PROCESS TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN STARTED TODAY,
<P>THE D-O-T JUST BEGAN A TRAFFIC STUDY OF THE CONTROVERSIAL INTERSECTION.


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<P>SOT IN: 06:02:18 They said it may take until February and we're told once that is done it has to be in review and then a couple more months before they get the light.  It seems to us a waste of time.  06:02:31
<P>JUST TODAY, CREWS INSTALLED A TRAFFIC COUNTER THAT WILL SURVEY HOW MANY CARS WILL USE THE ROAD.


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>CAL RIPKEN FIELD DEDICATION-VO WIPE</H3><BR>
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<P>A HALL OF FAME BASEBALL PLAYER BROUGHT HIS FOUNDATION TO NAPLES TODAY--CELEBRATING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR UNDER-SERVED CHILDREN.
<P>FORMER BALTIMORE ORIOLE CAL RIPKEN JUNIOR TEAMED UP WITH LOCAL COUPLE JAY AND PATTI BAKER--DONATING A BRAND NEW BASEBALL FIELD TO THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF COLLIER COUNTY.
<P>THE ONE POINT FIVE MILLION DOLLAR FACILITY IS ONE OF JUST A FEW OF ITS KIND AROUND THE COUNTRY.
<P>RIPKEN SAYS 
<P>THE NEW COMPLEX IS ABOUT MORE THEN JUST HOMERUNS--IT'S A FIELD OF DREAMS--GIVING KIDS A BRIGHTER FUTURE. 


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<P>Cal Ripken Jr./MLB Hall of Famer 
<P>"When you help a kid, just a singular kid to feel good about themselves and give them confidence and support-you reinsure them in ways and you know they benefit from it."
<P>THROUGH THE BAKER'S DONATION--THE CAL RIPKEN SENIOR FOUNDATION WAS ABLE TO MAKE THIS FIELD NUMBER TWELVE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
<P>IT'S GOAL IS TO HAVE FIFTY BY 2016. 


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<P>NEXT AT 6 OPEN


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TEASE ONE</H3><BR>
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<P>"The coyote ran out in front of me. It was running along with my car."
<P>A UNIQUE VISITOR HAS ONE NEIGHBORHOOD ON ALERT!
<P>WHY WILDLIFE OFFICIALS SAY THEY'LL LET THIS COYOTE KEEP ROAMING.
<P>RED TIDE OFF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S COAST ISN'T ANY WORSE THAN IT WAS LAST YEAR.
<P>BUT IT'S ALSO NOT GETTING ANY BETTER.
<P>WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE HITTING THE BEACH.
<P>WEATHER IS COMING UP.


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<P>ONE OF THE STATE'S RED TIDE EXPERTS SAYS THE PROBLEM OF THE HARMFUL BLOOM ISN'T GROWING-- ITS ABOUT THE SAME EACH YEAR.
<P>BUT IT'S STILL DANGEROUS. 
<P>ABC7'S LAUREN DISPIRITO EXPLAINS THE ONE PIECE OF INFORMATION YOU NEED TO LISTEN FOR. 


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<P>take pkg
<P>WHEN JENNIFER CONNERY FIRST BROUGHT HER FAMILY TO SANIBEL THREE YEARS AGO, SHE BEGAN HEARING ABOUT RED TIDE.
<P>take sot
<P>Jennifer Connery, New Jersey
<P>25:58 a little bit on the news, and then we read up a little bit on the internet 26:02
<P>IT WASN'T UNTIL THIS VISIT, THAT HER 8 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER MACKENZIE EXPERIENCED RED TIDE, FIRST HAND.
<P>take sot
<P>Mackenzie Connery, New Jersey
<P>27:55 I counted all the fish carcasses that I could find  and I counted 22 28:00
<P>22 DEAD FISH-- LIKELY KILLED BY TOXIC RED TIDE THAT FORMS OFFSHORE EACH FALL.
<P>nats me with expert 23:40 "it's been around and it will continue to be around"
<P>ALINA CORCORAN STUDIES HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS FOR FLORIDA'S FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION.
<P>SHE SAYS THIS YEAR'S BLOOM IS NO WORSE THAN THE LAST--
<P>take sot
<P>Alina Corcoran, Research Scientist
<P>17:16 it's not getting any better, we've had these blooms for hundreds of years so they're just a part of the season 17:24
<P>DESPITE DECADES OF STUDIES, CORCORAN SAYS RESEARCHES HAVEN'T FOUND A WAY TO PREVENT RED TIDE.
<P>take sot
<P>Alina Corcoran
<P>17:24 what really helps people living near the beach is knowing where the blooms are and, so, which beaches to go to and where to fish 17:35
<P>WIND SHIFTS BLOOMS DAILY, SHE SAYS--
<P>take map
<P>A PATCH REMAINS OFF SANIBEL AND CAPTIVA.
<P>take sot
<P>Jennifer Connery, New Jersey
<P>26:58 I think it's something that we need to learn more about and look into how we can fix the problem 2705
<P>REDUCING URBAN AND FERTILIZER RUNOFF WILL HELP, CORCORAN SAYS-- AND KEEPING UP WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING IN NATURE AROUND US.


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<P>A WARNING FOR A FORT MYERS NEIGHBORHOOD AFTER A WOMAN SPOTTED A COYOTE NEAR MCGREGOR BOULEVARD.
<P>A VIEWER SENT US THIS VIDEO OF THE COYOTE.LAST SEEN NEAR LOMA LINDA AND MANDEL STREETS.
<P>F-W-C OFFICIALS TELL US BECAUSE IT HAS NOT CAUSED ANY ISSUES,  THEY WILL NOT TRY TO CATCH IT.
<P>STILL THEY SAY LOCK UP YOUR GARBAGE CANS AND KEEP PETS INSIDE OR OUTSIDE ON A LEASH.


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<P>Sot Kristen Rosinus
<P>"He's a lot bigger than I thought he'd be, but I don't know he looks like he hasn't had a meal in a while, he's pretty skinny."
<P>AND IF YOU SEE IT. SCARE IT AWAY BY WAVING YOUR ARMS AND YELLING!


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<P>A RARE FIND COULD EARN YOU SOME BIG BUCKS! 
<P>THE CENTER FOR SNAKE CONSERVATION ANNOUNCED TODAY THEY ARE OFFERING A 500 DOLLAR REWARD FOR THE FIRST PERSON TO DOCUMENT THE EXISTENCE OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA RAINBOW SNAKE.
<P>IT'S A HARMLESS AQUATIC SNAKE THAT ONLY FEEDS ON THE AMERICAN EEL.
<P>THE REPTILE WAS THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN EXTINCT DESPITE SEVERAL UNCONFIRMED SIGHTINGS.
<P>IF YOU ARE ABLE TO TAKE A PICTURE OR CAPTURE THE SNAKE HUMANELY, YOU'RE ASKED TO CONTACT THE SNAKE CONSERVATION.
<P>ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED IS ON OUR WEBSITE, ABC-7.COM.


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<P>THE FLORIDA GATORS ARE GETTING SET TO OPEN THEIR SEASON ON A WARSHIP. WEATHER WILL BE A FACTORY. FGCU SOCCER TEAMS. BOTH HAVE BIG GAMES ON FRIDAY
<P>PLUS WHAT'S GOING ON WITH BOBBY BOWDEN. AND HOW HE MIGHT HELP THE SEMINOLES WIN TONIGHT. 


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<P>WORLD NEWS TEASE


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<P>TONIGHT AT 7 OPEN


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ 7 1) homeland security grant-VOTOPS-WIPE</H3><BR>
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<P>ALL NEW TONIGHT ON ABC-7 AT SEVEN.
<P>RESCUING LIVESTOCK. THE TRAINING FOR FIRST RESPONDERS


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>TZ 7 2) motorcycle bandits-VOTOPS</H3><BR>
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<P>PLUS.
<P>VIDEO OF THE DAY, FROM LONDON!
<P>A PACK OF MOTORCYCLE BANDITS TEAR THROUGH A MALL FOR A MULTI MILLION DOLLAR HEIST.
<P>WHAT THEY STOLE AND THE WEAPON THEY USED TO FEND PEOPLE OFF -- COMING UP AT 7 ON 7. 


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<P>SPORTS OPEN


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<P>COLD AND WINDY IS NOT WHAT JAMES NAISMITH HAD IN MIND WHEN HE INVENTED THE SPORT OF BASEKETBALL. BUT THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THE FLORIDA GATORS WILL BE DEALING WITH FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN THEY PLAY ABOARD THE USS  WARSHIP.  FORCAST IN JACKSONVILLE  CALLS FOR TEMPERATURES IN THE 40'S WITH 9 MILE AN HOUR WINDS. COULD BE A LOT OF AIRBALLS. 


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<P>UNFORTUANTELY FOR THE GATORS. THE ELEMENTS WON'T BE THE ONLY THING THEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH. 
<P>STARTING POINT GUARD. SCOTTIE WILBEKIN AS BEEN SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY  FOR WHAT HEAD COACH BILLY DONOVAN CALLS POOR CHOICES.
<P>THEY ALSO HAVE TO DEAL WITH A PRETTY GOOD GEORGETOWN TEAM. 


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>EAGLE SOCCER-VOTOPS</H3><BR>
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<P>SPEAKING OF THE GATORS. THE WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM WILL HOST FGCU IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE NCAA TOURNAMENT ON FRIDAY.
<P>IT'S A 3PM KICKOFF.
<P>THE EAGLES WILL BE WITHOUT. ONE OF THEIR BEST PLAYER. ASHLI CYSELZIK. THE ASUN DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR. WHO HAS BEEN SUSPENDED FOR ONE GAME. 
<P>EVEN WITH HER. THE CHALLENGE WOULD BE STEEP.  EAGLES LOST TWICE TO THE GATORS LAST YEAR BY A COMBINED 8 GOALS. 


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<P>MEANWHILE THE FGCU MEN WILL HOST LIPSCOMB ON FRIDAY NIGHT. IN THE SECOND ROUND OF THE A-SUN TOURNAMENT.
<P>THE FELLAS ARE LOOKING TO MAKE THEIR SECOND STRAIGHT TRIP TO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT. 
<P>TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. THEY'LL NEED TWO WINS THIS WEEKEND.


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<P>FLORIDA STATE IS NOT ALLOWED TO LOSE TONIGHT. NOT BECAUSE THEY ARE 13 1/2 POINT FAVORITES TO BEAT VIRGINIA TECH. AND  NOT BECAUSE IT WOULD RUIN THEIR CHANCES AT AN ACC CHAMPIONSHIP. NO. THE REASON THEY CAN'T LOSE. IT'S BOBBY BOWDEN'S BIRTHDAY. THE COACHING LEGEND TURNS 83 TODAY.  THE NOLES CAN'T LOSE AND SPOIL HIS PARTY.  


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<P>WAIT


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<P>HALL OF FAMER. CAL RIPKEN JUNIOR IS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TODAY.
<P>RIPKEN. IS NO STRANGER TO THIS AREA. RIPKEN IS THE CO-OWNER OF THE CHARLOTTE STONE CRABS. THE SINGLE A AFFILIATE OF THE TAMPA BAY RAYS. 


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<P>WAIT


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<P>SPEAKING OF BASEBALL. THE COLORADO ROCKIES HAVE HIRED WALT WEISS AS THEIR NEW MANAGER.
<P>WEISS PLAYED SHORT-STOP FOR THE ROCKIES. FROM 1994 TO 1997
<P>WEISS WAS COACHING HIGH SCHOOL LAST YEAR. 


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<P>4SHOTAD LIB GOODBYE


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