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TWO WOMEN--
HELD AT GUNPOINT.
ONE, CONFINDED TO A WHEELCHAIR--
WHAT OFFICERS DID TO END A TENSE STANDOFF IN LEHIGH ACRES.
We're hearing many different stories. I don't know if any of them are true
In effect I'm doing LIPA's job and LIPA should be ashamed of themselves
12 DAYS AND NO ANSWERS.
FRUSTRATION BOILS OVER TONIGHT AS SANDY VICIMS PLEAD FOR POWER.
HOW MANY ARE STILL AFFECTED AND WHEN RELIEF MAY FINALLY ARRIVE.
AND A FLORIDA AUTISTIC CHILD,
CHOKED WHILE RIDING THE BUS.
TONIGHT, THE MAN RESPONSIBLE IS FACING CHARGES.
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A BODY IS FOUND TORCHED INSIDE A CAR IN HENDRY COUNTY.
ACCORDING TO OUR PARTNERS AT THE NAPLES DAILY NEWS-
THE VEHICLE WAS FOUND ON COUNTY ROAD 835 AND HAD A TAG ON IT REGISTERED TO AN IMMOKALEE ADDRESS.
BUT THE HENDRY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE BELIEVES THE TAG MAY BE ON THE WRONG CAR, AND SAY THE REGISTERED OWNER ISN'T THE VICTIM.
THE BODY HAS NOT YET BEEN IDENTIFIED.
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A LEE COUNTY MAN IS BEHIND BARS TONIGHT FOLLOWING A TENSE STAND OFF WITH POLICE.
JOSEPH PAUL IS NOW IN CUSTODY AFTER HOLDING HIS AUNT AND SISTER HOSTAGE INSIDE THEIR LEHIGH ACRES HOME
IT BEGAN EARLY THIS MORNING IN LEHIGH ACRES.
DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO A SHOTS-FIRED CALL AT A HOME ON ICHABOD AVENUE SOUTH.
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NEIGHBOR: I'm knocking off from work trying to get home and seen SWAT cars zooming in and out
NEIGHBOR: they just blocked off a certain area and wouldn't let us through
DEPUTIES SAY PAUL THREATENED TO HURT ANYONE WHO TRIED TO COME INSIDE -- AND ALSO THREATENED TO KILL HIS SISTER.
DEPUTIES ON SCENE HELPED HER ESCAPE THROUGH A BACK WINDOW.
NEGOTIATORS WERE ABLE TO TALK PAUL INTO LETTING HIS AUNT GO -- SHE WAS BOUND TO A WHEELCHAIR.
PAUL SURRENDERED SHORTLY AFTER.
NO ONE WAS INJURED.
PAUL IS CHARGED WITH KIDNAPPING.
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ABC-7 FOLLOWING DEVELOPING NEWS TONIGHT.
FORT MYERS POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED TWO VICTIMS IN A DEADLY SHOOTING ON KINGSMAN CIRCLE.
POLICE SAY 23-YEAR-OLD JOHNATHAN RODRIGUES AND 22-YEAR-OLD WILLIE FLETCHER WERE SHOT OUTSIDE A HOME AROUND 8-OCLOCK LAST NIGHT.
RODRIGUES DIED AT THE HOSPITAL, FLETCHER IS IN STABLE CONDITION.
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WE'RE ALSO WORKING FOR NEW INFORMATION ON ANOTHER DEADLY SHOOTING IN FORT MYERS -- THIS ONE HAPPENED ON PROSPECT AVENUE AROUND 8 LAST NIGHT.
POLICE SAY ONE PERSON DIED FROM HIS INJURIES.
THAT VICTIM STILL HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED.
POLICE SAY THEY ARE INTERVIEWING WITNESSES IN BOTH CASES.
WE'LL BRING YOU ANY NEW INFORMATION AS IT COMES IN.
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THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL IS INVESTIGATING A HIT AND RUN CRASH IN COLLIER COUNTY.
IT HAPPENED JUST AFTER SIX THIS EVENING -- AT GREEN BOULEVARD AND SUNSHINE BOULEVARD.
ACCORDING TO F-H-P.A DRIVER IN A RED HONDA 2 DOOR HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE -- AND TOOK OFF.
TROOPERS ARE LOOKING FOR THAT CAR.IT WILL HAVE DAMAGE ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE.
IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING -- CONTACT F-H-P.
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BECAUSE OF A WATER MAIN BREAK--
ABOUT 500 RESIDENTS IN SOUTH FORT MYERS WILL NEED TO BOIL WATER FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT TWO DAYS.
THIS IS AFFECTING THE AREA OF MCGREGOR BOULEVARD AND KELLY ROAD.
HERE'S A LOOK AT THE DAMAGE.
REPAIRS SHOULD BE WRAPPED UP IN THE NEXT HOUR.
FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF THE ADDRESSES IMPACTED -- HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE, ABC-7.COM.
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THE SUDDEN RESIGNATION FRIDAY OF DAVID PETRAEUS AS HEAD OF THE CIA IS STILL SENDING SHOCK WAVES THROUGH OFFICIAL WASHINGTON.
ABC'S DARIA ALBINGER HAS MORE.
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AFTER NEARLY FOUR DECADES IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, IT WAS AN EXTRA-MARITAL
AFFAIR THAT BROUGHT DAVID PETRAEUS'S DISTINGUISHED CAREER TO A JOLTING END.
IN A STATEMENT TO CIA EMPLOYEES, PETRAEUS ACKNOWLEDGED THE LIASION,
CONFESSING HIS "EXTREMELY POOR JUDGEMENT." "SUCH BEHAVIOR IS UNACCEPTABLE,"
THE STATEMENT SAID, BOTH AS A HUSBAND AND AS THE LEADER OF AN ORGANIZATON
SUCH HAS OURS."
SOT
Col. Peter Mansoor
Former Petraeus Exec. Officer
" if they found out about an extramarital affair, they could use it as
blackmail against you."
PETRAEUS HAS BEEN MARRIED TO HIS WIFE, HOLLY, FOR THIRTY-EIGHT YEARS. THEY
HAVE TWO CHILDREN.
THEY MET WHEN HE WAS A WEST POINT CADET, AND SHE STOOD BY HIM AS HE RACED
ON THE FAST TRACK UP THE RANKS TO FOUR-STAR GENERAL -- PUT IN COMMAND OF THE
WARS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN. LAST YEAR, HE RESIGNED HIS COMMISSION AND WAS
SWORN IN AS CIA DIRECTOR.
THIS IS THE OTHER WOMAN. PAULA BROADWELL -- A 40-YEAR-OLD WIFE AND
MOTHER OF TWO - SHE IS DAVID PETRAEUS'S OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHER.
"To get to know him he wanted to run with you."
"I thought I'd test him and he wanted to tested me. But that was
the foundation of our relationship. "
Seen here promoting her book on The Daily Show with John Stewart ,
Broadwell IS ALSO A WEST POINT GRADUATE WHO TRAVELLED OFTEN WITH PETRAEUS TO
RESEARCH HER BOOK "ALL IN: THE EDUCATION OF DAVID PETRAEUS."
Do you feel he ever dropped his guard with you?
"No no dirty secrets"
THE FBI STUMBLED ON THE SECRET AFFAIR AFTER CONCERNS SURFACED ABOUT
INAPPROPRIATE EMAILS ASSOCIATED WITH PETRAEUS. THE EMAILS WERE TRACED BACK
TO PAULA BROADWELL.
PRESIDENT OBAMA PRAISED DAVID PETRAEUS'S "DEDICATION AND PATRIOTISM" AND
SAID HIS "THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH DAVE AND HOLLY."
THAT MAY BE SMALL COMFORT TO A VERY PUBLIC MAN SUDDENLY FORCED INTO
PRIVATE LIFE -- AND PRIVATE RECKONING.
DARIA ALBINGER, ABC NEWS, NEW YORK.
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TURNING TO THE NORTHEAST.
TODAY, FEMA HELD A MEEETING TODAY TO ADDRESS CONCERNS OVER THE AFTERMATH OF SUPER STORM SANDY.
12 DAYS AFTER SUPER STORM SANDY ROCKED THE AREA,
OVER TWO-HUNDRED-THOUSAND RESIDENTS ACROSS 10 STATES AND WASHINGTON D.C. ARE STILL WITHOUT POWER.
OVER 120-THOUSAND IN LONG ISLAND ALONE.
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HUNDREDS OF RESIDENTS VENTED THEIR FRUSTRATIONS BY PROTESTING IN FRONT OF THE LONG ISLAND POWER AUTHORITY'S OFFICES TODAY.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE LONG ISLAND ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION SERVICES SAYS THEY HOPE TO RETORE POWER TO 99 PERCENT OF CUSTOMERS IN THE AREA BY TUESDAY.
THEY HAVE OVER 8-THOUSAND LINEMEN AND TREE-TRIMMING CREWS WORKING ON CLEAN-UP.
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A COUPLE OF BIG NAMES ROLLED UP THERE SLEVES TODAY TO LEND A HAND IN THE RECOVERY EFFORTS
NEW YORK GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO HELPED DISTRIBUTE FOOD AND CLEANING SUPPLIES TO LONG BEACH RESIDENTS.
WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE NEXT STEP TO THE RECOVERY, THE GOVERNOR SAYS THE PHASE IS GOING TO BE GETTING PEOPLE INTO PERMANENT HOUSING.
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AND TODAY, MUSIC ICON JOHN LEGEND JOINS THE RANKS OF CELEBRITIES GETTING INVOLVED.
THE SINGER IS A NEW YORK NATIVE.
LEGEND PITCHED IN ALONGSIDE VOLUNTEERS HANDING OUT FOOD AT THE ROCKAWAYS TO RESIDENTS STILL WITHOUT POWER SINCE HURRICANE SANDY.
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THE BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE RELEASED SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWING.
DETECTIVES SAID. A SCHOOL BUS AIDE CHOKING A 13-YEAR-OLD AUTISTIC BOY FOR
URINATING ON HIMSELF.
ROSS PALOMBO HAS MORE.
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VIDEO PROVIDED BY: WPLG
SCRIPT:
"Ow! You're hurting me!"
SCREAMS OF PAIN.
"You're hurting me!"
.YELLS OF HELP.
"Ow! ow! ow!"
. AND, BOTH.ALMOST DROWNED OUT. BY LAUGHS OF INDIFFERENCE.
"I couldn't take it. it was too much for me."
MOTHER BERTIS PAULINO SAYS IT WAS TOO MUCH. TOO CRUEL.
THAT THE VERY HARNESS USED TO SAFEGUARD HER SON. WAS - SHE SAYS - USED TO
STRANGLE HIM.
"The way he was pulling this was up to here. son kept reaching back.
let me go you're hurting me! Screaming like an animal in pain."
POLICE SAY IT BEGAN LAST MONTH. ON THE WAY HOME FROM PARKLAND'S WEST
GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL.
"He's is screaming. You can tell that he's in pain in agony!"
DEPUTIES DISCOVERED THIS AGONIZING TAPE. AFTER THIS AUTISTIC CHILD -
UNABLE TO COMPLAIN DIRECTLY. KEPT GRABBING AT HIS HURT NECK AT HOME.
THE MOTHER SAYS AIDE DARRYL LEON BLUE. DID IT. BECAUSE HE THOUGHT THE
13-YEAR OLD CHILD WAS LAUGHING.
"He got very upset because my son was laghing. He doesn't know how to cry.
. laughs when he's in pain."
BLUE HAS NOW BEEN ARRESTED. AND CHARGED WITH CHILD ABUSE.
. AND IS OUT OF JAIL. BUT NOT ANSWERING HIS FORT LAUDERDALE DOOR.
"He hurt my son. from what I see he tried to kill him. the way he was
doing it."
NOW. SHE SAYS HER SON IS PHYSICALLY HURT. AND EMOTIONALLY SCARRED.
says, "I said get off!"
. AND, TONIGHT. WANTS TO MAKE SURE THE MAN RESPONSIBLE. FEELS HIS PAIN
. FROM BEHIND BARS.
"He should be put away so he wont touch anyone else's child!"
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SHARON LAWSON REPORTING.
BLUE HAS BEEN REASSIGNED TO A DIFFERENT POSITION AWAY FROM CHILDREN PENDING THE OUTCOME OF THE INVESTIGATION.
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TONIGHT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN CAPE CORAL ARE GOING NUTS. FOR COCONUTS.
THE ANNUAL CELEBRATION HIGHLIGHTS THE CAPE'S UNIQUENESS TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
THE THREE DAY EVENT IS BEING HELD AT SUN SPLASH WATER PARK AND INCLUDES LOTS OF FUN ACTIVITIES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY.
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Eric Feichthaler, Coconut Festival 59:30 "You can see from the crowd that Cape Coral and people from around the area really have a great time in Cape Coral this weekend"
TONIGHT SOUTHERN ROCK LEGENDS 38 SPECIAL TOOK THE STAGE.
IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT OUT TONIGHT YOU STILL HAVE TOMORROW.
AND OF COURSE, YOU CAN GET COCONUTS WHILE YOU'RE THERE.
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TALK ABOUT RIPPING OFF A DELIVERY GUY-
A CONNECTICUT MAN IS BEHIND BARS TONIGHT AFTER STEALING THE DRIVER'S CAR,
THEN FINISHING HIS ROUTE.
HOW HE GOT CAUGHT.
AND IT'S THE PARADE OF ALL PARADES.
ABC-7 HAS A SNEAK PEEK AT SOME NEW BALLOONS FOR THIS YEAR'S MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE.
WX TZ
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A BIZZARE TWIST TO A CONNECTICUT ROBBERY.
A MAN WAS ARRESTED AFTER STEALING A DELIVERY DRIVER'S CAR. AND THEN DOING HIS WORK!
POLICE SAY 45-YEAR-OLD KEITH HINDS MADE SEVERAL DELIVERIERS AFTER STEALING A CAR FROM A CHINESE FOOD DELIVERY DRIVER.
ACCORDING TO POLICE, HINDS MADE THE STOPS SO HE COULD POCKET THE CASH.
HE NOW FACES LARCENY AND DRUG POSSESSION CHARGES.
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WE'RE GETTING OUR FIRST LOOK TODAY AT THE RESULTS OF A MAJOR AMMUNITION BUST AT THE BORDER.
MORE THAN FIVE-THOUSAND ROUNDS OF AMMO WERE SEIZED THIS WEEK AS SOMEONE WAS TRYING TO SNEAK THEM INSIDE A TRUCK INTO MEXICO.
THIS TYPE OF AMMO IS OFTEN USED IN ASSAULT WEAPONS.
THE 21-YEAR-OLD DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WAS ARRESTED AND TURNED OVER TO HOMELAND SECURITY.
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A DRIVER LOSES CONTROL IN A NEW MEXICO NEIGHBORHOOD AND CRASHES HIS CAR THROUGH THE WALL OF A HOUSE.
IT HAPPENED FRIDAY NIGHT IN ALBUQUERQUE.
POLICE SAY THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL AFTER HITTING SOME BRICKS, AND CRASHED THROUGH THE WALL INTO THE LIVING ROOM.
TWO PEOPLE WERE TRAPPED INSIDE THE UPSIDE-DOWN B-M-W.
THEY WERE RESCUED AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.
THE HOMEOWNER WAS INSIDE THE HOUSE AT THE TIME, BUT WASN'T HURT.
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WITH THANKSGIVING NOW LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AWAY- MACY'S IS TESTING THREE NEW BALLOONS IN PREPARATION FOR THE BIG PARADE.
"PAPA SMURF", "ELF ON THE SHELF" AND "HELLO KITTY" WILL MAKE THEIR DEBUT APPEARANCES THIS YEAR.
ALL BALLOONS ARE TESTED FOR AERODYNAMICS, BUOYANCY AND LIFT.
MACY'S WANTS TO MAKE SURE THEY'LL FLOAT PROPERLY ON THE MANHATTAN PARADE ROUTE.
THIS YEAR MARKS THE 86TH ANNUAL MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE.
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LOST IN THE WOODS FOR HOURS-
ALL NEW TONIGHT AN UPDATE TO A SEARCH FOR A MISSING 6 YEAR OLD.
AND THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME.
WHY NOT EVEN TAPPING YOUR HEELS CAN GET YOU INTO DOROTHY'S FAMOUS COSTUME.
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IT'S AN ANNIVERSARY THAT MANY WOULD LIKE TO FORGET-
10 YEARS AGO.A F4 TORNADO RIPPED THROUGH VAN WERT, OHIO.KILLING FOUR PEOPLE.AND LEAVING MORE THAN 50-MILLION DOLLARS IN DAMAGE.
THE VIOLENT WEDGE TORNADO DAMAGED DOZENS OF HOMES AND EVEN LEVELED AN INDUSTRIAL PARK.
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THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.
IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.
STELLAR WEATHER FOR SUNDAY
Our temperatures have begun moderating over the last 48 hours, and that's a trend we're going to keep.
Why?
High pressure helped usher this weather in several days ago, and its center is now sitting off the Carolina Coast. Winds flow clockwise around high pressures, and that gives us a prevailing wind from the northeast.
Northeast winds push Atlantic moisture into Southwest Florida, and during this time of the year that means two things:
1. Mostly cloudy skies
2. Warmer temperatures
That's how you explain our next seven days, too, because that high pressure isn't exactly going anywhere!
It's going to stay positioned in such a way that we see lows continue to be in the mid 50s to low 60s in the morning, and creeping up to the 80 degree mark by the afternoon.
The only speed bump we'll encounter comes during the Monday - Tuesday timeframe. It looks as if a very weak cold front will drop from the north and that'll give a chance of showers during those days. The percentage is less than 20% so it's not looking like a big deal, or anything that'll ruin your day!
So, it looks like the sunshine state will be living up to its name this week.
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TWO WHITE SUPREMACY GROUPS HELD A PROTEST IN SOUTH CAROLINA TODAY-
AND WERE MET BY LARGER NUMBERS OF COUNTER-PROTESTERS.
ABOUT 50 MEMBERS OF THE KLU KLUX KLAN AND A NEO-NAZI GROUP PROTESTED AND GAVE SPEECHES AGAINST ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION IN CHARLOTTE.
MORE THAN 250 MEMBERS OF THE LATIN AMERICAN COALITION AND THEIR SUPPORTERS JEERED AND SHOUTED DOWN THE PROTESTERS.
DESPITE THE ANIMOSITY- CHARLOTTE POLICE SAID THERE WERE NO ALTERCATIONS, AND NO ARRESTS WERE MADE.
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AFTER AN 8 HOUR SEARCH-
A MISSING MISSOURI GIRL IS FOUND SAFE.
VOLUNTEERS FOUND SIX-YEAR-OLD MACKENZIE HURT AFTER SHE'D BEEN LOST FOR HOURS.
SHE WENT DEER HUNTING WITH HER FATHER THIS MORNING. BUT THEY WERE SEPARATED WHEN HER FATHER WENT TO LOOK FOR HER ORANGE HUNTING VEST THAT SHE'D LOST.
HER FATHER TOLD HER TO WAIT. BUT AFTER HE WAS GONE FOR AWHILE. SHE DECIDED TO LOOK FOR HIM.
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"I said I was praying for everybody, I was praying for somebody to find me, and then somebody found me."
MACKENZIE IS DOING JUST FINE AFTER BEING REUNITED WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
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REMEMBER THE BLUE DRESS THAT ACTRESS JUDY GARLAND WORE TO PORTRAY DOROTHY IN THE WIZARD OF OZ?
ACCORDING TO JULIEN'S AUCTIONS IN BEVERLY HILLS. THAT SAME DRESS SOLD TODAY FOR 480-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
IT'S ONE OF THE ONLY COMPLETE VERSIONS OF THE BLUE AND WHITE OUTFIT WORN BY GARLAND KNOWN TO EXIST.
THE PREVIOUS OWNER BOUGHT THE DRESS AT A CHRISTIE'S AUCTION IN 1981 FOR A LITTLE MORE THAN TWO-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
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A LEHIGH ACRES FOOD PANTRY IS ASKING FOR YOUR HELP BEFORE THE START OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
THE SHELVES AT 'OUR DAILY BREAD' COMMUNITY PANTRY ARE STOCKED *NOW, BUT THAT COULD CHANGE CLOSER TO THE HOLIDAYS.
VOLUNTEERS SAY THEY FEED CLOSE TO TWO HUNDRED PEOPLE A WEEK, AND THEY'LL LIKELY FALL SHORT LATER THIS MONTH.
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Paul Nystrom, Our Daily Bread Community Food Pantry
56:32 "We want you to come back next Saturday at 2:00 o' clock in the afternoon and take a look at our shelves because there will not be any cans on them at all."
'OUR DAILY BREAD' GROWS THEIR OWN PRODUCE -- AND PLANS TO DONATE TURKEYS FOR THANKSGIVING.
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NEARLY 900 RUNNERS TOOK TO THE FLORIDA KEYS TODAY FOR AN ANNUAL FOOT RACE
THE KEY LARGO BRIDGE RUN IS A HALF MARATHON. 13-POINT-ONE MILES IN ALL.
COMPETITORS FROM GERMANY, CANADA, AND 24 STATES RACED ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS OVERSEAS HIGHWAY.
ULTIMATELY, TWO SOUTH FLORIDIANS WON THE RACE.
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AN "UPSETTING" DAY OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL I HEAR?
THE B-C-S TITLE PICTURE JUST GOT A LITTLE MORE MUDDY. AS A PAIR OF UNDEFEATED TEAMS GO DOWN TODAY. I'LL TELL YOU WHO IS VERY UNHAPPY RIGHT NOW.
AND WE'LL HIT THE HARDCOURT TO SEE THE FGCU WOMEN'S TEAM FOR THE FIRST TIME. HIGHLIGHTS AND HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS ON THE WAY. NEXT IN SPORTS.
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EVERBLADES LAST HOME GAME TILL THE END OF THE MONTH. SPORTING THOSE MILITARY JERSEYS THAT WERE AUCTIONED OFF AFTER THE GAME.
TIED AT 5 WITH GWINNETT.
RYLAN GALLIARDI PLAYED FOR FLORIDA LAST YEAR. NOW HE'S THE ENEMY. KNOCKS THAT ONE HOME. 6-5 GWINNETT.
A LITTLE LATER. IT'S GALLIARDI AGAIN. ON THE PUTBACK.
GLADIATORS WIN 7-6. FLORIDA NOW FACES A 6 GAME ROAD TRIP.
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GOOD EVENING. WE BEGAN THE DAY WITH 6 UNBEATEN TEAMS IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL. NOW WE'RE DOWN TO 4. AND ONE OF THEM CHANGES THE BCS NATIONAL TITLE PICTURE. IN A BIG WAY.
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TOP RANKED ALABAMA HAVING ALL KINDS OF TROUBLE WITH TEXAS A&M. OR MORE SPECIFICALLY. JOHNNY MANZIEL.
HE CARVED UP THE VAUNTED BAMA 'D' AS THE AGGIES JUMPED UP 21-0.
BUT OF COURSE THE TIDE COME ROARING BACK. DOWN 29-24 LATE. BUT A-J MCCARRON PICKED OFF AT THE GOALLINE.
BAMA FALLS. NOT TOTALLY OUT OF THE NATIONAL TITLE PICTURE. BUT IN DEEP DEEP TROUBLE.
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SURELY FLORIDA WASN'T ON UPSET ALERT. HOSTING LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE IN THE SWAMP.
THIS DIDN'T HELP. IN THE 3RD QTR. JEFF DRISKEL IS INJURED ON THIS TACKLE. HIS LEG AND KNEE GET CAUGHT UP UNDER HIM. DID NOT RETURN TO THE GAME.
SPECIAL TEAMS HUGE IN THIS ONE. GATORS PUNT BLOCKED. PICKED UP AND RETURNED FOR A SCORE. LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE UP 20-13 LATE IN THE GAME.
BUT JACOBY BRISSETT RALLYING THE TROOPS. TO QUINTON DUNBAR. TIED AT 20.
10 SECONDS TO GO. RAGIN CAJUNS GO TO PUNT. BUT IT'S BLOCKED. RIGHT INTO THE ARMS OF JELANI JENKINS. AND HE RACES FOR THE SCORE.
GATORS WIN 27-20. AVOID ONE OF THE BIGGEST UPSETS IN SCHOOL HISTORY.
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MIAMI TRYING TO INCH CLOSER TO THE ACC'S COASTAL DIVISION TITLE. BUT THEY GOT IN A SHOOTOUT WITH VIRGINIA TODAY.
WHAT A GAME FOR DUKE JOHNSON. THE CANES MR EVERYTHING RAN FOR 150 YARDS. THREW A TD. RAN THIS KICK 95 YARDS FOR A SCORE.
MIAMI UP LATE. BUT MICHAEL ROCCO FINDS JAKE MCGEE IN THE BACK OF THE END ZONE.
BRUTAL LOSS FOR THE CANES TODAY. 41-40
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OTHER SCORES. AS EXPECTED GEORGIA BEATS AUBURN. SO THE DAWGS WIN THE SEC EAST. HEADING TO THE CONFERENCE TITLE GAME.
CLEMSON WINS BIG OVER MARYLAND. BUT SAMMY WATKINS LEFT THE GAME EARLY WITH A LOWER LEG INJURY. NO WORD ON HIS CONDITION.
AND LOUISVILLE FALLS FROM THE RANKS OF THE UNDEFEATED. SYRACUSE MOPS THE FLOOR WITH THEM 45-26.
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THE FGCU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER MIGHT BE LOADED WITH TALENT. BUT ITS ALSO LOADED WITH YOUTH. 7 FRESHMEN IN FACT. AND THEY WILL BE NEEDED THIS YEAR. SO WHAT'S THE FASTEST WAY TO TEACH EM? SIMPLE. THROW THEM INTO THE FIRE.
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THE EAGLES BEGINNING THEIR SEASON AT HOME. HOSTING DIVISION-2 WARNER. AND IT WAS A SLAUGHTER.
BRITTANY KENNEDY THE REBOUND. NO ONE GUARDS HER. SO SHE SPOTS UP FOR 3. EAGLES RACE OUT 13-0.
THEN ON THE BREAK. NICE PASS TO SARAH HANSEN FOR THE LAY-UP. 2 OF HER 13 POINTS.
MORE NICE PASSING. JOYCE IAMSTRONG TO A CUTTING KENNEDY FOR THE BUCKET AND FOUL. FGCUWAS UP 55-12 AT HALF.
WHICH MEANT TONS OF PLAYING TIME IN THE 2ND HALF FOR ALL THOSE NEWBIES. LIKE BETHANY MURRELL. HITTING FROM LONG RANGE.
7 EAGLES IN DOUBLE FIGURES AS THEY ROLL 100-31.
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UP NEXT FOR THE EAGLES. FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AT HOME ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
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FGCU VOLLEYBALL WRAPPED UP THEIR REGULAR SEASON WITH A 5-SET LOSS TO NORTHERN KENTUCKY. BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER. THE EAGLES ARE STILL THE TOP OVERALL SEED FOR THIS WEEK'S A-SUN TOURNAMENT. FGCU ALSO GETS A FIRST ROUND BYE.
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THE FORT MYERS VOLLEYBALL TEAM. A WIN OVER ARCHBISHOP MCCARTHY AWAY FROM THEIR 4TH STRAIGHT TRIP TO THE STATE FINAL FOUR.
GREEN WAVE. MAKING IT HAPPEN. SETTER DANIELLE MATTE FAKES EVERYONE OUT.DROPS IN THE SHOT. GREENIES UP IN GAME ONE.
LATER THAT GAME. BRIANA CORREA SPIKES IT HOME.
GREEN WAVE GOES ON TO WIN IN A SWEEP.
FORT MYERS WILL PLAY VANGUARD IN THE STATE SEMIS TUESDAY AT NOON IN KISSIMMEE.
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SAME SCENARIO FOR E-C-S. WHICH LIKE THE GREEN WAVE. WAS STATE RUNNER UP LAST YEAR.
SENTINELS WON THE FIRST GAME OVER CLEARWATER CENTRAL CATHOLIC. SYDNEY FERGUSON SPIKE IN A TIGHT SECOND GAME. C-C-C STILL PULLED IT OUT.
E-C-S WON'T BE RETURNING TO THE FINAL FOUR. C-C-C WINS IN FIVE GAMES, 3-2.
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LELY AND BISHOP VEROT. BOTH SWEPT IN THEIR REGIONAL FINAL MATCHES TODAY.
SO FORT MYERS. THE ONLY LOCAL TEAM INTO THE FINAL FOUR.
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AD LIB GOODBYE
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