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DIRECTORS PAGE STORMWAR 7 OPEN-CLIP
HEADLINES WEATHER-WXWALL
A) LEHIGH STANDOFF-VO GAS LINES AND POWER OUT-OC
B) OBAMA WINS FLORIDA-VO GAS LINES AND POWER OUT-PKG
C) GAS LINES AND POWER OUT-NATVO ZUMBA PROSTITUTION ARREST-VO
630 SHOW OPEN-CLIP NAPLES EQUESTRIAN-NATVO
LEHIGH STANDOFF-SOTTOPS-VO-SS-OC NAPLES EQUESTRIAN-SOTVO
LEHIGH STANDOFF-PKG KEY LARGO BRIDGE RUN-VO
DEVELOPING-CLIP SPORTS OPEN-CLIP
KINGSMAN SHOOTING-VO-WIPE BAMA LOSES-VOTOPS
PROSPECT SHOOTING-VOTOPS WARNER FGCU-POPMON
BODY IN CAR-OC WARNER FGCU-VO
OBAMA WINS FLORIDA-VO FGCU WOMEN POST-SOT
SCOTT ON COUNTING-VOTOPS-CG-OC FGCU MEN LOSE-VO
PETRAEUS RESIGNS-OC FGCU VOLLEYBALL-POPMON
PETRAEUS RESIGNS-PKG FORT MYERS ARCHBISHOP VBALL-VO
FISCAL CLIFF-SOTVO CLEARWATER CENTRAL ECS-VO
FISCAL CLIFF-SOTVO PREP VOLLEYBALL SCORES-CGFULL
BOIL WATER NOTICE-NBC NAVI-VO FLORIDA CUPCAKE-POPMON
RIP CURRENTS AND FIRES-OC FLORIDA LAFAYETTE-VO
COMING UP NEXT-CLIP MUSCHAMP ON SCARE-SOT
TOSS TO TYLER-WXW EST MIAMI VIRGINIA-VO
SHERMAN HEMSLEY BODY-VO JD WOODS VS. OKSTATE-VO
AMMO SEIZED AT BORDER-VO NCAA SCOREBOARD-CGFULL
CAR INTO HOME-VO TUBERVILLE SMACKS ASST-VO
COMING UP NEXT-CLIP POTW NOMINEES-VO
TEASE TWO PARTING THOUGHTS-ONCAM
a) GAS LINES AND POWER OUT-VO GOODBYE-3SHOT
b) NAPLES EQUESTRIAN-VO  


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HEADLINES


A TENSE STANDOFF BETWEEN OFFICERS AND AN ARMED SUSPECT.

TONIGHT, HOW POLICE IN LEHIGH ACRES USED A WINDOW TO GET A HOSTAGE TO SAFETY.

FINALLY A WINNER!

FOUR DAYS LATER, THE VOTE COUNT IN FLORIDIA IS OVER.

WHAT THE GOVERNOR IS SAYING TONIGHT ABOUT AVOIDING A REPEAT PREFORMANCE.

YOU'RE A LIAR

TEMPERS FLARE AS TEMPERATURES DROP IN THE NORTHEAST.

HOW SOME RESIDENTS ARE BENDING THE RULES TO GET AROUND GAS LINES. Return to index of stories...


A) LEHIGH STANDOFF-VO


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B) OBAMA WINS FLORIDA-VO


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C) GAS LINES AND POWER OUT-NATVO


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630 SHOW OPEN-CLIP


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LEHIGH STANDOFF-SOTTOPS-VO-SS-OC


44:52-59 "40 of them down there two helicopters SWAT everything down there"

AN ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD -- LOCKED DOWN, WHILE OFFICERS TRY TO DIFFUSE A STANDOFF.

JOSEPH PAUL IS NOW IN CUSTODY AFTER HOLDING TWO FAMILY MEMBERS INSIDE THEIR LEHIGH ACRES HOME.

ABC-7'S JULIAN JOHNSON WAS THERE AS NEGOTIATORS BROUGHT THE SITUATION TO A PEACEFUL END. Return to index of stories...


LEHIGH STANDOFF-PKG


NEIGHBOR: I'm knocking off from work trying to get home and seen SWAT cars zooming in and out

ONLOOKERS STUNNED BY THE EARLY MORNING SOUND OF SIRENS ECHOING THROUGH THEIR LEHIGH ACRES NEIGHBORHOOD.

NEIGHBOR: it's ugly down there it's ugly

125 ICHABOD AVE IN LEHIGH ACRES BECAME THAT UGLY SCENE.

A 5AM SHOTS-FIRED CALL TURNED INTO A TENSE STANDOFF.

DEPUTIES SAY 30-YEAR-OLD JOSEPH PAUL THREATENED TO KILL ANYONE TRYING TO COME INSIDE HIS HOME OR LEAVE.

LAW ENFORCEMENT TOOK HIS THREATS SERIOUSLY.

NEIGHBOR: 40 of them down there two helicopters SWAT everything down there

LARRY KING, LCSO: it was basically a carry over from an argument or something from the night before the individual was armed

DEPUTIES SAY PAUL HELD HIS SISTER AND AUNT HOSTAGE.

NEGOTIATORS AND THE SWAT TEAM HELPED HIS SISTER ESCAPE THROUGH A BEDROOM WINDOW.

BUT THEIR WHEELCHAIR BOUND AUNT WAS STUCK INSIDE AND STILL IN DANGER.

THAT'S WHEN EVACUATIONS KICKED IN.

NEIGHBOR: everybody in that vicinity they trying to get them out of there

NEIGHBOR: they just blocked off a certain area and wouldn't let us through

NEGOTIATORS EVENTUALLY CONVINCED PAUL TO RELEASE HIS AUNT.

A SHORT TIME LATER, HE ALSO CAME OUT.

LARRY KING, LCSO: no one's injured at this point everybody's out safely

PAUL NOW FACES ONE COUNT OF KIDNAPPING AND FALSE IMPRISONMENT

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DEVELOPING-CLIP


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KINGSMAN SHOOTING-VO-WIPE


ABC-7 IS FOLLOWING DEVELOPING NEWS RIGHT NOW-

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. Return to index of stories...


PROSPECT SHOOTING-VOTOPS


WE'RE ALSO WAITING FOR NEW INFORMATION ON ANOTHER DEADLY SHOOTING IN FORT MYERS -- THIS ONE HAPPENED ON PROSPECT AVENUE AROUND 8-OCLOCK 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. Return to index of stories...


BODY IN CAR-OC


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. Return to index of stories...


OBAMA WINS FLORIDA-VO


HE'S ALREADY WON RE-ELECTION-

BUT FOUR DAYS AFTER THE VOTE, PRESIDENT OBAMA CAN NOW CLAIM VICTORY IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

CNN AND OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS HAVE OFFICIALLY DECLARED MR. OBAMA THE WINNER IN THE STATE -- GIVING HIM A TOTAL OF 332 ELECTORAL VOTES.

CHALLENGER MITT ROMNEY FINISHED OUT WITH A TOTAL OF 206 ELECTORAL VOTES.

THE ANNOUNCEMENT IN FLORIDA COMES AFTER OFFICIALS SPENT THE PAST FEW DAYS COUNTING BALLOTS IN THREE COUNTIES. Return to index of stories...


SCOTT ON COUNTING-VOTOPS-CG-OC


A RECORD NUMBER OF FLORIDIANS VOTED IN THIS ELECTION.

ABOUT EIGHT AND A HALF MILLION PEOPLE TURNED OUT TO CAST A BALLOT.

MANY OF YOU STOOD IN LONG LINES TO MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD.

TODAY, GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT ISSUED THIS STATEMENT:

"I have asked Secretary of State Ken Detzner to review this general election and report on ways we can improve the process after all the races are certified."

SECRETARY DETZNER WILL MEET WITH COUNTY ELECTION SUPERVISORS.ESPECIALLY IN COUNTIES WHERE VOTERS WAITED FOUR HOURS OR MORE. Return to index of stories...


PETRAEUS RESIGNS-OC


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. Return to index of stories...


PETRAEUS RESIGNS-PKG


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. Return to index of stories...


FISCAL CLIFF-SOTVO


A SHOWDOWN IS BREWING BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS.

DRASTIC SPENDING CUTS AND TAX HIKES WILL KICK IN AT THE END OF THE YEAR IF THEY CAN'T REACH A DEAL.

PRESIDENT OBAMA ISSUED A WARNING AHEAD OF THE SO-CALLED FISCAL CLIFF.

"I refuse to accept any approach that isn't balanced. / On Tuesday night we found out that the majority of Americans agree with my approach."

THAT APPROACH MEANS MAKING THE WEALTHY PAY MORE IN TAXES-

SOMETHING REPUBLICAN HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER OPPOSES. Return to index of stories...


FISCAL CLIFF-SOTVO


Raising tax rates will slow down our ability to create the jobs that everyone says they want.

IF WASHINGTON FAILS TO REACH A DEAL, DEFENSE AND DOMESTIC SPENDING WOULD SEE DRAMATIC CUTS -- AND THE AVERAGE AMERICAN HOUSEHOLD WOULD SEE TAX HIKES AROUND 35-HUNDRED DOLLARS NEXT YEAR.

BOTH SIDES SEEM TO AGREE -- AMENDING THE TAX CODE AND OVERHAULING ENTITLEMENT PROGRAMS ARE COMMON GROUND TO FIX FINANCES. Return to index of stories...


BOIL WATER NOTICE-NBC NAVI-VO


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. Return to index of stories...


RIP CURRENTS AND FIRES-OC


BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE CREATING TWO BIG RISKS IN FLORIDA RIGHT NOW --

DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND WILDFIRES.

WINDS UP TO 20 MILES PER HOUR.COMBINED WITH LARGE WAVES COULD CREATE STRONG RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE STATE'S EAST COAST.

DRY AIR AND BREEZY CONDITIONS THIS WEEKEND -- ALSO INCREASE THE RISK FOR WILDFIRES ACROSS MOST OF THE STATE.

HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA- THE FIRE RISK IS STILL LOW. Return to index of stories...


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TOSS TO TYLER-WXW EST


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SHERMAN HEMSLEY BODY-VO


IT'S BEEN MORE THAN THREE MONTHS SINCE ACTOR SHERMAN HEMSLEY DIED. AND NOW A TEXAS JUDGE HAS RULED THE ACTOR CAN FINALLY BE BURIED.

HEMSLEY PLAYED GEORGE JEFFERSON ON THE T-V SITCOM "THE JEFFERSONS."

HE DIED IN JULY OF LUNG CANCER.

BUT HIS BODY HAS BEEN IN A FUNERAL HOME IN EL PASO BECAUSE OF CHALLENGES TO HIS WILL.

ON FRIDAY A JUDGE RULED THE WILL WAS VALID AND THAT HIS LONGTIME FRIEND. FLORA BERNAL. CAN PROCEED WITH HIS BURIAL. Return to index of stories...


AMMO SEIZED AT BORDER-VO


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. Return to index of stories...


CAR INTO HOME-VO


DRAMATIC NEW VIDEO TONIGHT,

AFTER A WOMAN PLOWED HER CAR THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR OF A HOME.

THE MERCEDES CRASHED INTO THIS HOUSE FRIDAY IN FOLSOM, CALIFORNIA. WENT THROUGH A BEDROOM. AND CAME TO A STOP IN A BATHROOM.

AFTER SMASHING THE CAR WINDOWS TO GET THE FEMALE DRIVER OUT. SHE WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL WITH MINOR INJURIES.

SHE TOLD POLICE HER ACCELERATOR STUCK.

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TEASE TWO


NEARLY 2 WEEKS AFTER SUPERSTORM SANDY SWEEPS THE NORTHEAST-

THOUSANDS ARE STILL WITHOUT POWER.

STRAIGHT AHEAD- ABC-7 INVESTIGATES WHAT'S TAKING SO LONG.

AND A GRAMMY AWARD-WINNER SPENDS SOME TIME IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TODAY.

WHO IT IS AND WHY SHE'S SUPPORTING A LOCAL ORGANIZATION. Return to index of stories...


a) GAS LINES AND POWER OUT-VO


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b) NAPLES EQUESTRIAN-VO


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STORMWAR 7 OPEN-CLIP


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WEATHER-WXWALL


FULL WX

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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GAS LINES AND POWER OUT-OC


HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS ARE STILL WITHOUT POWER FOLLOWING HURRICANE SANDY AND ARE DEMANDING ANSWERS 12 DAYS AFTER THE DEVASTATING STORM HIT.

AS THE LONG LINES SHOW, GETTING GAS IS STILL A BIG PROBLEM AROUND PARTS OF NEW YORK--

ABCS JOHN SCHRIFFEN HAS THE LATEST FROM HICKSVILLE, LONG ISALND. Return to index of stories...


GAS LINES AND POWER OUT-PKG


Nats "You're a liar!"

LOOK OUT FOR THE TORCHES AND PITCH FORKS BECAUSE THE RESIDENTS ON LONG

ISLAND ARE BEYOND ANGRY. GOING ON NEARLY TWO WEEKS WITH NO POWERNOW TURNING

ON THEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS.

Sot Drowned out by boos

IN THIS REGION THERE ARE STILL MORE THAN 400,000 WITHOUT POWER. ONE OF THE BIGGEST OFFENDERS, THE

LONG ISLAND POWER AUTHORITY. TO PUT IT KINDLY LIPA HAS BEEN UNRESPONSIVE.

INSTEAD OF SENDING OUT UPDATE LETTERS OR EVEN APOLIGIES, WOULD YOU BELIEVE

WHAT SOME PEOPLE GOT IN THE MAIL? A BILL.

"nobody knows nothing in the building. Save your breath. Nobody knows

nothing"

TRYING TO TAKE MATTERS INTO THEIR OWN HANDSONE WOMAN EVEN CARRYING HER 14

MONTH OLD SONTHEY STORMED THE POWER COMPANY'S BUILDING TO GET ANSWERS.

In a last minute press conference overnight LIPA was a no show, the Company

that manages the grid took the heat.

Nats

SOT John Bruckner

- We currently forecast about 95% of those

customers impacted by the storm will be restored by end of day Tuesday. We

will continue to work tirelessly until all of them are restored.

THE FRUSTRATION DOESN'T END THERE. IN A COMMUNITY DEPENDING ON CARS AND

GENERATORS, LONG LINES SNAKE AROUND GAS STATIONSTHE ONES THAT ARE ACTUALLY

OPEN FOR BUSNIESS.

RETRACK -

To shorten the wait new york city and long island implemented a rationing

program Friday.

BUT OUR OWN LINSEY DAVIS FOUND ONE WOMAN BREAKING THE RULES CHALLENGING THE GOVERNMENT TO STEP IT UP.

"It doesn't make any sense what they're doing to us. At all. I think they

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ZUMBA PROSTITUTION ARREST-VO


POLICE IN MAINE HAVE LINKED A SECOND LEE COUNTY MAN TO AN ALLEGED ZUMBA PROSTITUTION RING.

OUR AFFILIATE IN MAINE IS REPORTING 68-YEAR OLD ROBERT HAZLETON JUNIOR OF ESTERO IS ON THE LIST OF MORE THAN A DOZEN NAMES RELEASED FRIDAY.

WE STOPPED BY HAZELTON'S HOME TO SPEAK WITH HIM.

BUT HE DID NOT ALLOW US ON THE PROPERTY.

OFFICERS SAY ALEXIS WRIGHT RAN A BROTHEL OUT OF HER DANCE STUDIO.

POLICE HAVE ALREADY RELEASED 39 NAMES, INCLUDING 58-YEAR-OLD JAMES SOULE WHO LIVES IN FORT MYERS. Return to index of stories...


NAPLES EQUESTRIAN-NATVO


JOHN SCHRIFFEN WITH THAT REPORT.

TURNING BACK TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

A GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING MUSICAN VISITED WITH LOCAL CHILDREN TODAY AT THE NAPLES EQUESTRIAN CHALLENGE. AS PART OF HER FLORIDA TOURING SCHEDULE.

LeAnn Rimes: Thank you for my card. I appreciate it.You're gonna ride with him? Awesome!

LEANN RIMES IS A SUPPORTER OF THE NAPLES CHILDREN AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION.

THAT FOUNDATION ALONG WITH THE NAPLES WINTER WINE FESTIVAL HELP THE EQUESTRIAN CHALLENGE THROUGH ITS CHARITIES.

RIMES MET WITH ABOUT A DOZEN SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN WHO USE THE FACILITY FOR THERAPEUTIC RIDING. Return to index of stories...


NAPLES EQUESTRIAN-SOTVO


THERAPEUTIC RIDING.

NEC has helped Steven so much from the time he started riding just with general confidence and god riding ability has just, it's amazing the differences in the last five and half years.

N-C-E-F PRESENTED RIMES WITH A TOKEN OF APPRECIATION ON BEHALF OF ITS TRUSTEES AND THE UNDERPRIVILEGED AND AT-RISK CHILDREN THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS. Return to index of stories...


KEY LARGO BRIDGE RUN-VO


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. Return to index of stories...


SPORTS OPEN-CLIP


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BAMA LOSES-VOTOPS


TOP RANKED ALABAMA HOSTING TEXAS A&M AND THE KID THEY CALL JOHNNY FOOTBALL.

JOHNNY MANZIEL CARVING UP THE VAUNTED BAMA 'D'. THE TIDE'S CHANCE TO WIN IT LATE FALLS SHORT.

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WARNER FGCU-POPMON


ANEW JOURNEY. GOOD EVENING.

FRESH OFF AN NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE. THE FGCU WOMEN HOOPSTERS WELCOMED 7 FRESHMEN ONTO THE ROSTER THIS OFFSEASON. HEAD COACH KARL SMESKO SAYS IT MIGHT TAKE SOME TIME FOR THIS TEAM TO GEL. LET'S FIND OUT. Return to index of stories...


WARNER FGCU-VO


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. FGCU SCORED THE FIRST 23 POINTS OF THE GAME.

UP HUGE IN THE 2ND HALF. ONE OF THOSE FRESHMAN. BETHAN MURRELL. HITTING FROM LONG RANGE.

7 EAGLES IN DOUBLE FIGURES AS THEY ROLL 100-31. AFTERWARDS. COACH PLEASED TO GET HIS NEWBIES ON THE FLOOR FOR GAME ACTION. Return to index of stories...


FGCU WOMEN POST-SOT


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FGCU MEN LOSE-VO


THE FGCU MEN BEGAN THEIR SEASON ON THE ROAD LAST NIGHT. A TALL ORDER AGAINST V-C-U. EAGLES LOST 80-57. ANDY ENFIELD'S CLUB IS BACK HOME PREPARING FOR TUESDAY'S BIG SHOWDOWN AT ALICO ARENA AGAINST THE MIAMI HURRICANES. Return to index of stories...


FGCU VOLLEYBALL-POPMON


FGCU VOLLEYBALL IS WRAPPING UP THEIR REGULAR SEASON AS WE SPEAK. HOSTING NORTHERN KENTUCKY. BUT IT'S JUST A FORMALITY. THE EAGLES HAVE ALREADY CLINCHED THE TOP SEED AND A FIRST ROUND BYE IN THE A-SUN TOURNAMENT NEXT WEEK. Return to index of stories...


FORT MYERS ARCHBISHOP VBALL-VO


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. Return to index of stories...


CLEARWATER CENTRAL ECS-VO


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. Return to index of stories...


PREP VOLLEYBALL SCORES-CGFULL


LELY AND BISHOP VEROT. BOTH SWEPT IN THEIR REGIONAL FINAL MATCHES TODAY.

SO FORT MYERS. THE ONLY LOCAL TEAM INTO THE FINAL FOUR. Return to index of stories...


FLORIDA CUPCAKE-POPMON


THE FLORIDA GATORS NEARLY LOST TO MISSOURI LAST WEEK. SO YOU A FIGURED A NON-CONFERENCE CUPCAKE LIKE LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE WOULD PROVIDE A LITTLE RELIEF IN THE SWAMP. WELL. YOU WOULD BE WRONG. RAGIN CAJUN WRONG TO BE EXACT. Return to index of stories...


FLORIDA LAFAYETTE-VO


OUT TO GAINESVILLE. THE UPSET BUG SWIRLING AROUND WILL MUSCHAMP TODAY.

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. Return to index of stories...


MUSCHAMP ON SCARE-SOT


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MIAMI VIRGINIA-VO


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 Return to index of stories...


JD WOODS VS. OKSTATE-VO


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NCAA SCOREBOARD-CGFULL


OTHER SCORES. WEST VIRGINIA LOSES FOR A 4TH STRAIGHT TIME.

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. Return to index of stories...


TUBERVILLE SMACKS ASST-VO


AND THIS FROM THE "I SHOULD NEVER MAKE TOMMY TUBERVILLE ANGRY" DEPARTMENT. THE TEXAS TECH COACH GOT ANGRY AT ONE OF HIS ASSISTANTS AFTER A PENATLY. AND SLAPPED THE HEADSET RIGHT OFF HIM. TUBERVILLE SAID LATER HE WAS TRYING TO PULL HIM OFF THE FIELD. UH HUH. Return to index of stories...


POTW NOMINEES-VO


A REMINDER OUR GRIDIRON 2DAY PLAY OF THE WEEK NOMINEES ARE READY TO BE VOTED ON. HEAD TO NBC-DASH-2 DOT COM AND LOOK UNDER THE SPORTS SECTION.

SOME GOOD ONES THIS WEEK. MARINER'S MIGUEL VARGAS WHO HAD THIS INCREDIBLE DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWN. CLYDE "THE CLYDESDALE" NEWTON OF CHARLOTTE. AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CHRISTIAN'S NOAH HUXLEY. WHO HAD NOT ONE. BUT TWO. PUNT BLOCKS RETURNED FOR TOUCHDOWNS.

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PARTING THOUGHTS-ONCAM


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GOODBYE-3SHOT


AD LIB GOODBYE Return to index of stories...