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CREWS IN SOUTH FORT MYERS WORK TO CONTROL A PAIR OF FIRES TONIGHT.
ABC7 TAKES YOU LIVE TO THE SCENE.
NEW DETAILS TONIGHT ABOUT THE RESIGNATION OF CIA DIRECTOR DAVID PETRAEUS.
WHAT ROLE A FLORIDA WOMAN PLAYED IN BRINGING HIS EXTRA-MARTIAL AFFAIR TO LIGHT.
AND AN ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD--
BLOWN UP IN AN INSTANT.
WHAT INVESTIGATORS SAY SPARKED A POWERFUL BLAST IN IN INDIANA THAT LEFT TWO DEAD AND FORCED DOZENS OUT OF THEIR HOMES.
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BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT -
A BRUSH FIRE SPARKS IN SOUTH FORT MYERS.
IT'S HAPPENING NEAR CRYSTAL DRIVE AND METRO PARKWAY.
ABC7'S JULIAN JOHNSON JOINS US LIVE FROM THE SCENE WITH A LOOK AT THE CURRENT CONDITIONS, JULIAN?
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AND FROM ONE FIRE TO THE NEXT.
JULIAN IS HELPING ABC7 STAY ON TOP OF ANOTHER FIRE STILL BREWING IN FORT MYERS.
THIS ONE SPARKING SOME 8 HOURS AGO NEAR SAN CARLOS PARK.
CREWS ARE STILL WORKING TO PUT THE FLAMES OUT
AND SAY IT COULD TAKE DAYS.
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A NORTHWESTERLY BREEZE CARRIED THE PLUMES OF WHITE SMOKE FROM A NEARBY MULCH FIRE.
ACROSS US 41.
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AND RIGHT INTO JIM AND LYNDA DUNWELL'S DAY AT THE POOL.
LYNDA DUNWELL, NOT BOTHERED BY SMOKE: "we knew there was a fire not too far away so we just accepted it and said we'll go to the pool anyway"
BUT SOME OTHERS DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE DEVELOPING SITUATION LESS THAN A HALF MILE AWAY.AT A MULCH RECYCLING PLANT ON OLD US 41 NEAR ALICO ROAD
MIKE NESITI, DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT FIRE: "thought it was a fireplace burning and after three or four hours realized it was something in the east"
THAT SOMETHING OFFICIALS SAY TURNING OUT TO BE MULTIPLE 30 FEET HIGH MULCH PILES WHICH SOMEHOW CAUGHT ON FIRE.
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CREWS FORCED TO FIGHT THE BLAZE FROM ABOVE AND ON THE GROUND.
USING BULLDOZERS TO TO TOPPLE THE DEBRIS.
BUT OFFICIALS DON'T EXPECT THE JOB TO BE COMPLETED SOON.
DAVID CAMBARERI, ASST CHIEF SAN CARLOS PARK FIRE RESCUE: "most of today and probably into tomorrow if we get alot of help with some removal of the material we should be able to get in under control by tomorrow"
LYNDA DUNWELL: "we could smell it but there's no debris or anything like that coming down"
OFFICIALS SAY THE MAIN THREAT FROM THIS FIRE IS THE LINGERING SMOKE AND HAZE.
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WHICH COULD MAKE THINGS DIFFICULT FOR DRIVERS ALONG BUSY US 41.
AND NEARBY RESIDENTS.
DAVID CAMBARERI, ASST CHIEF SAN CARLOS PARK FIRE RESCUE: "it may exacerbate some people's allergies so maybe if you're smelling the smoke keep your windows shut"
MIKE NESITI: "it's pretty thick right now its a little irritating with the doors open its a nice day you want to keep the doors open"
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OFFICIALS ARE STILL LOOKING INTO WHAT COULD HAVE STARTED THE FIRE.
IT HASN'T CAUSED ANY ROAD CLOSURES BUT OFFICIALS ARE ASKING PEOPLE TO DRIVE CAREFULLY THROUGH THE AREA IN SOUTH LEE COUNTY.
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Something I know you felt as you stepped out on Sunday - the heat.
You weren't delusional. The thermometer, as expected, started rising in advance of our next cold front, and yes it will get a little warmer.
Monday will be the warmest we've seen in sometime. The day will start off in the lower 60s with partly cloudy skies, and by the afternoon we'll see the clouds increase once again. That does not stop our temperatures from rising. We'll top out at 84 in Fort Myers, and the rest of southwest Florida will be around that mark - in the lower to mid 80s.
As I mentioned, a cold front is advancing toward Florida. It'll make its way through Monday evening. That front is allocating a more tropical type airmass into the state which is helping the temperatures rise and the skies to stay cloudy.
We could even pull out a brief isolated shower, but the chances of that happening are very low. Thus, I'm leaving that out of my forecast. I'm calling for a warm start to the week with a mix of sun and clouds.
Once the front traverses completely across Florida our temperatures will return to average. Average is 82, so we're not too far off that mark right now.
The week will continue to be stupendous with a lot of sunshine.
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NEW DETAILS TONIGHT ABOUT THE RESIGNATON OF DAVID PETRAEUS.
HE QUIT HIS POST AS CIA DIRECTOR FRIDAY AS IT WAS REVEALED HE'D HAD AN EXTRA-MARITAL AFFAIR.
TONIGHT, WE'RE LEARNING ABOUT A FLORIDA WOMAN WHO HELPED THE F-B-I LAUCH THEIR INVESTIGATION.
ABC'S REENA NINAN REPORTS.
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AS THE NATION'S TOP SPYMASTER, DAVID PETRAEUS MUST HAVE KNOWN SOMETHING
ABOUT CLANDESTINE OPERATIONS.
SO WHY COULDN'T HE KEEP HIS SECRET AFFAIR WITH HIS BIOGRAPHER, PAULA
BROADWELL, UNDER COVER?
IT TURNS OUT THEIR ILLICIT ROMANCE UNRAVELED WHEN A WOMEN IN TAMPA, FLORIDA,
JILL KELLEY -- WHO IS FAMILIAR WITH PETRAEUS AND BROADWELL --RECEIVED A "
STRANGE AND HARASSING" E-MAIL FROM THE AUTHOR.
KELLEY NOTIFIED THE FBI, WHICH BEGAN AN INVESTIGATION -- WORRIED THAT THE
CIA DIRECTOR'S OFFICIAL E-MAIL ACCOUNT HAD BEEN COMPROMISED.
THE TRAIL LED BACK TO THE COMPUTER OF. PAULA BROADWELL.
YET WHAT THE BUREAU FOUND WAS NOT COMPROMISED SECURITY -- BUT TWO PEOPLE IN
A COMPROMISING POSITION -- DESCRIBED AS A "HUMAN DRAMA" INCLUDING INTIMATE,
"SALACIOUS" EXCHANGES BETWEEN BROADWELL AND PETRAEUS.
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FRED KAPLAN
Slate
There had been rumors of an affair between him and Paula Broadwell for some
time./He just didn't seem the type.
HER FRIENDS KNOW HER NOT JUST FOR HER GOOD LOOKS -- BUT FOR GOOD WORKS.--
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David Bixler
Wounded Warrior
somebody as busy as she is takes the time to help somebody like me.
DAVID BIXLER IS AN ACTIVE-DUTY WOUNDED WARRIOR AND A DOUBLE AMPUTEE. LAST
WEEK, BROADWELL WAS SCHEDULED TO SKYDIVE FOR HER 40TH BIRTHDAY, BUT DONATED
HER JUMP TO BIXLER -- WHO IS SKEPTICAL OF THE ALLEGATIONS.
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I have some serious questions about who is connecting these dots and how.
there's not much time left for indiscretions.
PETRAEUS REPORTEDLY STARTED THE AFFAIR AFTER LEAVING THE ARMY IN 2011 AND
WAS THE ONE TO END IT. FRIENDS EXPECT HE AND HIS WIFE OF 38 YEARS, HOLLY,
TO SURVIVE THIS.
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Sen. Saxby Chambliss
R-GA
"He's trying to put his life back together right now and that's what he
needs to focus on."
AS FOR PAULA BROADWELL -- A MARRIED MOTHER OF TWO --
THIS MESSAGE WAS DRAWN IN CHALK ON HER DRIVEWAY.
REENA NINAN, ABC NEWS, WASHINGTON.
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A COLLIER COUNTY MAN LED DEPUTIES ON A HIGH-SPEED CHASE THROUGH NORTH NAPLES -- GETTING UP TO 100 MILES PER HOUR!
DEPUTIES STOPPED THIS MAN -- 39-YEAR-OLD TIMOTHY JAMES VARBLE FOR MAKING AN ILLEGAL U-TURN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
THAT HAPPENED AT TAMIAMI TRAIL AND IMMOKALEE ROAD.
THE DEPUTY FOUND WARRANTS FOR VARBLE -- AND WHEN HE TOLD THE DRIVER HE WAS GOING TO BE ARRESTED.
.VARBLE TOOK OFF, HEADING NORTH ON US-41.
VARBLE TURNED ONTO BONITA BEACH ROAD.AGAIN GOT UP TO ALMOST 100 MILES PER HOUR.AND CRASHED HIS TRUCK JUST WEST OF BAREFOOT BEACH ROAD.
VARBLE IS STILL IN JAIL.FACING CHARGES FOR THE HIGH-SPEED CHASE AND DRIVING WITHOUT A LICENSE.
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HENDRY COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES CONTINUE TO LOOK INTO THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING A DEATH INVESTIGATION.
ACCORDING TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
A BURNT CAR WITH A BODY INSIDE WAS FOUND YESTERDAY MORNING OFF OF COUNTY ROAD 835.
DEPUTIES SAY THERE WAS A LICENSE PLATE ATTACHED TO VEHICLE, BUT THEY DON'T BELIEVE THE VICTIM IS THE ONE REGISTERED TO THE TAG.
AN AUTOPSY IS BEING PERFORMED.
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION, YOU ASKED TO CALL THE HENDRY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
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PRESIDENT OBAMA OBSERVED VETERANS DAY AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY THIS MORNING.
MISTER OBAMA LAID A WREATH AT THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWNS. AND THEN PAUSED IN SILENCE.
FOLLOWING THE WREATH-LAYING, THE PRESIDENT SPOKE AT A REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY AT MEMORIAL AMPHITHEATER.
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On behalf of the American people I say to you that the memory of your loved ones carries on not just in your hearts but in ours as well and i assure you that their sacrifice will never be forgotten.
VETERANS DAY WAS PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS ARMISTICE DAY. TO MARK THE CEASE FIRE THAT ENDED WORLD WAR ONE.
IN 1954, CONGRESS CHANGED THE NAME TO VETERANS DAY TO HONOR ALL U-S MILITARY PERSONNEL.
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PEOPLE LIVING IN VENICE, ITALY ARE STRUGGLING TO STAY *ABOVE WATER.
NEARLY 70-PERCENT OF THE CITY IS FLOODED!
WATER IN THE CANAL CITY REACHED HEIGHTS OF NEARLY FIVE-FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL TODAY, AFTER HEAVY RAIN SOAKED THE ITALIAN REGION.
TOURISTS COULD BE SEEN WADING THROUGH NEARLY WAIST-DEEP WATER.
SHOPS AND OTHER FLOODED BUILDINGS REMAIN CLOSED.
AN ITALIAN NEWS AGENCY SAID THIS WAS THE SIXTH FLOOD OF THIS MAGNITUDE IN THE HISTORY OF VENICE SINCE 1872.
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AS MANY AS 12 PEOPLE ARE FEARED DEAD AFTER A STRONG EARTHQUAKE HIT NORTHERN ME-ANN-MAR TODAY.
THE SIX-POINT-EIGHT MAGNITUDE QUAKE STRUCK IN AN UNDERDEVELOPED AREA IN A REGION KNOWN FOR MINING MINERALS AND GEMSTONES.
THE EARTHQUAKE CAUSED A BRIDGE AND A GOLD MINE TO COLLAPSE AND DAMAGED BUDDHIST PAGODAS.
MORE THAN 100 HOMES, SOME GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS AND A SCHOOL WERE DAMAGED IN A TOWN LOCATED NEAR THE EPICENTER.
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FIGHTING INSIDE SYRIA AND ALONG THE COUNTRY'S BORDER WITH TURKEY CONTINUED TODAY AS SYRIAN OPPOSITION GROUPS APPEARED TO HAVE AGREED TO FORM A COALITION.
AMATEUR VIDEO POSTED ONLINE APPEARED TO SHOW THE AFTERMATH OF AN AIRSTRIKE BY GOVERNMENT FORCES.
THE SYRIAN OBSERVATORY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS SAID THE RAS AL-AYN BORDER AREA WAS QUOTE "UNDER SIEGE" AS REBELS TRIED TO HOLD ON TO THE CROSSING.
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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.
NICE WEATHER FOR THE WORKWEEK
Something I know you felt as you stepped out on Sunday - the heat.
You weren't delusional. The thermometer, as expected, started rising in advance of our next cold front, and yes it will get a little warmer.
Monday will be the warmest we've seen in sometime. The day will start off in the lower 60s with partly cloudy skies, and by the afternoon we'll see the clouds increase once again. That does not stop our temperatures from rising. We'll top out at 84 in Fort Myers, and the rest of southwest Florida will be around that mark - in the lower to mid 80s.
As I mentioned, a cold front is advancing toward Florida. It'll make its way through Monday evening. That front is allocating a more tropical type airmass into the state which is helping the temperatures rise and the skies to stay cloudy.
We could even pull out a brief isolated shower, but the chances of that happening are very low. Thus, I'm leaving that out of my forecast. I'm calling for a warm start to the week with a mix of sun and clouds.
Once the front traverses completely across Florida our temperatures will return to average. Average is 82, so we're not too far off that mark right now.
The week will continue to be stupendous with a lot of sunshine.
So be sure to go out and enjoy it!
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TWO PEOPLE ARE DEAD AFTER AN EXPLOSION IN AN INDIANAPOLIS NEIGHBORHOOD LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
THE POWERFUL BLAST LEFT ABOUT THREE DOZEN HOMES DAMAGED OR DESTROYED AND WAS EVEN FELT AS FAR AWAY AS THREE MILES.
RAFAEL SANCHEZ REPORTS.
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VIDEO SHOWS/SHOTLIST:
cell video with flames, reax, officials
SUPERS:
Marion County, IN
Ben Melvin
Homeowner
Courtesy: Indianapolis Fire Department
Bonnie Hensley
IFD Spokesperson
Kirk Mc Donald
Homeowner
VIDEO PROVIDED BY:
wrtv
LENGTH:
1:36
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VERBATIM:
The Indianapolis inferno lit the horizon.the explosion shook more than one
neighborhood.
In this video from the Marion County Sheriff, you can see the intensity of
the flames that greeted first responders looking for survivors.
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"Mrs. Melvin: Just pray for these families. Pray for all our neighborhood
families."
Homeowners in the Richmond Hill subdivision ran for their lives.
The Melvin family emerged from the dark wearing face masks to deal with the
overwhelming smell and smoke.
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"It was deafening inside.roof out of the sky."
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"An explosion happened. I came 2 feet off the bed. Picture
window blown in."
Sheriff
Investigators say the blast leveled 2 homes
Two other houses are beyond repair.
18 were damaged.
There is debris everywhere.
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"A lot like a tornado. No pattern to it. All blown out."
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"A couple of the older guys say it looks like a war zone."
Kirk Mc Donald showed us this picture of the home where
he, his son, and his nephew ran to rescue a family.
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"Kirk: We heard people yelling.out if them."
McDonald says just after they pulled their neighbors to safety, flames
consusmed the home.
In Indianapolis, Rafael Sanchez, RTV-6
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FIVE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HOSPITALIZED WITH NON LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.
MORE THAN 100 FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDED TO THE SCENE TO FIND WHAT LOOKED LIKE A WAR ZONE.
THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD WAS EVACUATED AND POWER TURNED OFF TO HOMES IN THE SUBDIVISION.
SOME 200 PEOPLE ARE STAYING AT A SCHOOL SET UP AS A SHELTER.
THE CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. A GAS LEAK IS SUSPECTED.
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AN ATTEMPT AT MUSHROOM SOUP WENT HORRIBLY WRONG IN CALIFORNIA THIS WEEKEND.
AUTHORITIES SAY TWO NURSING HOME RESIDENTS DIED, AND FOUR OTHERS WERE HOSPITALIZED AFTER EATING SOUP WITH POISONOUS WILD MUSHROOMS.
THE SOUP WAS PREPARED BY A CAREGIVER AT THE ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY NEAR SACRAMENTO.
INVESTIGATORS SAY SHE DIDN'T KNOW THE MUSHROOMS WERE POISONOUS.
THE CAREGIVER WHO PREPARED THE SOUP IS AMONG THE FOUR WHO WERE HOSPITALIZED.
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A MAN IN PARIS IS DIVING RIGHT INTO TO FACE HIS FEARS.
WORLD CHAMPION FREE DIVER PIERRE FROLLA SAYS HE WAS AFFRAID OF SHARKS FOR YEARS.
BUT HE WAS ABLE TO OVERCOME THAT FEAR BY REGULARLY SWIMMING WITH THEM.
TODAY, HE WAS AT IT AGAIN.
VISITORS AT A PARIS AQUARIUM HELD THEIR BREATH AS FROLLA JUMPED IN WITHOUT A CAGE AND SWAM FACE TO FIN WITH ONE OF NATURE'S MOST OF FEARED ANIMALS.
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GOOD EVENING. A WEEK AGO THE F-G-C-U WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM PUNCHED THEIR TICKET TO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT BY WINNING THE A-SUN FINAL ON THEIR HOME FIELD. TODAY. THE FGCU MEN HOPING TO ECHO THEIR FEMALE COUNTERPARTS AND GET TO THE BIG DANCE.
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STANDING IN THEIR WAY,. MERCER. THE FINALS FROM THE FGCU SOCCER COMPLEX.
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WE NORMALLY LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEWEST BCS RANKINGS COMING OUT ON SUNDAY. BUT WHEN TOP RANKED ALABAMA GETS KNOCKED OFF. THE RANKINGS ARE EVEN MORE INTERESTING. THEY WILL BE UNVEILED TONIGHT.
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL IS ALREADY OUT. AND OREGON TAKES OVER THE TOP SPOT. WITH UNBEATENS KANSAS STATE AND NOTRE DAME RIGHT BEHIND THE DUCKS.
NOTICE OHIO STATE WHICH IS STILL PERFECT. COMES IN BEHIND ONE LOSS GEORGIA.
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WE'RE HEADING INTO PLAYOFF MODE FOR HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL. THE BARRON COLLIER COUGARS HAPPY TO BE A PART OF IT.
THEY'LL PLAY AT SOUTH FORT MYERS IN ROUND ONE FRIDAY NIGHT.
THE COUGARS STOPPED BY OUR STUDIOS THIS WEEKEND. TELLING US THEY FEEL THEY'RE PEAKING RIGHT NOW. JUST AT THE RIGHT TIME. AFTER PICKING UP THEIR THIRD STRAIGHT WIN ON FRIDAY NIGHT.
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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.
VOTING ENDS MONDAY 5PM
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DESPITE A LOSS TO THE COLTS LAST WEEK. MIAMI IS STILL IN THE PLAYOFF PICTURE AT 4-4. BUT YOU GOTTA WIN AT HOME. AND YOU CERTAINLY GOTTA BEAT TEAMS YOU'RE FAVORED AGAINST. NEITHER HAPPENED TODAY.
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OUT TO SUNLIFE STADIUM.
AND TENNESSEE DEEP FRIED THE FINS ALL AFTERNOON. JAKE LOCKER TO KENDALL WRIGHT. 7-0 TITANS.
IT'S 14-0. WHEN RYAN TANNEHILL THROWS. IT'S TIPPED. INTO THE HANDS OF COLIN MCCARTHY. GOING THE OTHER WAY. ONE F 4 TURNOVERS FOR MIAMI. IN A 21-0 HOLE.
NEVER GOT ANY BETTER. THEY GET SMACKED 37-3 THE FINAL.
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SURGING BUCS GOING FOR A 3RD STRAIGHT WIN TODAY. HOSTING THE CHARGERS.
DOWN 7-0;. JOSH FREEMAN CONNECTS WITH TIGHT END DALLAS CLARK FOR THE SCORE. TIED UP.
SPECIAL TEAMS FUN! CHARGERS PUNT IS BLOCKED. ADAM HEYWARD GRABS IT. RUN BIG FELLA! 29 YARDS TO THE ZONE.
LET'S GO THE 4TH QUARTER. BUCS NURSING A LEAD. BUT PHILIP RIVERS HELPS THE CAUSE. THROWS IT RIGHT TO LEONARD JOHNSON AND WATCH HIM FLY. 83 YARDS TO THE HOUSE. FIRE THE CANNONS.
TAMPA BAY WINS AGAIN 34-24.
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THE LAST UNBEATEN TEAM. THE FALCONS. IN TROUBLE AGAINST THE SAINTS.
DREW BREES TO MARQUES COLSTON. 28-17 NAWLEANS.
CHANCE LATE FOR THE FALCONS TO TAKE THE LEAD. BUT MATT RYAN'S PASS KNOCKED DOWN IN THE ENDZONE.
THE 72 DOLPHINS CAN CELEBRATE AGAIN. ATLANTA LOSES 31-27.
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HOW ABOUT PGA GOLFER CHARLIE BELJAN.SUFFERED APANIC ATTACK ON FRIDAY. BUT RECOVERED ENOUGH TO STAY IN CONTENTION. AND TODAY WINS THE CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK CLASSIC IN LAKE BUENA VISTA. IT'S BELJAN'S FIRST PGA TOUR WIN.
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AD LIB GOODBYE
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