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can you hear the voices in there, they're trying to tell us something 1:10:11/1:13:56

A CHILLING PORTRAIT OF A CONVICTED KILLER.

FAMILY MEMBERS DESCRIBE ROBERT DUNN'S BIZARRE BEHAVIOR BEFORE HE WAS FOUND GUILTY OF KILLING HIS WIFE.

CAUGHT ON CAMERA-

A HIGH SCHOOL SUFFERS THE PRICE AFTER THESE TWO ARE SUSPECTED OF TAKING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF ITEMS.

AFTER HELPING ANIMALS FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS,

A WILDLIFE REHIBILITATION NOW NEEDS SOME HELP OF IT'S OWN IN ORDER TO STAY OPEN.

HL1) dunn-SOTVO

HL2) north port grand theft-SS-TOPS

HL3) peace river wildlife-VOTOPS

SHOW OPEN-CLIP

LEHIGH GROW HOUSE FIRE-TCMON-VO SS

A HOUSE FIRE TURNED INTO A CRIME SCENE IN LEE COUNTY!

AND TONIGT A LEHIGH ACRES MAN IS IN JAIL.

DEPUTIES ARRESTED RICHARD SMEGAL THIS AFTERNOON AFTER FINDING NEARLY 170 MARIJUANA PLANTS IN HIS HOUSE.

EARLY THIS MORNING. THE HOUSE ON 13TH STREET SOUTHWEST IN LEHIGH ACRES.ERUPTED IN FLAMES.

LEHIGH GROW HOUSE FIRE-VOTOPS-FLY

LEHIGH GROW HOUSE FIRE-PKG

an alleged growhouse operation- with 168 plants, goes up in flames.

27:51 "I see a fire."

now, the homeowner-

richard smegal is under arrest for growing marijuana.

that's him through the window of the deputy's car.

smegal's neighbors tell us they would see cars coming and going from the 13th street sw house, which sits on a dead end.

*take sot* josett germain "i always see him in some kind of cadillac, and then motorcycle, truck."

28:42 "I always see 3 or 4 cars parked there."

early this morning,

firefighters made the discovery after being called to the lehigh acres home to put out a big blaze.

that's when they found the reported growhouse and alerted the sheriff's office.

undercover narcotics detectives taped off the house as a crime scene, and after getting a search warrant- said they found the elaborate operation.

LEHIGH GROW HOUSE FIRE-ONCAM

LEHIGH PEDESTRIAN KILLED-VO WIPE

RESIDENTS IN LEHIGH ACRES SAY A STREET WHERE A MAN WAS KILLED BY A CAR THIS MORNING WAS A TRAGEDY WAITING TO HAPPEN.

86 YEAR OLD BELEN SEGARRA WAS HIT WHILE TRYING TO CROSS SUNSHINE BOULEVARD NEAR SIXTH STREET.

FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS HE WALKED INTO THE PATH OF AN S-U-V AND DIED BEFORE FIRST RESPONDERS ARRIVED.

LEHIGH PEDESTRIAN KILLED-SOT VO

Sot Joshua Gutierrez, Lehigh acres resident " I had to walk on the little sliver of road here and it was a 4 door truck that almost hit me, bc it had real dim lights and I was wearing kinda dark clothes."

SEGARRA WAS WEARING DARK CLOTHING WHEN HE WAS STRUCK.

THE DRIVER WON'T BE CHARGED, SINCE SHE WAS NOT AT FAULT AND GOING 40 MILES PER HOUR IN A 45.

THERE IS A LIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE.

NORTH PORT HIGH SCHOOL THEFT-(2) SS

NEW AT SIX-

NORTH PORT HIGH SCHOOL. BROKE INTO AND BURGLARIZED.

AND INVESTIGATORS SAY THE THIEVES TOOK THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF BASEBALL ITEMS,.

TAKE A LOOK AT THESE PICTURES.

SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS CAUGHT THESE TWO LEAVING THE SCHOOL WITH A LARGE EQUIPMENT BAG AND SEVERAL BASEBALL BATS.

THIS HAPPENED LAST MONTH.

A COACH FOUND A DOOR UNLOCKED AND SEVERAL ITEMS MISSING.

CAMERAS ALSO CAUGHT A SILVER S-U-V LEAVING THE SCHOOL.

DUNN SENTENCING-VO BNR WIPE

A BIZARRE PORTRAIT OF A MURDERER COMES INTO FOCUS INSIDE A HIGH-PROFILE MURDER TRIAL.

ROBERT DUNN FACES THE DEATH PENALTY - CONVICTED OF KILLING HIS ESTRANGED WIFE INSIDE A CAPE CORAL DAY CARE.

TODAY - DUNN'S FAMILY TOOK THE STAND, PAINTING THE PICTURE OF A TROUBLED MAN.

HIS SISTER LORI BARDEL SPOKE ABOUT DUNN'S STRANGE BEHAVIOR - STARTING WHEN HE WAS A TEENAGER.

AS A YOUNG ADULT - SHE SAYS HE WENT AWOL FROM THE NAVY.

DUNN SENTENCING-SOT VO

1:13:18 found him in the area, living in our house unbeknownst to the family, sleeping under bed

MARCO POLICE CHIEF REAX-OC SOT OC

MARCO ISLAND POLICE OFFICERS SAY THE ACTIONS OF ONE OF THEIR OWN IS A BLACK EYE' FOR THE DEPARTMENT.

FORMER LEIUTENANT PETE BEUCLER RESIGNED AFTER SENDING PORNOGRAPHIC PICTURES TO A FEMALE CO-WORKER.

THE CITY LATER RE-HIRED HIM AS A CIVILIAN MEMBER.

THAT SPARKED AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION.

THE INVESTIGATION SAY THE WOMAN TOLD HER SUPERVIORS ABOUT THE PICTURES -- AND THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.

"To say that were disappointed, to say the comm is disappointed would be a gross understatement 49 this is exactly the opposite type of professional conduct that we and the community expect out of the police officers on marco island."

WE ASKED THE CITY WHY IT REHIRED BEUCLER--

VOTING PROBLEMS-SS

WHO COULD FORGET THE LONG LINES, THE LONG BALLOT, AND THE VOTER FRUSTRATION IN THIS YEAR'S ELECTION?!

TONIGHT, OUR SECRETARY OF STATE WANTS TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.

KEN DETZNER SAYS FIVE COUNTIES 'UNDERPERFORMED' IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

LEE. PALM BEACH. BROWARD. MIAMI-DADE. AND SAINT LUCIE COUNTIES.

VOTING PROBLEMS-SOT VO

"The long ballot was a major, the number one factor, I think overall. because we saw good performance from almost all the counties in the other elections so you have to look at that one issue."

DETZER CALLED THE LONG LINES UNACCEPTABLE.

FL AIRLINE TICKET INCREASE-VO WIPE

AIRLINES ACROSS THE BOARD ARE RAISING THEIR FARES.

AND THAT HIKE WILL ONLY AFFECT PEOPLE FLYING IN AND OUT OF FLORIDA.

UNITED INCREASED ITS RATES BY TEN DOLLARS EACH WAY.

NOT LONG AFTER.

DELTA, AMERICAN AND SOUTHWEST MADE SIMILAR INCREASES ON NEARLY ALL OF THEIR FLORIDA ROUTES.

FL AIRLINE TICKET INCREASE-SOT VO

Ann Sylvester: sot in: 02:59:20 now they're going to even add more money onto my prices. it jus makes it more difficult for a business traveller such as myself to get home and pay for all of these flights and so forth. 02:59:33

NO SUPER! sot in: 03:01:29 its the same the world over. there's not much we can do about it unfortunately, except moan. 03:01:33

cheryl mcclain/media pa / sot in: 03:00:14 now you have to pay for your luggage. you don't get any peanuts. you don't get any snacks. it's like they're nickel and diming you to death. -3:00:19

AIRLINES ARE BLAMING THE FARE INCREASE ON FUEL COSTS AND EACH OTHER.

INDUSTRY SOURCES TELL ABC-7 THAT BECAUSE SOUTHWEST AIRLINES ALSO RAISED PRICES. WE WON'T BE SEEING A DROP.

NAPLES AIRPORT NOISE SENSORS-VO WIPE

FOR YEARS THERE HAVE BEEN GROWING COMPLAINTS ABOUT AIRPLANE NOISE OVER NAPLES.

NOW ONE MAN SAYS HE'S COME UP WITH A WAY TO ACTUALLY MEASURE IT.

IT'S TOP OF THE LINE TECHNOLOGY THAT JIM LENNANE HOPES WILL SETTLE THE ARGUMENT OF HOW MUCH NOISE A JET REALLY MAKES.

A HIGH TECH MICROPHONE SYSTEM WOULD BE PLACED IN AREAS WHERE RESIDENTS COMPLAIN ABOUT AIRPORT NOISE.

NAPLES AIRPORT NOISE SENSORS-SOT VO

Jim Lennane/Naples "At least it will be factual and that's the goal. To have facts in place of speculation and emotion."

IT WOULD COST OVER 5 THOUSAND DOLLARS A MONTH TO FUND THE SYSTEM.

THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY WOULD FOOT THE BILL IF THEY'RE INTERESTED.

SANIBEL ROAD CONSTRUCTION-VO SS WIPE

SANIBEL LEADERS PLAN TO STUDY JUST HOW TRAFFIC. BACKS UP AT THREE "HOT SPOTS"

ACCORDING TO STUDIES, IN THE LAST SIX YEARS-- BIKE TRAFFIC ON THE ISLAND INCREASED BY MORE THAN 50 PERCENT.

THERE'S ALSO 70 PERCENT MORE PEOPLE WALKING.

TODAY, COUNCILMEMBERS ASKED STAFF TO FIND A TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING FIRM TO STUDY THREE HOT SPOTS:

THE FIRST.

ALONG PERIWINKLE WAY NEAR BAILEY ROAD.

FOLLOWED BY THE INTERSECTION AT PERIWINKLE AND CASA YBEL AND

SANIBEL ROAD CONSTRUCTION-SOTVO

as we're watching the economy start to emerge better, we're seeing some redevelopment proposals for the island, and we want to look ahead to see what we can do from our shared use path as well as our roadway geometry.

CHANGES COULD INCLUDE MOVING OR ADDING CROSSWALKS.

MARCO CONSTRUCTION-SS-VOTOPS

CONSTRUCTION ON COLLIER BOULEVARD BETWEEN BARFIELD TO BUTTONWOOD IS CAUSING HEADACHES ON MARCO ISLAND.

THE CITY IS INSTALLING UNDERGROUND PIPING SYSTEMS TO AVOID STORM FLOODING ON COLLIER BOULEVARD.

RESIDENTS SAY THE NOISE AND MESS IS GETTING TIRESOME AND CAUSING CONGESTION ON THE ROAD.

LEE SCHOOL BUDGET-VO WIPE

LEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ARE FIGURING OUT WHERE TO MAKE CUTS TO THE DISTRICTS BILLION DOLLAR BUDGET NEXT YEAR.

THE DISTRICT DOESN'T KNOW YET WHAT IT'S BUDGET WILL BE, SO THEY'RE PLANNING ON A GAP SIMILAR TO LAST YEAR AT 25 MILLION.

SOME OF THE IDEAS DEAL WITH CUTTING OVERTIME, OFFERING EARLY RETIREMENTS, AND FURLOUGHS.

ANOTHER PROPOSAL IS COMBINING SCHOOLS.

IT COULD SAVE THE DISTRICT A MILLION DOLLARS.

LEE SCHOOL BUDGET-(2)SOT OC

We're a natural for it since we share a common campus and I'll be retiring at the end of this year so it's perfect time for the district to do that.

What's the criteria you would be looking at to decide whether we're going to be closing schools or not closing them.

OTHER IDEAS INCLUDE OUTSOURCING ABOUT 700 CUSTODIAL JOBS.

FISCAL CLIFF-VO WIPE

THERE ARE STILL NO SIGNS OF PROGRESS ON AVOIDING THE FISCAL CLIFF.

REPUBLICANS WANT TO APPROVE ONE-POINT-TWO TRILLION IN SPENDING CUTS WITHOUT ANY RATE INCREASES ON THE TOP TWO PERCENT OF EARNERS.

FISCAL CLIFF-SOT VO

Obama/Bloomberg Sot: We have the potential of getting a deal done with a balanced approach. Unfortunately, Speaker Boehner's proposal right now is still out of balance.

HOUSE LAWMAKERS ARE SCHEDULED TO ADJOURN NEXT WEEK, MEANING THERE'S JUST ABOUT A WEEK LEFT TO MAKE A DEAL.

NEXT AT 6 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE ONE

we're doing everything that we can to continue doing what we do here.

AFTER 30 YEARS OF CARING FOR WILDLIFE,

A POPULAR ANIMAL REHABILITATION CENTER MAY BE FORCED TO SHUT DOWN FOR GOOD.

WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP.

A BIRD'S EYE VIEW!

WHERE THIS LOCAL BALD EAGLE NEST IS EXPECTING NEWBORNS, AND HOW YOU CAN CHECK IT ALL OUT!

TZ1 peace river wildlife donoations-SOTVO

TZ1 eagle camera-VOTOPS

BALD EAGLE CAMERA-MITTO-OR-VOTOPS

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS,

IT'S LIVE VIDEO OF A BALD EAGLE NEST RIGHT HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

TWO EAGLES, NAMED OZZIE AND HARRIET, HAVE CALLED NORTH FORT MYERS THEIR WINTER HOME FOR OVER TWO DECADES.

RIGHT NOW THE PAIR IS WATCHING OVER TWO EGGS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO HATCH AROUND CHRISTMAS.

YOU CAN WATCH IT LIVE ON THE WEBSITE FOR DICK PRITCHETT REAL ESTATE.

JP STORMWARN OPEN-CLIP

WEATHER-PWC

Our rain chances are now looking slightly more promising by midweek due to a disturbance sitting over the Deep South.

We'll start the day with a few patchy clouds with a few peaks of sunshine we go through the morning and afternoon. Our temperatures will still run a few degrees above average with highs aimed at the low 80s inland and upper 70s along the coast.

The first side effect we'll notice from this disturbance will be an increase in cloud cover from Wednesday afternoon through the first part of Thursday.

The disturbance should swing across Southwest Florida late Wednesday into Thursday morning, and as it does so, we may see some widely scattered showers Wednesday evening through Thursday morning. Don't get too excited about our rain prospects, however, as these showers should stay pretty isolated and "hit or miss."

A warm breeze out of the east will keep winds up to 5-15 mph during the day, but winds won't be quite as gusty as in previous days.

PEACE RIVER WILDLIFE DONATIONS-VOTOPS-TC MON

FOR 30 YEARS. CHARLOTTE COUNTY RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN TAKING INJURED ANIMALS TO THE PEACE RIVER WILDLIFE CENTER TO BE REHABILITATED.

BUT THAT MIGHT CHANGE IF THE CENTER DOESN'T GET SOME COMMUNITY SUPPORT.

PEACE RIVER WILDLIFE DONATIONS-PKG

nats "This is a green heron I believe."

BOB HICKIE "we get them up north" ENJOYS WATCHING BIRDS.

"the owls I think are our favorites." Bob Hickie, PLEASE 2ND LINE SUPER HIM WITH A LOCATOR

TODAY IS HIS FIRST TIME GETTING AN UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL LOOK AT THE HUNDRED OR SO BIRDS LIVING AT THE PEACE RIVER WILDLIFE CENTER IN PUNTA GORDA.

"eventhough they're in the cages, it's nice to know they're safe." Bob Hickie, PLEASE 2ND LINE SUPER HIM WITH A LOCATOR

THE FUTURE OF THE CENTER ISN'T AS SAFE AS THE BIRDS LIVING HERE THOUGH.

Nats: "When the sunlight hits him, he's almost iridescent."

A LACK OF DONATIONS HAS FORCED THE NON-PROFIT TO DIP INTO SAVINGS TO KEEP THE CENTER RUNNING.

"We have about enough money in the bank for one month's operating expenses." Jacanne Duffy, Volunteer

WITHOUT ANY FINANCIAL HELP, THE CENTER WILL BE FORCED TO CLOSE ITS REHABILITATION FACILITY.

"it is a possibility, but it's the last thing in the world any of us want to do." Callie Stahl, Operations Manager

THE CENTER SPENDS MORE THAN 200-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR TREATING 15-HUNDRED TORTOISES nats I believe she's probably going to be blind, certainly not going to be releasable." BIRDS AND OTHER ANIMALS.

nats: He will sit at the water's edge

NOW OFFICIALS ARE ASKING THE COMMUNITY TO HELP OUT.

"we don't want people to think we're a lost cause by any means because we're doing everything that we can to continue doing what we do here." Callie Stahl, Operations Manager

FUNDRAISERS ARE PLANNED IN FEBRUARY, BUT EMPLOYEES HOPE VISITORS LIKE HICKIE WILL SUPPORT THE CENTER NOW.

MAKE A WISH RETIRED FIREFIGHTER-VO WIPE

A RETIRED FIREFIGHTER'S WISH COMES TRUE.

TOM EGAN WORKED FOR THE NEW YORK CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR 20 YEARS.

HIS ONLY ONE WISH THIS HOLIDAY SEASON -- TO RIDE IN A NEW ENGINE.

TODAY, CAPE CORAL FIREFIGHTERS MADE THAT HAPPEN.

THE 88-YEAR OLD WAVED TO HIS FRIENDS AND FAMILY AFTER GETTING STRAPPED IN.

MAKE A WISH RETIRED FIREFIGHTER-(2)SOT VO

Jimmy Egan, Son

2852 "He's loving this. He is loving this. It's bringing back a lot of memories. This is just one of his best days."

Ken Ossowicz, CCFD

3240 "it is fantastic. We come into these facilities all the time. It's nice to be able to come here in this community for a good reason instead of the one we're usually here

STAFF AT THE ASSISTED LIVING CENTER TELL US THEY'RE TRYING TO GIVE MAKE EVERY MEMBER'S LAST WISH COME TRUE.

COMING UP NEXT OPEN-CLIP

TEASE TWO-POP

A COUPLE OF BIG MOVES IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL. THE IMMOKALEE INDIANS GETTING READY FOR THE STATE SEMI FINALS.

TZ2 SPORTS-VO

WORLD NEWS TEASE-BLK-SOT

TONIGHT AT 7 OPEN-CLIP B

TONIGHT AT 7 OPEN

ALL NEW TONIGHT AT 7--

RECEEDING WATER LEADS TO RISING CONCERN IN CAPE CORAL.

WHAT THE CITY IS DOING TO KEEP THINGS CLEAN DURING THE DRY SEASON.

AND FLORIDA'S MYSTERY MONKEY IS ON THE MOVE.

TZ 7 1) CAPE NO POLLUTION-VOTOPS-WIPE

TZ 7 2) MYSTERY MONKEY NEW HOME-VOTOPS

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

ARKANSAS-VOTOPS

LET'S START THINGS OFF WITH A LITTLE PIG SUEY.

IT LOOKS LIKE ARKANSAS HAS A NEW COACH. AND IT'S BRET BELIMA

BELIMA. LED THE WISCONSIN BADGERS TO BACK TO BACK BIG TEN TITLES AND 3 CONSECUTIVE TRIPS TO THE ROSE BOWL. IT IS UNCLEAR IG HE WILL COACH THE BADGERS AGAINST STANFORD AT THIS YEAR'S ROSE BOWL.

JIMMY JOHNSON-POPMON

JIMMY JOHNSON-SOTTOPS

IMMOKALEE-VIDBOX

A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IS WITHIN REACH FOR TWO LOCAL FOOTBALL TEAMS.

WE HAVE REACHED THE STATE SEMI-FINALS. NAPLES WILL HOST MIAMI CENTRAL THIS FRIDAY. CENTRAL IS RANKED 5TH IN THE STATE. NAPLES 6TH.

IMMOKALEE-SOTTOPS

RORY MCILROY-POPMON

FT SHOOTOUT-VOTTOPS

A COUPLE YEARS AGO RORY PLAYED AT THE FRANKLIN TEMPLETON SHOOTOUT. NOT THIS YEAR. BUT THAT'S OKAY. THE FIELD IS STACKED ONCE AGAIN.

THE SHOOTOUT. BEGINS ON WEDNESDAY WITH THE PRO AM. THEN THE ACTUAL TOURNAMENT STARTS ON FRIDAY.

ART OF OLYMPIANS-VOTOPS

DAY TWO OF THE ART OF THE OLYMPIANS GOLF TOURNAMENT

ONE OF THE GREATEST BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF ALL TIME. THE LEGEND. DR. J. JULIUS ERVING ON HAND.

DR J WAS AN 11-TIME ALL STAR AND ONE OF THE GREATEST DUNKERS OF ALL TIME.

ART OF OLYMPIANS-SOTOPS

GOODBYE-4SHOT