ABC7 5PM HOUR |
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ALL NEW TONIGHT AT FIVE --
BURGLARS BREAK INTO A SERIES OF HOMES -- STEALING WHATEVER THEY CAN FIND -- CHRISTMAS PRESENTS --
JEWELRY -
AND EVEN A WOMAN'S CANCER MEDICATION!
A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT SHOOTS HIMSELF IN THE BACK OF A POLICE CAR!
WHAT HE WAS DOING THERE -- AND HOW HE IS DOING TONIGHT.
A YOUNG GIRL -- NOT EVEN TWO YEARS OLD -- TRAPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A CUSTODY BATTLE.
ON ONE SIDE -- HER ADOPTED PARENTS --
ON THE OTHER -- A FATHER WHO JUST LEARNED THAT SHE WAS HIS.
AND -- A MOM ACCUSED OF *ABANDONING HER CHILDREN.
WHAT POLICE SAY SHE WAS DOING INSTEAD OF WATCHING HER KIDS.
WEATHER IS COMING UP.
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BREAKING NEWS,
A JUVENILE IS IN CUSTODY AFTER SHOOTING IN FORT MYERS.
IT HAPPENED THIS AFTERNOON RIGHT NEXT TO FORT MYERS MIDDLE ACADEMY.
WE'RE TOLD ONE PERSON WAS SHOT OUTSIDE OF AN APARTMENT COMPLEX.
NO WORD ON THEIR CONDITION AT THIS TIME.
AS BUSSES AND PARENTS PICKED UP CHILDREN AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
OFFICERS BLOCKED OFF ROADS IN SEARCH OF THE SHOOTER.
AGAIN. OFFICERS DO HAVE A JUVENILE THEY ARE QUESTIONING ABOUT THIS SHOOTING.
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BURGLARS HIT SAN CARLOS PARK-
STEALING CHRISTMAS PRESENTS AND A WOMANS LIFE SAVING CANCER MEDICATION.
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON, CROOKS BROKE INTO 3 NEIGHBORING HOMES.
AT SANDRA BLACKWELL'S HOUSE- THEY TOOK HER CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS PRESENTS, HER PRICEY JEWELRY, ELECTRONICS, AND MEDICATION THAT KEEPS HER CANCER IN REMISSION.
BLACKWELL HAS BEEN FIGHTING KIDNEY CANCER FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS,
AND HAS ONLY BEEN IN REMISSION FOR ABOUT 2 AND A HALF MONTHS.
THAT'S WHY HER MEDICATION IS SO IMPORTANT.
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37:52 "it travelled through the blood and pretty much through my body, so we're trying to keep me in remission right now."
THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IN INVESTIGATING THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE BURGLARIES ARE RELATED.
BLACKWELLTELLS US SHE DOESN'T HAVE INSURANCE TO COVER THE LOSS OF HER CANCER MEDICATION, BUT SAYS A DOCTOR CONTACTED THE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY, AND THEY'LL BE REPLACING HER MEDICATION FOR FREE.
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WE ARE LOOKING AT ANOTHER DAY IN THE SENTENCING OF A MAN WHO MURDERED HIS WIFE.
LAST WEEK THE JURY CONVICTED ROBERT DUNN OF KILLING HIS ESTRANGED WIFE CHRISTINE INSIDE A CAPE CORAL DAYCARE NEARLY 5 YEARS AGO.
TODAY WE GET AN INSIDE LOOK INTO DUNN'S LAST DAYS AS A FREE MAN.
ABC7'S ELIZABETH BILLINGSLEY REPORTS.
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ROBERT DUNN HAD BEEN LIVING IN THE HOME HE'D SHARED WITH HIS FAMILY ALONE.
DURING THE DIVORCE, CHRISTINE DUNN AND THE COUPLE'S 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER LIVED WITH HER PARENTS.
INSIDE THE HOME - WE SEE DISARRAY AND SQUALOR - DIRTY DISHES, BROKEN PICTURE FRAMES, NEWSPAPERS, CIGARETTES AND MAIL STREWN ABOUT.
THE VIDEO IS DARK - BUT THE BEDROOM'S WINDOW WAS BOARDED UP, EVIDENCE THE DEFENSE SAYS SHOWS DUNN'S PARANOIA LEADING UP TO THE CRIME.
DR. DAVID SHAPIRO,
FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGIST
14:11:31 and his becoming frankly psychotic. he is hearing the music talking to him. he is interpreting the music as a statement that all of the fears that you had are real and that he felt that he had to do something about it at that point 14;11:52
ELIZABETH BILLINGSLEY ABC7
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THE JURY WILL BE MAKING A RECOMMENDATION OF LIFE IN PRISON OR THE DEATH PENALTY -- BUT THE JUDGE WILL MAKE THE FINAL DECISION.
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A MURDER HEARING IS UNDERWAY IN COLLIER COUNTY.
DETECTIVES SAY JONATHAN ROWLES -- IS RESPONSIBLE FOR KILLING HIS OWN MOTHER TWO YEARS AGO.
ROWLES WAS JUST 13 WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY SHOT HIS MOM WHILE SHE WAS WATCHING TV IN THEIR EAST NAPLES HOME BACK IN 2010.
IN A TAPED INTERVIEW WITH INVESTIGATORS ROWLES ADMITTED TO PULLING THE TRIGGER-- SAYING IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.
BECAUSE THIS IS A JUVENILE CASE ALL THE DETAILS AN DOCUMENTS AREN'T AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC SO WE HAVE VERY LITTLE INFORMATION ON WHAT HAPPENED ON THE DAY OF THE SHOOTING.
THE MAXIMUM PUNISHMENT IF ROWLES IS ADJUDICATED GUILTY IS SPENDING TIME AT A JUVENILE FACILITY UNTIL HE'S 21.
THE ACTUAL TRIAL IS EXPECTED TO START TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
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Rowles was just 13 when he allegedly shot his mom while she was watching tv in their east naples home back in 2010. In a taped interview with investigators rowles admitted to pulling the trigger-- saying it was an accident. because this is a juvenile case all the details an documents aren't available to public so we have very little information on what happened on the day of the shooting. we will start to hear more details when the trial starts. The maximum punishment if rowles is adjudicated guilty is spending time at a juvenile facility until he's 21.
GABY FLEISCHMAN ABC7.
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EVIDENCIARY HEARING DID WRAP UP FOR THE DAY.
THE JUDGE WILL WAIT UNTIL TOMORROW TO HEAR FROM ADDITIONAL WITNESSES.
THE ACTUAL TRIAL IS EXPECTED TO START TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
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BREAKING NEWS,
A VERDICT IS REACHED IN ANOTHER MURDER TRIAL.
JUST MOMENTS AGO, A JURY FOUND TREMAINE BAILEM GUILTY OF SEVERAL CHARGES INCLUDING SECOND DEGREE MURDER AND POSSESSION OF A FIREARM BY A CONVICTED FELON.
BAILEM GUNNED DOWN JOHNNY JACKSON AT A FORT MYERS APARTMENT COMPLEX IN FEBRUARY 2011.
THE TWO ARGUED AS JACKSON'S FAMILY WAS PREPARING FOR A TWO YEAR OLD'S BIRTHDAY PARTY.
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DEPUTIES MAKE AN ARREST IN CONNECTION WITH A SHOOTING IN IMMOKALEE LAST MONTH.
THEY SAY ALDRICE CUMMINGS TURNED HIMSELF IN AT THE NAPLES JAIL.
THERE WAS A WARRANT OUT FOR HIS ARREST.
HE'S ACCUSED OF HITTING 29-YEAR-OLD GERALD JAMES WITH A CAR, SHOOTING HIM IN THE FACE AND THEN RUNNING HIM OVER.
IT HAPPENED NOVEMBER 26-TH NEAR THE CORNER OF DELAWARE STREET AND FIFTH STREET.
AT LAST CHECK JAMES WAS LISTED IN STABLE CONDITION AT LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
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THE COAST GUARD WILL OFFLOAD MORE THAN 5 THOUSAND POUNDS OF COCAINE TOMORROW IN ST. PETERSBURG.
THE DRUGS ARE WORTH AN ESTIMATED 55 MILLION DOLLARS.
THEY WERE FOUND AFTER A CANADIAN MARITIME PATROL AIRCRAFT OPERATING IN THE AREA ALERTED THE COAST GUARD CUTTER TAMPA.
THE COAST GUARD TRIED TO STOP THE DRUG SMUGGLING VESSEL.
BUT, THE SUSPECTED SMUGGLERS DUMPED THE DRUGS AND FLED.
NO ARRESTS YET IN THE CASE.
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FRIGHTENING MOMENTS IN HOUSTON TODAY AFTER A HANDCUFFED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT SHOT HIMSELF WHILE HE WAS IN THE BACK OF A POLICE CAR.
OFFICERS ARRESTED THE STUDENT FOR BRINGING A GUN TO SCHOOL.
HE WAS HANDCUFFED AND PUT IN THE BACK OF A PATROL CAR.
APPARENTLY, THE STUDENT HAD ANOTHER GUN AND HE MANAGED TO SHOOT HIMSELF.
AUTHORITIES SAY THE STUDENT WAS SEARCHED BEFORE HE WAS CUFFED AND PUT IN THE CAR.
WE'RE TOLD THE STUDENT WAS CONSCIOUS WHEN HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.
NO ONE ELSE WAS HURT.
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WITH THE DEADLINE FAST APPROACHING, PRESIDENT OBAMA SAYS HE REMAINS OPTIMISTIC THAT SOMETHING CAN BE WORKED OUT ON THE SO CALLED FISCAL CLIFF BEFORE THE END OF THE EYAR.
SPEAKING TO BUSINESS LEADERS TODAY, THE PRESIDENT SAID THE ISSUES SEPARATING BOTH SIDES COULD PROBABLY SOLVED IN A WEEK.
BUT PRESIDENT OBAMA MADE CLEAR THAT THE DEBT CEILING SHOULD NOT BE USED AS A BARGAINING CHIP IN THE NEGOTIATIONS.
SOME IN THE GOP SAY THEY ARE WILLING TO EXTEND MIDDLE CLASS TAX CUTS AND AGREE TO HIGHER TAX RATES ON THE WEALTHY NOW.
BUT, THEN THEY WOULD USE THE RAISING OF THE NATION'S DEBT LIMIT AS LEVERAGE TO GET BIGGER SPENDING CUTS NEXT YEAR.
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"That is a bad strategy for America, it's a bad strategy for your businesses
, and it is not a game that I will play."
MAJORITY LEADER ERIC CANTOR PUSHED BACK THE CONGRESSIONAL CALENDAR AND TOLD HOUSE MEMBERS THAT THEIR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY MIGHT BE CANCELLED IF THERE IS NO FISCAL CLIFF AGREEMENT.
CONGRESS HAD PLANNED TO ADJOURN ON DECEMBER 14.
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FLORIDA'S UNIVERSITIES WANT TO MAKE A DEAL WITH STATE LAWMAKERS ON TUITION INCREASES.
EARLIER TODAY UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS FROM ACROSS FLORIDA GATHERED AT THE STATE CAPITOL.
FGCU HAD A REPRESENTATIVE THERE.
THEY ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WILL GUARANTEE NO TUITION INCREASES NEXT YEAR IF THE STATE LEGISLATURE SETS ASIDE AN EXTRA 118 MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE SCHOOLS.
THAT AMOUNT REPRESENTS THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WOULD BE GENERATED IF UNIVERSITIES RAISED TUITION 15 PERCENT, AS THEY'VE DONE IN RECENT YEARS.
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THE GRADES ARE IN FOR SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS.
THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT THE STATE'S GETTING INVOLVED IN EVALUATIONS,
IT'S PART OF RACE TO THE TOP.
THE 3 MAIN CRITERIA ARE PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS, INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE FOR TEACHERS AND JOB RESPONSIBILITIES.
HERE ARE THE NUMBERS.
CHARLOTTE'S CLASSROOM TEACHERS ARE 100 PERCENT EFFECTIVE ACCORDING TO THE EVAULATION.
COLLIER HAS 4 PERCENT HIGHLY EFFECTIVE,
95 PERCENT EFFECTIVE,
POINT 3 PERCENT THAT NEED IMPROVEMENT,
AND POINT 2 PERCENT THAT ARE DEVELOPING, OR HAVE LESS THAN 3 YEARS IN THE DISTICT.
AS FOR LEE COUNTY-
9 PERCENT OF TEACHERS ARE HIGHLY EFFECTIVE,
88 EFFECTIVE,
1 PERCENT NEED IMPROVEMENT,
AND 1 PERCENT ARE DEVELOPING.
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WE'LL HEAR FROM PARENTS ON THE EVALUATIONS TONIGHT AT 6.
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STUDENTS IN LEE COUNTY ARE LEARNING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM.
THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR FOR THE "STEM AT WORK" PROGRAM.
ALL 13 OF THE LEE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS ARE PARTICIPATING.
THERE ARE MORE THAN A DOZEN LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT INVITE THESE STUDENTS IN TO LEARN ABOUT JOBS FOCUSED AROUND SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
THE HOPE IS TO GIVE THESE STUDENTS A HEAD START BEFORE THEY GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL
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They're at the top, they know what you have to do and they're trying to give us an intro on how to get through everything and what you need to do to get there."
THE SCHOOL CORPORATION AND THE FOUNDATION FOR LEE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS HOPES TO GET THIS PROGRAM INTO MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND EVEN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SYSTEM SOON.
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A FORT MYERS MOVIE THEATER GETS A MILLION AND A HALF PLUS MAKEOVER.
EDISON PARK EIGHT CINEMAS SILENCED ITS SCREENS AFTER TAKING A HIT DURING THE GREAT RECESSION.
FOR THREE YEARS -- THE PROPERTY'S OWNER COULDN'T FIND ANYONE TO REOPEN THE CINEMA.
SO NOW HE'S INVESTING HIMSELF IN THE MOST STATE OF THE ART TECHNOLOGY INCLUDING THESE HIGH RESOLUTION DIGITAL PROJECTORS.
CREWS ARE WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK NOW TO GET THE THEATER --LOCATED OFF WINKLER AVENUE -- OPEN FOR ITS DECEMBER 22ND GRAND OPENING.
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NO MORE FREE COFFE FOR SOME VOLUNTEERS IN CAPE CORAL.
THE CITY CLERK SENT VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBERS A LETTER, STATING THE CITY WOULD NO LONGER PROVIDE IT- DUE TO BUDGET CONSTRAINTS.
THE CHAIR OF THE CITY'S PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION CALLS THE CUT - RIDICULOUS.
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-"To be perfectly honest I found that penny pinching foolish and just not a good thing to cut."
PATTI MARTIN SAYS BOARD MEMBERS DON'T GET PAID FOR THEIR TIME OR GET MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT.
SHE FEELS FREE COFFEE IS THE LEAST THE CITY SHOULD PROVIDE.
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TOYS. GADGETS. CLOTHES. CAR INSURANCE?!
ABC7s SMART SHOPPER TELLS US HOW YOU'RE MISSING OUT ON HUNDREDS IN SAVINGS. AND WHAT TO DO THIS HOLIDAY.
PLUS ANOTHER DRAW BACK TO SMOKING.
HOW THE HABIT CAN MAKE THAT HANGOVER HURT MORE.
WEATHER IS COMING UP.
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CLEANUP IS UNDERWAY ALONG THE OREGON COAST AFTER STORMS AND STRONG WINDS.
THIS IS VIDEO OUT OF PORTLAND WHERE STORMS TRIGGERED A SMALL LANDSLIDE.
AUTHORITIES HAD TO CLOSE A STREET AND PART OF A HIGHWAY OVERNIGHT.
LANES WERE BLOCKED BY DEBRIS.
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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.
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After some sunshine today, the clouds certainly thickened up throughout the afternoon limiting our temperatures to the upper 70s. Through the evening hours, expect mostly cloudy skies to stick around along with the possibility of a stray shower or two as temperatures settle into the lower 70s.
Overnight, the vast majority of us will stay fairly dry under mostly cloudy skies with an isolated shower at best. Lows will settle into the lower 60s here in town, with a few upper 50s deeper inland and across our northern cool spots.
High pressure that has controlled our weather over the last several days continues to break down as a cold front pushes across the deep south. By tomorrow morning, a weak upper level disturbance will make its way across the peninsula and may produce a few widely scattered showers. Rain prospects will remain about 30%, so not everyone will see the rain as most of these will be the hit or miss type.
Once this disturbance exits to the east late Thursday, conditions will begin to dry out a bit for the end of the week with more sunshine and highs remaining in the lower 80s.
Heading into the weekend, we'll keep partly sunny skies in the forecast with the chance of a couple of isolated showers. By early next week, we'll be tracking another cold front moving down the state, which will bring an increase in the cloud cover and perhaps another boost in our rain chances.
Even though our rain prospects will stay slightly higher than normal, our weather pattern will stay fairly consistent with our temperatures staying a few points above the average with partly sunny skies.
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MANY OF US ARE SHOPPING AROUND THIS HOLIDAY SEASON LOOKING FOR DEALS ON TOYS AND GADGETS.
YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT COMPARING PRICES FOR THINGS YOU ALREADY HAVE - LIKE CAR INSURANCE.
BUT ABC7 SMART SHOPPER NINA MOINI EXPLAINS WHY YOU MAY WANT TO ADD IT TO YOUR SHOPPING LIST.
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A NEW SURVEY BANKRATE DOT COM SAYS 80 PERCENT OF PEOPLE WITH CAR INSURANCE COULD SAVE HUNDREDS BY SIMPLY LOOKING FOR A BETTER DEAL.
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NATS - CAR
EVERYWHERE SHE GOES
NATS - CAR
FORT MYERS MOTHER EILEEN CARLTON TRAVELS WITH PRECIOUS CARGO ABOARD.
NATS - SWING
WITH FIVE CHILDREN - SHE'S ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SAVE.
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"We thought might as well life is getting more expensive so maybe they will be able to give us a great deal."
BUT SHE HADN'T CONSIDERED SWITCHING CAR INSURANCE CARRIERS UNTIL A FRIEND SUGGESTED SHE SHOP AROUND.
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"We asked them a for a quote and it was much less so we decided to go with them."
SHE SAYS THE SIMPLE SWITCH CUT HER INSURANCE BILL BY MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS
NATS - BEEP.
JOHN EGAN IS THE MANAGING EDITOR OF SAN FRANCISCO-BASED RESEARCH COMPANY INSURANCE QUOTES DOT COM.
HE TELLS US MOST DRIVERS MISS OUT ON THE CHANCE TO CASH IN.
HIS NEWEST RESEARCH RELEASED THIS WEEK SHOWS ONLY 21 PERCENT OF PEOPLE SHOPPED AROUND FOR CAR INSURANCE WITHIN THE LAST YEAR.
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"They know their cars insured write check every six months and don't think about it not wise to do that."
"43 percent of those who shopped around for car insurance ended up saving money elsewhere."
EGAN SAYS MOST OF THOSE SAVINGS WERE UPWARDS OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS A YEAR.
AND IF YOU LIKE YOUR CURRENT COMPANY. LET THEM KNOW YOU'RE SHOPPING AROUND. BECAUSE THERE COULD BE EXTRA DISCOUNTS YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT.
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"If do have life change work from home check with carrier to see if reduce rate."
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EGAN SAYS BEFORE YOU RENEW. COMPARE EVERY SIX MOTNHS TO A YEAR.
AND MAKE SURE TO GET AT LEAST THREE CARRIERS QUOTES TO MAKE THE MOST EDUCATED DECISION.
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IN YOUR ABC7 HEALTHY LIVING.
A COMMON DRUG FOR BREAST CANCER COULD BE MORE BENEFICIAL IF IT'S TAKEN FOR TWICE AS LONG.
A NEW STUDY FINDS THAT PATIENTS WHO TAKE THE DRUG TAMOXIFEN FOR TEN YEARS INSTEAD OF FIVE YEARS CAN REDUCE THEIR CHANCES OF HAVING THE DISEASE COME BACK OR KILL THEM.
FIVE YEARS IS THE CURRENT STANDARD.
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IF YOU DON'T WANT A NASTY HANGOVER, THEN STAY AWAY FROM CIGARETTES.
A NEW STUDY FOUND COLLEGE STUDENTS WERE MORE LIKELY TO REPORT HANGOVER SYMPTOMS. IF THEY SMOKED A LOT OF CIGARETTES ON THE DAY THEY DRANK.
THEIR HANGOVERS WERE ALSO MORE INTENSE.
IT ISN'T CLEAR AS TO WHY SMOKING BOOSTS HANGOVER SYMPTOMS.
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A GROUP OF PROTESTERS DECIDES TO STRIP DOWN TO SHOW THEIR OPPOSITION FOR A BAN ON PUBLIC NUDITY IN SAN FRANCISCO.
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IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY DURING A
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
DEPUTIES TRIED TO MOVE QUICKLY TO COVER THE PROTESTERS AND KICK THEM OUT.
THE NEW BAN TAKES EFFECT IN FEBRUARY -- UNLESS A FEDERAL JUDGE SIDES WITH NUDISTS WHO SAY THE BAN VIOLATES THEIR CIVIL RIGHTS.
THERE WILL STILL BE PERMITTED EVENTS, LIKE PARADES AND FESTIVALS FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO BARE IT ALL.
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A SOLDIER IN THE U-S ARMY IS NOW TAKING HIS FIGHT TO COURT.
HE SAYS HE NEVER KNEW HE HAD A BABY GIRL.
NOW HE WANTS THE TODDLER BACK FROM THE PARENTS WHO ADOPTED HER!
THE BITTER CUSTODY BATTLE.
AND IMPROVING YOUR RELATIONSHIP REALLY COULD BE IN YOUR HEAD.
THE THREE WAYS TO RE-WIRE YOUR BRAIN FOR LOVE.
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BUMP IN W/ ANCHOR MICS
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A BITTER CUSTODY FIGHT IS BREWING IN UTAH.
A MAN SAYS HE NEVER KNEW HE HAD A DAUGHTER.
HE SAYS HIS EX WIFE GAVE THE CHILD UP FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT HIS CONSENT.
NOW HE IS FIGHTING THE CHILD'S ADOPTED PARENTS FOR CUSTODY.
MUHAMMAD LILA HAS THE LATEST ON THE CASE.
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She's the innocent baby girl trapped in a bitter custody battle
On one side, the girl's biological father
On the other - her adoptive parents.
Terry Ay-Chan is a staff sergeant in the U.S. army
Two years ago, while he was stationed in South Carolina,
His ex-wife, Tira Bland, was giving birth in Utah.
Ay-Chan says he had no clue - he was never told he was going to be a father
- OR - that his baby girl had been put up for adoption.
SOT - Mark Wiser/ TERRY ACHANE'S ATTORNEY -
"She has a right to be able to be with her father. And that was taken away."
A-Chan's attorney says his ex-wife intentionally gave the adoption agency
the wrong contact information
Meaning they could never reach him for his consent.
SOT: Dan Abrams, ABC News Legal Expert
"They knew, the adoption agency knew, it was doing the adoption without his
consent or permission or knowledge. And warned the adoptive family about
that, saying we might have a problem down the line."
That problem is now playing out in court.
A judge has ordered the girl's adoptive parents, Jared and Kristi Frei, to
give the child back to Ay-Chan within 60 days
But they aren't giving in, their lawyers telling ABC News in a statement:
"THEY BELIEVE THE DISTRICT COURT MADE SOME FUNDAMENTAL ERRORS IN ITS
DECISION AND THEY WILL RAISE THOSE WITH THE APPROPRIATE APPELLATE COURT."
SOT: Dan Abrams, ABC News Legal Expert
"This is a really sad case all around. It's possible that every single
person involved in this case was trying to do what's in the best interest of
the child."
As for that child, the little girl caught in the middle of all this,
She'll be turning two years old in March
At this point, it's still not clear if she'll be spending that birthday with
the only family she's ever known, or the father, who never knew she existed
.
Muhammad Lila, ABC News, New York
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BATHROOMS. PARKING. BIKE RACKS. EVEN LANDSCAPING.
THINGS MISSING FROM FORT MYERS BEACH ACCESS POINTS.
JUST A FEW OF THE THINGS THE TOWN COULD SOON ADD.
STRAIGHT AHEAD.
THE NEEDED FACELIFT AND HOW MUCH IT COULD COST YOU.
PLUS --
i saw some people running out, some people just staying still
ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE NOT MOVING. THE PHOTOGRAPHER WHO SNAPPED THIS SHOT.
IT SHOWS THE LAST MINUTES OF A MAN'S LIFE.
HIM CLINGING TO A SUBWAY PLATFORM SECONDS BEFORE A TRAIN COMES BARRELING THROUGH.
WHY THE MAN BEHIND THE CAMERA IS DEFENDING HIS ACTIONS.
PLUS -
Cheryl Shepherd: "She's still breathing but barely! Please hurry! I don't know how he
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BUMP OUT W/ MUSIC
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MAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW,
A JUVENILE IS DETAINED TONIGHT AFTER A SHOOTING IN FORT MYERS.
IT HAPPENED ON THE 29-HUNDRED BLOCK OF JACKSON STREET.
WE'RE TOLD ONE PERSON WAS SHOT OUTSIDE AN APARTMENT COMPLEX.
NO WORD ON THEIR CONDITION AT THIS TIME.
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DEPUTIES ARREST A MAN WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH A SHOOTING LAST MONTH IN IMMOKALEE.
ALDRICE CUMMINGS IS IN CUSTODY TONIGHT.
HE'S ACCUSED OF HITTING 29-YEAR-OLD GERALD JAMES WITH A CAR, SHOOTING HIM IN THE FACE AND THEN RUNNING HIM OVER.
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A MASSIVE COCAINE BUST AT SEA IN FLORIDA.
THE COAST GUARD FOUND 5 THOUSAND POUNDS OF COCAINE.
THE DRUGS ARE WORTH AN ESTIMATED 55 MILLION DOLLARS.
THE COAST GUARD TRIED TO STOP THE DRUG SMUGGLING VESSEL.
BUT, THE SUSPECTED SMUGGLERS DUMPED THE DRUGS AND FLED.
THE COAST GUARD WILL OFFLOAD IT TOMORROW IN ST. PETERSBURG.
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IT CAN BE HARD TO FIND PARKING, AND BATHROOMS, AT MANY SPOTS ALONG FORT MYERS BEACH.
LEADERS TRIED ONCE TO GIVE THOSE ACCESS POINTS--A FACE LIFT, BUT FAILED TO GET FUNDING.
NOW, THEY'RE TRYING AGAIN.
HI I'M COURTNEY ROBINSON.
AND I'M JOE ROETZ.
ABC7'S LAUREN DISPIRITO HAS NEW DETAILS ON WHAT UPGRADES LEADERS HOPE TO MAKE.
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"After the Tourism Development Council this summer denied a request for funding to upgrade beach access points, Fort Myers beach leaders are now looking for ways to make the changes."
TOWN LEADERS SAY MANY OF THE CURRENT BEACH ACCESS POINTS LACK AMENITIES, LIKE BATHROOMS AND PARKING.
THEY HOPE ADDING THOSE--PLUS BIKE RACKS, FOOT BATHS AND SOME LANDSCAPING MAKES THE ENTRANCES MORE ATTRACTIVE TO PEOPLE WHO VISIT THE BEACH.
IMPROVING THEIR IMAGE IS SO IMPORTANT, THE TOWN'S TRYING FOR A SECOND TIME TO GET FUNDING.
TOMORROW, COMMITTEE MEMBERS WILL MEET TO LAY OUT A VISION--
THEN EVENTUALLY SEEK GRANT MONEY AND TOWN FUNDING--
TO MAKE THE CHANGES.
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Josh Overmyer, FMB Planning Coordinator
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"If we can provide more attractive more features, we think that's all the better for putting the best image forward for the town of Fort Myers Beach."
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"They hope to make the changes this summer. In Fort Myers Beach, Lauren DiSpirito, ABC7."
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THE CITY OF CAPE CORAL WANTS TO LIMIT WHAT RESIDENTS CAN BUILD ON THEIR PRIVATE PROPERTY.
TODAY, THE CITY'S PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED AN ORDINANCE - LIMITING SO-CALLED RESIDENTIAL "ACCESSORY USES."
MAKING THE LIST: GARAGES, SATELITTE ANTENNAS, SUN SHELTERS, GAZEBOS, SHEDS, PLAYHOUSES AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES - LIKE TENNIS COURTS.
CITY LEADERS SAY THE APPROVED LIST WILL CREATE UNIFORMITY AND HELP PROTECT PROPERTY VALUES.
OPPONENTS CALL IT "GOVERNMENT OVER REACH."
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A POPULAR NAPLES HOTEL HAS BEEN UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR MONTHS--
BUT IT'S GETTING CLOSE TO OPENING.
THE "INN ON FIFTH" IS FINISHING UP AN 18-MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT-
BRINGING 32 ADDITIONAL SUITES TO ITS FIFTH AVENUE LOCATION.
THE LUXURY ROOMS WILL BE AN EXTENSION OF THE EXISTING HOTEL.
MANY RESIDENTS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION NOISE RIGHT AROUND THE BUSY TOURIST SEASON -- BUT OWNER PHIL MCCABE SAYS THERE'S ONLY A FEW MORE WEEKS LEFT OF WORK.
THE NEW BUILDING SET TO OPEN DECEMBER 22ND.
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A GRUESOME NEW YORK SUBWAY DEATH IS STIRRING UP MORE AND MORE CONTROVERSY.
A NEWSPAPER PHOTO SHOWING THE VICTIM JUST AFTER HE WAS PUSHED ONTO THE TRACKS, AND MOMENTS BEFORE THE SUBWAY TRAIN KILLED HIM IS RAISING ETHICAL QUESTIONS TONIGHT.
ABC'S MUHAMMAD LILA TELLS US WHY.
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IT'S THE FRONT PAGE PHOTO CAUSING A STORM OF CONTROVERSY.
Take a look at the New York Post cover
On the bottom right - that's a 58-year old Ki-Suk Han - terrified,
desperately scrambling to get back up to the platform.
The headline tells you all you need to know about what happens next.
Quick soundup: NATS of surveillance tape
Two guys arguing
Moments earlier, this New York City subway surveillance video shows how it
all happened.
Han and another man are seen arguing before the suspect pushes the victim
onto the tracks.
SOT: Patrick Gomez, witness
I saw some people running out, some people just staying still. It was more
confusion than anything.
Watching it all happen - freelance photographer Umar Abbasi
Rather than help, he snapped nearly fifty photos on his camera
He told NBC's Today Show it was HIS way of trying to get the subway
motorman's attention.
SOT
"It took me a second to figure out what was happening. I saw the lights
in the distance of the approaching train.all I could think of at that time
was to alert the driver with my camera flash,"
That flash didn't get the motorman to stop
And today, many say the Post went too far putting such a graphic image on
its front page.
Twitter is full of accusations, calling the decisions "horrifying" "
despicable" and "Imagine how this man's family feels."
Muhammad Lila Standup Close:
"We spoke to the PR company that represents the NY Post, but, so far, no
statement has been issued.
As for the suspect, he has now been arrested and charged.
Muhammad Lila, ABC News, New York."
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THE LATEST PROTESTS IN EGYPT ARE DEEPENING THE COUNTRY'S POLITICAL CRISIS.
protestors
THOUSANDS OF DEMONSTRATORS CLASHED OUTSIDE THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE TODAY IN CAIRO.
SUPPORTERS OF PRESIDENT MOHAMMED MORSI SWEPT IN TO CLEAR A SIT-IN BY ABOUT 300 MORSI OPPONENTS OUTSIDE THE PALACE.
TEMPERS ARE FLARING OVER A RUSHED CONSTITUTION BEING PUSHED TO A REFERENDUM OPPONENTS SAY FAVORS MORSI'S ISLAMIST ALLIES.
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A THREE YEAR OLD NEW HAMPSHIRE BOY AT THE CENTER OF A HORRIFIC CHILD ABUSE CASE IS OUT OF THE HOSPITAL.
THE BOY'S MOTHER JESSICA LINSCOTT AND HER BOYFRIEND ROLAND DOW WERE ARRESTED LAST WEEK AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS IN ORLANDO.
JAMES LINSCOTT HAD BEEN HOSPITALIZED FOR WEEKS FOR BRAIN INJURIES, BRUISES AND BURNS.
THE COUPLE HAD SAID HIS INJURIES WERE SELF-INFLICTED, BUT DOCTORS DISAGREED.
BOTH HAVE BEEN ORDERED NOT TO HAVE CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER OR WITH JAMES.
THE BOY IS IN STATE CUSTODY.
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PRISONERS AT A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IN NORTH CAROLINA ARE MAKING DISTURBING ALLEGATIONS AGAINST PRISON GUARDS THERE.
WE WANT TO WARN YOU. THESE ARE GRAPHIC ACCUSATIONS.
SIX INMATES AT THE SAMPSON CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION CLAIM TWO OFFICERS FORCED THEM TO RUB HOT SAUCE ON THEIR GENITALS.
THE INMATES ALSO CLAIM WHILE WORKING ROADSIDE DUTY THEY WERE INSTRUCTED TO THROW LIVE RABBITS INTO MOVING TRAFFIC.
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THE PRISON SUPERINTENDENT AND THE CORRECTIONS OFFICERS HAS BEEN PLACED ON LEAVE.
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FUNERAL PLANS ARE IN THE WORKS FOR FORMER CHIEFS LINEBACKER JUH-VAHN BELCHER AND HIS GIRLFRIEND.
AFTER SHOOTING KASANDRA PERKINS SATURDAY MORNING, BELCHER TOOK HIS OWN LIFE.
YOU CAN HEAR THE DESPERATION AS BELCHER'S MOTHER CHERYL SHEPHERD CALLED 9-1-1.
Cheryl Shepherd: "She's still breathing but barely! Please hurry! I don't know how he , they were arguing. They were arguing."
Fire Dispatch: "Ok, she's been shot?"
Cheryl Shepherd:
Fire Dispatch: "Ok, right now is she awake?"
Cheryl Shepherd: "Kasandra, stay with me! The ambulance is on the way. You hear me? You hear me?! Kasandra! Hey! Stay with me!" 13
SHEPHERD SAYS SHE HASN'T BEEN SLEEPING OR EATING MUCH SINCE THE SHOOTINGS.
SHE SAYS THE COUPLE'S 3-MONTH-OLD DAUGHTER IS DOING FINE.
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A BIZARRE KIDNAPPING LEADS TO A DARING ESCAPE IN CALIFORNIA.
INVESTIGATORS SAY A HANDYMAN WAS THREATENED, BEATEN, AND FORCED TO DO REPAIR WORK.
POLICE SAY A COUPLE LURED THE HANDYMAN TO THIER HOME IN A DISPUTE OVER
WORK HE'D DONE FOR ONE OF THEIR RELATIVES.
THEY FORCED HIM TO DRIVE THE RELATIVE'S HOME TO FINISH WORK AND STOPPED AT A GAS STATION ON THE WAY.
LEFT ALONE AT A PUMP, THE HANDYMAN BOLTED AS THE ACCUSED KIDNAPPERS WERE INSIDE SHOPPING FOR SNACKS.
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Until the police showed up, they pointed the gun in the window, and said, 'I'm going to shoot you in the face' and that's when I just kind of recommended to the guy, 'Hey, it would probably be a good idea if you did what the man said,'16
THE HANDYMAN CALLED 9-1-1 FROM A NEARBY HOME.
THE SUSPECTS ARE CURRENTLY IN JAIL FACING SEVERAL CHARGES.
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MANY CITIES HAVE BANNED TEXTING WHILE DRIVING.
BUT ONE IS NOW BANNING EATING WHILE DRIVING.
UNDER A NEW LAW IN HURON, SOUTH DAKOTA YOU CAN GET A TICKET IF YOU'RE EATING, READING THE PAPER OR PUTTING ON MAKE-UP IN THE MIRROR WHILE DRIVING.
THE LAW ALSO MAKES TEXTING WHILE DRIVING A PRIMARY OFFENSE.MEANING OFFICERS CAN PULL YOU OVER IF THEY SEE YOU DOING IT.
THE FINE IS 100 DOLLARS.
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THERE'S COUPLE'S THERAPY, RETREATS, SELF-HELP BOOKS… YOU NAME IT!
WHEN IT COMES TO IMPROVING RELATIONSHIPS, THERE ARE MORE WAYS THAN ONE TO TRY.
BUT YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO CHANGE, UNLESS YOU CHANGE YOUR BRAIN!
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BILLS, WORK, KIDS, SEX, ALONE-TIME, TOGETHER-TIME. THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES INTO RELATIONSHIPS.
BUT WHAT IF IT ALL STARTS HERE?
NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST MARSHA LUCAS SAYS YOU CAN "RE-WIRE" YOUR BRAIN FOR LOVE SIMPLY BY MEDITATING.
"This is about changing your brain in ways that serve you."
TINA AND KEITH LANZONI KNOW THAT FIRSTHAND. IT'S BEEN 22 YEARS SINCE THEY MET. TODAY, THEY'RE HAPPILY MARRIED, BUT THEY ARE VERY DIFFERENT.
"He's a stock broker; I'm a yoga teacher."
"We're such completely opposite people."
TINA SAYS DAILY MEDITATION HAS HELPED KEEP THEIR MARRIAGE STRONG.
"It kind of diffuses the stress."
DOCTOR LUCAS SAYS IT ALSO HELPS BUILD NEW NERVE CELLS. SHE RECOMMENDS "MINDFULNESS MEDITATION." FOR EXAMPLE, YOU FOCUS ON YOUR BREATH. IF YOUR MIND WANDERS, YOU GENTLY BRING IT BACK. LUCAS SAYS THE ACT OF RE-FOCUSING YOUR THOUGHTS IS LIKE EXERCISE FOR THE BRAIN. IT'S WHAT CHANGES CONNECTIONS.
"Your brain responds by building those new pathways."
THOSE BRAIN CHANGES ALTER THE WAY YOU RESPOND TO YOUR PARTNER. ONE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA STUDY FOUND COUPLES WHO PRACTICED MINDFULNESS MEDITATION FOR EIGHT WEEKS COULD BOOST THEIR SATISFACTION WITH EACH OTHER BY ABOUT 50-PERCENT.
"You're doing do-it-yourself brain surgery without all the mess."
TINA AND KEITH ARE BELIEVERS.
"I'm not very reactive anymore." "Yeah."
A SIMPLE EXERCISE THAT'S MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE FOR THIS COUPLE.
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DOCTOR LUCAS SAYS OFTEN ONLY ONE PARTNER HAS TO MEDITATE TO SEE CHANGES IN THE RELATIONSHIP SINCE THE EFFECTS CAN BE CONTAGIOUS.
SHE RECOMMENDS MEDITATING FOR 20 MINUTES A DAY, EVERY DAY BUT SAYS FREQUENCY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN DURATION.
SO, 10 MINUTES FOR SIX DAYS A WEEK IS BETTER THAN ONE, 60-MINUTE SESSION.
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THEY'RE ANGELS. AND NEW MOMS.
HOW THESE MODELS ARE MAKING THEIR WAY BACK TO THE RUNWAY JUST MONTHS AFTER GIVING BIRTH.
THE SECRET WEAPON THAT EVEN YOU CAN TRY.
WHEN DOGS DRIVE.
HOW MAN'S BEST FRIEND IS GETTING BEHIND THE WHEEL.
AND WHY SOME SAY IT'S ALL INSTINCT.
WEATHER IS COMING UP.
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AD-LIB WEATHER CHAT
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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.
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After some sunshine today, the clouds certainly thickened up throughout the afternoon limiting our temperatures to the upper 70s. Through the evening hours, expect mostly cloudy skies to stick around along with the possibility of a stray shower or two as temperatures settle into the lower 70s.
Overnight, the vast majority of us will stay fairly dry under mostly cloudy skies with an isolated shower at best. Lows will settle into the lower 60s here in town, with a few upper 50s deeper inland and across our northern cool spots.
High pressure that has controlled our weather over the last several days continues to break down as a cold front pushes across the deep south. By tomorrow morning, a weak upper level disturbance will make its way across the peninsula and may produce a few widely scattered showers. Rain prospects will remain about 30%, so not everyone will see the rain as most of these will be the hit or miss type.
Once this disturbance exits to the east late Thursday, conditions will begin to dry out a bit for the end of the week with more sunshine and highs remaining in the lower 80s.
Heading into the weekend, we'll keep partly sunny skies in the forecast with the chance of a couple of isolated showers. By early next week, we'll be tracking another cold front moving down the state, which will bring an increase in the cloud cover and perhaps another boost in our rain chances.
Even though our rain prospects will stay slightly higher than normal, our weather pattern will stay fairly consistent with our temperatures staying a few points above the average with partly sunny skies.
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DID YOU CATCH THE VICTORIA'S SECRET FASHION SHOW LAST NIGHT?
SOME OF THE MODELS HIT THE RUNWAY JUST MONTHS AFTER GIVING BIRTH.
ABC'S Linsey Davis REVEALS THEIR BIG EXERCISE SECRET ON HOW TO GET BACK IN SHAPE.
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NAT
It's the ultimate exhibition of precious little clothing. gigantic wings.
. and a whole lot of heavenly bodies
NAT
Now some of the Victoria's Secret Angels are giving us a glimpse of what it
takes to be toned and runway ready
twitter/instagram pix
Model's like Hilary Roda have taken to social media to show off their
workout regimes.
Doutzen Kroes shared a breakfast recipe of Flaxseed and Acai powder with her
Twitter followers
and Candice Swanepoel shared this photo of bruised knuckles following her
pre-show boxing workout
But the secret many of us want to know?
NATPOP with video of Lily Aldridge from CBS show
How do those Model Moms get back on the runway so soon after giving birth?
Surprisingly the secret for some isn't found at the gym on a treadmill or
lifting weights
Mary Helen leaping
Some Angels are simply taking a leap of faith
NATPOP BALLET MUSIC "Royal Court" over video of her dancing
Mary Helen Bowers, a former dancer with the New York City Ballet, trains
clients using a low impact, ballet-based fitness regimen.
NATPOP Black Swan
She spent a year working with Natalie Portman for her academy winning role
in Black Swan and most recently got Victoria's Secret Angel Lily Aldridge
back on the runway -- just 5 months after giving birth to daughter Dixie!
LINSEY DAVIS I CANT IMAGINE A BETTER CALLING CARD 'YOU KNOW THOSE WOMEN IN
THE VICTORIA'S SECRET CATALOG'
Mary Helen LAUGHS
Linsey YEAH, I TRAIN THEM. LILY ALDRIDGE WHO HAD A BABY WHAT 5 MONTHS BEFORE
AND THEN SHE'S HITTING THE RUNWAY, HOW DID YOU DO THAT?
Mary Helen WE FOCUSED ON THE AREAS YOU REALLY WANT TO TIGHTEN UP ESPECIALLY
AFTER HAVING A BABY , HER WAIST AND ABS, AND ALL THROUGH THE LEGS AND THE
BUTT AND OF COURSE HER UPPER BODY AS WELL
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AN AUSTRALIAN RADIO STATION APOLOGIZED TODAY FOR A PRANK CALL TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE KATE MIDDLEON IS BEING TREATED FOR SEVERE MORNING SICKNESS.
Good morning, hospital.
"Hello there, can I please speak to Kate please, my granddaughter.
THE STATION MIMICKED QUEEN ELIZABETH ON THE PHONE.
THEY MANAGED TO SPEAK WITH ONE OF KATE'S PRIVATE NURSES ABOUT HOW THE DUCHESS' IS FEELING.
THE HOSPITAL ADMITTED IT HAD FALLEN FOR THE PRANK, BUT SAID THERE WAS NO WAY A CALL WOULD HAVE BEEN PUT THROUGH TO A PATIENT.
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PRESIDENT OBAMA REPORTEDLY HAS A FASHION ICON ON A SHORTLIST FOR A DIPLOMATIC POST.
VOGUE MAGAZINE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ANNA WINTOUR IS ON THE LIST TO BE THE U.S. AMBASSADOR TO EITHER BRITAIN OR FRANCE.
SHE IS UNDER CONSIDERATION NOT BECAUSE OF HER FASHION SENSE, BUT HER FUND-RAISING EFFORTS.
WINTOUR RAISED MORE THAN 500 THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE PRESIDENT'S RE-ELECTION.
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DOGS ARE BEHIND THE WHEEL IN NEW ZEALAND.
DOG HANDLERS THERE ARE TRAINING THEM TO DRIVE CARS.
WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM THEIR HANDLERS THE DOGS ARE ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN GEAR, HIT THE ACCELERATOR AND START DRIVING.
THE DOGS CAN EVEN STEER THE CARS WHEN TOLD.
TRAINERS SAY THEY CREATED A SERIES OF INSTINCTIVE BEHAVIORS FOR THE DOGS TO LEARN.
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EXPECT MORE STARBUCKS LOCATIONS IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE WORLD'S LARGEST COFFEE COMPANY PLANS TO OPEN AT LEAST 15-HUNDRED MORE CAFES NATIONWIDE OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
AND IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO BUY AN EXPENSIVE GIFT.
THE COFFEE CHAIN IS OFFERING ITS FIRST "SUPER PREMIUM" GIFT CARD.
THE STARBUCKS METAL CARD COSTS 450-DOLLLARS.
IT'S LOADED WITH 400 DOLLARS.
IT COSTS ANOTHER 50 DOLLARS TO MAKE THE CARD, WHICH IS MADE OF STEEL INSTEAD OF PLASTIC.
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YOU'LL SOON BE ABLE TO WATCH DISNEY MOVIES ON NETFLIX
SHORTLY AFTER THEY FINISH THEIR RUN IN THEATERS.
THE VIDEO SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE OUTBID PAY-TV FOR RIGHTS TO DISNEY MOVIES.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME A MAJOR STUDIO IN HOLLYWOOD HAS SOLD RIGHTS TO NETFLIX AND NOT A PREMIUM T-V NETWORK.
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TWO CHILDREN DITCHED BY THEIR MOTHER.
Parents denying their children, I have two kids myself and I could never do anything like that
THE CHARGES THIS MOM AND HER LIVE IN BOYFRIEND ARE FACING TONIGHT FOR ABANDONING THEIR KIDS AT THE MOVIES.
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BUMP IN W/ ANCHOR MICS
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AN UNBELIVABLE ACT.
A FLORIDA MOM IS ACCUSED OF ABANDONING HER CHILDREN AFTER A NIGHT OF HEAVY DRINKING. THEN DENYING THAT SHE EVEN HAD CHILDREN.
CATHLEEN O'TOOLE REPORTS.
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"Really, really sad stuff to see before Christmas."
B-B KING'S DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS -- CURTIS PEERY -- STILL CAN'T SHAKE WHAT HE SAW SATURDAY MORNING.
WHEN A MOTHER AND HER LIVE IN BOYFRIEND ARE ACCUSED OF ABANDONING TWO YOUNG BOYS.
"Never, never seen anything like that, you know, if there's any children out there, you know, usually they're accompanied by their parents."
POLICE SAY AMANDA MARSH, 28, AND BOYFRIEND PERRY BUESKING, 46, WERE INTOXICATED ENOUGH THEY WERE ASKED TO LEAVE THE RESTAURANT.
PEERY SAYS A CAB WAS CALLED AND AFTER THE COUPLE LEFT.
MARSH'S CHILDREN CAME BACK ASKING WHERE THEY WERE.
"At that time, we had realized that the parents had sent the two kids to the movie theater by themselves with no supervision, left before they got out of the movies and the poor kids came back over here looking for their parents. and their parents were gone."
AN EMPLOYEE LOCATED THE PAIR IN A PARKING GARAGE WHERE MARSH ALLEGEDLY SAID "NO" AND AGAIN, "SHOOK HER HEAD INDICATING NO" WHEN ASKED IF THE KIDS, SEVEN AND 10 YEARS OLD, WERE HERS.
"The older little boy knew what was going on, he was crying, the younger one didn't really know what was going on."
"Very good of BB Kings. Obviously, they're training their employees and looking out for clues and people might be intoxicated and shouldn't have any more alcohol and, then, after that they did notice that they left their kids there. So, they're quite aware of their surroundings."
POLICE SAY BUESKING TRIED TO WALK AWAY DURING THE ARREST AND MARSH WAS COMBATIVE AND SWORE AT OFFICERS WHEN ASKED IF SHE KNEW WHERE HER CHILDREN WERE.
"Parents denying their children, I have two kids myself and I could never do anything like that, so."
Reporter:
"Couldn't even fathom it, you know? Went home and hugged my kids that night."
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CATHLEEN O'TOOLE REPORTING.
THE BOYS ARE IN PROTECTIVE CUSTODY TONIGHT.
THEY TOLD POLICE THEY HAD BEEN LIVING IN A VAN OR MOTELS SINCE OCTOBER.WHEN THEY WERE REMOVED FROM SCHOOL IN ARIZONA.
BOTH THE MOM AND BOYFRIEND ARE CHARGED WITH CHILD NEGLECT, DISORDERLY INTOXICATION AND RESISTING AN OFFICER.
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CHRISTMAS CHEER RIPPED APART BY VANDALS!
NEW AT SIX, WHERE ONE NEIGHBORHOOLD IS BEING TARGETED BY A REAL LIFE GRINCH. --PLUS--
37:08 "stole all of the computers, 80,00" in jewelry, cash, all of my kid's Christmas presents- I'm going to start crying."
A STAGGERING LOSS --
AND IF THAT'S NOT ENOUGH, THIEVES ALSO TOOK HER LIFE SAVING MEDICATION!
THE LARGEST CITY IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WANTS TO LIMIT WHAT YOU CAN BUILD ON YOUR OWN PRIVATE PROPERTY!
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AD LIB GOODBYE
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