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39:08 "it's more of the shock of coming home and everything is flipped upside down."

CHRISTMAS GIFTS, JEWLERY, AND A WOMAN'S LIFE-SAVING MEDICINE ALL TAKEN BY THEIVES.

17:36:17-19 it's devestating for a lot of people

THE REPORT CARD IS IN!

THE SURPRISING RESULTS OF EVERY SINGLE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SCHOOL AND TEACHER THAT WAS GRADED BY THE STATE.

JUST BECAUSE IT'S YOURS DOSEN'T MEAN YOU CAN DO WHAT YOU WANT WITH IT!

WHY THE CAPE WANTS TO LIMIT WHAT RESIDENTS CAN BUILD ON THEIR PROPERTY

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HL2) teacher evaluations-SOTVO

HL3) cape structures-VOTOPS

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SAN CARLOS CHEMO BURGLARY-TRX-SOTVO-OC

39:21 "they went through everything that was personal so it's the intrusion- you feel like you got raped."

A WOMAN BATTLING CANCER IS NOW THE VICTIM OF THIEVES.

NOT ONLY DID THEY STEAL HER CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.

THEY ALSO TOOK THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF MEDICATION SHE NEEDS TO STAY ALIVE.

SAN CARLOS CHEMO BURGLARY-PKG

AS BURGLARS HIT SAN CARLOS PARK-

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SANDRA BLACKWELL LOSES SOMETHING THAT COULD MEAN LIFE OR DEATH.

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."

BUT WHAT'S WORSE THAN LOSING ALL THAT -

THE LOSS OF THE 46 YEAR-OLD'S MEDICATION, WHICH KEEPS HER CANCER IN REMISSION.

37:38 "I do take a chemo pill regimen on a monthly basis."

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON-

BURGLARS BROKE INTO THE BLACKWELL FAMILY HOME,

ALONG WITH THE HOUSE RIGHT NEXT DOOR-

AND ONE ON THE NEXT STREET OVER.

SANDRA'S SON CAME HOME FROM SCHOOL AND DISCOVERED THE CRIME.

39:08 "it's more of the shock of coming home and everything is flipped upside down."

SANDRA HAS BEEN FIGHTING KIDNEY CANCER FOR OVER 10 YEARS,

AND HAS ONLY BEEN IN REMISSION FOR ABOUT 2 AND A HALF MONTHS.

37:52 "it travelled through the blood and pretty much through my body, so we're trying to keep me in remission right now."

THAT'S WHAT THE STOLEN PILLS DO-

KEEP THE CANCER FROM COMING BACK.

THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS THE BREAK-INS COULD HAVE BEEN COMMITTED BY THE SAME PEOPLE.

51:24 "we are investigating the possibility that they are related."

BUT FOR SANDRA-

WHO HAS FOUGHT FOR SO LONG-

SHE JUST WANTS THE CULPRITS CAUGHT,

AND HER MEDICATION BACK.

JACKSON ST SHOOTING-SS-FLYVO

FORT MYERS POLICE HAVE A JUVENILE IN CUSTODY IN CONNECTON WITH A SHOOTING NEAR A MIDDLE SCHOOL.

IT HAPPENED OUTSIDE THE OAKWOOD APARTMENT COMPLEX OFF JACKSON AVENUE.

THE 19-YEAR-OLD VICTIM REUBEN ASPILAIRE IS THE HOSPITAL WITH A NON-LIFE THREATENING GUN SHOT WOUND.

POLICE AND HELICOPTERS MOVED QUICKLY -- BLOCKING OFF SEVERAL STREETS.

ON ROYAL PALM AVENUE --- POLICE SAY ONE PERSON --A JUVENILE -- WAS DETAINED.

ALL OF THIS HAPPENING AS PARENTS AND BUSES WERE PICKING UP KIDS AT FORT MYERS MIDDLE ACADEMY THAT WAS JUST A BLOCK AWAY.

SAN CARLOS PARK XMAS VANDALS-VO WIPE

NEW AT SIX-

DEPUTIES ARE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR A REAL LIFE GRINCH HITTING A SAN CARLOS PARK NEIGHBORHOOD.

FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A WEEK, SOMEONE VANDALIZED CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AT SEVERAL HOUSES.

SAN CARLOS PARK XMAS VANDALS-SOT VO

"It makes you mad. It's not about the money. It's about people having the gall to come into your yard either when they're asleep or not at home, that's what's upsetting and the kids get upset when this stuff happens."

JUST AROUND THE BLOCK. THEY RUINED MORE DECORATIONS.

DEVELOPING OPEN-CLIP

JONATHAN ROWLES TRIAL-(2)SS VO

A TEENAGER ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS MOTHER FACED A JUDGE IN COLLIER COUNTY TODAY.

JONATHAN ROWLES WAS JUST 13 WHEN PROSECUTORS SAY HE SHOT HIS MOTHER --

KELLY ANN IN THEIR EAST NAPLES HOME BACK IN 20-10.

IN A TAPED INTERVIEW WITH INVESTIGATORS, ROWLES CONFESSED TO THE CRIME, SAYING IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.

THE EVIDENCIARY HEARING WILL CONTINUE TOMORROW MORNING.

OPENING ARGUMENTS WILL START IN THE AFTERNOON.

BAILEM IN COURT-SS-VO

A STRANGE TURN OF EVENTS IN ANOTHER LEE COUNTY MURDER TRIAL.

TREMAINE BAILEM WAS FOUND GUILTY IN SECOND DEGREE MURDER.

DEFENSE ATTORNEYS TOOK OVER AFTER BAILEM REPRESENTED HIMSELF THROUGH TRIAL.

THEY SEEMED UNPREPARED --

BUT DID SAY THE STATE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH EVIDENCE.

DUNN SENTENCING-VO WIPE

TONIGHT AT SIX --

ABC7 BRINGS YOU AN INSIDE LOOK AT ROBERT DUNN'S LAST FREE DAYS.

A JURY CONVICTED DUNN OF GUNNING DOWN HIS ESTRANGED WIFE INSIDE A CAPE CORAL DAYCARE.

THIS WEEK - HE'S FIGHTING TO SPEND THE REST OF HIS DAYS IN PRISON, NOT ON DEATH ROW.

TODAY - THE DEFENSE CALLED FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGISTS WHO TESTIFIED DUNN BECAME PSYCHOTIC IN THE DAYS LEADING UP TO THE MURDER

DUNN SENTENCING-SOTVO

14:14:41 he believed as a result of the experience he was having there in the bar that his fears that his wife was going to kidnap his child were true. the song was telling him that everything he believed was true and he felt that he was desperate to save his duaghter.14;15:09

JURORS ALSO SAW A LOOK INSIDE DUNN'S HOME.

IMMOKALEE SHOOTING ARREST-SS-VO-SS

A MAN ACCUSED OF A BRAZEN SHOOTING IN IMMOKALEE IS UNDER ARREST.

ALDRICE CUMMINGS IS CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED BATTERY.

HE WAS ARRESTED YESTERDAY

AFTER OFFICERS SAY HE HIT GERALD JAMES WITH A CAR, SHOT HIM IN THE FACE, THEN RAN HIM OVER.

IT HAPPENED LAST WEEK NEAR THE CORNER OF DELAWARE STREET AND FIFTH STREET.

TEACHER EVALUATIONS-ONCAM

FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS IN FLORIDA SCHOOLS ARE BEING GRADED. AND THE RESULTS ARE ON LINE FOR ALL THE SEE.

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THE GRADES ARE IN.

AND THEY'RE NOT FOR THE STUDENTS.

FEA- 17:36:17-19 it's devestating for a lot of people

THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION JUST RELEASED GRADES,

BASED ON 3 CATEGORIES-

Kathy Hebda, deputy chancellor for educator quality 30:12 the 3 main criteria are performance of students, instructional practice for teachers, or leadership practice for administrators and professional or job responsibilities 20

THE DISTRICTS GRADE THEMSELVES, THEN SUBMIT THEIR EVALUATIONS TO THE STATE.

HERE'S HOW THEY BREAK DOWN IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

CHARLOTTE'S CLASSROOM TEACHERS ARE 100 PERCENT EFFECTIVE ACCORDING TO THE EVAULATION.

COLLIER HAS 4 PERCENT HIGHLY EFFECTIVE,

95 PERCENT EFFECTIVE,

AND LESS THAN 1 PERCENT THAT NEED IMPROVEMENT,

AS FOR LEE COUNTY-

9 PERCENT OF TEACHERS ARE HIGHLY EFFECTIVE,

88 EFFECTIVE,

1 PERCENT NEED IMPROVEMENT.

STATISTICS PARENTS SAY THEY'LL CONSIDER WHEN CHOOSING SCHOOLS.

17:42 we were new to the county coming in so it was really important for me to really just get the base of what her values were in the classroom and what she was going to do to instil my sons education from now until he leaves gulf elementary

LEE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS DR. JOSEPH BURKE RELEASED THIS STATEMENT,

SAYING " We will continue to review this preliminary information from the Florida Department of Education as we work to improve our processes to ensure we have highly qualified staff across our District."

BUT THE TEACHER'S UNION WARNS THIS GRADING SYSTEM FAILS,

SINCE IT RELIES SO HEAVILY ON TEST SCORES.

FL TUITION-VO WIPE

UNIVERSITIES WANT TO MAKE A DEAL WITH FLORIDA LAWMAKERS ON TUITION INCREASES.

UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS FROM ACROSS FLORIDA ANNOUNCED THEY WILL GUARANTEE NO TUITION INCREASES NEXT YEAR IF THE STATE LEGISLATURE SETS ASIDE AN EXTRA 118 MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE SCHOOLS.

FL TUITION-SOTVO

---SOT--- Cortez Whatley/ Florida Student Association President

"For the sake of Florida students, businesses and the communities that we live in, we need to keep a college education affordable and accessible to all.

UNIVERSITIES ARE FACING RESISTANCE ON TUITION HIKES FROM GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT.

FISCAL CLIFF-VO WIPE

THE STANDOFF CONTINUES OVER RAISING TAXES ON THE RICH TO AVOID THE FISCAL CLIFF.

PRESIDENT OBAMA WARNED REPUBLICANS TODAY ABOUT THE DANGERS OF ANOTHER FIGHT OVER RAISING THE DEBT CEILING AND POSSIBLE DEFAULT.

FISCAL CLIFF-(2)SOT VO

House Speaker 4

"I'll be available at any moment to sit down with the president to get serious about solving this problem."

sot President Obama / no super needed:6

"The only thing that the debt ceiling is good for as a weapon is to destroy your credit rating"

WITH NO SOLUTION IN SIGHT--

NAPLES 5TH AVE CONSTRUCTION-VO WIPE

A POPULAR NAPLES HOTEL UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR MONTHS IS FINALLY GETTING READY TO PUT THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON IT'S DOWNTOWN EXPANSION.

THE INN ON FIFTH AVENUE WILL BRING 32 ADDITIONAL SUITES TO IT'S FIFTH AVENUE LOCATION.

THE LUXURY ROOMS WILL BE AN EXTENSION OF THE EXISTING HOTEL THAT WILL FEATURE A CHASE BANK AND CHICO'S WOMEN'S APPAREL STORE.

NAPLES 5TH AVE CONSTRUCTION-SOTVO

Phil McCabe/Owner, The Inn on Fifth

Even with these complaints, the project will be extremely positive to the community. It will be iconic to 5th avenue."

NEW ALLEGIANT FLIGHTS-SS

NEW FLIGHTS ARE BEING ADDED TO AND FROM PUNTA GORDA.

ALLEGIANT AIR IS ADDING SERVICE TO TOLEDO, OHIO - ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS - AND PLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK STARTING IN FEBRUARY.

THE DISCOUNT AIRLINE IS THE AIRPORT'S ONLY CARRIER.

FLIGHTS WILL RUN TWICE A WEEK.

NEXT AT 6 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE ONE

-resident-"It's insanity. This is your property, why couldn't you" ?

BUT IN CAPE CORAL. YOU CAN'T.

THE NEW RULE THAT HAS SOME PROPERTY OWNERS STOMPING MAD.

CLOSED FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS--

THIS QUARTER OF A CENTURY OLD FORT MYERS MOVIE THEATER IS ON THE VERGE OF BOUNCING BACK BETTER THAN EVER!

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EARTH AT NIGHT SATELLITE IMAGES-VOTOPS-BNR

CHECK THIS OUT: IT'S THE EARTH AT NIGHT.

THESE ARE NEW IMAGES FROM A GOVERNMENT SATELLITE.

SEVERAL THINGS POP OUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT.

YOU CAN SEE HOW POPULATED THE EAST COAST IS.

THE FLORIDA CITIES ARE LIT UP, AND YOU CAN SEE HOW DARK THE EVERGLADES ARE.

JP STORMWARN OPEN-CLIP

WEATHER-PWC

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.

CAPE CORAL LIMITING STRUCTURES-2SHOT

IF YOU LIVE IN CAPE CORAL: GET READY TO BE TOLD WHAT YOU *CAN'T PUT ON YOUR OWN PROPERTY.

TODAY, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION PASSED AN ORDINANCE THAT SAYS JUST BECAUSE YOU OWN THE LAND -- YOU CAN'T PUT ANYTHING YOU WANT ON IT.

AND THAT MANDATE HAS MANY UPSET TONIGHT.

CAPE CORAL LIMITING STRUCTURES-PKG

JOHN VANDERHEYDEN TAKES PRIDE IN KEEPING HIS CAPE CORAL HOME LOOKING GOOD.

-John raking leaves/yard

VANDERHEYDEN IS ALL FOR RULES, BUT BELIEVES THE CITY IS INFRINGING ON HIS RESIDENTIAL RIGHTS.

-John Vanderheyden/Homeowner-"It's insanity."

VANDERHEYEN IS REACTING TO A NEW ORDINANCE WHICH LIMITS WHAT CAPE CORAL HOMEOWNERS CAN BUILD ON THEIR PROPERTY.

-Vanderheyden-"This is your property why couldn't you."

UNDER THE AMENDED GUIDELINES, RESIDENTS ARE RESTRICTED TO BUILDING: GARAGES, SATELITTE ANTENNAS, SUN SHELTERS, GAZEBOS, SHEDS, PLAYHOUSES AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.

THOSE "RECREATIONAL FACILITIES INCLUDE THINGS LIKE TENNIS COURTS. THE CITY'S PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE ORDINANCE.

-Patti Martin/P&Z Chair-"I think it was just pulling it all together and clarifying what is allowed because in the past there have been questions involving sheds for instance."

DENISE SCHROEDER DOESN'T MIND THE RESIDENTIAL RESTRICTIONS.

-Denise Schroeder/Homeowner-"Some people can get carried away."

SCHROEDER - WHO MOVED TO THE CAPE 4-YEARS AGO - BELIEVES PEOPLE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF RELAXED REGULATIONS. AND WOULD RATHER HAVE STRICTER RULES IN PLACE.

CASH FOR BONITA BUSINESS-ONCAM

BONITA SPRINGS WANTS YOU TO CASH IN IF YOU HELP BRING BUSINESSES TO THE AREA!

CITY LEADERS ARE PROPOSING A CASH REWARD TO ANYONE WHO GIVES THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL A SUBSTANTIAL LEAD TO A BUSINESS.

IT MUST CREATE AT LEAST FIVE JOBS IN THE FIRST YEAR.

THE TOTAL INCENTIVE WON'T EXCEED 15 HUNDRED DOLLARS PER PROJECT.

EDISON THEATER-VOTOPS

CREWS PLAN TO PUT MORE THAN A MILLION DOLLARS OF IMPROVEMENTS INTO THIS FORT MYERS THEATER.

"EDISON PARK EIGHT" CINEMAS WAS FORCED TO CLOSE ITS DOORS THREE YEARS AGO, DURING THE RECESSION.

IT PLANS TO RE-OPEN JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS WITH NEW HIGH DEFINTION, DIGITAL PROJECTIORS.

EDISON THEATER-SOTVO

1749 "hopefully some more people will come in and open some more businesses. We want to see it thriving again."

COMING UP NEXT OPEN-CLIP

TEASE TWO-POP

THE NAPLES FOOTBALL TEAM. TWO WINS AWAY FROM A STATE TITLE. FLORIDA AND FLORIDA STATE. GOING AT IT IN HOOPS TONIGHT.

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WORLD NEWS TEASE-BLK-SOT

TONIGHT AT 7 OPEN-CLIP

TONIGHT AT 7 OPEN

ALL NEW TONIGHT AT 7--

BIG BEARS,

BIG PROBLEMS.

WHAT THE F-W-C IS DOING TO PROTECT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA RESIDENTS CROSSING PATHS WITH THE MASSIVE MAMMALS.

IT JUST TAKES A TINY MISTAKE IGNITE A MAJOR DISASTER LIKE THIS ONE.

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TZ 7 2) HOLIDAY HAZARDS-VOTOPS

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

FT SHOOTOUT-SOTTOPS

FT SHOOTOUT-POPMON

FT SHOOTOUT-VOTOPS

THE TIBURON GOLF CLUB THE PLACE TO BE TODAY FOR THE PRO AM PORTION OF THE SHOOTOUT. THE HOST. GREG NORMAN ON THE COURSE. ALONG WITH THE 23 OTHER GOLFERS IN THE TOURNAMENT.

AND A CAMEO APPERANCE. BY LEGENDARY SPORTS BROADCASTER. CHRIS BERMAN.

THE ACTUAL SHOOTOUT BEGINS ON FRIDAY. IT'S A 3 DAY EVENT MADE UP OF 12. 2-MAN TEAMS.

FT SHOOTOUT-SOTTOPS

NAPLES-POPMON

NAPLES-VOTOPS

CENTRAL COMES INTO THE GAME RANKED 5TH IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. AND HAVE WON 9 STRAIGHT.

WHILE NAPLES IS UNDEFEATED. AND RANKED 6TH IN STATE.

NAPLES-SOTTOPS

CARRIGAN CLASSIC-VOTOPS

JUST A REMINDER. THE CARRIGAN CLASSIC ALL-STAR GAME IS LATER TONIGHT AT FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL. FEATURING THE BEST FOOTBALL PLAYERS IN LEE COUNTY.

KICKOFF IS AT 730.

WILL MUSCHAMP-VOTOPS

ON MONDAY. WILL MUSHCAMP. SPOKE TO THE PLAYER IN THIS YEAR'S CARRIGAN CLASSIC.

TODAY. MUSCHAMP WAS NAMED CO-COACH OF THE YEAR IN THE SEC.

FLORIDA GATORS-VOTOPS

SPEAKING OF THE GATORS. FLORIDA AND FLORIDA STATE GOING AT IT TONIGHT IN HOOPS.

FLORIDA GATORS-SOTTOPS

GOODBYE-4SHOT