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HEADLINES------------- TEASE THREE-2 SHOT
HL1) LIGHT AT BRAIRCLIFF-trxVOTOPS TZ3 A LEE COUNTY BREAKINS-VO
HL2) CAPE FERAL CAT ATTACK-trxSOTVOTOPS TZ3 B TEEN DRUNK DRIVING-VO
HL3) NAP NANNY-trxVOTOPS TZ3 C GERMIEST PLACES-SOTVO
HL4) GERMIEST PLACES-trxVOTOPS FACEBOOK WOMAN OF THE DAY-SSTOPS
STORMWARN-CLIP BUMP SHOT-BUMP OUT
WX HL-WX WALL NEWS AT 5:00 PM OPEN-CLIP
BREAKING-CLIP TS LIGHT AT BRIARCLIFF-VID BOX
FM BODY IN RIVER-VOTOPS TS NORTH PORT ARREST-VID BOX
DEVELOPING-CLIP TS FERAL CAT ATTACK-VID BOX
LIGHT AT BRAIRCLIFF-VO.WIPE LEE COUNTY BREAKINS-VOTOPS-2 SHOT
LIGHT AT BRAIRCLIFF-SOTVO LEE COUNTY BREAKINS-LL PKG
TEAM COVERAGE-CLIP GAY MARRIAGE POT LEGAL IN WA-OC-VO-OC
VANAMAN REAX-VOTOPS-WIPE GAY MARRIAGE POT LEGAL IN WA-PKG
VANAMAN REAX-SOTVO MD GAY MARRIAGE-VO
JONATHAN ROWLES DAY 2-SS-VO.WIPE MORMON CHURCH GAYS
JONATHAN ROWLES DAY 2-SOTVO IOWA COUSINS-VO
ROBERT DUNN SENTENCING-SS-VO.WIPE NY SUBWAY PUSH COURT-SOTVO
ROBERT DUNN SENTENCING-SOTVO CA YOUNG GIRL HIT AND RUN-VO.WIPE
NORTH PORT HS ARREST-SS-VO CA YOUNG GIRL HIT AND RUN-SOTVO
CVS ROBBERY ARREST-SS-VO CO THEATER REOPENING-VO
CAPE FERAL CAT ATTACK-VO MCAFEE ARRESTED-VO
TOSS TO LEIGH-OC-SOTVO-OC TEEN SENTENCED TO ATTEND CHURCH-VO.WIPE
SWFL WILD PIGS-REM LIVE TEEN SENTENCED TO ATTEND CHURCH-SOTVO
SWFL WILD PIGS-VO.WIPE KATE RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL-VO
SWFL WILD PIGS-SOTVO HAVING A CHILD EXTENDS LIFE-VO
SWFL WILD PIGS-REM LIVE GERMIEST PLACES-TC MON
PUNTA GORDA FIRE-SS-VO GERMIEST PLACES-PKG
PUBLIX PROTEST-VO.WIPE GERMIEST PLACES-TC MON
PUBLIX PROTEST-SOTVO NEW AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP
PINE ISLAND WATER FIGHT-VO TEASE FOUR------------
FISCAL CLIFF LATEST-VO.WIPE TZ4 A NOISY RESTAURANTS-NATSVO
FISCAL CLIFF LATEST-SOTVO TZ4 B DISNEY FANTASY LAND-VO
JEB BUSH NEW JOB-VO NEW ZEALAND TORNADO-VOTOPS
BEST PLACE TO FIND JOBS IN FL-CG-CG STORM WARN JP OPEN-CLIP
NEXT AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP CROSSTALK-WX EST
TEASE ONE------------ FORECAST-PHC
TZ1 A NAP NANNY-VOTOPS FORECAST-WXWALL
TZ1 B DOGGY DOORBELL-NATSVO NOISY RESTAURANTS-OC
STORMWARN OPEN-CLIP NOISY RESTAURANTS-PKG
FORECAST-PHC GRAMMY NOMINATIONS-VO
FORECAST-WXWALL DISNEY FANTASY LAND-VO.WIPE
TOSS TO NINA-OC DISNEY FANTASY LAND-SOTVO
NAP NANNY-VO IN TC MON JOE NAPLES-VO.SS-WIPE
NAP NANNY-PKG JOE NAPLES-SOTVO
NAP NANNY-VO IN TC MON TEASE FIVE-ONCAM
NEW DRUG KRATOM -VO.WIPE TZ5) CEREBRAL PALSY WRESTLER-VO
NEW DRUG KRATOM -SOTVO BUMP SHOT-BUMP IN
UV NAIL LAMPS-VOTOP CEREBRAL PALSY WRESTLER-OC
DOGGY DOORBELL-NATSVO CEREBRAL PALSY WRESTLER-PKG
NEW AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP NEXT AT 6 OPEN-CLIP
TEASE TWO------------ COMING UP AT 6PM
TZ2 A EASY BAKE OVEN SEXISM-VOTOPS-WIPE TZ 6 1) MYSTERY ILLNESS-VOTOPS
TZ2 B KATE LEAVES HOSPITAL-VOTOPS TZ 6 2) BONITA BURGLARY ARREST-SOTVO
BUMP SHOT-BUMP IN TZ 6 3) INVISIBLE CAMOUFLAGE-VOTOPS
EASY BAKE OVEN SEXISM -VO IN POP CLOSE-2SHOT
EASY BAKE OVEN SEXISM -PKG  


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HEADLINES-------------


ALL NEW TONIGHT AT FIVE.

THE STATE GIVES THE GREEN LIGHT TO A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT A CONTROVERSIAL LEE COUNTY INTERSECTION.

AND,

FOR THE FIRST TIME,

WE HEAR FROM A MAN SERIOUSLY INJURED AT THAT INTERSECTION.

0335 "It was not scared. It was just mean."

A CAPE CORAL WOMAN ATTACKED BY A WILD CAT!

HOW SHE'S DOING AND WHERE THE ANIMAL IS NOW.

THE GOVERNMENT SAYS THIS CHILD SEAT IS DANGEROUS! -- POSSIBLY DEADLY!

NOW THEY WANT IT OFF STORE SHELVES.

WHAT PARENTS NEED TO KNOW.

AND TONIGHT IN YOUR A-B-C SEVEN HEALTHY LIVING --

THE SURPRISING LIST OF THE GERMIEST PLACES YOU CAN COME INTO CONTACT WITH.

A LOT OF THEM, WE SPEND HOURS WITH EVERY DAY.

WEATHER IS COMING UP. Return to index of stories...


HL1) LIGHT AT BRAIRCLIFF-trxVOTOPS


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HL2) CAPE FERAL CAT ATTACK-trxSOTVOTOPS


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HL3) NAP NANNY-trxVOTOPS


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HL4) GERMIEST PLACES-trxVOTOPS


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STORMWARN-CLIP


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WX HL-WX WALL


"More clouds than sun, a few spotty showers"

After a string of dry and sunny days, some minor changes are in the forecast over the next few days.

Through the early part of the day, we'll be watching an upper level disturbance sitting to our northwest in the northern Gulf of Mexico. With this weather system nearby and moving over head today, clouds will be on the increase with the chance for a few widely scattered showers.

Just like yesterday, mostly cloudy skies and a little bit of rain will keep our daytime highs capped in the upper 70s. It certainly won't be a washout by any means, but just be prepared for a few brief hit or miss showers this afternoon.

Tonight, as that disturbance begins to pull away to the east, clouds should begin to thin out with mainly dry weather in place. Overnight lows will settle into the lower 60s with one or two upper 50s on the thermometer across our northern cool spots.

The work week will end with a bit more sunshine and as a result, temperatures will rebound nicely into the lower 80s. Heading into the upcoming weekend, our skies will stay partly sunny with the opportunity to squeeze out a shower or two by Saturday.

Early next week, we'll be tracking another cold front sagging its way down the peninsula. At this time, forecast models are hinting at an increase in the cloud cover across our part of the state with the chance for some spotty showers.

Temperatures through the weekend and into early next week will run a few degrees above normal for this time of year. So even though the calendar says December, our weather is anything but winter like. Return to index of stories...


BREAKING-CLIP


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FM BODY IN RIVER-VOTOPS


BREAKING NEWS,

FORT MYERS POLICE JUST PULLED A BODY FROM THE CALOOSAHATCHEE. IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

SOMEONE WALKING ALONG A PIER SAW THE BODY FLOATING NEAR THE SEA WALL.

WE'RE TOLD IT'S THE BODY OF A OLDER MALE.

RIGHT NOW, OFFICERS ARE NOT RELEASING A CAUSE OF DEATH OR THE MAN'S IDENTITY.

BE SURE TO STAY WITH ABC7 ON AIR AND ONLINE FOR THE LATEST ON THIS STORY. Return to index of stories...


DEVELOPING-CLIP


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LIGHT AT BRAIRCLIFF-VO.WIPE


IT'S THE NEWS MANY RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR.

AFTER MONTHS OF PROTESTING - A SOUTH LEE COUNTY COMMUNITY IS GETTING THE TRAFFIC LIGHT THEY'VE BEEN ASKING FOR.

THE STATE GAVE THE GO-AHEAD TO PUT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT BRIARCLIFF ROAD AND THE NEW METRO PARKWAY EXTENSION.

AFTER TWO SERIOUS CRASHES. MANY RESIDENTS SAY THE INTERSECTION IS DANGEROUS.

IT WILL COST THE STATE AND COUNTY ABOUT 300 THOUSAND DOLLARS TO INSTALL THE LIGHT.

BUT IT WON'T BE OPERATIONAL UNTIL THE FALL OF 2013.

SUPER STORM SANDY IS THE REASON FOR THE DELAY. Return to index of stories...


LIGHT AT BRAIRCLIFF-SOTVO


With some of the recovery time associated with Sandy in the northeast, the demand is pretty high. So we expect to have a six month delivery time.

DRIVERS ON BRIARCLIFF ROAD WAIT ON AVERAGE MORE THAN 60 SECONDS AT THE INTERSECTION.

F-DOT OFFICALS SAY THAT IS A PRIMARY WARRANT FOR A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. Return to index of stories...


TEAM COVERAGE-CLIP


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VANAMAN REAX-VOTOPS-WIPE


A MAN INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS CRASH THE FIRST DAY THE NEW METRO PARKWAY EXTENSION OPENED IS OUT OF THE HOSPITAL TONIGHT.

DAVID VANAMAN LAID DOWN THE BIKE TO AVOID THE CRASH AND WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN THE PROCESS.

VANAMAN JUST GOT OUT OF THE HOSPITAL,

HE WILL NOW USE A WALKER TO GET AROUND AND UNDERGO PHYSICAL AND SPEECH THERAPY.

WE SPOKE WITH VANAMAN FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY. Return to index of stories...


VANAMAN REAX-SOTVO


22 I don't remember anything, I woke up 10 days after the accident and there I was 28

COMING UP ON ABC7 NEWS AT 7 WE'LL HAVE REACTION FROM VANAMAN AND HIS FAMILY ABOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE NEW TRAFFIC LIGHT. Return to index of stories...


JONATHAN ROWLES DAY 2-SS-VO.WIPE


THE TRIAL IS NOW UNDERWAY FOR A NAPLES BOY ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS MOTHER.

JONATHAN ROWLES IS ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AND KILLING HIS MOTHER WHILE SHE WAS WATCHING T-V BACK IN 2010.

HE WAS JUST 13 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME.

ROWLES IS BEING TRIED AS A JUVENILE-- FACING A MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE.

THE STATE CALLED ITS FIRST WITNESS TODAY.

IT WAS A NEIGHBOR WHO HEARD THE GUNSHOT.

HE SAYS A FRANTIC ROWLES CAME TO HIS DOOR-- SAYING SOMEONE SHOT HIS MOTHER. Return to index of stories...


JONATHAN ROWLES DAY 2-SOTVO


Thomas macdonald, neighbor Jonathan was there and he said a man came to the door and shot his mother. He was scared, his mothers shot. How's a 13 year old supposed to react? He was scared to death."

IN AN INTERVIEW ROWLES LATER CONFESSED TO THE CRIME-- TELLING DETECTIVES THE SHOOTING WAS AN ACCIDENT.

THE NON-JURY TRIAL IS EXPECTED TO LAST 4 DAYS.

ROWLES MAXIMUM PUNISHMENT IF PROVEN GUILTY IS JUVENILE DETENTION UNTIL HE TURNS 21. Return to index of stories...


ROBERT DUNN SENTENCING-SS-VO.WIPE


LIFE OR DEATH -

THE JURY IS STILL HEARING EVIDENCE TO HELP THEM MAKE A RECOMMENDATION IN THE HIGH PROFILE CAPE CORAL DAYCARE MURDER TRIAL.

ROBERT DUNN WAS CONVICTED LAST WEEK OF SHOOTING HIS ESTRANGED WIFE INSIDE A DAY CARE BACK IN JANUARY 2008.

FOR SEVERAL HOURS TODAY - THE JURORS HEARD FROM A FORENSIC PSCHOLOGIST CALLED BY THE DEFENSE.

HE SAYS ROBERT DUNN HAS BIPOLAR DISORDER WITH PSYCHOTIC FEATURES AND THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING EXTREME EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL DISTRESS AT THE TIME OF THE SHOOTING.

BUT THE STATE CONTENDS DUNN'S MENTAL ILLNESS WAS CONCOCTED BY THE DEFENSE EXPERTS. Return to index of stories...


ROBERT DUNN SENTENCING-SOTVO


Dr. Hyman Eisenstein, Forensic Psychologist

he articulated that drawing symbols and sayings and spray painting them was something that indeed could be perceived somewhat abnormal.

THE JURY WILL MAKE A RECOMMENDATION WHETHER DUNN SPENDS THE REST OF HIS LIFE IN PRISON OR GETS THE DEATH PENALTY.

BUT IT IS THE JUDGE WHO MAKES THE FINAL DECISION.

WE EXPECT THE JURY TO BEGIN ITS DELIBERATIONS TOMORROW. Return to index of stories...


NORTH PORT HS ARREST-SS-VO


POLICE ARREST TWO TEENS IN CONNECTION WITH A THEFT AT NORTH PORT HIGH SCHOOL.

19 YEAR OLD JOSHUA LUFF AND 18-YEAR-OLD EDWARD HIGNUTT ARE ACCUSED OF STEALING MORE THAN 6 THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF BASEBALL EQUIPMENT FROM THE SCHOOL LAST MONTH.

OFFICERS TELL US THE TEENS PICKED THE LOCK ON THE STORAGE SHED AND STOLE BATS, GLOVES AND MASKS.

THEY SAY THE TEENS ADMITTED TO THE THEFT AFTER THEIR ARREST.

THE STOLEN EQUIPMENT IS BEING RECOVERED. Return to index of stories...


CVS ROBBERY ARREST-SS-VO


LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARREST A MAN IN CONNECTION WITH A ROBBERY IN FORT MYERS.

THEY SAY WEEGGINS-BLAIR MARC ROBBED A CVS STORE ON SOUTH CLEVELAND AVENUE LAST MONTH.

HERE'S SURVEILLANCE VIDEO FROM THAT ROBBERY.

DEPUTIES SAY MARC PULLED OUT A SMALL HANDGUN AND DEMANDED MONEY FROM THE CASH REGISTER.

HE GOT AWAY WITH SOME CASH, BUT AGAIN IS IN CUSTODY TONIGHT. Return to index of stories...


CAPE FERAL CAT ATTACK-VO


A CAPE CORAL WOMAN SAYS SHE WAS VISCIOUSLY ATTACKED BY A WILD CAT.

WE'RE TOLD THE BLACK AND WHITE CAT NICKNAMED "EVANDER" GOT INTO HER HOUSE THROUGH HER BACK DOGGY DOOR TUESDAY NIGHT.

THE CAT THEN ATTACKED HER AND HER MOTHER WHEN SHE TRIED SHOOING THE CAT OUT.

THE FELINE GOT 20 PUNCTURE WOUNDS IN BEFORE THE FAMILY WAS ABLE TO LOCK IT IN A ROOM.

MOM AND DAUGHTER WERE PUT IN THE HOSPITAL TO receive A RABIES VACCINE.

EVANDER IS AT ANIMAL SERVICES. Return to index of stories...


TOSS TO LEIGH-OC-SOTVO-OC


WILD PIGS ARE LEAVING BEHIND A TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION IN A SOUTH FORT MYERS COMMUNITY.

55:58 there's at least 3 slabs of sod. These are powerful animals

THE HOGS ARE RIPPING APART THE LANDSCAPING.

COSTING THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE QUITE A PENNY.

ABC7'S LEIGH DANA IS LIVE INSIDE THE CROSS CREEK COMMUNITY WITH A LOOK AT ALL THE DESTRUCTION. Return to index of stories...


SWFL WILD PIGS-REM LIVE


THESE WILD HOGS ARE GETTING INTO THIS COMMUNITY THROUGH A FENCE

THAT SEPARATES THESE HOMES FROM THE SIX MILE CYPRESS SLOUGH. Return to index of stories...


SWFL WILD PIGS-VO.WIPE


TAKE A LOOK AT THIS -

RESIDENTS SAY THE PIGS STARTED FORAGING THROUGH THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS --

TEARING UP THE LAWN AND PULLING UP PLANTS.

NEIGHBORS TELL US THEY ARE COMING FOCING THEIR WAY THROUGH A FENCE THAT SEPARATES THE CROSS CREEK DEVELOPMENT WITH THE SIX MILE CYPRESS SLOUGH.

WHERE ANYWHERE FROM 500 TO A THOUSAND HOGS LIVE. Return to index of stories...


SWFL WILD PIGS-SOTVO


mary nelson/ neigbbor

,.

50:44 I was so flabergasted because I don't know what to say I almost cried. Cause we worked sho hard to rebuild all of this the last time

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS NEIGHBORHOOD HAS DEALT WITH A PIG PROBLEM.

IN 2006, CROSS CREEK AND THE COUNTY AGREED TO SPLIT A $40,000 COST TO BUILD A FENCE AND TRAP THE HOGS IN THE SLOUGH. Return to index of stories...


SWFL WILD PIGS-REM LIVE


A SPOKESPERSON FOR CROSS CREEK TELLS ME-FIRST THING TOMORROW IT IS BRINGING IN A FENCE COMPANY AND PUT UP A MUCH HEAVIER GAUGE FENCE.

IT WILL REINFORCE THE AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN DETERIORATED OVER THE YEARS.

WHEN I ASKED WHO WILL PAY FOR THE LANDSCAPING DAMAGE- -

THE MANAGER TOLD ME HE WOULDN'T SAY.

AND WAS LOOKING INTO IT.

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PUNTA GORDA FIRE-SS-VO


AUTHORITIES ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE CAUSE OF A FIRE AT A VACANT HOME IN PUNTA GORDA.

IT HAPPENED JUST AFTER 7-30 THIS MORNING ON THE 400 BLOCK OF BURLAND STREET

NO ONE WAS HOME AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

EARLY ESTIMATES SAY THE HOME SUSTAINED 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE. Return to index of stories...


PUBLIX PROTEST-VO.WIPE


AFTER MONTHS OF CONSTRUCTION---ONE COLLIER COUNTY GROCERY STORE FINALLY OPENED IT'S DOORS TODAY.

PUBLIX IN THE NAPLES PLAZA CELEBRATED IT'S GRAND RE-OPENING---INTRODUCING A NEW 55 THOUSAND SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY THAT WILL BE A "HYBRID".

THE STORE WILL INCLUDE TRADITIONAL GROCERY, A BAKERY, PHARMACY AND LIQUOR SECTION.

NOT EVERYONE IS HAPPY ABOUT THE OPENING.

DOZENS OF PROTESTORS SHOWED UP.

THEY ARE DEMANDING THAT PUBLIX JOIN THE "FAIR FOOD PROGRAM"--TO IMPROVE THE WAGES AND WORK CONDITIONS OF FLORIDA TOMATO HARVESTERS. Return to index of stories...


PUBLIX PROTEST-SOTVO


Rev. Roy Terry/Naples

Duration = 0:08

"The people that are working the fields and doing some of the hardest labor are getting paid the least and we profit and benefit from their effort."

PUBLIX CALLS THE SITUATION "A LABOR DISPUTE" AND SAYS THE COMPANY WILL NOT GET INVOLVED WITH LABOR DISPUTES OF ITS SUPPLIERS. Return to index of stories...


PINE ISLAND WATER FIGHT-VO


TODAY WAS THE LAST DAY FOR PINE ISLAND RESIDENTS TO VOTE ON WHETHER TO ADD FLOURIDE TO THEIR WATER.

LAST SUMMER, THE GREATER PINE ISLAND WATER ASSOCIATION ANNOUNED PLANS TO ADD FLOURIDE TO ITS WATER.

SOME PEOPLE ON THE ISLAND PROTESTED THE MOVE-

SO, LAST MONTH, WATER ASSOCIATION LEADERS PUT IT TO A VOTE- SENDING BALLOTS TO ITS NEARLY 13 THOUSAND CUSTOMERS.

BALLOTS HAD TO BE TURNED IN BY THREE THIS AFTERNOON.

THE RESULTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A MEETING NEXT TUESDAY. Return to index of stories...


FISCAL CLIFF LATEST-VO.WIPE


PRESIDENT OBAMA TOOK HIS FISCAL CLIFF PLAN ON THE ROAD TODAY.

HE VISITED A MIDDLE-CLASS FAMILY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA AS HE CONTINUES TO PUSH FOR A PLAN TO EXTEND TAX CUTS TO ALL BUT THE TOP 2 PERCENT OF EARNERS.

THE FAMILY REACHED OUT TO THE WHITE HOUSE.

THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF THERE'S NO AGREEMENT BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR. Return to index of stories...


FISCAL CLIFF LATEST-SOTVO


For them to be burdened unnecessarily because Democrats and Republicans aren

't coming together gives you a sense of the real costs.

REPUBLICANS HAVE WORRIED THEY ARE LOSING GROUND ON THE TAX HIKE BATTLE-- AND A NEW POLL FROM QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY SHOWS MORE VOTERS TRUST THE PRESIDENT AND DEMOCRATS ON THE ISSUE. Return to index of stories...


JEB BUSH NEW JOB-VO


FORMER FLORIDA GOVERNOR JEB BUSH IS TAKING ON A NEW JOB.

HE WILL BECOME THE NEXT CHAIRMAN OF THE PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM WHICH WAS A POST PREVIOUSLY HELD BY HIS FATHER GEORGE H.W. BUSH AND FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON.

HE SAYS HE HOPES TO FILL A CRITICAL VOID IN OUR COUNTRY AS HE CARRIES OUT THE CONSTITUTION CENTER'S MISSION OF IMPROVING EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT. Return to index of stories...


BEST PLACE TO FIND JOBS IN FL-CG-CG


YOUNG PEOPLE LOOKING FOR WORK SHOULD HEAD TO THE TALLAHASSEE AREA.

THE ZIP CODE 32312 IN THAT AREA IS THE BEST FOR THEM TO FIND JOBS IN FLORIDA.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO THE U-S CENSUS.

THE WORST WAS THE JACKSONVILLE ZIP CODE 32209.

THE BEST PLACE FOR WORKERS WITH A COLLEGE EDUCATION WAS THE 32205 ZIP CODE IN JACKSONVILLE.

THE WORST WAS THE 34112 ZIP CODE IN NAPLES.

THAT AREA HAS A HIGHER SHARE OF RETIREES THAN THE REST OF THE STATE. Return to index of stories...


NEXT AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP


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TEASE ONE------------


YOU MIGHT HAVE ONE OF THESE IN YOUR HOME.

THE POPULAR BABYSEAT THAT KILLS.

PLUS.

nats of doorbell

FORGET THE BARK.

THE NEW WAY YOUR DOG CAN ASK TO GO OUTSIDE.

WEATHER IS COMING UP. Return to index of stories...


TZ1 A NAP NANNY-VOTOPS


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TZ1 B DOGGY DOORBELL-NATSVO


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STORMWARN OPEN-CLIP


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FORECAST-PHC


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. Return to index of stories...


FORECAST-WXWALL


"More clouds than sun, a few spotty showers"

After a string of dry and sunny days, some minor changes are in the forecast over the next few days.

Through the early part of the day, we'll be watching an upper level disturbance sitting to our northwest in the northern Gulf of Mexico. With this weather system nearby and moving over head today, clouds will be on the increase with the chance for a few widely scattered showers.

Just like yesterday, mostly cloudy skies and a little bit of rain will keep our daytime highs capped in the upper 70s. It certainly won't be a washout by any means, but just be prepared for a few brief hit or miss showers this afternoon.

Tonight, as that disturbance begins to pull away to the east, clouds should begin to thin out with mainly dry weather in place. Overnight lows will settle into the lower 60s with one or two upper 50s on the thermometer across our northern cool spots.

The work week will end with a bit more sunshine and as a result, temperatures will rebound nicely into the lower 80s. Heading into the upcoming weekend, our skies will stay partly sunny with the opportunity to squeeze out a shower or two by Saturday.

Early next week, we'll be tracking another cold front sagging its way down the peninsula. At this time, forecast models are hinting at an increase in the cloud cover across our part of the state with the chance for some spotty showers.

Temperatures through the weekend and into early next week will run a few degrees above normal for this time of year. So even though the calendar says December, our weather is anything but winter like. Return to index of stories...


TOSS TO NINA-OC


WE HAVE A WARNING TONIGHT FOR PARENTS - IT INVOLVES A POPULAR PORTABLE BABY RECLINER.

A CONSUMER WATCHDOG GROUP IS SUING THE MAKER OF THE NAP NANNY,CLAIMING ITS TO BLAME FOR THE DEATHS OF 5 CHILDREN.

THE GROUP IS ALSO DEMANDING A RECALL OF THE PRODUCT.

ABC 7 SMART SHOPPER NINA MOINI HAS THE DETAILS ON THIS CONSUMER ALERT. Return to index of stories...


NAP NANNY-VO IN TC MON


TODAY THE GOVERNMENT SAYS IT'S A DANGEROUS PRODUCT WITH A FAULTY

DESIGN THAT COULD ALLOW CHILDREN TO JUST PLAIN FALL. Return to index of stories...


NAP NANNY-PKG


THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION SAYS THERE HAVE BEEN 70 COMPLAINTS FROM PARENTS

ABOUT NAP NANNY INCLUDING 5 DEATHS.

FILIP SOT: We believe it is a hazardous product.

FOR 5 MONTHS THE MAKERS OF NAP NANNY HAVE DEFIANTLY REFUSED TO PULL ITS

PRODUCT OR OFFER REFUNDS. SO NOW THE GOVERNMENT IS TAKING THE RARE STEP OF

ASKING A JUDGE TO FORCE IT OFF SHELVES.

NAP NANNY WAS INVENTED BY A PHILADELPHIA SPORTSCASTER AND MOTHER NAMED

LESLIE GUDEL.

GUDEL SOT: The reason why I came up with this is my daughter would only

sleep in her car seat.

NATS INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO: The nap nanny is for floor use only

AFTER THE FIRST DEATH IN 2010. NAP NANNY RECALLED AND CHANGED THE PRODUCT.

. RAISED THE SIDES. POSTED WARNINGS AND MADE THIS INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO.

BUT CHILDREN CONTINUED TO DIE. THE LATEST THIS SUMMER AND THE COMPANY

AGAIN REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. "NO INFANT USING THE NAP NANNY

PROPERLY HAS EVER SUFFERED AN INJURY REQUIRING MEDICAL ATTENTION." Return to index of stories...


NAP NANNY-VO IN TC MON


FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS AND TOYS THAT ARE ON THE US CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION RECALL LIST GO TO OUR WEBSITE ABC DASH SEVEN DOT COM AND CLICK ON SITES ON SEVEN. Return to index of stories...


NEW DRUG KRATOM -VO.WIPE


THERE ARE CONCERNS TONIGHT ABOUT A NEW DRUG THAT'S GAINING POPULARITY IN THE U-S.

IT'S CALLED KRATOM.

IT'S SOLD AS A POWDER TO PUT IN A BEVERAGE OR A PILL YOU CAN SWALLOW.

IF TAKEN IN LOW DOSES IT'S SAID TO BE A STIMULANT, IN HIGH DOSES IT COULD HAVE A RELAXING AND PAIN RELIEVING EFFECT.

BUT SOME DOCTORS SAY THE DRUG IS SIMILAR TO DRUGS LIKE HEROIN, OXYCODONE AND VICODIN.

THEY SAY IT CAN GENERATE A DEPENDENCY OR ADDICTION. Return to index of stories...


NEW DRUG KRATOM -SOTVO


"For instance any kind of chemical that makes us feel happier or less anxious we don't learn how to use our own skills to be able to approach these anxiety provoking situations and so then we become dependent on it."

KRATOM IS LEGAL IN THE UNITED STATES.

IT'S READILY AVAILABLE ONLINE OR AT TOBACCO AND HEAD STOPS.

BUT IT'S ON THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION'S LIST OF DRUGS AND CHEMICALS OF CONCERN.

THE FDA DOESN'T APPROVE ITS CONSUMPTION THEREFORE IT IS NOT REGULATED. Return to index of stories...


UV NAIL LAMPS-VOTOP


YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT THOSE UV LAMPS USED TO DRY YOUR NAILS AFTER A MANICURE CAUSING SKIN CANCER.

THE LAMPS WERE LINKED TO A RISK OF KERATINOCYTE CARCINOMA.

THAT'S THE MOST COMMON CANCER IN THE U-S.

BUT RESEARCHERS MEASURED LEVELS IN THREE DIFFERENT LAMP MODELS.

IT WOULD TAKE 250 YEARS OF WEEKLY U-V LAMP SESSIONS TO SIGNIFICANTLY RAISE THE RISK OF CANCER. Return to index of stories...


DOGGY DOORBELL-NATSVO


IT'S A NEW WAY FOR YOUR DOG TO LET YOU KNOW WHEN THEY NEED TO GO OUTSIDE.

nats of doorbell

AN OREGON MAN HAS INVENTED THE DOGGY DOORBELL.

YOUR DOG HITS THE BUTTON WHEN THEY NEED TO GO DO THEIR BUSINESS AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THEM SCRATCHING AND RUINING DOORS AROUND YOUR HOME.

IT COSTS AROUND 30 DOLLARS AND INCLUDES TWO DOORBELLS AND TWO RECEIVERS. Return to index of stories...


NEW AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP


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TEASE TWO------------


THE EASY BAKE OVEN.

JUST FOR GIRLS.

THE PLAN ONE TEEN COOKED UP TO GET BOYS BAKING.

PLUS.

WHERE IS THE PREGNANT DUCHESS TODAY.

THE LATEST ON HER HOSPITAL STAY. Return to index of stories...


TZ2 A EASY BAKE OVEN SEXISM-VOTOPS-WIPE


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TZ2 B KATE LEAVES HOSPITAL-VOTOPS


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EASY BAKE OVEN SEXISM -VO IN POP


IT'S A POPULAR TOY MANY CHILDREN MAY WANT THIS CHRISTMAS.

BUT, IF YOUR BOY WANTS A EASY-BAKE OVEN YOU COULD BE OUT OF LUCK.

ONE YOUNG GIRL FOUND THEIR MARKETED EXCLUSIVELY TO GIRLS.

AS CHECKEY BECKFORD REPORTS THAT GIRL IS NOW CAMPAIGNING TO GET BOYS BAKING. Return to index of stories...


EASY BAKE OVEN SEXISM -PKG


13-YEAR-OLD MCKENNA POPE COOKED UP A PLAN TO TAKE ON A TOY INDUSTRY GIANT.

THE 8TH GRADER TOOK TO THE INTERNET POSTING THIS VIDEO ON CHANGE.ORG IN AN EFFORT TO GET HASBORO, THE MAKERS OF EASY BAKE OVEN, TO CREATE AN OVEN FOR BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS.

"I found it pretty appalling that they did not feature males of any sort in any of their packaging and promotional materials or anything."

MCKENNA TOOK UP THE CAUSE FOR HER 4-YEAR OLD BROTHER, GAVIN, WHO LOVES TO COOK.

BUT AFTER THE FAMILY TRIED TO GET AN EASY BAKE OVEN FOR GAVIN, THEY FOUND IT ANYTHING BUT EASY TO FIND ONE THAT WASN'T BEING MARKETED TO GIRLS.

MCKENNA SAYS THIS IS NOT THE MESSAGE HASBRO SHOULD BE SENDING TO KIDS.

"Why are women in the kitchen and guys are, you know, working? That's basically what Hasbro is saying. Really this company that I've grown to love so much would resort to conforming to societal gender rules? Like, I don't see why."

MCKENNA'S MOM SAID SHE STANDS BEHIND HER DAUGHTER'S EQUALITY CAMPAIGN.

"She's always been an activist. Whenever there's something that she really cares about, she goes all out to make sure that she gets her views across."

MCKENNA NOW HOPES HER APPEAL WILL CONVINCE HASBRO TO MAKE A GENDER-NEUTRAL OVEN IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS. Return to index of stories...


EASY BAKE OVEN SEXISM -OC


CHECKEY BECKFORD REPORTING.

NO COMMENT FROM HASBRO. Return to index of stories...


TEASE THREE-2 SHOT


NEIGHBOR AFTER NEIGHBOR.

VICTIMS OF CAR THIEVES.

ALMOST A DOZEN IN ONE NEIGHBORHOOD LAST MONTH.

WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR.

HOW THEY'RE GETTING IN.

AND HOW YOU CAN PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE SPIKE IN CAR BREAK-INS.

PLUS HE DROVE DRUNK AND KILLED HIS FRIEND.

TONIGHT - ONE TEEN IS SERVING HIS SENTENCE IN CHURCH.

THE UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT

AND THIS.

TOILET FLUSH

YOU MIGHT THINK THIS IS THE GERMIEST PLACE.

BUT THINK AGAIN.

THE GERMIEST PLACES AT THE TIP OF YOUR FINGERS.

BUT FIRST - MEET ABC 7'S FACEBOOK WOMAN OF THE DAY.

MELINDA BUTTS OF ARCADIA.

THANKS FOR WATCHING MELINDA.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO BE OUR FACEBOOK WOMAN OF THE DAY HEAD TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND LIKE US. Return to index of stories...


TZ3 A LEE COUNTY BREAKINS-VO


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TZ3 B TEEN DRUNK DRIVING-VO


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TZ3 C GERMIEST PLACES-SOTVO


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FACEBOOK WOMAN OF THE DAY-SSTOPS


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NEWS AT 5:00 PM OPEN-CLIP


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TS LIGHT AT BRIARCLIFF-VID BOX


MAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW,

A NEW TRAFFIC LIGHT WILL GO UP ON THE NEW METRO PARKWAY EXTENSION.

THE STATE GAVE THE GO-AHEAD TO PUT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT BRIARCLIFF ROAD.

AFTER TWO SERIOUS CRASHES.MANY RESIDENTS COMPLAINED THAT THE INTERSECTION IS DANGEROUS. Return to index of stories...


TS NORTH PORT ARREST-VID BOX


OFFICERS ARREST TWO TEENS AFTER A THEFT AT NORTH PORT HIGH SCHOOL.

THEY SAY 19 YEAR OLD JOSHUA LUFF AND 18-YEAR-OLD EDWARD HIGNUTT PICKED THE LOCK ON THE STORAGE SHED AND STOLE BATS, GLOVES AND MASKS LAST MONTH.

THE EQUIPMENT WAS WORTH MORE THAN 6 THOUSAND DOLLARS. Return to index of stories...


TS FERAL CAT ATTACK-VID BOX


A CAPE CORAL WOMAN IS RECOVERING FROM 20 PUNCTURE WOUNDS AFTER A WILD CAT ATTACKED HER.

THE CAT GOT INTO HER HOUSE THROUGH HER BACK DOG DOOR TUESDAY NIGHT.

WHEN SHE TRIED TO GET IT OUT OF HER HOUSE. IT ATTACKED HER AND HER MOTHER.

THE CAT IS WITH ANIMAL CONTROL TONIGHT. Return to index of stories...


LEE COUNTY BREAKINS-VOTOPS-2 SHOT


A WARNING TONIGHT.

DEPUTIES SAYS IN THE LAST MONTH ALONE, THIEVES HAVE HIT NEARLY A DOZEN CARS IN ONE PART OF SOUTH LEE COUNTY.

MANY OF THE BREAK-INS HAPPENED IN SAN CARLOS PARK ALONG PHLOX DRIVE.

HI AND GOOD EVENING I'M COURTNEY ROBINSON.

AND I'M JOE ROETZ.

AS ABC7'S CLIFTON FRENCH TELLS US, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS PEOPLE ARE MAKING IT TOO EASY FOR THE CRIMINALS. Return to index of stories...


LEE COUNTY BREAKINS-LL PKG


IT'S AS EASY AS THIS.

STILL THEY'RE CRIMES THAT HAVE THESE VICTIMS ON EDGE.

SOT: Joyce Herrel "They broke into two of the vehicles."

TWO MONTHS AGO, JOYCE AND HER FAMILY HAD THEIR CARS BROKEN INTO.

THEY TOOK THINGS LIKE DVD PLAYERS FOR HER GRANDCHILDREN AND A GPS.

SINCE THEN, JOYCE HAS SEEN NEIGHBOR AFTER NEIGHBOR ALONG THIS STRETCH OF PHLOX DRIVE BECOME VICTIMS OF THE SAME CRIME.

SOT: "Last Friday the house directly across the street, their cars were broken into."

SOT: Trish Routte, Crimestoppers Coordinator "We're seeing a spike, really throughout the county, but if you take a small section out of the San Carlos Park area, we've seen a tremendous increase in just the last month alone."

THAT SMALL AREA OF SAN CARLOS PARK HAS HAD 11 REPORTED CAR BREAK-INS IN ABOUT A MONTH.

THE VAST MAJORITY HAPPEN TO CARS THAT ARE UNLOCKED WITH VALUABLES LEFT INSIDE.

SOT: Trish "The residents are making it far too easy for the criminals, because all they have to do is go from house, jiggle the car handle, if it opens they get in, get what they want and go away."

TRISH ROUTTE WITH CRIMESTOPPERS SAYS THE FIX IS SIMPLE, TAKE YOUR VALUABLES INSIDE WITH YOU AND ALWAYS REMEMBER TO LOCK UP.

SOT: Joyce "I work too hard for what I have and it's not right for them to come out and take it."

I WAS TOLD CAR BREAK-INS CAN ALSO LEAD TO HOME INVASIONS WHEN THIEVES FIND YOUR GARAGE DOOR OPENER.

SO YOU MAY WANT TO THINK ABOUT TAKING THIS IN WITH YOU AS WELL.

CLIFTON FRENCH, ABC7. Return to index of stories...


GAY MARRIAGE POT LEGAL IN WA-OC-VO-OC


BIG CHANGES OUT WEST AS TWO VERY DIFFERENT LAWS GO INTO EFFECT.

JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT HUNDREDS OF GAY COUPLES LINED UP IN WASHINGTON STATE TO GET MARRIAGE LICENSES.

ALSO, MARIJUANA SMOKERS LIT UP LEGALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME WITHOUT GETTING TICKETED, OR ARRESTED.

BUT AS ABC'S BRANDI HITT EXPLAINS THERE ARE SOME LEGAL CHALLENGES FOR THESE NEW RULES. Return to index of stories...


GAY MARRIAGE POT LEGAL IN WA-PKG


MANY ARE CELEBRATING TWO NEW LAWS IN WASHINGTON STATE.

WITH A KISS.

NATS for:01 /

AND A SMOKE.

NATS for:01 /

POSSESSING MARIJUANA AND GAY MARRIAGE ARE NOW LEGAL IN WASHINGTON. THANKS

TO TWO HISTORIC AND CONTROVERSIAL INITIATIVES PASSED BY VOTERS IN NOVEMBER.

NATS

POT SMOKERS PARTIED AT MIDNIGHT. WHEN THE NEW LAWS TOOK EFFECT.

SOT - / "I have never seen so many happy people in Seattle. in

one vicinity." 4

BUT LIGHTING UP *LIKE THIS*. IS ACTUALLY *ILLEGAL.*

THE NEW MARIJUANA LAW FOR PEOPLE OVER 21. PROHIBITS SMOKING IN PUBLIC.

IN A CAR.

OR A RESTAURANT.

IT'S PRETTY MUCH ALLOWEDONLY AT HOME.

AND -- WHILE PUFFING AWAY GOES AGAINST FEDERAL LAW. DON'T EXPECT HEAVY

LOCAL ENFORCEMENT.

SOT -- Sean Whitcomb, Seattle Police Department / "If we've got a guy

drinking a beer on one corner. and a guy smoking a joint on the other.

we're going to go after a beer drinker first. Marijuana is still our lowest

priority by city ordinance." 10

RIGHT NOW. YOU ALSO CAN'T *GROW* OR *SELL* MARIJUANA.

BUT NEXT YEAR. STATE OFFICIALS WILL IMPLEMENT FARM AND DISTRIBUTION

REGULATIONS.

NATS / "Happy Equality Day. Yeah!" 2

HUNDREDS OF SAME-SEX COUPLES ALSO LINED-UP FOR HOURS TO PICK UP THEIR

MARRIAGE LICENSES. AS WASHINGTON BECAME THE NINTH STATE TO LEGALIZE GAY

MARRIAGE.

NATS / "We have the license!" 2

IT'S A MOMENT SOME HAVE WAITED DECADES FOR.

SOT -- Pete-e Peterson, Marrying Partner Sunday / "That piece of paper.

that marriage certificate.everybody understands that. Motels. hospitals.

. everywhere." 6

BECAUSE WASHINGTON HAS A THREE DAY WAITING PERIOD. MANY ARE GETTING

HITCHED SUNDAY.

THIS ALSO COMES JUST A DAY BEFORE THE U-S SUPREME COURT MEETS AGAIN. AND

MAY DECIDE WHETHER TO TAKE UP THE ISSUE OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGE.

BRANDI HITT - ABC NEWS - LOS ANGELES. Return to index of stories...


MD GAY MARRIAGE-VO


IN LESS THAN A MONTH, SAME SEX MARRIAGE WILL OFFICIALY BE LEGAL IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND.

IN ROCKVILLE, SOME SAME SEX COUPLES WAITED OVERNIGHT FOR THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE TO OPEN, SO THEY COULD GET A POST-DATED MARRIAGE LICENSE.

THE LICENSES ARE BEING ISSUED AHEAD OF TIME TO AVOID A BACKLOG COME JANUARY FIRST, WHEN THE STATE WILL OFFICIALLY ALLOW SAME SEX MARRIAGE. Return to index of stories...


MORMON CHURCH GAYS


NEW AT 5

THE MORMON CHURCH HAS A NEW CAMPAIGN TO ENCOURAGE ITS MEMBERS TO BE MORE COMPASSIONATE TOWARD GAYS AND LESBIANS.

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST AND LATTER-DAY SAINTS CAME UNDER FIRE AFTER CHURCH LEADERS HELPED FUND THE FIGHT FOR CALIFORNIA'S PROPOSITION 8.

THAT'S THE 2008 BALLOT MEASURE TO BAN GAY MARRIAGE.

THE MORMON CHURCH SAYS IT ISN'T CHANGING ITS TEACHING THAT SAME-SEX RELATIONSHIPS ARE SINFUL, BUT HOPES TO FOSTER A MORE CIVIL CONVERSATION ABOUT THE ISSUE. Return to index of stories...


IOWA COUSINS-VO


FAMILIES OF TWO YOUNG GIRLS WHO VANISHED FIVE MONTHS AGO CONFIRMED THE HEARTBREAKING NEWS.

TWO BODIES FOUND IN A WOODED AREA YESTERDAY HAVE BEEN IDENITIED AS

9-YEAR-OLD ELIZABETH COLLINS AND 11-YEAR-OLD LYRIC COOK.

THE GIRLS DISAPPEARED IN JULY WHILE RIDING THEIR BICYCLES NEAR A LAKE. Return to index of stories...


NY SUBWAY PUSH COURT-SOTVO


THE MAN ACCUSED OF PUSHING ANOTHER MAN INTO THE PATH OF AN ONCOMING TRAIN IS BEING HELD WITHOUT BOND.

WHILE SPEAKING TO REPORTERS, NAEEM DAVIS CLAIMS THE VICTIM ATTACKED HIM FIRST.

Reporter: "Naeem were you trying to kill him when you pushed him on the tracks?"

Davis: "No."

Reporter: "Did he start the fight with you? What happened?"

Davis: "He attacked me first."

Reporter: "How did he attack you Naeem?"

Davis: "He grabbed me."

POLICE SAY DAVIS PUSHED KI-SUK HAN OFF THE SUBWAY PLATFORM MONDAY AFTERNOON DURING AN ARGUMENT.

DAVIS IS CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE MURDER. Return to index of stories...


CA YOUNG GIRL HIT AND RUN-VO.WIPE


A FAMILY WITNESSED THE HORROFYING MOMENT A DRIVER HIT A 7-YEAR-OLD GIRL THEN DRAGGED HER MORE THAN A BLOCK.

WATCH AS EVELYN SANCHEZ RUNS INTO THE STREET.

THE DRIVER HITS THE GIRL THEN DRAGS HER 30 FEET BEFORE SHE'S THROWN FROM THE CAR.

IT HAPPENED RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE FAMILIE'S APARTMENT IN SANTA ANA.

EVELYN'S DEVASTATED MOTHER AND SISTER SAW THE WHOLE THING. Return to index of stories...


CA YOUNG GIRL HIT AND RUN-SOTVO


9

OFFICERS SAY THERE'S NO DOUBT THE DRIVER KNEW EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED AS HE KEPT ON GOING.

THEY HOPE THE VIDEO WILL HELP LEAD THEM TO THE PERSON BEHIND THE WHEEL. Return to index of stories...


CO THEATER REOPENING-VO


THE COLORADO MOVIE THEATER THAT WAS THE SITE OF A MASS SHOOTING IN JULY PLANS TO REOPEN NEXT MONTH.

THE CENTURY 16 THEATER HAS BEEN CLOSED SINCE THE SHOOTING THAT LEFT 12 PEOPLE DEAD AND 58 MORE INJURED.

THE THEATER HAS UNDERGONE EXTENSIVE REMODELING AND HAS BEEN RENAMED THE CENTURY THEATER X-D.

ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGES WILL BE IN THEATER NINE WHERE THE SHOOTING OCCURRED.

IT'LL BE REDESIGNED WITH FEWER SEATS AND A LARGER MOVIE SCREEN. Return to index of stories...


MCAFEE ARRESTED-VO


INTERNET TYCOON JOHN MCAFEE WILL BE FLOWN BACK TO BELIZE.

GUATEMALAN AUTHORITIES ARRESTED THE FOUNDER OF THE ANTI-VIRUS MCAFEE SOFTWARE YESTERDAY.

THE COUNTRY REJECTED HIS REQUEST FOR ASYLUM.

OFFICERS IN BELIZE WANT TO QUESTION HIM ABOUT THE BIZARRE MURDER OF HIS AMERICAN NEIGHBOR GREGORY FAULL.

OFFICERS FOUND FAULL SHOT TO DEATH LAST MONTH JUST DAYS AFTER MCAFEE SAYS SOMEONE POISONED HIS DOGS.

THEY WERE A FREQUENT SOURCE OF FRICTION BETWEEN MCAFEE AND HIS NEIGHBOR. Return to index of stories...


TEEN SENTENCED TO ATTEND CHURCH-VO.WIPE


A TEEN CONVICTED OF MANSLAUGHTER IN THE DRUNKEN DRIVING DEATH OF HIS FRIEND GETS AN UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT FOR HIS CRIME.

A JUDGE IN OKLAHOMA SENTENCED 17-YEAR-OLD TYLER ALRED TO ATTEND CHURCH EVERY SUNDAY FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS.

NOW THAT RULING IS COMING UNDER FIRE BY THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION.

IT HAS FILED A COMPLAINT AGAINST THE JUDGE OVER THE UNUSUAL SENTENCE, SAYING IT VIOLATES THE TEEN'S FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS. Return to index of stories...


TEEN SENTENCED TO ATTEND CHURCH-SOTVO


"It's not something that automatically happens because of attendance. It happens when people say I want to behave a certain way. I want to live and act a certain way. And the concern is that can't happen if a person is ordered to participate in religion."

THE PANEL HEARING THE COMPLAINT COULD TAKE ANY NUMBER OF ACTIONS IN THE CASE. ANYTHING FROM ISSUING A SIMPLE LETTER OF REPRIMAND TO REMOVING THE JUDGE FROM THE BENCH. Return to index of stories...


KATE RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL-VO


KATE MIDDLETON IS OUT OF THE HOSPITAL TONIGHT.

DOCTORS DISCHARGED THE PREGNANT DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE TODAY.

SHE LEFT CARRYING A BOUQUET OF YELLOW FLOWERS AS PRINCE WILLIAM ESCORTED HER TO A WAITING CAR.

KATE MIDDLETON WAS ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL ON MONDAY FOR ACUTE MORNING SICKNESS. Return to index of stories...


HAVING A CHILD EXTENDS LIFE-VO


KIDS CAN BE EXHAUSTING. BUT HAVING A CHILD COULD ACTUALLY EXTEND YOUR LIFE!

A NEW STUDY REVEALS PARENTHOOD CUTS THE RISK OF EARLY DEATH --- ESPECIALLY AMONG WOMEN.

WOMEN WITHOUT CHILDREN WERE FOUR TIMES AS LIKELY TO DIE AT A YOUNGER AGE THAN WOMEN WHO GAVE BIRTH TO THEIR OWN CHILD.

THE DEATH RATE WAS 50-PERCENT LOWER AMONG WOMEN WHO ADOPTED. Return to index of stories...


GERMIEST PLACES-TC MON


IN YOUR ABC7 HEALTHY LIVING TONIGHT.

THIS WEEK IS NATIONAL HAND-WASHING AWARENESS WEEK.

SOUNDS SIMPLE, BUT THE ACT OF WASHING UP CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE.

TONIGHT WE HAVE A SURPRING LIST OF THE TOP GERMIEST PLACES THAT COULD BE THE DEADLIEST. Return to index of stories...


GERMIEST PLACES-PKG


MOST PEOPLE SPEND MORE TIME HERE THAN ANY PLACE ELSE, AND HERE CAN BE A DANGEROUS PLACE.

A STUDY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FOUND THE AVERAGE OFFICE DESK HARBORS 400-TIMES MORE GERMS THAN THE AVERAGE TOILET SEAT!

THE PHONE IS HOME TO MORE THAN 25-THOUSAND MICROBES PER SQUARE INCH AND HOLDS THE TITLE OF THE NUMBER ONE GERMIEST PLACE IN THE OFFICE.

KEYBOARDS HAVE NEARLY 33-HUNDRED MICROBES PER SQUARE INCH. THAT'S 33-HUNDRED MICROBES BETWEEN THE A AND THE D. JUST THINK ABOUT THE REST. THE AVERAGE TOILET SEAT HAS LESS THAN 50 MICROBES. Return to index of stories...


GERMIEST PLACES-TC MON


TO KEEP CLEAN, SPRAY, WIPE AND SANITIZE.

THE C-D-C SAYS STOCK YOUR DESK AND YOUR PURSE WITH WIPES CONTAINING AT LEAST 60 PERCENT ALCOHOL CONTENT. Return to index of stories...


NEW AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP


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TEASE FOUR------------


AS NOISY AS A JACKHAMMER OR A SUBWAY TRAIN.

WHY SOME RESTAURANTS ARE CRANKING UP THE NOISE.

AND WHY YOU ACTUALLY LIKE IT.

WELCOME TO FANTASY LAND.

THE NEWEST CASTLES. PRINCES AND PRINCESSES AT DISNEY IN ORLANDO.

WEATHER IS COMING UP. Return to index of stories...


TZ4 A NOISY RESTAURANTS-NATSVO


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TZ4 B DISNEY FANTASY LAND-VO


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NEW ZEALAND TORNADO-VOTOPS


UNBELIEVABLE VIDEO TONIGHT OF A RARE TORNADO CAUGHT ON TAPE IN NEW ZEALAND.

THREE PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN THE STORM.

ALSO MORE THAN 250 PEOPLE WERE EVACUATED AFTER THE TORNADO STRUCK.

NUMEROUS BUILDINGS WERE DESTROYED. TREES WERE UPROOTED, AND THERE WERE MASSIVE POWER OUTAGES. Return to index of stories...


STORM WARN JP OPEN-CLIP


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CROSSTALK-WX EST


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FORECAST-PHC


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. Return to index of stories...


FORECAST-WXWALL


"More clouds than sun, a few spotty showers"

After a string of dry and sunny days, some minor changes are in the forecast over the next few days.

Through the early part of the day, we'll be watching an upper level disturbance sitting to our northwest in the northern Gulf of Mexico. With this weather system nearby and moving over head today, clouds will be on the increase with the chance for a few widely scattered showers.

Just like yesterday, mostly cloudy skies and a little bit of rain will keep our daytime highs capped in the upper 70s. It certainly won't be a washout by any means, but just be prepared for a few brief hit or miss showers this afternoon.

Tonight, as that disturbance begins to pull away to the east, clouds should begin to thin out with mainly dry weather in place. Overnight lows will settle into the lower 60s with one or two upper 50s on the thermometer across our northern cool spots.

The work week will end with a bit more sunshine and as a result, temperatures will rebound nicely into the lower 80s. Heading into the upcoming weekend, our skies will stay partly sunny with the opportunity to squeeze out a shower or two by Saturday.

Early next week, we'll be tracking another cold front sagging its way down the peninsula. At this time, forecast models are hinting at an increase in the cloud cover across our part of the state with the chance for some spotty showers.

Temperatures through the weekend and into early next week will run a few degrees above normal for this time of year. So even though the calendar says December, our weather is anything but winter like. Return to index of stories...


NOISY RESTAURANTS-OC


IF YOU FIND IT HARDER TO HEAR AT RESTAURANTS, YOU'RE NOT ALONE,

MANY ARE LOUDER THESE DAYS. AS LOUD AS A JACKHAMMER OR SUBWAY TRAIN.

MIKE TAIBBI TELLS US WHY MORE PLACES ARE CRANKING UP THE NOISE. Return to index of stories...


NOISY RESTAURANTS-PKG


It is not your daddy's restaurant business anymore. more hard surfaces and open kitchens, fewer tablecloths and curtains, less space between tables and less comfortable chairs.and all that noise!

This is A-Frame, in south L.A.one of the city's loudest.

Owner Roy Choi likes it that way.

"I WANT YOU TO FEEL LIKE YOU, LIKE, ALMOST, LIKE, STUMBLED INTO, LIKE, A HUG. AND THEN WE WRAPPED OURSELVES AROUND YOU."

But it makes conversation a challenge.

"IT'S NOT NORMAL FOR ME.I FEEL LIKE I'M RAISING MY VOICE."

"BUT YOU'RE NOT AT ALL."

Yeah, I was. it's loud here.

"ACCORDING TO THIS SOUND METER, IT'S ABOUT 90 DECIBELS, GIVE OR TAKE A COUPLE EITHER WAY. THINK LAWNMOWER. OR A BOEING 737 TAKING OFF FROM 100 FEET AWAY."

Given those comparative sound levels, diners are complaining about noise more than anything else except bad service.

Reviewers and restaurant rating sites are now listing noise levels.a

'mini crisis' to Bon Appetit's Andrew Knowlton.

"IT'S INFURIATING SITTING ACROSS.LITERALLY TWO FEET ACROSS FROM SOMEBODY, AND NOT BEING ABLE TO HEAR THEM."

.and restaurant architects like Ralph Gentile-- acknowledging the move to industrial chic design and rooms that feel alive-- are working not to eliminate noise.but to manipulate it.

".MAKING THE COLLECTION OF SOUNDS THAT APPEAR IN THE ROOM TO BE MORE OF A COLLAGE THAT'S PLEASING RATHER THAN A JUMBLE THAT'S NOT."

That's what John Paluski did with his new restaurant, Comal in Berkely's arts district.

"I WANTED THAT SOMEWHAT HOLY GRAIL OF BUZZY BUT CONVERSATIONAL, YOU KNOW."

Here there are sound-absorbing panels disguised as artwork.and duct-liner and unseen fabrics taking the bounce off hard surfaces.

"AND.THIS. YUP, THERE'S AN APP FOR IT. A COMPUTERIZED WAY TO CONTROL NOT JUST THE SOUND LEVEL IN DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF THE RESTAURANT, BUT TO CUSTOMIZE THE WAY THOSE SOUNDS ARE HEARD."

It's a barely noticeable matrix of microphones and speakers that collects the noises of a crowded restaurant and then washes it back out in kind of a soothing white-noise bath.

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GRAMMY NOMINATIONS-VO


THE GRAMMY NOMINATIONS ARE OUT.

THEY WERE ANNOUNCED LAST NIGHT IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.

SIX DIFFERENT ARTISTS TIED FOR LEAD NOMINEE WITH FIVE NOMINATIONS EACH.

THEY INCLUDE KANYE WEST, JAY-Z, FRANK OCEAN, DAN AUERBACH OF THE BLACK KEYS, MUMFORD AND SONS AND FUN.

THE 55TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS ARE FEBRUARY TENTH IN LOS ANGELES.

L-L COOL 'J' AND TAYLOR SWIFT WILL HOST THE SHOW. Return to index of stories...


DISNEY FANTASY LAND-VO.WIPE


THE NEW FANTASYLAND IS BACK OPEN AT DISNEY WORLD.

IT REOPENED TODAY IN ORLANDO.

NOT ONLY HAS THE SIZE OF FANTASY LAND DOUBLED. BUT THE PARK ALSO ADDED NEW CASTLES.

THIS INCLUDES THE BEAST CASTLE AND PRINCE ERIC'S CASTLE FROM THE LITTLE MERMAID.

THERE ARE ALSO NEW RIDES.

MANY ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE "UNDER THE SEA JOURNEY OF THE LITTLE MERMAID". WHERE YOU CAN INTERACT WITH CRABS. AS YOU WALK THROUGH THE LINE. Return to index of stories...


DISNEY FANTASY LAND-SOTVO


"We have the crabs out there, you know the trash for treasure hunts that they like to play. They're sorting things for themselves and for their treasure chests."

THE NEW FANTASYLAND IS THE LARGEST EXPANSION IN THE MAGIC KINGDOM'S 41 YEAR HISTORY. Return to index of stories...


JOE NAPLES-VO.SS-WIPE


HERE'S IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IT'S NOW EASIER TO GET TO

YOUR FAVORITE NAPLES HOT SPOTS.

JOE IS NOW OPEN.

THAT STANDS FOR JUMP ON EXPRESS.

IT'S A BRAND NEW TRANSPORTATION SERVICE THAT CONNECTS YOU TO LOCAL SHOPPING, DINING AND SOCIAL DESTINATIONS IN THE HIGH-END DISTRICTS OF NAPLES.

THE FREE TROLLY CONNECTS YOU TO FOUR DIFFERENT SPOTS IN NAPLES--3RD STREET SOUTH, 5TH AVENUE SOUTH, THE CORNER OF EAST LAKE AND FIFTH AVENUE, AND MERCATO. Return to index of stories...


JOE NAPLES-SOTVO


"JOE and dolphin transportation have collaborated with all of the merchants in the three districts and everyone has come together to fund this project for our community."

RIGHT NOW YOU CAN TAKE THE JOE THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY 6 P-M TO 2 A-M.

WE HAVE THE TROLLY STOP SCHEDULE ON OUR WEBSITE AT ABC-7.COM Return to index of stories...


TEASE FIVE-ONCAM


STRAIGHT AHEAD ON ABC7 NEWS AT 5:30.

A STORY OF TRUE SPORTMANSHIP BETWEEN TWO 12-YEAR-OLD BOYS.

HOW ONE IS DEFYING THE ODDS ON THE MAT. Return to index of stories...


TZ5) CEREBRAL PALSY WRESTLER-VO


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BUMP SHOT-BUMP IN


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CEREBRAL PALSY WRESTLER-OC


IN A SHOW OF TRUE SPORTSMANSHIP, A TENNESSEE MIDDLE SCHOOL WRESTLER MADE ANOTHER BOY'S DREAM COME TRUE.

ABC'S JOSH ELLIOT TELLS US HOW. Return to index of stories...


CEREBRAL PALSY WRESTLER-PKG


TRK 1: 06

AT FIRST GLANCE, THIS MAY LOOK LIKE AN ORDINARY WRESTLING MATCH between two

7TH GRADERS

NATS FROM MATCH

TRK 2: 11

WITH ONE BOY DEFEATING THE OTHERBUT ON THIS DAY, BOTH OF THESE 12YR OLDS

LEFT THE MAT AS WINNERS--AND TO CALL THIS EXTRAORDINARY DOESN'TEVEN COME

CLOSE.

TRK 3: 08

TAKE ANOTHER LOOK. YOU SEE, JARED STEVENS HAS CEREBRAL PALSY BUT HE DOESN'T

LET THAT STOP HIM: HE WANTS TO WRESTLE.

PHIL/FATHER "He asked coach if he could get on the mat. So that's when we

asked the coach, what do we have to do to make that happen?"

TRK 4: 03

HE STARTED OUT PRACTICING.AND THEN

PHIL / FATHERSOT "Next logical question - am I gonna get a match? They were

like what do you think dad? I said put him in."

TRK 5: 03

AND SO THEY APPROACHED THE COACH FROM THE OPPOSING TEAM

RANDY STEVENS / FREEDOM MIDDLE SCHOOL WRESTLING COACH

7:27-7:44 /he called me over to the side and said he really wanted to get

jared on the mat today and asked me if i had a kid who understood, knows

what the world is really like and had a big heart/

TRK 6: 05

ENTER JUSTIN KIEVET , JARED'S COMPETITOR IN HIS FIRST WRESTLING

MATCH

JUSTIN: 1:32-1:36 / I didn't know what to do; 1:06-1:16 I went over to

wrestle him and shook his hand and I noticed he couldn't move, so I sat on

the mat and pulled him over me and slid under him like that

TRK 7: 06

WITH THE CROWD STANDING, CHEERING -- JARED PINS JUSTIN TO THE MAT IN JUST 18

seconds

TRK 8: 04

HE WINS THE MATCH. AND SPORTS THIS EAR-TO-EAR SMILE

JUSTIN: 4:21-4:28 / he looked at me with a cheerful face and smiled at me,

right when the match was over. That made me feel really good

PHIL / DAD "two adjectives that come out of this whole episode is courage

and character on both of these guys' parts/

TRK 9: 04

COURAGE, CHARACTERAND A STUNNING SHOW OF COMPASSION

JUSTIN: 2:49-2:57 sometimes winning always isn't the right thing and isn't

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NEXT AT 6 OPEN-CLIP


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COMING UP AT 6PM


ALL NEW TONIGHT AT SIX--

A MYSTERIOUS ILLNESS IS SPREADING THROUGH SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NURSING HOMES.

TONIGHT, THE RACE IS ON TO DETERMINE WHAT'S CAUSING IT.

--PLUS--

50:47 "we're too old in life to go through this crap."

A TRIP OUT TO EAT ENDS IN A DISTURBING SURPRISE FOR ONE COUPLE.

BRINGING SCIENCE FICTION TO LIFE!

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TZ 6 1) MYSTERY ILLNESS-VOTOPS


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TZ 6 2) BONITA BURGLARY ARREST-SOTVO


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TZ 6 3) INVISIBLE CAMOUFLAGE-VOTOPS


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CLOSE-2SHOT


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