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THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF PUPPIES, STOLEN RIGHT FROM THEIR PET STORE CAGES.

THE CAPER. CAUGHT ON CAMERA.

WE'LL TELL YOU WHY POLICE ARE HAVING TROUBLE TRACKING THE CULPRITS.

BUT FIRST.

HERE'S YOUR POWERBALL DRAWING.

NEWS OPEN-CLIP

VA HOSPITAL OPENS-VO

HEALTHCARE FOR OUR NATION'S HEROES.

TODAY LOCAL VETERANS FROM ALL OVER SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GET THEIR FIRST LOOK INSIDE A BRAND NEW 80-MILLION DOLLAR V-A CENTER.

IT'S LOCATED ON DIPLOMAT PARKWAY IN CAPE CORAL.

NEARLY TWO-THOUSAND VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES CAME HERE TODAY FOR THE OPEN HOUSE.

VA HOSPITAL OPENS-(2)SOTVO

This facility was really built to accommodate the growing needs of the veteran population down here. It's four times larger than our Fort Myers facility.

It's been a long time coming for a big facility like this.

ALLERGY KID-OC

A FAMILY IN LEHIGH ACRES IS RUNNING OUT OF TIME TO FIND HELP FOR THEIR 3-YEAR-OLD SON.

HE SUFFERS FROM A MEDICAL CONDITION THAT ONLY ALLOWS HIM TO EAT *ONE FOOD.

ABC-7'S GEORGE SOLIS REPORTS, THAT ONE FOOD SOURCE IS NOW IN SHORT SUPPLY,

ALLERGY KID-PKG

THIS BOTTLE IN 3 YEAR OLD MICHAEL GONZALEZ'S HAND HOLDS MORE THAN JUST DINNER.

53:50 "This is literally his lifeline like there is no other option."

MICHAEL SUFFERS FROM "FOOD PROTEIN INDUCED ENTEROCOLITIS SYNDROME" ALSO CALLED F-PIES.

IT'S A CONDITION THAT LIMITS THE TYPES OF FOOD HE CAN EAT.

DOCTORS SAY THE CONDITION NORMALLY GOES AWAY BY THE TIME KIDS TURN MICHAEL'S AGE.

BUT MICHAEL'S DOCTORS ARE CALLING IT THE WORST CASE THEY'VE EVEN SEEN BECAUSE HE REACTS TO ALL FOODS.

52:48 "Vomiting, severe pain, then within the next 12 hours it's diarrhea the point that he becomes severely dehydrated and lethargic."

AFTER MANY LONG NIGHTS, THE GONZALEZ'S SAW LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL WHEN THEY FOUND A SOLUTION IN THE FORM OF "NEOCATE JUNIOR UNFLAVORED WITHOUT PREBIOTICS."

BUT THREE WEEKS AGO, MICHAEL STARTED REACTING TO THAT, TOO.

58:08 "I never thought the one form of nutrition my son could have would be altered."

THE GONZALEZ'S SAY THE COMPANY THAT MAKES THEIR CHILD'S ONLY SAFE FORM OF NUTRITION CHANGED SOMETHING.

AT FIRST THEY THOUGH IT WAS JUST THE LABEL.BUT THEY QUICKLY REALIZED SOMETHING ELSE WAS WRONG.

THE COMPANY TOLD THE FAMILY NOTHING HAS CHANGED.BUT THE GONZALEZ'S AREN'T CONVINCED.AND THEIR OPTIONS ARE LIMITED.

53:57 "These old label cans he can have they expire October 28, 2013, when they expire so will he."

THE FAMILY HAS THE F-D-A INVOLVED AND IS TRYING TO RAISE AWARENESS TO EITHER GET THE COMPANY TO FIX THE PROBLEM OR FIND SOMEONE ELSE TO MAKE THE EXACT SAME FORMULA.

59:10 "We have until October, his birthday is in October, he can't die when he's 4."

COLLIER NEGLECT ARREST-SS

A COLLIER COUNTY WOMAN IS FACING NEGLECT CHARGES.

DEPUTIES SAY SHE DIDN'T DO ENOUGH TO PROTECT A 13-YEAR-OLD FROM SEXUAL ABUSE.

DEPUTIES SAY THE GIRL TOLD THIS WOMAN, LATONYA PEREZ, ABOUT THE ABUSE. BUT SHE DIDN'T BELIEVE THE GIRL.

THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE *SUSPECT LATER ADMITTED THE ABUSE TO PEREZ - BUT SHE DIDN'T REPORT IT, AND CONTINUED TO ALLOW CONTACT BETWEEN THE SUSPECT AND THE GIRL.

CRIST GOES DEM-VO

FORMER FLORIDA GOVERNOR CHARLIE CRIST HAS OFFICIALLY JOINED THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

HE TWEETED THE ANNOUNCEMENT LAST NIGHT.

CRIST LEFT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IN 20-10 DURING HIS RUN FOR SENATE.

HE'S EXPECTED TO CHALLENGE FLORIDA GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT IN 20-14.

EGYPT LATEST-OC

EGYPT'S PRESIDENT HAS AGREED TO RESCIND THE NEAR-ABSOLUTE POWER HE GRABBED FOR HIMSELF IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS.

IT'S PART OF A COMPROMISE HE AGREED TO TODAY WITH OPPOSITION LEADERS.

BUT IT MAY NOT BE A COMPLETE VICTORY FOR EGYPTIANS OPPOSED TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD.

EGYPT LATEST-PKG

IT'S ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT TERROR ARRESTS IN EGYPT IN YEARS - AND HE MAY

BE LINKED TO THE STORMING OF THE US CONSULATE IN BENGHAZI.

AMBASSADOR CHRIS STEVENS AND THREE OTHER AMERICANS DIED IN THAT ATTACK - ON

THE ANNIVERSARY OF SEPTEMBER 11TH.

MOHAMMAD JAMAL IS NOW IN EGYPTIAN CUSTODY. HE ADMITTED TO TRAVELING TO LIBYA

AND IS A MEMBER OF THE GROUP THAT SEIGED THE CONSULATE.

NATS - Protesting

THE ARREST COMES AS THE MIDDLE POLITICAL CRISIS IN EGYPT IS DIFFUSING

THOUSANDS HAVE PROTESTED PRESIDENT MOHAMMAD MORSI'S POWER GRAB AS HIS

GOVERNMENT DRAFTS A NEW CONSTITUTION. 6 HAVE BEEN KILLED, 700 WERE INJURED

IN CLASHES WITH SUPPORTERS OF THE PRO-MORSI, MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD.

BUT TODAY MORSI MET WITH OPPOSITION LEADERS AND ANNOUNCED A COMPROMISE

MORSI GAVE UP THE ADDITIONAL POWERS AND RELENTED TO MOST OF THE PROTESTORS'

DEMANDS ON THE CONSTITUTION. THE TWO SIDES IN THE US' MOST IMPORTANT ARAB

ALLY SEEM TO HAVE BACKED AWAY FROM THE POLITICAL CLIFF.

JOVAN BELCHER-VO

POLICE IN KANSAS CITY HAVE RELEASED NEW DASHCAM VIDEO FROM THE DAY LINEBACKER JOVAN BELCHER KILLED HIS GIRLFRIEND, KASSANDRA PERKINS, THEN KILLED HIMSELF.

IN THE FIRST CLIP. IT'S ABOUT 3-A-M ON DECEMBER FIRST.

OFFICERS PULL UP TO BELCHER, WHO IS ASLEEP IN HIS CAR WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING.

THEY WAKE HIM UP, MAKE HIM GET OUT OF HIS CAR AND THEY TURN IT OFF AND LOCK UP.

THEY THEN SEND BELCHER HOME.

THE SECOND CLIP STARTS AT ABOUT EIGHT THAT MORNING -- AROUND THE TIME OF THE SHOOTING AT THE STADIUM.

FINALLY, YOU SEE THE FIRST OFFICER ARRIVE ON SCENE.

STORMWARN 7 OPEN-CLIP

WEATHER-RP

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.

It ended up being quite the rainy afternoon for most of us across Southwest Florida this Saturday. All it took was a little more tropical moisture, some afternoon heating, some sea breeze interactions, and then POP--we got a rather large round of showers going.

Look for the rain to fade this evening into tonight, leaving us with a partly cloudy sky and some patchy fog by early Sunday morning.

Sunday looks a bit drier than today, but we'll mention the potential for a few isolated showers during the afternoon. Otherwise, expect a nice supply of sunshine with highs aimed into the mid 80s.

It's a little surprising that last significant cool front that swept across Southwest Florida came on Thanksgiving weekend, and it appears we'll have to wait a while longer before the next substantial cool spell comes our way.

Believe it or not, as we look at some of the long-range forecast models, there's no sign of any cooler weather making it to Southwest Florida through the end of next week. In fact, the next cool front that will push into the Florida will run out of gas before making it here, so we'll keep seeing the warmer weather for the next several days.

NEXT AT 11-CLIP

TEASE ONE

SETTING A NEW STANDARD.

A) SCHOOL LUNCHES-VO WIPE

SCHOOL LUNCHES-VO

MORE GRAIN AND MORE MEAT-

FOLLOWING WIDESPREAD COMPLAINTS, THE AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT IS CHANGING SCHOOL LUNCH MENUS.

FEDERAL GUIDELINES SET LIMITS ON CALORIES AND SALT,

AND DICTATE HOW MUCH OF CERTAIN FOOD GROUPS COULD BE SERVED.

BUT PARENTS AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS COMPLAINED ABOUT THE RULES, SAYING KIDS AREN'T GETTING ENOUGH TO EAT.

PROPOSAL MISTAKE-VO

IT'S DEFITELY A GRAND GESTURE.

TAKE A LOOK-

FARMER LOREN LENTZ TURNED A 200 ACRES FIELD INTO A GIANT PROPOSAL MESSAGE FOR HIS GIRLFRIEND JOY.

HE HAD IT ALL PLANNED OUT,

TAKE HIS GIRLFRIEND UP IN A PLANE TO LOOK FOR SOME MISSING EQUIPTMENT,

THEN POP THE QUESTION.

BUT IT DIDN'T GO QUITE AS PLANNED.

WHILE UP IN THE PLANE HIS GIRLFRIEND CAUGHT THE MISTAKE.

PROPOSAL MISTAKE-SOTVO

I get doing the "J" and 10-year old daughter is riding with me in the tractor and she says dad, you did the J- backwards, I said no I didn't

BUT HE DID.

WHILE UP IN THE PLANE HIS GIRLFRIEND CAUGHT THE MISTAKE.

PUPPY THIEVES-VO

TEXAS POLICE ARE LOOKING TWO THIEVES WHO MADE OFF WITH THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF PUPPIES.

SURVIELLANCE CAMERAS ROLLED AS THE CRIMINALS SMASHED THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR OF A PET STORE AND STARTED SNATCHING THE DOGS OUT OF THEIR CAGES.

IN ALL, THE THIEVES TOOK NINE PUPPIES FROM 2 STORES- THEN TOOK OFF.

NEXT AT 11-CLIP

TEASE TWO

AN INSIDE LOOK AT YOUR DRIVING.

THE SECRET PASSENGER THAT WILL RECORD YOUR CARS MOVES.

TZ A) BLACK BOX

LIVE FLORIDA LOTTERY DRAWING-SAT LIVE

HERE IS A LOOK AT YOUR SEVEN DAY FORECAST.

IT'S 11:15 AND TIME FOR TONIGHT'S FLORIDA LOTTERY DRAWING.

COWBOYS PLAYER CHARGED-VO

POLICE IN TEXAS PROVIDED MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE ACCIDENT THAT LEFT ONE DALLAS COWBOYS PLAYER DEAD AND ANOTHER UNDER ARREST.

JOSH BRENT WAS CHARGED WITH INTOXICATION MANSLAUGHTER AFTER HIS MERCEDES HIT A CURB AND FLIPPED.

HIS TEAMMATE JERRY BROWN WAS KILLED.

IRVING POLICE SAID BRENT WAS PULLING BROWN FROM THE BURNING VEHICLE WHEN THEY ARRIVED.

BLACK BOXES-VO-WIPE

YOUR NEXT NEW CAR COULD INCLUDE AN EXTRA FEATURE, GIVING INVESTIGATORS AN INSIDE LOOK AT YOUR DRIVING.

BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014, EVERY NEW VEHICLE SOLD IN THE U-S WILL BE REQUIRED TO HAVE A SO-CALLED BLACK BOX.

THE BOXES RECORD THE LAST FEW SECONDS BEFORE A CRASH, PROVIDING CLUES SUCH AS VEHICLE SPEED, STEERING, WHETHER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND IF THE DRIVER WAS WEARING A SEATBELT.

TEXTING 911-VO

AND OTHER CHANGE ALSO AFFECTING YOUR DRIVING.

YOU'LL SOON BE ABLE TO TEXT 9-1-1 FOR HELP.

THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION SAYS THE NATION'S FOUR LARGEST WIRELESS CARRIERS HAVE AGREED TO RELAY TEXT MESSAGES TO EMERGENCY CENTERS BY MAY OF 2014.

THE FOUR CARRIERS THAT HAVE SIGNED ON TO THE PLAN ARE. A-T-AND-T. VERIZON. SPRINT. AND T-MOBILE. WHICH COVER 90-PERCENT OF THE POPULATION.

LENNON MEMORIAL-VO

FANS GATHERED AT THE "STRAWBERRY FIELDS" MEMORIAL IN CENTRAL PARK TODAY TO PAY TRIBUTE TO SLAIN BEATLE, JOHN LENNON.

IN 1980, LENNON WAS SHOT TO DEATH OUTSIDE HIS NEW YORK CITY APARTMENT BUILDING BY MARK DAVID CHAPMAN, A MENTALLY DISTURBED FAN WHO DEVELOPED AN OBSESSION WITH LENNON.

TRAVEL CHANNEL-VO

TONIGHT - SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IS IN THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT.

A MAJOR TELEVISION CHANNEL IS FILMING ON CAPTIVA.

AND IT'S EXPECTED TO BRING BIG BUSINESS TO THE AREA.

THE ISLAND'S ANNUAL HOLIDAY GOLF CART PARADE WILL BE FEATURED ON THE TRAVEL CHANNEL.

IT WILL BE PART OF A SHOW FEATURING UNIQUE CHRISTMAS EVENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

PUTTING CAPTIVA IN THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT.

THE SANIBEL-CAPTIVA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SAYS THE TV SHOW WILL HELP BOOST TOURISM EVEN MORE THIS YEAR.

TRAVEL CHANNEL-SOTVO

RIC BASE/ PRESIDENT SANIBEL-CAPTIVA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 03:00: 57

we suffered through the oil spill, and Charlie and all that. And now we seem to come on the other side and things are going very well."

WINTER FEST-VO

A LITTLE SNOW FELL IN LEHIGH ACRES TONIGHT.

IT WAS ALL PART OF THE FIRST ANNUAL "WINTERFEST" CELEBRATION AT VETERANS PARK.

WINTER FEST-SOTVO

01:32 "We wanted to give a Christmas celebration so they can come out here and kids can have a lot of fun and enjoy a Christmas celebration."

EVENT ORGANIZERS CALLED THE EVENT A HUGE SUCCESS.

HANUKKAH-VO

TONIGHT, THE FIRST OF 8 CANDLES HAVE BEEN LIT AS PART OF THE JEWISH HOLIDAY KNOWN AS HANUKKAH.

HANUKKAH-SOTVO-WIPE

43:29 "For us it's a very happy time because it reminds us of the fight against assimilation, a reminder to stay true our commandments and our Torah and really rededicate ourselves to our connection and relationship with God."

SIGNING SANTA-VO

SANTA ISN'T LEAVING ANYONE OUT THIS YEAR.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

ABOUT 250 MIAMI-AREA STUDENTS GOT A CHANCE TO TALK TO SANTA IN THEIR OWN LANGUAGE. SIGN LANGUAGE!

SIGNING SANTA VISITED THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING STUDENTS AT DOLPHIN MALL TODAY.

COMING UP NEXT-CLIP

2SHOT CHAT-ONCAM

A BIG NIGHT IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL FOR ONE PLAYER IN PARTICULAR.

HEISMAN TROPHY HANDED OUT. WAS IT A FRESHMAN OR A DEFENSIVE PLAYER?

A) SPORTS-VO

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

RAIN AT THE SHOOTOUT-VOTOPS

SHOOTOUT SATURDAY-POPMON

SHOOTOUT SATURDAY-VO

2ND ROUND. WE GO TO BEST BALL FORMAT. WOULDN'T MATTER FOR HOST GREG NORMAN. HIS TEAM WAY BACK. THEY CAN'T EVEN DO A WINE TOAST WITHOUT SPILLING IT EVERYWHERE.

LOTS OF OTHER TEAMS MAKING A MOVE. INCLUDING THE DEFENDING CHAMPS. KEEGAN BRADLEY. THE BIRDIE AT NINE. HE AND BRENDAN STEELE 8-UNDER FOR THE DAY.

JASON DUFNER AND VIJAY SINGH DID THEM ONE BETTER. DUFNER THE BIRDIE AT NINE TO GET TO 11-UNDER. THEY'RE TIED FOR THIRD.

STEWART CINK AND CARL PETERSON. 10-UNDER FOR THEIR ROUND. LONG PETERSON BIRDIE PUT THEM 11-UNDER TO MAKE THE TURN.

SHOOTOUT LEADERBOARD-CGFULL

SO WITH THE ABILITY TO GO LOW. IT'S ANYONE'S TOURNAMENT WITH TOMORROW'S SCRAMBLE.

CHARLES HOWELL AND RORY SABBATINI QUIETLY HANGING AROUND WITH THEIR 63 TODAY.

SHOOTOUT SOUND-SOT

HEISMAN TROPHY-POPMON

HEISMAN TROPHY-NATVO

THE TEXAS A&M FRESHMAN PHENOM DEFIES TRADITION TO BRING HOME THE HEISMAN. BEATING OUT NOTRE DAME LINEBACKER MANTI TE'O AND KANSAS STATE Q-B COLLIN KLEIN.

HEISMAN SOUND-SOT

ARMY NAVY GAME-VO

BEEN 52 YEARS SINCE AN ARMY OR NAVY GUY WON THE HEISMAN. PLAYING THEIR ANNUAL GAME TODAY.

4TH Q. KEENAN REYNOLDS EIGHT YARD TOUCHDOWN TO GIVE NAVY THE LATE LEAD. NAVY 17-13

ARMY DRIVING FOR THE GO AHEAD TOUCHDOWN BUT A FUMBLED EXCHANGE DOOMS THE BLACK KNIGHTS.

WILLIE TAGGART USF-POPMON

TUBERVILLE TO CINCY-VO

IMMOKALEE IN FINALS-VO

EVERBLADES WHEELING-CGFULL

EVERBLADES ON THE ROAD AT WHEELING.

GOES TO OVERTIME. AND THEN FLORIDA WINS IN A SHOOTOUT.

CLOSE 11PM-2shot