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5 & 6 AM HEADLINE 1 MISSING WOMAN-VO-WIPE

*BIG* BREAK.

BRAND NEW CLUES --

IN A *20* YEAR OLD MISSING PERSONS CASE.

5 & 6 AM HEADLINE 2 CAPE DEATH-SOTVO WIPE

i would never think that my father was capable of doing something so something that would take someones life:55

A FAMILY IS IN SHOCK THIS MORNING.

FINDING OUT THEIR *FATHER.MAY HAVE KILLED HIS WIFE IN CAPE CORAL.

5 & 6 AM HEADLINE 3 BEAR HUNT-SOTVO WIPE

44:57 this is an animal anything can happen but there's not expectations on our side that this bear is aggressive.

BUT GOLDEN GATE ESTATES RESIDENTS.

ARE STILL ON THEIR TOES.

IT'S DAY *THREE* --

530AM~STORMWARN FORECAST OPEN-CLIP

530AM~STORMWARN FORECAST-WXWALL

COOLER WEATHER SOON

Today will be considered our day of transition as we go from above average temperatures back to the norm.

The balance of our day will be just fine. Partly sunny skies and a nice warm up to the upper 70s. A cold front will quick come over, and it'll give us a little cloud cover with a small chance of a shower this afternoon and evening.

So the first half of Thursday will be nice, but in the afternoon we will start to track some rain showers as the front approaches from our west. Skies should cloud-up after lunchtime and some showers will cross the area around 2:00 PM. The rain showers forecast should not last all afternoon and move through quickly.

I expect that most places will receive less than ¼ inch of rain tomorrow. The winds will increase by late day and southwest Florida boaters should be aware that the weather this morning will be nice, but it will turn windy and rough by the end of the day.

The aforementioned cold front coming in today won't bring a lot of rain; however, we will certainly notice a drop in temperatures for the next several days

Our highs in the 70's will quickly drop back to the 60's by sunset and we are going down to 50 degrees by Friday morning.

BREAKING NEWS FATAL AX-TRX 2SHOT VO

GOOD MORNING.

WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING OUT OF FORT MYERS.

FORT MYERS POLICE ARE ON SCENE OF A FATAL CRASH,

INVOLVING TWO MOTORCYCLES.

WE'RE TOLD THE MOTORCYLISTS WERE GOING EASTBOUND ON COLONIAL,

BUT LOST CONTROL AND COLLIDED.

RIGHT NOW, COLONIAL IS *SHUT DOWN BETWEEN WINKLER AND SIX MILE CYPRESS,

IT WON'T RE-OPEN UNTIL 7 A-M, AT THE EARLIEST.

ALL TRAFFIC IS BEING DIVERTED ONTO SIX MILE CYPRESS.

WE'RE TOLD ONE PERSON WAS KILLED.

AND ANOTHER WAS TRAUMA ALERTED TO LEE MEMORIAL.

WE HAVE A NEWS CREW ON SCENE NOW.

MISSING WOMAN-2SHOT SS VOWIPE

DEVELOPING NEWS THIS MORNING --

OUT OF PUNTA GORDA.

POLICE WILL CONTINUE SEARCHING FOR A WOMAN,

WHO'S BEEN MISSING FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS.

64-YEAR-OLD FRANCES HENDRICKSON VANISHED IN 1993.

SHE WAS LAST SEEN -- DRIVING AWAY FROM HER HOUSE IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

THE FAMILY BELIEVED -- SHE ACCIDENTALLY DROVE INTO A CANAL.

YESTERDAY, PUNTA GORDA POLICE -- MAY HAVE GOTTEN THEIR BIGGEST BREAK YET.

USING SONAR TECHNOLOGY THEY FOUND A BLUE STATION WAGON IN THAT CANAL ---- MATCHING THE CAR.

AND THE CANAL IS NEAR THE HOME.

IN JUST A FEW HOURS -- POLICE WILL PULL THAT CAR FROM THE WATER

MISSING WOMAN-SOTVO

"she went out either to get gas in her car or to get milk and she just doesn't come back -- where are you? I mean, where is she for God's sake?"-BEATRICE NICHOLS, VICTIM'S FRIEND

OFFICERS HAVE NOT CONFIRMED -- IF THIS *IS THE CAR.

OR IF THERE'S A BODY INSIDE.

CAPE DEATH INVESTIGATION-TRX SS VOWIPE

ANOTHER DEVELOPING STORY WE'RE FOLLOWING THIS MORNING --

CAPE CORAL POLICE SAY A MAN *ADMITTED TO KILLING HIS WIFE.

STABBING HER MULTIPLE TIMES.

PORFIRIO RIVERA IS IN JAIL THIS MORNING.

HE FACES SECOND DEGREE MURDER CHARGES,

AFTER CONFESSING *TWICE TO THE MURDER OF HIS WIFE ANNA.

POLICE SAY HE FIRST CALLED ONE OF ANNA'S FRIENDS,

AND LEFT A MESSAGE.

SAYING HE KILLED ANNA AND WAS GOING TO KILL HIMSELF.

SO SHE SHOULD CALL POLICE.

AND CAPE CORAL DETECTIVES SAY HE LATER ADMITTED IT IN QUESTIONING.

CAPE DEATH INVESTIGATION-SOTVO WIPE

3:30 i think he snapped because he was being pushed 3:313:54 im hurt by situation im upset it went that far 4:04

POLICE KNEW THERE WAS VIOLENCE BETWEEN THE COUPLE.

CAPE CORAL POLICE ARRESTED HIM TWICE FOR DOMESTIC BATTERY.

AND SAY ANNA HAD FILED TO INJUCTIONS AGAINST HIM.

US HOSTAGES-TRX VO

RIGHT NOW ISLAMIC MILITITANTS -- ARE HOLDING *DOZENS HOSTAGE IN ALGERIA.

SEVERAL, ARE AMERICAN.

THE MILITANTS ATTACKED AN OIL FIELD -- PARTIALLY OPERATED BY B-P.

THIS IS RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO MALI --- WHERE FRECH WARPLANES HAVE BEEN POUNDING MILITANTS FOR DAYS.

THE MILITANTS SAY -- THIS IS PAYBACK.

THE ALGERIAN ARMY IS NOW STANDING WATCH.

MANTI TEO GF DEATH HOAX-OTS VOWIPE

A TRAGIC LOVE STORY. TURNS OUT TO BE A CRUEL HOAX.

AND THE FOOTBALL PLAYER INVOLVED. MIGHT SPEAK TO THE MEDIA *TODAY.

THIS WAS A HIGHLY PUBLICIZED STORY.

NOTRE DAME'S STAR LINEBACKER -- MAN-TIE TE'O -- SAID HIS GIRLFRIEND DIED OF LEUKEMIA IN SEPTEMBER.

THE SAME DAY HIS GRANDMOTHER PASSED AWAY.

NOW IT'S BELIEVED --

THE GIRLFRIEND NEVER EXISTED.

ACCORDING TO NOTRE DAME'S ATHELETIC DIRECTOR --

THE RELATIONSHIP TOOK PLACE ONLINE.

AND TE'O WAS TRICKED.

TODAY -- HE'S IN BRANDENTION,

MANTI TEO GF DEATH HOAX-SOTVO

"Until the investigators have done their work, I didn't know whether we were talking about a girl who faked her death; a girl who didn't exist.we just didn't have any of that information.

IN A STATEMENT, TE'O SAID HE TALKED TO THE WOMAN FREQUENTLY --

ON THE PHONE AND ONLINE.

ARREST IN CO CASE-OC SS

THE MOTHER OF TWO YOUNG CHILDREN THAT DIED IN COLORADO IS ARRESTED HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

AUTHORITIES TELL US THAT HEATHER JENSEN WAS ARRESTED YESTERDAY IN NORTH FORT MYERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEATHS OF THE TWO CHILDREN.

THEY BELIEVE HER FOUR YEAR OLD SON AND HER TWO YEAR OLD SON DIED OF HYPERTHERMIA.

5AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SH-VO

STAY WITH ABC7 THIS MORNING.

WE'RE FOLLOWING THAT FATAL CRASH IN LEE COUNTY.

A LIVE LOOK AT THE ROADS IS NEXT.

THEN LATER --

WHERE'S BOO-BOO?

THE SEARCH FOR A MISSING GRIZZLY BEAR CONTINUES IN COLLIER COUNTY.

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO. IF YOU SPOT HIM!

6AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SH-SS

TAKE A LOOK AT THESE FACES.

THEY'RE IN JAIL THIS MORNING.

AND THEY'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES.

DETAILS ON THE MASSIVE DRUG BUST --

THAT SPANNED SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

STORMWARN GENFORECAST OPEN-CLIPTOPS

STORMWARN FORECAST-WX WALL

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.

COOLER WEATHER SOON

Today will be considered our day of transition as we go from above average temperatures back to the norm.

The balance of our day will be just fine. Partly sunny skies and a nice warm up to the upper 70s. A cold front will quick come over, and it'll give us a little cloud cover with a small chance of a shower this afternoon and evening.

So the first half of Thursday will be nice, but in the afternoon we will start to track some rain showers as the front approaches from our west. Skies should cloud-up after lunchtime and some showers will cross the area around 2:00 PM. The rain showers forecast should not last all afternoon and move through quickly.

I expect that most places will receive less than ¼ inch of rain tomorrow. The winds will increase by late day and southwest Florida boaters should be aware that the weather this morning will be nice, but it will turn windy and rough by the end of the day.

The aforementioned cold front coming in today won't bring a lot of rain; however, we will certainly notice a drop in temperatures for the next several days

Our highs in the 70's will quickly drop back to the 60's by sunset and we are going down to 50 degrees by Friday morning.

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GUN CONTROL DEBATE-OC SOTVO WIPE

PRESIDENT OBAMA SPARKS SOME CONTROVERSY -- IN THE DEBATE OVER GUN CONTROL.

"concrete steps we can take RIGHT NOW to keep our children safe, to help prevent mass shootings "

THE PRESIDENT SIGNED 23 EXECUTIVE ORDERS.

DOING THINGS LIKE. MAKING DATA MORE AVAILABLE FOR BACKGROUND CHECKS.

AND MORE RESEARCH INTO GUN VIOLENCE.

THE REST OF HIS IDEAS -- REQUIRE CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL.

THE N-R-A TOOK THE FIGHT -- RIGHT TO THE WHITE HOUSE.

GUN CONTROL DEBATE-SOTVO

are the president's kids more important than yours? then why is he skeptical about putting armed security in our schools when his kids are protected by armed guards at their schools?

PRESIDENT OBAMA IS CALLING ON *RESPONSIBLE GUN OWNERS -- TO JOIN THE CAUSE.

BUT REPUBLICAN SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER SIGNALED HE'S IN NO RUSH.

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIP

BREAKING NEWS FATAL AX-TRX VO

WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING OUT OF FORT MYERS.

POLICE ARE ON SCENE OF A FATAL CRASH -- INVOLVING 2 MOTORCYCLES AND ANOTHER VEHICLE.

IT'S ON COLONIAL BOULEVARD NEXT TO WALMART -- AND THERE ARE SOME ROAD CLOSURES.

COLONIAL IS SHUT DOWN BETWEEN WINKLER AND SIX MILE CYPRESS.

ALL TRAFFIC IS BEING DIVERTED ONTO SIX MILE CYPRESS.

WE'RE TOLD ONE PERSON WAS KILLED -- AND ANOTHER HAD TO BE TRAUMA ALERTED TO LEE MEMORIAL.

TS1) MISSING WOMAN-VO-WIPE

IT'S ________

LET'S TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

POLICE IN PUNTA GORDA CONTINUE SEARCHING A CANAL THIS MORNING --

FOR A MISSING WOMAN.

FRANCES HENDRICKSON DISAPPEARED 20 YEARS AGO.

POLICE JUST FOUND A BLUE CAR IN THAT CANAL,

MATCHING THE DESCRIPTION OF HENDRICKSON'S CAR.

THE CANAL IS ALSO NEAR HENDRICKSON'S HOUSE.

TS2) CAPE DEATH-VO-WIPE

A CAPE CORAL MAN IS IN JAIL THIS MORNING -- AFTER REPORTEDLY KILLING HIS WIFE.

POLICE SAY PORFIRIO RIVERA -- CONFESSED TO STABBING HIS WIFE MUTLIPLE TIMES.

THEY SAY HE CONFESSED TWICE, FIRST BY LEAVING A MESSAGE WITH A FRIEND.

THEN AGAIN, WHEN POLICE QUESTIONED HIM.

TS3) US HOSTAGES-VO-WIPE

RIGHT NOW, MILITANTS IN ALGERIA HOLD *DOZENS OF PEOPLE HOSTAGE.

AND IT'S BELIEVED SEVERAL OF THEM ARE AMERICANS.

THIS IS IN RETALIATION FOR FRENCH ATTACKS ON MALI,

OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS.

THE ALGERIAN ARMY HAS SURROUNDED THE AREA,

TS4) MANTI TE'O HOAX-VO-WIPE

AND THE STORY OF THE DEATH OF A NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL PLAYER'S GIRLFRIEND -- MAY HAVE ALL BEEN A HOAX.

MANTI TE'O SPOKE ABOUT HER DEATH LAST FALL.

BUT NOW IT APPEARS -- SHE NEVER EXISTED.

STORMWARN ALLYSON OPEN-CLIPTOPS

STORMWARN FORECAST-WX WALL

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.

COOLER WEATHER SOON

Today will be considered our day of transition as we go from above average temperatures back to the norm.

The balance of our day will be just fine. Partly sunny skies and a nice warm up to the upper 70s. A cold front will quick come over, and it'll give us a little cloud cover with a small chance of a shower this afternoon and evening.

So the first half of Thursday will be nice, but in the afternoon we will start to track some rain showers as the front approaches from our west. Skies should cloud-up after lunchtime and some showers will cross the area around 2:00 PM. The rain showers forecast should not last all afternoon and move through quickly.

I expect that most places will receive less than ¼ inch of rain tomorrow. The winds will increase by late day and southwest Florida boaters should be aware that the weather this morning will be nice, but it will turn windy and rough by the end of the day.

The aforementioned cold front coming in today won't bring a lot of rain; however, we will certainly notice a drop in temperatures for the next several days

Our highs in the 70's will quickly drop back to the 60's by sunset and we are going down to 50 degrees by Friday morning.

FATAL AX-2SHOT

MORE NOW ON THE BREAKING NEWS WE TOLD YOU ABOUT EARLIER.

FORT MYERS POLICE ARE ON SCENE OF A FATAL CRASH INVOLVING 2 MOTORCYCLES.

IT'S ON COLONIAL BOULEVARD NEXT TO WALMART

AND THAT'S WHERE WE FIND A-B-C 7'S CLIFTON FRENCH THIS MORNING WITH THE LATEST.

FATAL AX-REM LIVE

POLICE OUT HERE TELL US SOME OF THE OFFICERS HAD HEARD THE SOUND OF MOTORCYCLES GOING VERY FAST, POSSIBLY RACING, JUST BEFORE THIS CRASH.

FATAL AX-VO

WE'RE TOLD ONE PERSON DIED IN THIS CRASH.

ANOTHER PERSON WAS TRAUMA ALERTED TO THE HOSPITAL.

FATAL AX-SOT

FATAL AX-REM LIVE

MARIO BROTHERS-OTS (2)SS

IT TOOK A YEAR-AND-A-HALF-LONG INVESTIGATION.

BUT ACCORDING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT --

ALMOST TWO DOZEN OF THE *WORST DRUG DEALERS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

ARE NOW IN JAIL.

23 PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED,

ALL ACCUSED OF SELLING POT.

THE COLLIER AND LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICES -- ALONG WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL -- CALL THIS "OPERATION MARIO BROTHERS."

NAMED AFTER MARIO VICENTE,

THE SUSPECTED LEADER.

AND DECTECTIVES SAY THIS CASE IS NOT FINISHED.

BEAR HUNT DAY 3-SS VO

BOO BOO IS STILL ON THE LOOSE THIS MORNING.

THE ESCAPED GRIZZLY BEAR CUB --- RAN AWAY FROM HOME IN GOLDEN GATE ESTATES ON TUESDAY.

HE'S PART OF AN EDUCATIONAL SHOW -- WITH THREE GRIZZLIES.

WILDLIFE OFFICIALS WERE BACK OUT LAST NIGHT -- SETTING TRAPS AND LAYING OUT FOOD.

THEY'RE TRYING TO LURE THE BEAR OUT OF HIDING.

THEY SAY HE'S NOT AGGRESSIVE AND NOT A THREAT.

BUT IF YOU SPOT HIM, *DO *NOT APPROACH HIM.

ATTEMPTED ABDUCTION-OTS SS

A NAPLES MAN IS BEHIND BARS THIS MORNING,

ACCUSED OF TRYING TO PULL A GIRL INTO HIS CAR.

IT HAPPENED AT A WALMART PARKING LOT IN EAST NAPLES TUESDAY NIGHT.

A FATHER HAD JUST DROPPED HIS DAUGHTER OFF.

A SHORT TIME LATER, SHE CALLED HER DAD.

SAYING A MAN TRIED TO GRAB HER BY THE ARM.

AND PULL HER INTO HIS CAR.

BUT SHE GOT AWAY.

AND HE DROVE OFF.

DEPUTIES FOUND AND ARRESTED ORLINDE RICAR-DORO-MERO,

CADILLAC JACKS 911-VO-WIPE

SIX 9-1-1 CALLS HAVE JUST BEEN RELEASED --- FROM A HUGE BRAWL AT CADILLAC JACK'S ON U-S 41.

IN THE CALLS FROM JANUARY 4TH.

YOU HEAR A BYSTANDER IN THE PARKING LOT.

A SECURITY GUARD.

AND A PERSON WHO WAS INJURED.

CADILLAC JACKS 911-SOTVO

:06 this is ryan i'm a security guard at cadillac jacks i have a bunch of fights going on in the parking lot i need someone here now:13

AS THE CALLS CAME IN -- LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES RACED TO THE SCENE.

ON THE WAY THERE, THEY SPOTTED A CAR -- MATCHING THE DESCRIPTION OF SUSPECTS INVOLVED IN THE FIGHT.

THEY PULLED THE CAR OVER AT ALICO AND 41.

THAT'S WHEN DEPUTIES SAY THE PASSENGER, JOSEPH POWELL, PULLED OUT A PISTOL AND OPENED FIRE.

DEPUTIES SHOT BACK -- POWELL WAS KILLED.

ANIMAL ABUSE ARREST-SS VO WIPE

AUTHORITIES SAY A CHARLOTTE COUNTY MAN DID *NOT GET HIS DOG MEDICAL HELP.

AND NOW HE'S IN JAIL.

A WARNING -- SOME OF THESE IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING.

ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS SAY JAMES MCNEALLY WAS LOOKING AFTER A PITBULL.

BUT WHEN OFFICERS FOUND "SLAY,"

HE HAD A BIG CUT ON HIS EAR.

HIS FACE WAS SWOLLEN AND INFECTED.

ANIMAL CONTROL TOOK THE DOG TO A VET,

WHO FOUND NUMEROUS SCARS.

ANIMAL ABUSE ARREST-SOTVO

Officer Reannon Juergensen, Charlotte Co. Animal Control "you could see that his face was monstrously swollen, he had open lacerations, puncture wounds, things like that to his face."

MCNEALLY IS CHARGED WITH ANIMAL CRUELTY AND NEGLECT.

A VET PUT SLAY DOWN,

SAYING HIS BEHAVIOR WAS TOO UNPREDICTABLE.

BOOZE ON THE BEACH-OTS VO WIPE

MORE OPTIONS FOR SIPPING ADULT DRINKS -- ON FORT MYERS BEACH.

IT TOOK FIVE MONTHS, BUT NEMO'S IS NOW APPROVED -- TO SERVE ALCOHOL ON THE SAND.

CITY LEADERS SAY THEY'LL WATCH HOW PATRONS BEHAVE.

SOME TOWN RESIDENTS FOUGHT THE MOVE.

SAYING IT WOULD CREATE PROBLEMS ON THE ISLAND'S BEACHES.

TOP O MAST RULING-SSTOPS VOWIPE

MEANWHILE THE OWNER OF "TOP O MAST" --

ANOTHER FORT MYERS BEACH BAR --

IS IN TROUBLE FOR SERVING BEYOND HIS LINE IN THE SAND.

A JUDGE FOUND STEVE STRAUSS GUILTY --- OF ILLEGALLY SERVING ALCOHOLIC DRINKS ON THE BEACH.

THE JUDGE RULED HE SERVED TOO CLOSE TO THE WATER.

TOP O MAST RULING-SOTVO

super=Honorable Andrew Swett, Judge "it's definitely outside the 19 feet.but i'm finding its even off his property.125 feet off his property"

5AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SH-VO

THE GUN CONTROL DEBATE -- IS AT A FEVER PITCH IN WASHINGTON.

THE PRESIDENT LAID OUT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

CONGRESSMAN ARE TALKING IMPEACHMENT.

THE N-R-A PUT OUT A COMMERCIAL, ATTACKING THE PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTERS.

AS THIS THING RAMPS UP. WHAT'S THE REAL ISSUE.

ABC7 CUTS THROUGH THE TALK, AND GIVES YOU THE FACTS. IN A FEW MINUTES.

PLUS, WE'RE ON A BREAKING SCENE IN FORT MYERS.

5AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-VO

6AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SH-VO

FASHION IS IMPORTANT. AND EVERYONE HAS A FAVORITE PAIR OF JEANS.

LINH:

CHANCE: NOT TOO BAGGY, NOT TOO SKINNY. DARK WASH.

THIS MORNING, SOMETHING BRAND NEW.

MOISTURIZING JEANS.

WRANGLER JEANS IS LAUNCHING A NEW PRODUCT -- THEY SAY MOISTURIZES YOUR LEGS, WHILE YOU WEAR THEM.

BUT THEY'RE KIND OF PRICEY.

DETAILS, AHEAD IN *AMERICA'S MONEY*.

6AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-VO

SPORTS WRAP AT 5AM-PKG

MONEYSCOPE AT 6AM-PKG

STORMWARN GENERIC FORECAST OPEN-CLIPTOPS

STORMWARN FORECAST-WX WALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS TH

E FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

COOLER WEATHER SOON

Today will be considered our day of transition as we go from above average temperatures back to the norm.

The balance of our day will be just fine. Partly sunny skies and a nice warm up to the upper 70s. A cold front will quick come over, and it'll give us a little cloud cover with a small chance of a shower this afternoon and evening.

So the first half of Thursday will be nice, but in the afternoon we will start to track some rain showers as the front approaches from our west. Skies should cloud-up after lunchtime and some showers will cross the area around 2:00 PM. The rain showers forecast should not last all afternoon and move through quickly.

I expect that most places will receive less than ¼ inch of rain tomorrow. The winds will increase by late day and southwest Florida boaters should be aware that the weather this morning will be nice, but it will turn windy and rough by the end of the day.

The aforementioned cold front coming in today won't bring a lot of rain; however, we will certainly notice a drop in temperatures for the next several days

Our highs in the 70's will quickly drop back to the 60's by sunset and we are going down to 50 degrees by Friday morning.

STORMWARN AND TRAFFIC TRANSITION-CLIPTOPS

TRAFFIC-AWS OR SS

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ALGAE FILLING NEW FM RIVER BASIN-VO WIPE

A PROJECT WAS *SUPPOSED TO MAKE THE DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS RIVERFRONT BEAUTIFUL.

BUT INSTEAD -- IT MAY BE DOING THE OPPOSITE.

CITY WORKERS HAVE HAD TO START CLEANING GIANT CLUMPS OF ALGAE,

OUT OF THE RIVER BASIN.

THE 5 POINT 3 MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT IS *SUPPOSED TO FILTER STORM WATER,

BEFORE IT DRAINS INTO THE CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER.

BUT CITY OFFICIALS SAY THE WARM WEATHER AND HIGH WATER LEVELS.

ALGAE FILLING NEW FM RIVER BASIN-SOTVO

Take Sot

Saeed Kazemi - Fort Myers Public Works

The problem is the weather is too hot and when it's this hot oxygen gets stuck in there and the water doesn't move.

Delores Martin - fm

7 seconds

That'd be great. That's the only thing to be done. Everything else is wonderful.

THE PLAN IS TO PUT PLANTS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE BASIN.

TO PREVENT THE ALGAE.

BUT CREWS NEED TO WAIT FOR WATER LEVELS TO DROP.

BUMP TO BREAK-3SHOT, CAM 10 BMP

5AM HOUR-CLIPTOPS

6AM HOUR-CLIPTOPS

530 & 630AM HEADLINE 1 MISSING WOMAN-VO-WIPE

RIGHT NOW ON A-B-C 7.

A BREAK IN A 20 YEAR OLD MISSING PERSON'S CASE.

530 & 630AM HEADLINE 2 GUN CONTROL-SOTVO-WIPE

"if there's even one life that can be saved, then we've got an obligation to try!"

THE PRESIDENT UNVEILS A NEW GUN CONTROL PLAN.

THAT MAY SAVE LIVES.

530 & 630 AM HEADLINE 3 DOGCOMING HOME-VO-WIPE

AND, A DOG MISSING FROM HIS CAPE CROAL HOME FOR TWO YEARS.

530AM~STORMWARN FORECAST OPEN-CLIP

530AM~STORMWARN FORECAST-WXWALL

COOLER WEATHER SOON

Today will be considered our day of transition as we go from above average temperatures back to the norm.

The balance of our day will be just fine. Partly sunny skies and a nice warm up to the upper 70s. A cold front will quick come over, and it'll give us a little cloud cover with a small chance of a shower this afternoon and evening.

So the first half of Thursday will be nice, but in the afternoon we will start to track some rain showers as the front approaches from our west. Skies should cloud-up after lunchtime and some showers will cross the area around 2:00 PM. The rain showers forecast should not last all afternoon and move through quickly.

I expect that most places will receive less than ¼ inch of rain tomorrow. The winds will increase by late day and southwest Florida boaters should be aware that the weather this morning will be nice, but it will turn windy and rough by the end of the day.

The aforementioned cold front coming in today won't bring a lot of rain; however, we will certainly notice a drop in temperatures for the next several days

Our highs in the 70's will quickly drop back to the 60's by sunset and we are going down to 50 degrees by Friday morning.

BREAKING NEWS FATAL AX-TRX 2SHOT VO

GOOD MORNING.

WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING OUT OF FORT MYERS.

FORT MYERS POLICE ARE ON SCENE OF A FATAL CRASH --- INVOLVING 2 MOTORCYCLES.

WE'RE TOLD THE MOTORCYLISTS WERE GOING EASTBOUND ON COLONIAL,

BUT LOST CONTROL AND COLLIDED.

RIGHT NOW, COLONIAL IS *SHUT DOWN BETWEEN WINKLER AND SIX MILE CYPRESS,

IT WON'T RE-OPEN UNTIL 7 A-M, AT THE EARLIEST.

ALL TRAFFIC IS BEING DIVERTED ONTO SIX MILE CYPRESS.

WE'RE TOLD ONE PERSON WAS KILLED.

AND ANOTHER WAS TRAUMA ALERTED TO LEE MEMORIAL.

WE HAVE A NEWS CREW ON SCENE NOW.

MISSING WOMAN-2SHOT SS VOWIPE

WE HAVE A DEVELOPING STORY THIS MORNING OUT OF PUNTA GORDA.

WHERE POLICE HAVE A FRESH LEAD --- FOR A WOMAN MISSING FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS.

64-YEAR-OLD FRANCES HENDRICKSON VANISHED IN 19-93.

SHE WAS LAST SEEN DRIVING AWAY FROM HER HOUSE IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

MANY BELIEVED SHE ACCIDENTALLY DROVE INTO A CANAL.

YESTERDAY, PUNTA GORDA POLICE GOT A *BIG BREAK.

THEY USED SONAR TECHNOLOGY,

AND FOUND A BLUE STATION WAGON IN THAT CANAL.

IT MATCHES THE DESCRIPITION OF HENDRICKSON'S CAR.

AND THE CANAL IS NEAR HER HOUSE.

IN JUST A FEW HOURS -- POLICE WILL BEGIN REMOVING THAT CAR FROM THE WATER,

IN HOPES OF FINDING CLUES.

CAPE DEATH INVESTIGATION-TRX SS VOWIPE

IN THE CAPE, POLICE SAY A MAN ADMITTED TO KILLING HIS WIFE.STABBING HER MULTIPLE TIMES.

PORFIRIO RIVERA IS IN JAIL THIS MORNING.

HE FACES 2ND DEGREE MURDER CHARGES --- AFTER CONFESSING TO HIS WIFE ANNA RIVERA'S MURDER NOT ONCE, BUT TWICE.

POLICE SAY HE FIRST CALLED ONE OF ANNA'S FRIENDS -- AND LEFT A MESSAGE.

ON IT-PORFIRIO SAID HE'D KILLED ANNA AND WAS GOING TO KILL HIMSELF -- AND SHE NEEDED TO CALL POLICE.

HE LATER CONFESSED TO POLICE.

CAPE DEATH INVESTIGATION-SOTVO WIPE

2:16 as far as hands on violence i never saw that between him or any of his wives 2:20

BUT POLICE KNEW THERE WAS VIOLENCE -- BETWEEN THE HUSBAND AND WIFE.

CAPE CORAL POLICE ARRESTED PORFIRIO TWICE FOR DOMESTIC BATTERY.

THEY TELL US - ANNA HAD FILED TO INJUCTIONS AGAINST HIM. AS DID HIS *EX-WIFE.

GUN CONTROL DEBATE-POP VOWIPE

THE NATIONAL DEBATE OVER GUNS.

TAKES *ANOTHER STEP TOWARD MORE CONTROL

PRESIDENT OBAMA SIGNED 23 EXECUTIVE ORDERS YESTERDAY --

FOR THINGS LIKE, GATHERING MORE DATA FOR BACKGROUND CHECKS.

HE ALSO RESTARTED RESEARCH INTO GUN VIOLENCE.

THE REST OF HIS IDEAS REQUIRE CONGRESS.

INCLUDING A NEW BAN ON ASSAULT WEAPONS. AND MAGAZINES OF MORE THAN 10 ROUNDS.

PLUS, REQUIRING BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR *ALL GUN BUYERS.

THE N-R-A CALLED THE PLAN -- AN ATTACK ON GUN OWNERS.

GUN CONTROL DEBATE-VOWIPE

MEANWHILE, GUN BUYERS IN FLORIDA WILL NOTICE SOME CHANGES.

*IF CONGRESS APPROVES THE PRESIDENT'S PROPOSED GUN LAW CHANGES.

THE STATE OF FLORIDA DOES NOT CURRENTLY BAN ASSAULT WEAPONS.

OR LIMIT HIGH CAPACITY MAGAZINES.

IT ALSO DOES NOT REQUIRE BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR PRIVATE GUN SALES.

PRESIDENT OBAMA IS ASKING CONGRESS TO IMPLEMENT THOSE CHANGES NATIONWIDE.

GUN CONTROL DEBATE-SOTVO

1:30:25 they're buying anything and everything at the moment. 1:30:28 generally more buying ar 15s and ak 47s and now buying handguns as well 1:30:35

RIGHT NOW, FLORIDA DOES *NOT LIMIT THE NUMBER OF GUNS SOMEONE CAN BUY.

BUT THAT IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE AFFECTED,

GUN CONTROL DEBATE-POP SOT OC

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S NEWEST CONGRESSMAN -- TREY RADEL -- HAD STRONG WORDS FOR THE PRESIDENT --

*EVEN BEFORE THE GUN VIOLENCE PACKAGE CAME OUT.

WE ASKED IF HE *SUPPORTED A PUSH --

TO *IMPEACH THE PRESIDENT.

FOR USING EXECUTIVE POWER ON GUN CONTROL.

HERE'S HIS RESPONSE.

The congress needs to hold the president accountable for the decisions he's making right now and that's why again I would say that all options should be on the table in doing so. 1:30

TEXAS CONGRESSMAN STEVE STOCKMAN ORIGINALLY SUGGESTED IMPEACHMENT.

BUT NOW SAYS HE HOPES IT'S *NOT NECESSARY.

GUN CONTROL DEBATE-VOTOPS

AND FOR THE FIRST TIME.

ARMED LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES -- ARE PATROLLING LEE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

THE JOINT EFFORT FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND SHERIFFS OFFICE STARTED WEDNESDAY.

10 DEPUTIES WILL PATROL -- 44 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

DOG COMING HOME-VO

WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON AN AMAZING STORY --

THAT WE FIRST BROUGHT YOU EARLIER THIS WEEK.

A DOG -- LOST NEARLY TWO YEARS AGO IN CAPE CORAL -- WILL COME HOME THIS WEEKEND.

THIS IS ENDO!

THE MASTIFF'S OWNER LOST HIM,

WHEN HE BROKE OUT OF THEIR FENCED-IN YARD.

THE FAMILY FIGURED AN ALLIGATOR GOT HIM.

BUT ENDO TURNED UP AT AN ANIMAL SHELTER IN MINNESOTA!

HIS MICROCHIP TRACKED DOWN HIS FAMILY IN FLORIDA.

SO THE GROUP "ANIMAL ALLIES" LOADED HIM INTO A VAN YESTERDAY,

530AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SH-VO

THIS MORNING -- STICK WITH ABC7.

OUR CREWS ARE LIVE AT THE SCENE OF BREAKING NEWS.

A FATAL CRASH FROM OVERNIGHT.

ALSO - AN UPDATE ON A CONTROVERSIAL STORY WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING.

THE COLORADO MOVIE THEATER WHERE THERE WAS A *MASS SHOOTING.

RE-OPENS *TONIGHT.

BUT WHY FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE VICTIMS. ARE OUTRAGED.

630AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SH-VO

THE FOOTBALL HOAX. *EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT.

NOTRE DAME'S STAR LINEBACKER MANTI TE'O.

EXTREMELY TALENTED ATHLETE.

NOW WE'RE LEARNING --

THE GIRLFRIEND HE THOUGHT DIED. *NEVER EXISTED.

HE FELL IN LOVE WITH HER ONLINE.

BUT IT WAS ALL A CRUEL HOAX.

HE'S IN FLORIDA *TODAY.

WILL HE TALK ABOUT IT?

GOOD MORNING AMERICA WILL HAVE EVEN MORE DETAIL.

STORMWARN GENFORECAST OPEN-CLIPTOPS

STORMWARN FORECAST-WX WALL

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.

COOLER WEATHER SOON

Today will be considered our day of transition as we go from above average temperatures back to the norm.

The balance of our day will be just fine. Partly sunny skies and a nice warm up to the upper 70s. A cold front will quick come over, and it'll give us a little cloud cover with a small chance of a shower this afternoon and evening.

So the first half of Thursday will be nice, but in the afternoon we will start to track some rain showers as the front approaches from our west. Skies should cloud-up after lunchtime and some showers will cross the area around 2:00 PM. The rain showers forecast should not last all afternoon and move through quickly.

I expect that most places will receive less than ¼ inch of rain tomorrow. The winds will increase by late day and southwest Florida boaters should be aware that the weather this morning will be nice, but it will turn windy and rough by the end of the day.

The aforementioned cold front coming in today won't bring a lot of rain; however, we will certainly notice a drop in temperatures for the next several days

Our highs in the 70's will quickly drop back to the 60's by sunset and we are going down to 50 degrees by Friday morning.

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PRECISION TRAFFIC-TC MON

BOEING GROUNDED-OTS VO

IT WAS BILLED AS THE PLANE OF THE FUTURE -

BUT THIS MORNING THE NEW BOEING 7-87 DREAMLINER IS GROUNDED.

THE F-A-A HAS ORDERED A SAFETY CHECK OF THE PLANES' LITHIUM BATTERIES.

THEY'RE WORRIED THEY CAN START FIRES.

THIS COMES AFTER A 7-87 FLIGHT IN JAPAN -- WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER A WARNING LIGHT AND SMOKE ALARM.

SALAZAR RESIGNS-VO

INTERIOR SECRETARY KEN SALAZAR -- TOLD THE PRESIDENT HE PLANS TO RETIRE.

SALAZAR IS GOING HOME TO COLORADO -- TO WORK ON HIS RANCH.

HE LED THE ADMINISTRATION'S HANDLING OF THE B-P OIL SPILL.

SALAZAR IS THE FIFTH MEMBER OF OBAMA'S CABINET TO RESIGN.

WEB TO COVER SUPERBOWL-2SHOT VO

SHE WAS THE TARGET OF ONE SPORTS REPORTER'S ADMIRATION.

NOW SHE'LL COVER SPORTS HERSELF!

THE ATTRACTIVE YOUNG WOMAN THRUST INTO THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT DURING LAST WEEK'S B-C-S TITLE GAME HAS A NEW JOB.

REMEMBER THIS WOMAN?

SHE IS KATHERINE WEBB --

THE GIRLFRIEND OF ALABAMA QUARTERBACK A-J MCCARRON.

SHE'S ALSO A FORMER MISS ALABAMA.

SO WHAT'S THE NEW GIG.

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIP

BREAKING NEWS FATAL AX-TRX VO

WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING OUT OF FORT MYERS.

FORT MYERS POLICE ARE ON SCENE OF A FATAL CRASH INVOLVING 2 MOTORCYCLES AND ANOTHER VEHICLE.

IT'S ON COLONIAL BOULEVARD NEXT TO WALMART -- AND THERE ARE SOME ROAD CLOSURES.

COLONIAL IS SHUT DOWN BETWEEN WINKLER AND SIX MILE CYPRESS.

ALL TRAFFIC IS BEING DIVERTED ONTO SIX MILE CYPRESS.

WE'RE TOLD ONE PERSON WAS KILLED -- AND ANOTHER HAD TO BE TRAUMA ALERTED TO LEE MEMORIAL.

QUARTER TOP STORY REVEAL @ 45-HLF REVEAL

AND HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR OTHER TOP STORIES TODAY,

TODAY, POLICE IN PUNTA GORDA CONTINUE SEARCHING A CANAL --

FOR A MISSING WOMAN.

FRANCES HENDRICKSON DISAPPEARED 20 YEARS AGO.

POLICE FOUND A BLUE CAR IN THAT CANAL,

MATCHING THE DESCRIPTION OF HENDRICKSON'S VEHICLE.

THE CANAL IS ALSO NEAR HER HOME.

POLICE WILL REMOVE THE CAR THIS MORNING.

A CAPE CORAL MAN IS IN JAIL,

AFTER REPORTEDLY KILLING HIS WIFE.

POLICE SAY POR-FI-RIO RIVERA CONFESSED TO STABBING HIS WIFE MUTLIPLE TIMES.

HE FACES SECOND DEGREE MURDER CHARGES.

AND, MILITANTS IN ALGERIA HOLD *DOZENS OF PEOPLE HOSTAGE.

IT'S BELIEVED SEVERAL OF THEM ARE AMERICANS.

THIS IS IN RETALIATION TO FRENCH ATTACKS ON MALI,

STORMWARN ALLYSON OPEN-CLIPTOPS

STORMWARN FORECAST-WX WALL

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.

COOLER WEATHER SOON

Today will be considered our day of transition as we go from above average temperatures back to the norm.

The balance of our day will be just fine. Partly sunny skies and a nice warm up to the upper 70s. A cold front will quick come over, and it'll give us a little cloud cover with a small chance of a shower this afternoon and evening.

So the first half of Thursday will be nice, but in the afternoon we will start to track some rain showers as the front approaches from our west. Skies should cloud-up after lunchtime and some showers will cross the area around 2:00 PM. The rain showers forecast should not last all afternoon and move through quickly.

I expect that most places will receive less than ¼ inch of rain tomorrow. The winds will increase by late day and southwest Florida boaters should be aware that the weather this morning will be nice, but it will turn windy and rough by the end of the day.

The aforementioned cold front coming in today won't bring a lot of rain; however, we will certainly notice a drop in temperatures for the next several days

Our highs in the 70's will quickly drop back to the 60's by sunset and we are going down to 50 degrees by Friday morning.

FATAL AX-2SHOT

MORE NOW ON THE BREAKING NEWS WE TOLD YOU ABOUT EARLIER.

FORT MYERS POLICE ARE ON SCENE OF A FATAL CRASH INVOLVING 2 MOTORCYCLES.

IT'S ON COLONIAL BOULEVARD NEXT TO WALMART

AND THAT'S WHERE WE FIND A-B-C 7'S CLIFTON FRENCH THIS MORNING WITH THE LATEST.

FATAL AX-REM LIVE

POLICE OUT HERE TELL US SOME OF THE OFFICERS HAD HEARD THE SOUND OF MOTORCYCLES GOING VERY FAST, POSSIBLY RACING, JUST BEFORE THIS CRASH.

FATAL AX-VO

WE'RE TOLD ONE PERSON DIED IN THIS CRASH.

ANOTHER PERSON WAS TRAUMA ALERTED TO THE HOSPITAL.

FATAL AX-SOT

FATAL AX-REM LIVE

MISSING WOMAN LIVE-2SHOT

THIS MORNING -- A NEARLY 20 YEAR COLD CASE MAY NO LONGER BE MYSTERY.

BACK IN JUNE OF 19-93 -- A PUNTA GORDA WOMAN VANSIHED.

NOW POLICE HAVE UNCOVERED A BRAND NEW LEAD.

A-B-C 7'S DANIELLE KOLENIAK IS LIVE IN PUNTA GORDA --

TRACKING THIS BIG DEVELOPMENT.

MISSING WOMAN LIVE-REM LIVE

MISSING WOMAN LIVE-VO

MISSING WOMAN LIVE-SOTVO

MISSING WOMAN LIVE-REM LIVE

AURORA THEATER REOPENS-VO

THE MOVIE THEATER IN AURORA, COLORADO -- THAT WAS THE SITE OF A MASS SHOOTING -- REOPENS TONIGHT.

WHEN VICTIMS' FAMILIES RECEIVED INVITATIONS TO A, QUOTE, "SPECIAL EVENING OF REMEMBRANCE" AT THE THEATER -- THEY WERE OUTRAGED.

THEY ORGANIZED A BOYCOTT -- CALLING IT INSENSITIVE.

12 PEOPLE WERE KILLED -- AND AT LEAST 58 OTHERS INJURED -- IN THE JULY MASS SHOOTING.

NY BUS STRIKE-NATVO

THOUSANDS OF NEW YORK CITY SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS.

HIT THE PICKET LINES.

nats of crowd, 2 seconds

IT'S THE FIRST BUS DRIVER STRIKE IN NEW YORK CITY,

IN MORE THAN 30 YEARS.

MORE THAN 8-THOUSAND PEOPLE SHOWED UP --

TO FIGHT FOR JOB PROTECTION ON FUTURE CONTRACTS.

AND YESTERDAY'S STRIKE LEFT MORE THAN 150-THOUSAND STUDENTS.

FBI MOB ARRESTS-VO

MORE THAN 30 PEOPLE WITH ALLEGED TIES TO THE MOB -- HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN A CRIME SWEEP ACROSS NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY.

THE U-S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE -- CHARGED THEM WITH EXTORTION AND RACKETEERING.

THEY'RE ACCUSED OF CONSPIRING TO CONTROL THE PRIVATE GARBAGE-HAULING INDUSTRY -- AND SHUT OUT COMPETITORS.

THE MEN ARE SAID TO BE -- MEMBERS OF THE GENOVESE, GAMBINO AND LUCHESE CRIME FAMILIES.

MD CHILD SUSPENDED-VO

FOR THE *SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN A MONTH --

CHILDREN WERE SUSPENDED IN MARYLAND,

FOR USING THEIR FINGERS AS IMAGINARY GUNS.

TWO SIX-YEAR-OLD BOYS WERE SUSPENDED,

WHILE PLAYING COPS AND ROBBERS DURING RECESS.

AND EARLIER THIS MONTH, A SIX-YEAR-OLD WAS SUSPENDED FROM HIS MONTGOMERY COUNTY SCHOOL.

AFTER PRETENDING TO FIRE AN IMAGINARY GUN MORE THAN ONCE.

BUT THE SCHOOL REVERSED IT'S DECISION,

NELSON TO HUNT SNAKES-OTS VO

LATER TODAY, FLORIDA SENATOR BILL NELSON -- PLANS TO JOIN HUNDREDS OF OTHERS SCOURING THE EVERGLADES IN THE PYTHON CHALLENGE.

NELSON'S SPEAR-HEADING AN EFFORT --- TO BAN THE TRADE OF DANGEROUS REPTILES.

HE'LL JOIN THE HEAD OF F-W-C --- TO HUNT BURMESE PYTHONS.

WE ARE ALMOST ONE WEEK INTO THE CHALLENGE --

530AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SH-VO

HAVE YOU TRIED TALKING ON THE PHONE -- WITH SOMEONE WHO'S HARD OF HEARING?

IT'S FRUSTRATING.FOR BOTH OF YOU.

A NEW CELL PHONE, CLEARS UP THE PROBLEMS.

DETAILS ON THE INNOVATION -- NEXT IN *TECH BYTES*.

530AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-VO

630AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SH-VO

*GMA*

WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT GUN CONTROL.

THE PRESIDENT FINALLY LAID OUT HIS PLAN -- PUSHING CONGRESS FOR BIG CHANGES.

AND 23 EXECUTIVE ACTIONS.

BUT A BIG BILL -- IS UNLIKELY TO PASS CONGRESS.

SO WHAT'S BEHIND THE PUSH?

INSIDERS SAY THE PRESIDENT KNOWS CONGRESS PROBABLY WON'T BAN ASSAULT WEAPONS. OR HIGH CAPACITY MAGAZINES.

BUT HE PROMISED ACTION. AND HE'S DOING IT.

AND IF CONGRESS STALLS, THAT COULD CHANGE PUBLIC SENTIMENT.

WOULD IT CHANGE YOUR MIND?

630AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-VO

TECH BYTES AT 530AM-PKG

STORMWARN GENERIC FORECAST OPEN-CLIPTOPS

STORMWARN FORECAST-WX WALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS TH

E FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

COOLER WEATHER SOON

Today will be considered our day of transition as we go from above average temperatures back to the norm.

The balance of our day will be just fine. Partly sunny skies and a nice warm up to the upper 70s. A cold front will quick come over, and it'll give us a little cloud cover with a small chance of a shower this afternoon and evening.

So the first half of Thursday will be nice, but in the afternoon we will start to track some rain showers as the front approaches from our west. Skies should cloud-up after lunchtime and some showers will cross the area around 2:00 PM. The rain showers forecast should not last all afternoon and move through quickly.

I expect that most places will receive less than ¼ inch of rain tomorrow. The winds will increase by late day and southwest Florida boaters should be aware that the weather this morning will be nice, but it will turn windy and rough by the end of the day.

The aforementioned cold front coming in today won't bring a lot of rain; however, we will certainly notice a drop in temperatures for the next several days

Our highs in the 70's will quickly drop back to the 60's by sunset and we are going down to 50 degrees by Friday morning.

STORMWARN AND TRAFFIC TRANSITION-CLIPTOPS

TRAFFIC-AWS OR SS

TRAFFIC SPONSOR BILLBOARD-CLIPTOPS

MARS ROVER DRILLS-VO

THE ROVER "CURIOSITY".

IS READY FOR ITS NEXT ASSIGNMENT ON MARS.

NASA ENGINEERS WANT CURIOSITY TO *DRILL.

WHICH WOULD BE THE MOST HIGHLY ANTICIPATED MILESTONE,

SINCE THE ROVER LANDED FIVE-MONTHS AGO.

SCIENTISTS SAY THE SPOT CONTAINS A DIVERSE SAMPLE OF ROCKS AND SOIL.

MELANOMA APP-VO

THE APPS THAT CLAIM TO DIAGNOSE MELANOMA.

*DON'T WORK.

RESEARCHERS STUDIED ALL FOUR APPS --

DESIGNED TO ANALYZE AND DIAGNOSE PICTURES OF SUSPICIOUS SKIN MARKS.

THEY FOUND THE APPS "INCORRECTLY DIAGNOSED".

A *THIRD OF MELANOMA CASES.

CALLING THEM "UNCONCERNING".

THE RESEARCHERS ARE WORRIED USERS MAY RELY ON THESE TOOLS--

BUMP TO BREAK-3SHOT, CAM 10 BMP

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIP

TS 1) FATAL ACCIDENT-VO-WIPE

FORT MYERS POLICE ARE ON SCENE OF A FATAL CRASH INVOLVING 2 MOTORCYCLES.

IT'S ON COLONIAL BOULEVARD NEXT TO WALMART -- AND THERE ARE SOME ROAD CLOSURES.

COLONIAL IS SHUT DOWN BETWEEN WINKLER AND SIX MILE CYPRESS.

ALL TRAFFIC IS BEING DIVERTED ONTO SIX MILE CYPRESS.

TS 2) MISSING WOMAN-VOTOPS

POLICE IN PUNTA GORDA CONTINUE SEARCHING A CANAL THIS MORNING --

FOR A MISSING WOMAN.

FRANCES HENDRICKSON DISAPPEARED 20 YEARS AGO.

POLICE JUST FOUND A BLUE CAR IN THAT CANAL,

MATCHING THE DESCRIPTION OF HENDRICKSON'S CAR.

THE CANAL IS ALSO NEAR HENDRICKSON'S HOUSE.

TS 3) CAPE DEATH INVESTIGATION-VOTOS

A CAPE CORAL MAN IS IN JAIL THIS MORNING -- AFTER REPORTEDLY KILLING HIS WIFE.

POLICE SAY PORFIRIO RIVERA -- CONFESSED TO STABBING HIS WIFE MUTLIPLE TIMES.

THEY SAY HE CONFESSED TWICE, FIRST BY LEAVING A MESSAGE WITH A FRIEND.

THEN AGAIN, WHEN POLICE QUESTIONED HIM.

TS 4) US HOSTAGES-VOTOPS

MILITANTS IN ALGERIA HOLD *DOZENS OF PEOPLE HOSTAGE.

AND IT'S BELIEVED SEVERAL OF THEM ARE AMERICANS.

THIS IS IN RETALIATION FOR FRENCH ATTACKS ON MALI,

OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS.

THE ALGERIAN ARMY HAS SURROUNDED THE AREA,

TS 5) GUN CONTROL-VOTOPS

PRESIDENT OBAMA SPARKS SOME CONTROVERSY -- IN THE DEBATE OVER GUN CONTROL.

HE SIGNED 23 EXECUTIVE ORDERS.

DOING THINGS LIKE. MAKING DATA MORE AVAILABLE FOR BACKGROUND CHECKS.

AND MORE RESEARCH INTO GUN VIOLENCE.

TS 6) BEAR HUNT-VOTOPS

DAY 3 OF THE HUNT FOR BOO BOO STARTS TODAY.

THE ESCAPED GRIZZLY BEAR CUB --- RAN AWAY FROM HOME IN GOLDEN GATE ESTATES ON TUESDAY.

WILDLIFE OFFICIALS WERE BACK OUT LAST NIGHT -- SETTING TRAPS AND LAYING OUT FOOD.

THEY'RE TRYING TO LURE THE BEAR OUT OF HIDING.

THEY SAY HE'S NOT AGGRESSIVE AND NOT A THREAT.

BUT IF YOU SPOT HIM, *DO *NOT APPROACH HIM.

FINAL WEATHER

COOLER WEATHER SOON

Today will be considered our day of transition as we go from above average temperatures back to the norm.

The balance of our day will be just fine. Partly sunny skies and a nice warm up to the upper 70s. A cold front will quick come over, and it'll give us a little cloud cover with a small chance of a shower this afternoon and evening.

So the first half of Thursday will be nice, but in the afternoon we will start to track some rain showers as the front approaches from our west. Skies should cloud-up after lunchtime and some showers will cross the area around 2:00 PM. The rain showers forecast should not last all afternoon and move through quickly.

I expect that most places will receive less than ¼ inch of rain tomorrow. The winds will increase by late day and southwest Florida boaters should be aware that the weather this morning will be nice, but it will turn windy and rough by the end of the day.

The aforementioned cold front coming in today won't bring a lot of rain; however, we will certainly notice a drop in temperatures for the next several days

Our highs in the 70's will quickly drop back to the 60's by sunset and we are going down to 50 degrees by Friday morning.

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