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NOW AT 5 --

A BIG BREAK IN A TWO-DECADE OLD MYSTERY.

WHAT PUNTA GORDA COPS FOUND IN THIS CAR --

THAT MAY EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED TO A WOMAN 20 YEARS AGO.

"I've been doing my job for like 23 years, if I don't get released I'll end up losing my job."

YES --

HE SAID HE'S WORRIED ABOUT GETTING FIRED --

AS HE SITS IN A LEE COUNTY JAIL ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS WIFE.

IN OUR FIRST HALF HOUR --

WHY HE TOLD THAT TO A JUDGE TODAY.

PLUS -- YOU MAY PAY HUNDREDS FOR NEW EYEGLASSES.

BUT OUR SMART SHOPPER FIGURED OUT TO SHRINK THAT TAB --

DOWN TO JUST 10 DOLLARS.

SHE'LL EXPLAIN.

"Oh My God a great white shark"

THAT PREDATOR CIRCLED THEIR BOAT FOR 40 MINUTES.

NEXT ON ABC7 NEWS AT 5 --

HL1) PUNTA GORDA AR PULLED OUT-VOTOPS

HL2) RIVERA COURT APPEARANCE-SOTVO

HL3) EYEGLASS SAVINGS-VOTOPS

HL4) GREAT WHITE SHARK-NATSVO

STORMWARN 7-CLIP

WX HL-WX WALL

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-CLIP

BONITA SPRINGS DEA RAID-BNC-VO-BNC

BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW AT FIVE.

D-E-A AGENTS JUST CLOSED A NAPLES PHARMACY AFTER RAID.

IT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW AT THE SUNSHINE PHARMACY OFF RATTLESNAKE-HAMMOCK ROAD.

AGENTS ARE TURNING PATIENTS AWAY AS THEY TRIED TO GET THEIR MEDICINE.

AS ABC7'S RICK RITTER TELLS US

BONITA SPRINGS DEA RAID-LL PKG

ALL WE KNOW AT THIS TIME IS THAT THE D-E-A CONDUCTED A SEARCH WARRANT HERE AT SUNSHINE PHARMACY OFF RATTLESNACK HAMMOCKK ROAD IN NAPLES -- JUST A SHORT TIME AGO THOUGH - DOZENS OF BOXES FILLED WITH EVIDENCE WERE LOADED OUT OF THE PHARMACY - HERE'S EXCLUSIVE VIDEO THAT YOU'LL ONLY SEE ON ABC7.

ONE BOX AND COMPUTER HARD DRIVE AFTER ANOTHER - ALL BEING LOADED OUT OF THE SUNSHINE PHARMACY OFF RATTLESNAKE ROAD IN NAPLES.

EARLY THIS MORNING - D-E-A AGENTS ALONG THE COLLIER SHERIFFS NARCOTICS TEAM RAIDED THE PHARMACY - EXECUTING A SEARCH WARRANT THAT CLOSED ITS DOORS FOR THE DAY.

SUNSHINE IS WELL KNOWN THROUGHOUT COLLIER - WITH FOUR DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.

WE REACHED OUT TO THE UNITS BEHIND THIS SEARCH WARRANT - BUT THEY COULDN'T RELEASE ANY MORE INFORMATION OTHER THAN A SEARCH WARRANT WAS EXECUTED.

RICK LIVE

PUNTA GORDA CAR PULLED OUT-OC-VO-OC

A BIG BREAK TONIGHT IN THE 20-YEAR-OLD CASE OF A MISSING WOMAN IN PUNTA GORDA.

CREWS PULLED A CAR OUT OF A CANAL TODAY.

THEY'RE 99-PERCENT SURE IT BELONGED TO FRANCES HENDRICKSON.

SHE VANISHED IN 1993.

NO ONE HAS SEEN HER SINCE.

AS ABC7'S CHARLIE KEEGAN TELLS US --

PUNTA GORDA CAR PULLED OUT-LL PKG

THE BANK OF THIS CANAL WAS A VERY BUSY SPOT THIS MORNING.

POLICE OFFICERS, DIVERS AND FDLE AGENTS ALL LENT A HAND GETTING A BUICK STATION WAGON OUT OF THE WATER.

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HERE'S SOME VIDEO OF THE SCENE AROUND 10:30 THIS MORNING.

POLICE SAY THEYRE 99 PERCENT SURE THE CAR BELONGED TO FRANCES HENDRICKSON.

THE 64 YEAR OLD PUNTA GORDA WOMAN WENT MISSING IN 20 YEARS AGO.

POLICE SAY SHE WAS LAST SEEN DRIVING DOWN HER BLOCK NEAR THIS CANAL.

ONCE THEY GOT THE CAR ON LAND, POLICE DISCOVERED SKELETAL REMAINS WHICH WILL BE TESTED TO DETERMINE IF THEY MATCH HENDRICKSON'S DNA.

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Charles Gibbs, Former PGPD Officer

"I wanted to be here this morning to see it come up, just to know that we finally found her."

6-11

Capt. Tom Lewis, PGPD

"it's a great feeling that we are going to be able to get closure for the family,"

Live

DNA TEST RESULTS SHOULD BE BACK IN ABOUT A WEEK.

AUTHORITIES DON'T SUSPECT ANY FOUL PLAY, THEY PRESUME THE DRIVER JUST WENT OFF THE ROAD.

POLICE SAY EVER IMPROVING SONAR TECHNOLOGY HELPED THEM FIND THE CAR.

WE'LL LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT COMING UP AT 5.

TEASE AHEAD TO 6-VOTOPS

ANOTHER BIG QUESTION SURROUNDING THIS CASE --

WHY DID IT TAKE 20 YEARS TO FIGURE THIS OUT?

WE'LL ANSWER THAT QUESTION ON A-B-C-7 NEWS AT 6 --

RIVERA COURT APPEARANCE-OC-SS-OC

A CAPE CORAL MAN ACCUSED OF STABBING HIS WIFE TO DEATH IS NOW CHARGED WITH MURDER.

WE'RE GETTING OUR FIRST LOOK AT PORFIRO RIVERA TODAY AS HE MADE HIS FIRST COURT APPEARANCE

RIVERA COURT APPEARANCE-PKG

AS WAS EXPECTED, RIVERA WAS REFUSED BOND IN THIS CASE.

WHERE THE COURT IS SAYING THE EVIDENCE OF GUILT IS GREAT.

ACCORDING TO POLICE RIVERA HAS ADMITTED TO KILLING HIS WIFE TWICE.

FIRST IN A MESSAGE HE LEFT ON HIS WIFE'S FRIENDS CELL PHONE.

THE SECOND CONFESSION WAS TO DETECTIVES.

BUT THE SERIOUSNESS OF THESE CHARGES DIDN'T SEEM TO REALLY SINK IN WITH RIVERA IN COURT TODAY.

LISTEN TO HIM ASK THE JUDGE TO BE RELEASED SO HE DIDN'T LOSE HIS JOB.

RIVERA COURT APPEARANCE-OC

ABC7 ALSO LEARNED MORE ABOUT RIVERA'S HISTORY IN COURT TODAY.

HE'S CURRENTLY ON PRETRIAL SUPERVISION FOR AN AGGRAVATED BATTERY CHARGE.

IN THE PAST WAS ALSO CHARGED WITH SEVERAL OTHER BATTERY CASES OVER THE YEARS.

ONE IN 2006 AND ANOTHER IN 2002, WHERE HE WASN'T PROSECUTED.

HOLESAPPLE FIRST APPEARANCE-VOTOPS

ALSO IN COURT --

A COLORADO WOMAN ARRESTED IN LEE COUNTY --

IN CONNECTION TO THE NOVEMBER DEATHS OF HER TWO CHILDREN.

HEATHER JENSEN -- WHO ALSO USES THE LAST NAME HOLESAPPLE -- WAIVED EXTRADITION TODAY IN A LEE COUNTY COURTROOM.

THAT MEANS SHE WILL RETURN TO COLORADO.

SHE'S FACING FELONY CHARGES OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE STEMMING FROM THE HYPERTHERMIA DEATHS OF HER TWO AND FOUR YEAR OLD SONS.

INVESTIGATORS SAY JENSEN LEFT HER BOYS ALONE IN AN S-U-V WITH THE HEAT BLASTING.

DEADLY FM MOTORCYCLE CRASH-SS-VO

OFFICERS SAY SPEED AND ALCOHOL PLAYED A ROLE IN A CRASH INVOVLING TWO MOTORCYCLES IN FORT MYERS.

IT HAPPENED THIS MORNING ON COLONIAL BOULEVARD.

OFFICERS SAY BOTH MOTORCYCLISTS LOST CONTROL AND COLLIDED.

34-YEAR-OLD ERIC SANTIAGO DIED ON SCENE.

23-YEAR-OLD LUIS MANEL BERMUDEZ SANTIAGO WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

OFFICERS SAY THE MOTORCYCLES WERE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OVER 100 MILES PER HOUR.

DEVELOPING-CLIP

ALGERIA KIDNAPPING-VO

DEVELOPING TONIGHT.

THERE ARE CONFLICTING REPORTS OVER THE FATE OF DOZENS OF FOREIGN HOSTAGES HELD AT A GAS PLANT IN ALGERIA.

ISLAMIST MILITANTS CLAIM THAT 35 HOSTAGES AND 15 MILITANTS WERE KILLED AFTER ALGERIAN MILITARY HELICOPTERS RAIDED THE AREA.

THEY SAY SEVEN HOSTAGES SURVIVED, INCLUDING TWO AMERICANS AND ARE STILL BEING HELD.

BUT ALGERIAN STATE TELEVISION SAYS

FOUR FOREIGNERS - TWO BRITONS AND TWO FILIPINOS - WERE KILLED IN THE OPERATION.

KOTTKAMP LEAVES VR LABS-VO

NEW AT 5

FORMER LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JEFF KOTTKAMP HAS RESIGNED AS C-E-O OF V-R LABS, A HEALTH DRINK COMPANY.

AS WE'VE BEEN REPORTING, THERE'S BEEN CONTROVERSY OVER A FIVE MILLION DOLLAR GRANT THAT LEE COUNTY GAVE TO THEM BACK IN 2011.

V-R LABS PROMISED 40 FULL TIME JOBS BY THE END OF 2012.

AND 208 JOBS BY 2016.

IT HAS STILL NOT DELIVERED ON THOSE PROMISES.

KOTTKAMP TELLS US HE LEFT VR LABS LAST MONTH.

EARLY VOTING SCOTT-VO

FLORIDA GOVERNOR RCK SCOTT IS CHANGING HIS MIND ON EARLY VOTING DAYS.

HE IS NOW RECOMMENDING THE STATE ALLOW SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS TO OFFER UP TO 14 DAYS OF EARLY VOTING.

THIS COMES AFTER HE SIGNED A BILL IN 2011 THAT SLASHED THOSE DAYS FROM 14 TO 8.

THIS WEEK --

SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS FROM ACROSS THE STATE INCLUDING LEE COUNTY TESTIFIED ABOUT ELECTION DAY PROBLEMS INCLUDING LONG LINES.

CITIZENS PROPERTY TRAVEL EXPENSES-OC

NEW AT 5

AN INSPECTOR GENERAL SAYS THE TRAVEL EXPENSES OF EMPLOYEES AT THE STATE-CREATED CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE WAS EXECESSIVE.

GOVERNOR SCOTT ORDERED THE REVIEW FOLLOWING A NEWS REPORT THIS PAST SUMMER.

IT DETAILED TOP OFFICIALS STAYING AT LUXURY HOTELS AND EATING AT EXPENSIVE RESTAURANTS.

FL RETIREMENT LAW-OC

NEW AT 5 --

THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT HAS UPHELD A LAW DEALING WITH RETIREMENT TODAY.

IT REQUIRES PUBLIC EMPLOYEES TO CONTRIBUTE THREE PERCENT OF THEIR PAY TO THE STATE'S PENSION PLAN.

THE DECISION REVERSED A TRIAL JUDGE'S RULING.

COAST GUARD KAYAK TRAINING-VO.WIPE

THE COAST GUARD WANTS THOSE WHO PARTICIPATE IN PADDLE SPORTS TO STAY SAFE ON THE WATER.

THEY PLAN TO TEACH A CLASS ON

SAFE PADDLING PROCEDURES NEXT MONTH.

IT'S THE FIRST TIME THEY'RE DOING THIS, BECAUSE THE SPORTS ARE GAINING POPULARITY.

THE COAST GUARD'S GOAL IS EDUCATION,

COAST GUARD KAYAK TRAINING-SOTVO-BNR

Aaron Thomas, Calusa Ghost Tours Kayak Guide

2:12:02-12

Our currents run quite strong, they weather conditions int he summer can change on a dime, especially if you don't know what you're doing. It's all about proper planning."

THE CLASS IN SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2-ND.

GRIZZLY BEAR STILL MISSING-OC SS VO

A GRIZZLY BEAR THAT ESCAPED FROM A HOME IN GOLDEN GATE ESTATES EARLIER THIS WEEK IS STILL MISSING.

THIS IS A PICTURE OF BOO BOO AND HIS BROTHER YOGI.

THE 125 POUND GRIZZLY BEAR ESCAPED ON TUESDAY.

WILDLIFE OFFICIALS SET UP TRAPS AND LAID 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.

SEN. NELSON PYTHON HUNTING-VO

FLORIDA U-S SENATOR BILL NELSON CAME UP EMPTY TODAY --

ON HIS HUNT FOR BURMESE PYTHONS.

HE VENTURED INTO THE FLORIDA EVERGLADES --

TAKING PART IN THE STATE'S MONTH-LONG "PYTHON CHALLENGE."

800 PEOPLE ARE REGISTERED TO HUNT AS WELL.

VET TRAVEL TRIBUTE-VO.WIPE

A TRIBUTE TO VETERANS-

MORE THAN 200 SOUTHWEST FLORIDA VETS, HOPED ON THEIR MOTORCYCLES, TO ESCORT THE "AMERICAN VETERANS TRAVELING TRIBUTE" FROM CHARLOTTE COUNTY TO JET BLUE PARK.

THE VIETNAM WALL REPLICA, WHICH IS 360 FEET LONG, WILL BE SET UP TOMORROW MORNING.

IT HAS ALL THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO DIED IN THE VIETNAM WAR, ALONG WITH THOSE MISSING IN ACTION AND POW'S.

THE PROUD VETERANS MET TODAY TO ESCORT THE WALL.

VET TRAVEL TRIBUTE-SOTVO

16:30 "it lets a lot of the veterans- especially those who served in vietnam show their respects."

THE WALL WILL BE ON DISPLAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

THE AMERICAN HEROES AIR SHOW IS ALSO AT JET BLUE PARK ON SATURDAY FROM 9 IN THE MORNING UNTIL 4:00 IN THE AFTERNOON.

NEXT AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP

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

HUNDREDS.

THOUSANDS IN A LIFETIME.

HOW ABOUT TEN DOLLARS A PAIR?

IF THAT SOUNDS MORE REASONABLE - ABC7S SMART SHOPPER SHOWS YOU HOW TO GET FASHIONABLE EYEGLASSES FOR LESS.

TALL. DARK AND HANDSOME.

MINUS THE DARK AND HANDSOME.

HOW JUST A FEW INCHES COULD LEAD TO LOVE.

TZ1 A EYEGLASS SAVINGS-VOTOPS

TZ1 B HEIGHT CHOOSING A MATE-VOTOPS

RARE MISSISSIPPI SNOW-VOTOPS

A RARE SNOWFALL IN MISSISSPPI.

IT BEGAN FALLING IN JACKSON LATE LAST NIGHT.

THE SNOW WAS ENOUGH TO STICK ON THE GROUND IN SOME AREAS AS IT CONTINUED TO FALL.

TRAFFIC WAS ABLE TO KEEP MOVING, BUT PARKED CARS WERE COVERED WITH THE FLUFFY WHITE STUFF.

STORMWARN OPEN-CLIP

FORECAST-PHC

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

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.

TOSS TO NINA-OC

SHOPPING FOR EYEGLASSES CAN COST HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OVER A LIFETIME.

BUT THERE ARE ALTERNATIVES THAT CAN CUT THAT PRICE DOWN TO UNDER TEN BUCKS A PAIR!

EYEGLASS SAVINGS-TC MON

EYEGLASS SHOPPING IS A WHOLE LOT CHEAPER IF YOU DO IT ON LINE--

BUT I ALSO FOUND OUT THERE ARE SOME RISKS INVOLVED.

EYEGLASS SAVINGS-PKG

NATS - OUTSIDE

BARBIE SANDS SEES THE WORLD THROUGH AN ARTIST'S EYES.

NATS - We like taking pictures

BUT LATELY - IT'S BEEN A LITTLE BLURRY ON HER END OF THE LENS.

18:17:54 2

"My eyesight has gotten worse this year."

HER PARTNER CHARLES MONTE HAS ALREADY SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ON JUST A COUPLE PAIRS -

SO BARBIE IS CONSIDERING ORDERING HER FIRST PAIR OF EYEGLASSES FROM ONLINE COMPANIES LIKE ZENNI OPTICAL AND GLASSES UNLIMITED.

WHERE THEY COME AS LOW AS SIX NINETY - FIVE TO AROUND 50 DOLLARS.

ALTHOUGH YOU DO HAVE TO WAIT A FEW WEEKS FOR THEM TO ARRIVE.

18:18:13 6

"You don't know if it's good or not but if cheap enough not going to lose that much."

THE CONCEPT IS SIMPLE ENOUGH - IF YOU KNOW YOU'RE PRESCRIPTION AND PROPER DIMENSIONS FOR FRAMING-

YOU CAN EVEN UPLOAD A PICTURE OF YOURSELF AND CHOOSE THE PAIR YOU LIKE BEST.

BUT FORT MYERS BASED EYE DOCTOR BRIAN MARHUE WARNS THE CHEAPER SERVICES ARE NOT FOR EVERYONE.

18:30:50 6

"Buying online don't have someone sitting down talking to you and looking at you knowing what individual needs are."

HE SAYS WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE THOSE OVER THE AGE OF 40 WITH MORE COMPLICATED PRESCRIPTIONS MAY END UP WITH A PAIR OF GLASSES THAT DON'T FIT RIGHT.

18:28:34 8

"do you want a frame that doesn't fir properly hurt behind ears nose choosing frame very important"

MARHUE SAYS MOST DOCTOR'S OFFICES WILL TRY AND HELP FIX A PAIR THAT DOESN'T FIT RIGHT.

18:32:55 5

"When getting glasses that's your vision, you want to be comfortable with."

BARBIE AND CHARLES SAY THEY'LL BOTH GIVE THE SERVICE A TRY -

SINCE THE TOTAL LOSS IF IT DOESN'T WORK OUT IS TYPICALLY UNDER 20 DOLLARS.

BUT THE SAVINGS COULD AMOUNT TO HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS OVER THE YEARS.

18:18:44 1

EYEGLASS SAVINGS-TC MON

WE ALSO CHECKED WITH THE BETTER BUSIENSS BUREAU AND THESE ONLINE COMPANIES HAVE AN A PLUS RATING.

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT ABC DASH SEVEN DOT COM.

PUBLIC TRANSIT-VO

NEW RESEARCH SHOWS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IS GOOD FOR PEOPLE'S HEALTH.

A NEW C-D-C STUDY FOUND THE NUMBER OF AMERICANS WALKING TO-AND-FROM BUS STOPS OR SUBWAYS INCREASED BY NEARLY A THIRD FROM 2001 TO 2009.

THE EXTRA WALKING GIVES THEM MORE EXERCISE.

HEIGHT CHOOSING MATE-VOTOPS

HEIGHT MATTERS.

ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE PICKING A MATE.

NEW RESEARCH HAS CONFIRMED MEN PREFER WOMEN SHORTER THAN THEM.

WOMEN PREFER MEN TALLER THAN THEM.

BUCKETHEAD BANDIT-VO

MANY ROBBERS USE DIFFERENT DISGUISES DURING THEIR CRIMES.

A MAN IN LOUISIANA DECIDED TO WEAR A BUCKET ON HIS HEAD.

CHECK IT OUT.

OFFICERS SAY RICHARD BOUDREAUX ROBBED A SEAFOOD STORE WHERE HE USE TO WORK WITH THE BUCKET ON HIS HEAD.

AUTHORITIES SAY HE ALSO TRIED TO BREAK INTO A PAWN SHOP BUT DIDN'T HAVE ANY LUCK.

HIS DISGUISE TURNED OUT NOT TO BE A GOOD ONE.

POLICE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY HIM.

NEW AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP

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

Jack Swarbrick/athletic director at the University of Notre Dame This was a very elaborate, very sophisticated hoax."

IT WAS AN UGLY SCAM.

FROM HER BEAUTIFUL PICTURE TO HER ELABORATE DEATH.

ABC7 IS INVESTIGATING THE ONLINE HOAX AGAINST NOTRE DAME'S MANTI TEO AND HIS FAKE ONLINE GIRLFRIEND.

TZ2 A NOTRE DAME HOAX LATEST-SOTVO

TZ2 B AURORRA THEATER-SOTVO

BUMP SHOT-BUMP IN

NOTRE DAME HOAX LATEST-VO IN POP

THE TWO RESPONSES I'VE SEEN TO THIS STORY --

ARE PEOPLE MAKING JOKES AND PEOPLE BEING BAFFLED THIS COULD EVEN HAPPEN.

IT'S A TRAGIC LOVE STORY THAT'S MORPHED INTO A BIZARRE HOAX.

NOTRE DAME'S STAR LINEBACKER IS NOW THE STAR OF THIS SHAKESPEAREAN PLOT.

HE CLAIMS HE JUST FOUND OUT HIS DYING GIRLFRIEND. NEVER EXISTED.

BUT AS ABC'S DIANA PEREZ REPORTS --

THE QUESTION IS IS --

NOTRE DAME HOAX LATEST-PKG

STAR LINEBACKER MANTAI TE'O'S LOVE STORY GRIPPED THE NATION.

MANTAI TE'O:Six hours ago I just found out my grandma passed awayand you

take the love of my life.

THAT LOVE. GIRLFRIEND LENNAY KEKUA REPORTEDLY LOSING HER BATTLE WITH

LEUKEMIA.

HIS INCREDIBLE LOSE AND DECISION TO HONOR HER MEMORY BY PLAYING AGAINST

MICHIGAN INSTEAD OF GOING TO HER FUNERAL - FURTHER HUMANIZED THE ATHLETE.

MANTI TE'O:She made me promise babe, if anything should happen to me you you

promise you'll stay over there and you'll play and honor me

HIS PERFORMANCE ON THE FIELD AND HEART BREAKING STORY OFF OF IT - MADE HIM A

FRONT RUNNER FOR THE HEISMAN TROPHY.

BUT TURNS OUT LENNAY KEKUA - WHO TE'O MET ONLINE NEVER HAD LEUKEMIA. NEVER

DIED. NEVER EVEN EXISTED.

TE'O SAYS HE WAS DUPED.

AND IN A STATEMENT SAYS "To realize that I was the victim of what was

apparently someone's sick joke and constant lies was, and is, painful and

humiliating."

HIS SCHOOL - HAVING CONDUCTED ITS OWN INVESTIGATION - BELIEVES HIM.

Jack Swarbrick/athletic director at the University of Notre Dame

This was a very elaborate, very sophisticated hoax

BUT WRITERS FOR SPORTS WEBSITE DEADSPIN DOT COM - WHO BROKE THE STORY ARE

NOT CONVINCED HE'S INNOCENT.

BURKE: I think a lot of people are very suspicious when Te'o says he had no

idea and he was just the sucker in this because why would somebody go to

such great lengths to hoax him like this

BURKE SAYS DEADSPIN REALIZED THIS GIRLFRIEND WAS SOMEONE'S

FABRICATION AFTER A TIP LED - IN THEIR RESEARCH, THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO FIND A

NOTRE DAME HOAX LATEST-ON CAM

THE HOAX TE'O WAS INVOLVED IN IS CALLED "CATFISHING."

IN OUR NEXT HALF HOUR ON ABC 7 NEWS AT 5 --

TEASE THREE-ONCAM

HUNDREDS OF JOBS GONE.

FOUR POPULAR GROCERIES EMPTY.

57:15 That's what hapepns when these stores get so large and these

little guys can compete 23

WHICH SWEETBAY GROCERS WILL BE NO MORE.

SHE PLAYS INNOCENT IN HER MIDDLE SCHOOL CLASSROOM.

BUT OUTSIDE OF IT. IT'S ALL X-RATED.

THE TEACHER TURNED PORNSTAR.

"Breast feeding offers a baby things that medicine can't."

THE PUSH TO BREASTFEED.

AND HOW THE PRESIDENT AND HIS HEALTHCARE OVERHAUL COULD MAKE IT EASIER FOR NEW MOMS.

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

SHARON BRADLEY OF FORT MYERS.

THANKS FOR WATCHING SHARON.

TZ3 A SWEETBAY CLOSES-SOTVO

TZ3 B TEACHER PRON-VO

TZ3 C BREASTFEEDING OBAMACARE-SOTVO

FACEBOOK WOMAN OF THE DAY-SSTOPS

BUMP SHOT-BUMP OUT

NEWS AT 5:00 PM OPEN-CLIP

TS DEA RAID-VID BOX

MAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW AT 5-30 --

A PHARMACY IN NAPLES IS SHUT DOWN TONIGHT.

D-E-A AGENTS RAIDED SUNSHINE PHARMACY TODAY.

THEY BOXED UP EVIDENCE INCLUDING COMPUTERS AND PAPERWORK.

TS PG CAR PULLED OUT-VID BOX

CREWS PULLED A CAR OUT OF A CANAL IN PUNTA GORDA TODAY.

IT WAS FOUND BLOCKS FROM WHERE 64-YEAR-OLD FRANCES HENDRICKSON DISAPPEARED IN 1993.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY ARE "99-PERCENT SURE" THE REMAINS FOUND INSIDE ARE HENDRICKSON.

TS KOTTKAMP-VID BOX

FORMER FLORIDA LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JEFF KOTTKAMP IS NO LONGER THE C-E-O OF A HEALTH DRINK COMPANY IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

ABC7 LEARNED HE HAS RESIGNED FROM V-R LABS.

THAT COMPANY HAS FAILED TO DO WHAT THEY TOLD THE COUNTY THEY COULD.

THEY PROMISED JOBS --

AFTER TAKING A FIVE MILLION DOLLAR GRANT FROM LEE COUNTY.

SWEETBAY CLOSURES-VOTOPS-2 SHOT

FLORIDA RESIDENTS WILL HAVE FEWER PLACES TO GROCERY SHOP AFTER SWEETBAY ANNOUNCED IT'S CLOSING DOZENS OF LOCATIONS IN FLORIDA.

THIS INCLUDES 4 RIGHT HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

HI I'M JEFF BUTERA.

AND I'M COURTNEY ROBINSON.

HUNDREDS WILL LOSE THEIR JOBS IN OUR AREA.

SWEETBAY CLOSURES-PKG

were at sweetbay on premier way in naples, this is one of the stores that will close. As a result of the closing 2-thousand ppl across the state will lose their jobs. Around 200 to 250 will get laid off here in swfl.

A stunning announcement--

sweetbay supermarkets is shutting down one-third of their stores.

Arlene mauer, sweetbay customer "52:26 I'm really very sad in fact I'm almost in tears but I'm not surprised 31"

Customers who shop at sweetbay for fresh fruit and specialty items say they they're disappointed, but they saw it coming.

Patricia rogers, sweetbay customer

"00:46 they never had enough people standing in line to check out the groceries, rarely did I see a full shopping car."

Arlene mauer, sweetbay shopper

52:54 unfortunately I don't see a lot of ppl shopping here all the time so I didn't know how the volume of biz would substntiate keeping them open 05"

Thirty three stores in florida will close.

Gfx

Three of those are in naples, another in punta gorda. The pharmacy in the bonita springs store is also on the list.

Gfx:

The company issued this statement, saying "While these decisions are

difficult, especially given the impact on our associates, customers and communities, these actions will continue to enhance the performance of our overall store portfolio and further enable us to deliver profitable growth and accelerate shareholder value."

Patricia henry, sweetbay customer

57:05 this is what I'm afraid of, publix is going to drive them out of business 08.

57:15 That's what hapepns when these stores get so large and these

little guys can compete 23

FM BANK ROBBERY-OC

BREAKING NEWS AT 5-30 --

FORT MYERS POLICE SAY A BANK ROBBER IS ON THE LOOSE RIGHT NOW.

THEY SAY HE ROBBED A WELLS FARGO JUST MORE THAN ONE HOUR AGO.

THEY'RE WORKING TO PUT OUT A DESRIPTION OF HIM.

AURORA THEATER OPENS-OC

THE THEATER IN COLORADO THAT WAS THE SITE OF A MASS SHOOTING WILL RE-OPEN TONIGHT.

BUT, THE RE-OPENING IS NOT WITHOUT CONTROVERSY.

AURORA THEATER OPENS-PKG

WITH A NEW NAME AND A NEW LOOK, TONIGHT, A MOVE TO RETURN THIS THEATER TO ITS ORIGINAL PURPOSE.

THE CITY OF AURORA DISTRIBUTED NEARLY 2000 MOVIE TICKETS TO VICTIMS, FIRST RESPONDERS, HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS TO ATTEND A REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY AND THE RE-OPENING.

GONE ARE THE NEON LIGHTS AND PURPLE HUE SEEN HERE IN EARLIER MONTHS ON THE THEATER'S FACADE.

REPLACED BY A MORE NEUTRAL GREEN. PART OF A RENOVATION PROJECT.

INSIDE, THEATER 9, ONCE THE SCENE OF HORRIFIC CARNAGE IS NOW A DIGITAL THEATER WITH A WALL TO WALL AND CEILING TO FLOOR SCREEN.

DESPITE THE RE-DESIGN, SOME SAY THIS WILL ALWAYS BE A HAUNTING REMINDER OF THE CRIMES COMMITTED INSIDE.

"We decided we're going to celebrate Alex's life. That's what we're going to do. We will be at places Alex would have been."

SHOOTING SURVIVOR HARELL BROOKS AGREES.

"I don't want it to be something holding me back from moving on.

AND TONIGHT, ONE MORE STEP IN A LONG AND DIFFICULT PROCESS.

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LEANNE GREGG REPORTING.

A JUDGE DETERMINED LAST WEEK THAT THE SUSPECT JAMES HOLMES WILL STAND TRIAL.

GUN CONTROL LATEST-VO.WIPE

OPPOSITION IS MOUNTING TO PRESIDENT OBAMA NEW GUN CONTROL PLAN.

HE WANTS TO BAN ASSAULT WEAPONS AND REQUIRE BACKGROUND CHECKS ON VIRTUALLY ALL GUN SALES.

BUT A TEXAS STATE REP IS NOW VOWING TO PASS A BILL MAKING IT A FELONY FOR ANYONE IN THE STATE TO ENFORCE NEW GUN LAWS.

IN MISSISSIPPI --

THE GOVERNOR HAD A SIMILAR IDEA.

GUN CONTROL LATEST-SOTVO

YANT SOT: I SUPPORT THE CURRENT LAWS. I DON'T BELIEVE WE NEED TO CHANGE

ANYTHING AT ALL.

WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS SAYS THEY ARE NOT SURPRISED BY THE OPPOSITION.

CO SLEEPING-VO.WIPE

A 3 MONTH OLD LEE COUNTY BABY BOY DIED-

HIS PARENTS TOLD DEPUTIES HE WAS SLEEPING IN BED WITH HIS MOTHER WHEN SHE WOKE UP AND FOUND HIM NOT BREATHING.

DOCTORS WARN THE PUBLIC THAT CO-SLEEPING WITH INFANTS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND GREATLY INCREASES THE RISK OF SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME, KNOWN AS SIDS.

LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OFFERS VIDEOS AT CHILD BIRTHING CLASSES TO TEACH NEW PARENTS ABOUT THE RISKS OF SLEEPING WITH THEIR BABY.

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13:35 "they wind up turning over- babies are obligate nose breathers so you have a compression there and they're not getting any oxygen and they suffocate."

AS FOR THE BABY BOY WHO DIED-

BOEING 787 LATEST-VO

BOEING'S NEW 7-8-7 DREAMLINER PLANE IS NOW GROUNDED TONIGHT IN THE U-S, EUROPE, JAPAN AND INDIA.

EVERYONE IS WORRIED ABOUT A LITHIUM ION BATTERY ON THE PLANE THAT CAN OVERHEAT AND CAUSE A FIRE.

A JAPANESE SAFETY OFFICIAL SAYS THAT'S WHAT FORCED A PLANE TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING EARLIER THIS WEEK IN THAT COUNTRY.

ARMSTRONG MEDAL STRIPPED-VO

MORE REPERCUSSIONS FOR LANCE ARMSTRONG OVER HIS INVOLVEMENT IN DOPING.

THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE HAS STRIPPED ARMSTRONG OF HIS BRONZE MEDAL FROM THE 2000 SYDNEY OLYMPICS.

ARMSTRONG CONFESSED TO DOPING DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH OPRAH WINFREY.

PORN TEACHER-VO

A CALIFORNIA MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER WITH A PAST IN PORN WILL NOT GET HER JOB BACK.

STACIE HALAS WAS FIRED LAST APRIL --

AFTER STUDENTS DISCOVERED SHE HAD ACTED IN AT LEAST 18 X-

RATED FILMS FROM 2005 TO 2006.

BUT HER ATTORNEY ARGUED SHE NEVER STARRED IN ANY PORNS WHILE SHE WAS TEACHING.

SO IN OCTOBER, SHE APPEALED TO GET HER JOB BACK.

BUT A STATE PANEL RULED TODAY --

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A POLICE OFFICER IS RECOVERING TONIGHT AFTER BEING SHOT IN THE SHOULDER DURING A SHOOTOUT IN DENVER.

TONIGHT WE HAVE THE POLICE RADIO RECORDINGS.

THEY REVEAL JUST HOW INTENSE THE CHAOS WAS.

"He's blowing stop signs, he's blown four still going northbound."

"Just crossed 36th on Lipan, he's still firing."

"I just discharged my weapon. He tried to run me over."

"40, I've been hit, 39th and Osage, he shot me through the windshield."

ONE OF THE SUSPECTS WAS KILLED DURING THE SHOOTOUT.

THREE MORE WERE INJURED.

A FIFTH IS STILL AT LARGE TONIGHT.

OFFICERS believe THE SHOOTOUT STARTED AFTER ONE OF the SUSPECTS THREATENED TO SHOOT ANOTHER PERSON AFTER LEARNING OF THE CHILD'S DEATH.

DR. ABBY DIES-VO

NEW AT 5-30 --

THE ADVICE COLUMNIST KNOWN AS "DEAR ABBY" HAS PASSED AWAY.

PAULINE PHILLIPS DIED TODAY AT THE AGE OF 94.

SHE WAS BATTLING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.

SHE WROTE HER ADVICE COLUMN UNDER THE NAME ABIGAIL VAN BUREN.

SHE STARTED DOING IT IN 1956.

US RUSSIA ADOPTIONS-VO

AMERICAN PARENTS IN THE PROCESS OF ADOPTING CHILDREN FROM RUSSIA ARE BEING REASSURED THEY WILL BE ABLE TO BRING THEIR CHILDREN HOME.

RUSSIA PASSED A BAN ON ADOPTIONS BY U-S CITIZENS.

IT WENT INTO EFFECT ON JANUARY FIRST.

THE BAN IS IN RETALIATION FOR A U-S LAW CALLING FOR SANCTIONS ON RUSSIANS IDENTIFIED AS VIOLATORS OF HUMAN RIGHTS.

BUT RUSSIAN COURTS RULED IN FAVOR OF 52 U-S FAMILIES BEFORE THE BAN WAS ENACTED.

US RUSSIA ADOPTIONS-SOTVO

30 days were up before January 1st, before any of this law came into effect. They still will not allow us to go pick up our children and they have told us we just have to wait, for the Supreme Court to make some kind of ruling"

THE BAN WENT INTO EFFECT ON JANUARY FIRST.

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IN YOUR ABC7 HEALTHY LIVING TONIGHT --

DOCTORS SAYS THERE ARE MANY HEALTH BENEFITS TO BREAST-FEEDING.

NOW THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS STEPPING IN TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR NEW MOMS.

BREASTFEEDING OBAMACARE-PKG

BABY ZAYMA IS NOT QUITE A DAY OLD YET.

BUT SHE ALREADY APPEARS TO BE A PRO AT BREAST FEEDING.

HER MOM, METEKNESH TESSEMA, HAS GOTTEN SOME GOOD ADVICE FROM A LACTATION SPECIALIST.

"Because your mom doesn't know everything. You think she does, but they forget! And professional consultants are very very crucial."

"Breast feeding offers a baby things that medicine can't."

WENDY GOODSON-CELERIN IS DIRECTOR OF WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES

THE HOSPITAL'S GOAL IS TO GET 80-PERCENT OF NEW MOMS TO BREAST FEED EXCLUSIVELY.

AND IT'S A GOAL THAT MIGHT GET A LITTLE HELP FROM THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, COMMONLY KNOWN AS OBAMACARE.

"It's definitely a change for the better. Insurance companies are still working out the details and trying align vendors and lactation services and how they're going to meet that need for these mothers."

"Suppliers are having a hard time keeping up with demand. You know, right now, demand is out weighing supply, so more to come and I think the details will be worked out as we progress."

TESSEMA SAYS NEW MOMS NEED ALL THE HELP THEY CAN GET.

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NATALIE SHEPARD REPORTING.

TAXPAYERS WILL BE FOOTING THE BILL FOR THE RENTAL FEE TO GET HOSPITAL GRADE BREAST PUMPS.

NEW AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE 4--------

Oh My God a great white shark

LOOK AT THIS.

CIRCLED BY A GREAT WHITE.

HOW THESE MEN LIVED TO TELL ONE GIANT FISH TALE.

THE DAYS OF DISPENSING TWENTIES ARE DONE.

THE NEW BILLS COMING TO YOUR A-T-M.

TZ4 A HUGE SHARK APP-SOTVO

TZ4 B ATM 1 AND 5-VO

WEATHERMAN DRAWS GRAPHICS-VOTOPS

A WEATHERMAN IN OKLAHOMA HAD TO IMPROVISE WHEN HIS COMPUTER SYSTEM CRASHED EARLIER THIS WEEK.

ANDREW KOZAK OF K-T-U-L DECIDED TO DRAW THE DAY'S WEATHER GRAPHICS, DOWN TO THE EIGHT-DAY FORECAST.

STORM WARN JP OPEN-CLIP

CROSSTALK-WX EST

FORECAST-PHC

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

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.

HUGE SHARK APPROACHES BOAT-OC

WE HAVE VIDEO TO SHOW YOU TONIGHT --

THAT LOOKS LIKE IT CAME FROM THE MOVIE JAWS.

THE SCENE -- AUSTRALIA.

TWO FISHERMEN -- SURROUNDED BY A GREAT WHITE SHARK.

HUGE SHARK APPROACHES BOAT-PKG

LORNE LOCALS JAMES PRASCEVIC AND ALAN FALZON WERE FISHING FOR MUCH SMALLER SHARKS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, ABOUT THREE KILOMETRES OFF SHORE - WHEN THEY LURED MORE THAN THEY EXPECTED.

Oh My God a great white shark

He rubbed his side along the boat and put his nose on the engine.

THE MEN WERE NERVOUS TO SAY THE LEAST BUT ALSO MESMERIZED BY THE OCEAN PREDATOR AND COULDN'T TEAR THEMSELVES AWAY. STAYING AT SEA FOR FORTY NAIL-BITING MINUTES AS THE SHARK CIRCLED.

The adrenaline was kicking in and you don't think sensibly when you have a great white shark swimming arOund your boat.

BUT THIS MOMENT WAS TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT.

All right let's go

THE MEN RETURNING TO SHORE WITH A REMARKABLE TALE.

I wouldn't say its a common thing even for the scientists looking for them their animals really hard to find: so it was quite an exciting opportunity to see one.

Mr Prascevic is a returned soldier and tours of Afghanistan, Iraq and Timor have left him with post traumatic stress disorder. Despite yesterday's hair raising experience he says the water is where he feels most calm.

LATE LAST YEAR HE CROSSED BASS STRAIGHT SOLO TO RAISE AWARENESS OF DEPRESSION BUT SAYS YESTERDAY'S ADVENTURE TAKES THE CAKE.

Other than getting married best experience ever.

RULES AUTHOR FOUND-VO.WIPE

AN UPDATE TONIGHT.

TWO LITTLE GIRLS ARE NOW REUNITED WITH THEIR BOOK FULL OF LIFE LESSONS.

WE TOLD YOU YESTERDAY AN WALMART EMPLOYEE IN CALIFORNIA FOUND THE MISSING BOOK.

IT BELONGS TO 10 YEAR OLD ISABELLE BUSATH AND HER COUSIN 8-YEAR-OLD ISABELLA THORDSEN.

NO STEALING,' IS ONE OF THE 157 RULES IN THE BOOK.

ANOTHER "DON'T BITE THE DENTIST."

ONE OF THE GIRLS SAID THEY HAD JUST FINISHED WRITING RULE NUMBER 158 WHEN HER PEN EXPLODED.

SHE ASKED HER FRIEND TO HOLD THE BOOK WHILE SHE CLEANED UP.

RULES AUTHOR FOUND-SOTVO

"I felt like oh my gosh I hope we get it back soon."

IT ONLY TOOK 5 DAYS FOR THE GIRLS TO GET THE BOOK BACK AFTER THE STORY WENT PUBLIC.

THE GIRLS HAVE RECEIVED EMAILS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

FACEBOOK PUPPY-VO.WIPE

A FAMILY IN MASSACHUSETTS WILL BE GETTING A NEW DOG --

THANKS TO FACEBOOK.

CADENCE, EMERSON, RORIK, JONAS AND JUDE CORDELL BEGGED THEIR PARENTS FOR A NEW PUPPY.

THEIR OLD DOG HAD PASSED AWAY FROM CANCER.

SO MOM AND DAD DECIDED TO MAKE A DEAL.

IF THE KIDS GOT ONE MILLION LIKES ON FACEBOOK ON A PHOTO --

THEY COULD GET A DOG.

THE FIVE SIBLINGS THEN POSTED A PICTURE OF THEMSELVES --

HOLDING A SIGN THAT SAYS, "HI WORLD, WE WANT A PUP."

FACEBOOK PUPPY-SOTVO

SOT, Ryan Cordell/Dad

23:06:51-. they definitely earned it and they proved Dad wrong, that's

for sure.

LEASE PULL AHEAD-VO

IN YOUR ABC7 SMART SHOPPER,

SOME ADVICE IF YOU'RE STUCK IN A CAR LEASE.

YOU COULD SAVE BIG BY RETURNING IT EARLY FOR A NEWER MODEL.

ACCORDING TO EDMUNDS DOT COM, THOSE LEASING THEIR VEHICLES MAY BE ELIGIBLE TO UPGRADE TO A NEWER CAR AND REDUCE THEIR MONTHLY PAYMENTS THROUGH "LEASE-PULL AHEAD" OFFERS.

ATM 1 AND 5 DOLLAR BILL-VOTOPS

THE DAYS OF BEING FORCED TO WITHDRAW ONLY 20 DOLLAR BILLS FROM AN A-T-M ARE COMING TO AN END FOR SOME CUSTOMERS.

A-T-M'S CAPABLE OF FUNNELLING OUT 'ONE' AND 'FIVE' DOLLAR BILLS ARE POPPING UP ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

CHASE AND P-N-C ARE ROLLING OUT THE NEW MACHINES.

THEY HAND OUT EXACT CHANGE DOWN TO THE DOLLAR.

THEY MAY SOON EVEN DISPENSE COINS.

NEXT AT 5-CLIP

TEASE FIVE---

something you have to watch out for

THEY'RE CALLED CATFISH.

THEY REEL IN VICTIMS MAKING THEM FALL IN LOVE.

TZ5 A CATFISHING-SOTVO

BUMP SHOT-BUMP IN

CATFISHING-OC

TODAY - SPORTS FANS.NOTRE DAME.AND PLAYER MANTI TEO ARE REELING AFTER FINDING SOMEONE SCAMMED THE PLAYER INAN ONLINE HOAX.

MAKING HIM FALL FOR SOMEONE WHO NEVER EXISTED.

MANI TEO IS NOT ALONE.

CATFISHING-PKG

HE FELT REAL LOVE.

MANTI SOT: 2851 possibly the most beautiful girl I've ever met

BUT THAT BEAUTIFUL GIRL. NOTRE DAMES STAR LINEBACKER MANTI TEO FELL FOR.

NEVER EXISTED.

SHE WAS AN UGLY SCAM. A CATFISH.

A PERSON WHO USES SOCIAL MEDIA TO BECOME SOMETHING ELSE AND LURE THEIR VICTIMS INTO FALLING IN LOVE.

22:55:23 NEV SCHULMAN

So long as we're not looking people in the eye face-to-face, there's always gonna be room, a lot of room for deception.

--

NEV SCHULMAN LEADS A DOCUMENTARY FOLLOWING AND DISCOVERING CATFISH ON M-T-V.

--

WOMAN: IT'S ME

SUNNY: WHAT?

NEVE: SO YOU'VE BEEN PRETENDING TO BE THIS GUY FOR HOW LONG NOW?

WOMAN: AT LEAST 4 YEARS

SUNNY: I MEAN WHO DOES THAT??

--

AT LEAST HUNDREDS DO THAT.

THEY KEEP THEIR VICTIMS ON THE LINE.HOOKED.

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SOT: THEY'RE COMPLETE PSYCHOPATHS! I'VE PROBABLY BEEN CHATTING WITH A GUY!

--

SCHULMAN'S SEEN IT ALL TOO OFTEN IN HIS SERIES.

EVEN HE FELL FOR A CATFISH.

SO WHAT ARE THE TELL-TALE SIGNS?

--

22:50:37 NEV SCHULMAN

If the person you're talking to has a series of family incidents, illness,

oftentimes cancer, which we see a lot.

--

THEY MIGHT AGREE TO TALK ON THE PHONE.

BUUT THEY USUALLY AVOID VIDEO CHATTING.

OR SENDING NEW PICTURES.

BECAUSE AGAIN. THEY'RE NOT REAL. JUST REAL PEOPLE USING OTHERS PICTURES AND RESUMES.

AND FOR MANTI TEO - THAT CATFISH - KILLED HERSELF OFF. JUST SIX HOURS AFTER THE ALL-STAR SUFFERED ANOTHER BLOW.

--

183002 why me? Why them? Why all in one day? Six hours ago I just found out

CATFISHING-OC

SO WHO WAS THAT CATFISH?

WHO PRETENDED TO BE A WOMAN NAMED LENNAY KEKUA.

NEXT AT 6 OPEN-CLIP

COMING UP AT 6PM

FINDING CLOSURE AFTER TWENTY YEARS.

A CAR PULLED FROM A CANAL PUNTA GORDA COULD BE THE LINK TO A MISSING WOMAN.

ABC-7 SATYING ON TOP OF THIS DEVELOPING STORY.

THE COAST GUARD TAKES AIM AT YOUR KAYAK.

WHY THERE'S A PUSH TO EDUCATE PADDLE SPORTS ENTHUSIASTS.

AND TAKE A LOOK AT THIS SATELLITE IMAGE FROM SPACE OF A COOL FRONT MOVING THROUGH SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

TZ 6 1) MISSING WOMAN COLD CASE-VOTOPS

TZ 6 2) KAYAK COAST GUARD TRAINING-VOTOPS

TZ 6 3) COOLER WEATHER-VOTOPS

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