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

*BIG* BREAK.

A CHARLOTTE COUNTY WOMAN HAS BEEN MISSING FOR TWO DECADES.

BUT NOW POLICE HAVE A BRAND NEW LEAD.

WE'RE LIVE IN PUNTA GORDA --

AS THE SEARCH CONTINUES.

AND AN EARLY MORNING CRASH --

LEAVES ONE MAN DEAD.

ANOTHER BADLY INJURED.

ABC7 HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THE STORY CLOSELY.

A FATAL MOTORCYCLE WRECK IN FORT MYERS.

NEW INFORMATION AT NINE ---

ON THE HOSTAGE SITUATION IN ALGERIA.

ISLAMIST MILITANTS HOLD DOZENS HOSTAGE.

INCLUDIGN AT LEAST THREE AMERICANS.

she made me promise babe, if anything should happen to me you you

promise youll stay over there and youll play and honor me through the way

you play

AND A TRAGIC LOVE STORY --

TURNS OUT TO BE A CRUEL HOAX.

THE BIZARRE SPORTS STORY THAT'S GETTING A LOT OF ATTENTION.

HL1) MISSING WOMAN-VOTOPS

HL1) EARLY MORNING CRASH-VO-WIPE

HL2) AMERICAN HOSTAGES-VO-WIPE

HL3) FOOTBALL PLAYER HOAX-SOTVO

she made me promise babe, if anything should happen to me you you

promise youll stay over there and youll play and honor me through the way

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DEVELOPING NEWS-CLIP

MISSING WOMAN UPDATE-TRAFFIC SS- 2SHOT

DEVELOPING NEWS AT 9--

THE SEARCH IS ON RIGHT NOW FOR THIS WOMAN--

64-YEAR-OLD FRANCES HENDRICKSON, SHE VANISHED IN 1993.

INVESTIGATORS ARE ON A TEN HOUR MISSION RIGHT NOW IN PUNTA GORDA.

THEY'RE SEARCHING THE BOTTOM OF A CANAL.

ABC 7 DANIELLE KOLENIAK JOINS US LIVE WITH NEW DETAILS ON THE INVESTIGATION--

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COLONIAL MOTORCYCLE AX-2SHOT VO TRAFFIC

NEW DETAILS AFTER AN EARLY MORNING CRASH THAT LEFT ONE PERSON IS DEAD,

THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 2:00 A-M.

ACCORDING TO FORT MYERS POLICE --

OFFICERS INVESTIGATING THE CRASH SAY THE MOTORCYCLES WERE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED OF MORE THAN 100 MPH.

THEY SAY ALCOHOL ALSO PLAYED A ROLE IN THE CRASH.

TWO MOTORCYCLES WERE HEADED EAST ON COLONIAL BOULEVARD.

WHEN THEY LOST CONTROL,

AND HIT EACH OTHER.

ONE DRIVER DIED AT THE SCENE.

THE OTHER WAS TRAUMA ALERTED TO LEE MEMORIAL.

ACCORDING TO INITIAL REPORTS --

THE MOTORCYCLES MIGHT HAVE BEEN RACING.

COLONIAL WAS SHUT DOWN NEAR SIX MILE CYPRESS FOR HOURS THIS MORNING.

MISSING WOMAN-BUBBA VO

WE HAVE DEVELOPING NEWS THIS MORNING OUT OF PUNTA GORDA.

POLICE HAVE A NEW LEAD -- IN THE SEARCH FOR A WOMAN 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.

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

USING SONAR TECHNOLOGY -- THEY SPOTTED A SIMILAR CAR -- IN A CANAL, NEARBY HER HOME.

MISSING WOMAN-BUBBA 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 HENDRICKSON'S CAR. OR IF THERE'S A BODY INSIDE.

CAPE DEATH INVESTIGATION-BUBBA VO

IN CAPE CORAL --

A MAN IS IN JAIL THIS MORNING -- AFTER ADMITTING HE KILLED HIS WIFE --

SAYING HE STABBED HER MULTIPLE TIMES.

PORFIRIO RIVERA FACES 2ND DEGREE MURDER CHARGES -- AFTER CONFESSING TO HIS WIFE ANNA'S MURDER.

NOT ONCE, BUT TWICE.

POLICE SAY HE FIRST ADMITTED IT -- TO ONE OF ANNA'S FRIENDS.

AND LATER TO POLICE, DURING QUESTIONING.

CAPE DEATH INVESTIGATION-BUBBA SOTVO

Tina Rivera Porfirios daughter3:30 i think he snapped because he was being pushed 3:313:54 im hurt by situation im upset it went that far 4:04

THE COUPLE HAD A HISTORY OF DOMESTIC DISPUTES --

HE WAS ARRESTED *TWICE FOR DOMESTIC BATTERY.

FAMILY MEMBERS TELL US --

ANNA RIVERA WAS PREGNANT IN NOVEMBER,

BUT THEY'RE NOT SURE -- WHETHER SHE WAS STILL CARRYING THE BABY, WHEN SHE WAS KILLED.

OBAMA'S GUN SHOWDOWN-ON CAM

PRESIDENT OBAMA CALLS IT "DIFFICULT."

THE N-R-A CALLS IT THE "FIGHT OF THE CENTURY."

AND NOW, THE WHITE HOUSE IS PLANNING A CAMPAIGN-STYLE TOUR.

TO DRUM UP PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE PRESIDENT'S GUN CONTROL EFFORTS.

INCLUDING A BAN ON ASSAULT WEAPONS.

OBAMA'S GUN SHOWDOWN-PKG

THIS MORNING. CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS WILL SEE THIS OP-ED FROM THE PRESIDENT IN THEIR LOCAL NEWSPAPER:

PITCHING HIS $500 MILLION DOLLAR PLAN TO CURB GUN VIOLENCE:

23 EXECUTIVE ORDERS AIMED AT RESEARCH. MENTAL HEALTH. NEW DATA FOR BACKGROUND CHECKS.

AND 1,000 NEW SCHOOL POLICE OFFICERS AND COUNSELORS.

"To make a real and lasting difference, Congress too must act."

AN ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN. A BAN ON HIGH-CAPACITY MAGAZINES. IT'S UNCLEAR IF EITHER CAN PASS. OR HOW THEY'D AFFECT GUN SALES:

"It depends on what they ban, how extensive it is and how quickly the manufacturers can come up with new things to sell."

EVEN IN NEWTOWN, SOME ARE SKEPTICAL:

"Please don't tell me in my home I can't choose to have an AK-47, a Bushmaster, whatever it is I think is necessary to defend myself, my family and my home."

BUT ON CAPITOL HILL, A VICTIM'S MOTHER IS URGING LAWMAKERS TO AVOID POLITICS:

"Shore up your resolve, and keep working - to protect your staffers - our children - our nation. We need you to not give up."

THE NRA IS TAKING HEAT FOR A NEW AD CRITICIZING THE PRESIDENT FOR OPPOSING ARMED SECURITY IN SCHOOLS:

quick!

"Nobody was naming his children. Nobody was doing that."

OBAMA'S GUN SHOWDOWN-TAG

THAT WAS TRACIE POTTS REPORTING.

LOCAL GUN LAWS-TRAFFIC VO

HERE IN FLORIDA -- GUN BUYERS *WOULD NOTICE SOME CHANGES,

IF CONGRESS APPROVES THE PRESIDENT'S PROPOSED GUN LAW.

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.

AND IT'S LEADING TO A FRENZY AT LOCAL GUN STORES,

LOCAL GUN LAWS-TRAFFIC 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.

THAT IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE AFFECTED,

LEE SCHOOLS GUNS-TRAFFIC VO

AND STARTING TODAY --

THERE WILL BE *EXTRA SECURITY AT LEE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

FOR THE FIRST TIME -- ARMED DEPUTIES WILL PATROL THE BUILDINGS.

LEADERS SAY THE CHANGE STEMS FROM THE TRAGEDY AT SANDY HOOK IN CONNECTICUT.

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND SHERIFFS OFFICE ARE BEHIND THE JOINT EFFORT,

WHICH STARTS TODAY.

10 DEPUTIES WILL PATROL 44 OF THE DISTRICTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

THEY'LL ROTATE BETWEEN THEM,

LEE SCHOOLS GUNS-TRAFFIC SOT VO

Take sot

Patrick Hayhurst

Lee Co. Schools Director of Security

"We can only do so much with locks and windows and such, but the so presence is not only important for security- it's good for the kids."

*ALL LEE COUNTY'S PUBLIC MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS.

ALREADY HAVE A DEPUTY ASSIGNED TO THEM EVERY DAY.

ALSO, THE 10 NEW RESOURCE OFFICERS WON'T AFFECT THE DISTRICT OR SHERIFFS OFFICE BUDGETS THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

NEXT YEAR, BOTH GROUPS SAY THEY'LL APPLY FOR FEDERAL FUNDING.

AMERICAN HOSTAGES-ON CAM BUBBA

ISLAMIC MILITANTS IN ALGERIA -- HELD DOZENS OF HOSTAGES OVERNIGHT.

INCLUDING AMERICANS.

NOW WE'RE LEARNING -- SOME MAY HAVE ESCAPED.

MEANWHILE -- THE HEAD OF THE PENTAGON IS SPEAKING OUT -- PROMISING ACTION.

AMERICAN HOSTAGES-PKG

This morning, a chaotic situation in Algeria.

Algerian media reports: foreign hostages, including Americans, escaped

capture from Al-Qaeda linked insurgents.

Reports indicate from 15 to 100 people were abducted from a B-P oil field in

Algeria, following an attack.

SOT Defense Secretary Leon Panetta

"BY ALL INDICATIONS, THIS IS A TERRORIST ACT."

The total numbers of hostages is unclear.

A senior intelligence official tells ABC News it appears U-S citizens were

among those taken into custody.

SOT Victoria Nuland

"I HOPE YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THAT IN ORDER TO PROTECT THEIR SAFETY, I'M NOT

GOING TO GET INTO NUMBERS. I'M NOT GOING TO GET INTO NAMES."

The attack began when 20 Islamic militants approached the oil workers

-- reportedly heavily armed, driving in three unmarked vehicles.

The workers were on a bus headed to a nearby airport. Fighting erupted

between security forces for the workers and the militants. At least one

foreign worker was killed, others wounded.

The terrorists then headed to the compound where the gas refinery

workers live.

Along with Americans -- the militants also kidnapped British,

Norwegian, French and Japanese workers.

SOT Panetta

"THE UNITED STATES STRONGLY CONDEMNS THESE KINDS OF TERRORIST ACTS."

The militant group has been linked to a series of kidnappings of foreign

nationals for ransom in North Africa.

They say the attack was in retaliation for the French-led invasion in the

neighboring country of Mali. The French are trying to stop an al Qaeda-

AMERICAN HOSTAGES-TAG

THAT WAS TAHMAN BRADLEY REPORTING.

TEASE ONE-TRAFFIC ON CAM

IF YOU HAVE COMPUTER ISSUES --

TECH SUPPORT CAN HELP YOU OUT.

BUT NOT ALWAYS.

A MAJOR WARNING THIS MORNING.

SCAMMERS HELPING *THEMSELVES OUT. TO YOUR MONEY.

PLUS, THE VALUE OF A COLLEGE DEGREE. GOES DOWN.

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WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

BLOOMBERG TEASE-SOT

BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT-PKG TOPS

STORMWARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP

CROSSTALK INTO WX-CAM 9 WX EST

FORECAST-WXWALL

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.

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.

TECH SUPPORT SCAMS -BUBBA INTRO

A NEW SCAM THIS MORNING --

TECH SUPPORT USUALLY HELPS OUT -- WHEN YOU'RE DESPERATE.

IN THIS SCAM. YOU'RE DESPERATE AFTER THEY HELP THEMSELVES TO YOUR MONEY.

TECH SUPPORT SCAMS -PKG

JEROME DORFMAN RELIES HEAVILY ON HIS COMPUTER FOR HIS LAW PRACTICE. O HE CONSIDERS HIMSELF TECH-SAVVY.

THAT'S WHY HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT A PHONE CALL TEN DAYS AGO CLAIMING TO BE FROM TECH SUPPORT.

"He said he was from Microsoft and I had downloaded a corrupt file."

NOT HAVING ANY ISSUES WITH HIS COMPUTER, JEROME IMMEDIATELY SUSPECTED A PROBLEM. AND BEFORE THE CALL WENT ANY FURTHER.

"And I said well obviously you know who I am, you know my email address, send me an email."

"He hung up."

JEROME ISN'T THE ONLY ONE TO GET A CALL.

BILL EFRON IS THE NORTHEAST REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION.

HE SAYS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS ARE BEING TARGETED.

"You'll get a call from someone claiming to be a computer tech service person affiliated with a legitimate computer company like Microsoft, Dell, MacAfee, or Norton. They'll tell you that your computer is infected with viruses or other malware and what they are trying to do is is trick you into buying software that you don't need."

HOW BIG IS THE SCAM?

THE F-T-C CLAIMS CONSUMERS HAVE ALREADY LOST TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

"Do not give your password out over the phone. Legitimate companies do not call and ask you for your password. Do not give someone access remotely to someone if they call out of the blue. Never rely on caller ID to confirm that a caller is legitimate."

JUST LAST OCTOBER THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION TOOK ACTION AGAINST SIX COMPANIES THAT THEY CLAIM WERE SCAMMING CONSUMERS. AND AGAIN IT ALL STARTED WILL A COLD CALL ASKING IF YOU HAVE ANY COMPUTER ISSUES.

"If someone calls you and tells you that your computer has a problem, the best thing to do is hang up the phone."

TECH SUPPORT SCAMS -BUBBA TAG

LYNDA BAQUERO REPORTING

IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A COMPUTER PROBLEM.

MORTGAGE SETTLEMENT-BUBBA VO

TODAY, THE FEDERAL RESERVE ANNOUNCED A 557-MILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT -- WITH FINANCIAL GIANTS GOLDMAN SACHS AND MORGAN STANLEY.

BOTH BANKS ARE ACCUSED OF WRONGFULLY FORECLOSING ON HOMEOWNERS -- WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO STAY IN THEIR HOMES.

AS PART OF THE AGREEMENT -- THE BANKS ARE PROTECTED FROM FUTURE LITIGATION.

CONSUMER ADVOCATES DON'T LIKE TODAY'S ANNOUNCED DEAL.

COLLEGE NEGATIVE-TRAFFIC VO

HIGHER EDUCATION.

GETS *LOWER RATINGS.

MOODY REPORTS --

*ALL UNIVERSITIES HAVE SEEN A DECLINING IN ENROLLMENT.

AND A GROWING PUBLIC DOUBT --

ABOUT THE VALUE OF A COLLEGE DEGREE.

BEFORE, THE AGENCY GAVE HIGHER EDUCATION A 'STABLE OUTLOOK.

BUT NOW ITS REVISING THE OUTLOOK -

TEASE 2-TRAFFIC VO

THIS YEAR'S FLU SEASON --

IS SHAPING UP TO BE ONE OF THE WORST.

BUT HOW EXACTLY *CAN YOU GET THE FLU?

WHEN WE COME BACK.

THE FACTS AND THE MYTHS ABOUT CATCHING THE FLU.

PLUS, WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A LIFE PARTNER?

WE TAKE A LOOK AT *HEIGHT.

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FLU FACTS AND MYTHS-BUBBA INTRO

THIS YEARS FLU SEASON IS A BIG CONERN.

BUT YOU'RE HEARING A LOT OF BAD ADVICE OUT THERE.

TO SEPARATE FACT FROM FICTION.

FLU FACTS AND MYTHS-PKG

"This year we're seeing a lot of flu cases by there are a lot of other viruses that do the same thing or give you the same symptoms of the flu, but they're just not the flu. So we're seeing a lot of upper respiratory illness. In addition we're seeing a lot of G-I illnesses."

DOCTOR STUART BRILLIANT SAYS ON A DAILY BASIS AT LEAST 35 TO 40 PATIENTS WHO CHECK INTO THE EMERGENCY ROOM HAVE THE FLU.

THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL SAYS THIS SEASON, THE FLU ARRIVED MUCH EARLIER THAN IN YEARS PAST. EVEN PEOPLE WHO PREPARED EARLY TO COMBAT THE DEADLY SICKNESS ARE DEVELOPING INFLUENZA.

THAT LED US TO SOLICIT THE HELP OF DOCTOR BRILLIANT IN LETTING YOU KNOW THE MYTHS AND THE FACTS ABOUT THIS YEARS FLU STRAIN.

"Does the flu shot work?"

"This year around 60 to 65 percent of people are being covered by the flu vaccine."

"Some people say the flu shot give you the flu?"

"I think that's one of those old myths and wives' tales."

"What if you're young and healthy and really work out a lot, do you really need the flu shot?"

" Yes, it's always better to be safe rather than sorry!-"

"But you don't need to get a flu shot every year, do you?"

"That's another one of those myths. Every year the strains of the flu change."

'

"Can you catch the flu from the weather? Like if you go out without a jacket in cold weather? If you have a wet head or if you're sitting by a drafty window? "

"That is a myth."

DOCTOR BRILLIANT ADDS TAMIFLU IS PRESCRIBED FOR CONFIRMED FLU PATIENTS WHO HAVE HAD SYMPTOMS FOR LESS THAN 48 HOURS, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN , SENIORS OR OTHERS WITH WEAKENED IMMUNE SYMPTOMS.

FLU FACTS AND MYTHS-BUBBA TAG

MONIQUE BRAXTON REPORTING.

THE DOCTOR SAYS MOST PATIENTS. NEED TO TREAT THE FEVER, DRINK LIQUIDS AND GET PLENTY OF REST.

HEIGHT PERFERENCES-TRAFFIC VO

WHEN CHOOSING A MATE, THERE'S A LOT TO CONSIDER.

LIKE PERSONALITY, INTERESTS AND COMPATIBILITY.

NOW A NEW STUDY SUGGESTS *HEIGHT. IS JUST AS IMPORTANT.

RESEARCHERS LOOKED AT TEN-THOUSAND COUPLES.

AND LEARNED --

MOST MEN PREFER TO BE WITH WOMEN SHORTER THAN THEMSELVES.

WHILE WOMEN FAVOR A TALLER MAN.

TEASE THREE-TRAFFIC ON CAM

STILL AHEAD IN OUR NEXT HALF HOUR --

THE PRESIDENT'S GUN SHOW DOWN.

DETAILS ON MISTER OBAMA'S EXTENSIVE GUN CONTROL PLAN.

AND THE STRONG REACTIONS FROM LAWMAKERS.

ALSO -- THE SPORTS NEWS *EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT.

A TRAGIC LOVE STORY. TURNS OUT TO BE AN ELABORATE HOAX.

A STAR FOOTBALL PLAYER. DUPED BY A GIRLFRIEND. WHO NEVER EXISTED.

SHE WENT FROM PORN STAR TO TEACHER.

NOW SHES OUT OF A JOB AND BANNED FROM TEACHING.

HOW SHE PLANS ON FIGHTING TO GET HER JOB BACK

TZ3A GUN CONTROL-VOTOPS

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TZ C 3 PORN TO POP QUIZ-VOTOPS

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIP

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-SAT 3 TOPS

ABC SEVEN IS ALWAYS ON TOP OF THE LATEST BUSINESS NEWS.

YOU ARE LOOKING LIVE AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

STOCK FUTURES ARE PRETTY MIXED THIS MORNING.

MORE CORPORATE EARNINGS GET REPORTED TODAY.

BUT BOEING IS AT CENTER STAGE.

GOVERNMENTS AROUND THE WORLD ARE GROUNING ITS DREAMLINER FLEET.

DEVELOPING NEWS-CLIP

MISSING WOMAN SEARCH-TRAFF-2-SHOT

DEVELOPING NEWS AT 9-THIRTY--

INVESTIGATORS ARE SEARCHING A PUNTA GORDA CANAL ----

LOOKING FOR A WOMAN. MISSING FOR 20-YEARS.

64-YEAR-OLD FRANCES HENDRICKSON -- VANISHED IN 1993.

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

ABC 7'S DANIELLE KOLENIAK JOINS US LIVE FROM THE SCENE OF THE SEARCH WITH NEW DETAILS.

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TS1) COLONIAL FATAL-TOPVO-TRX

A FATAL CRASH IN FORT MYERS.

IS NOW UNDER INVESTIGATION.

OFFICERS SAY EARLY THIS MORNING --

TWO MOTORCYCLES COLLIDED ON COLONIAL BOULEVARD,

NEAR SIX MILE CYPRESS.

ONE PERSON DIED AT THE SCENE.

OFFICERS SAY THE MOTORIST WERE SPEEDING

AND THAT ALCOHOL WAS A FACTOR.

TS2) CAPE DEATH UPDATE-TOPVO-TRX

A CAPE CORAL MAN IS BEHIND BARS -- AFTER ADMITTING TO KILLING HIS WIFE.

PORFIRIO RIVERA TOLD POLICE -- HE STABBED HIS WIFE MULTIPLE TIMES.

RIVERA NOW FACES 2ND DEGREE MURDER CHARGES.

POLICE SAY HE FIRST ADMITTED IT TO ONE OF ANNA'S FRIENDS --

TS3 LOCAL GUN DEBATE-TOPVO-TRX

HERE IN FLORIDA -- GUN BUYERS *WOULD NOTICE SOME CHANGES,

IF CONGRESS APPROVES THE PRESIDENT'S PROPOSED GUN LAW.

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.

AND IT'S LEADING TO A FRENZY AT LOCAL GUN STORES,

GUN CONTROL UPDATE-BUBBA VO

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S PROPOSED BAN ON NEW ASSAULT WEAPONS -- AND LARGE-CAPACITY MAGAZINES.

STRUCK A NERVE AMONG RURAL LAWMAKERS.

MANY VOW TO IGNORE ANY RESTRICTIONS -

GUN CONTROL UPDATE-BUBBA SOTVO

"

"To make a real and lasting difference, Congress too must act."."

BUT LEGAL EXPERTS SAY THEIR ACTUAL POWER TO DEFY FEDERAL LAW --- IS LIMITED.

PYTHON NEWSER-BUBBA VO

SENATOR BILL NELSON PLANS TO JOIN THE HUNT -- FOR PYTHONS IN THE EVERGLADES TODAY.

F-W-C SAYS 11 OF THE INVASIVE SNAKES --- HAVE BEEN CAUGHT, IN THE 2013 PYTHON CHALLENGE, AS OF MONDAY.

EXPERTS SAY THE HUNTING COULD GET EASIER THIS WEEKEND --- BECAUSE COOLER TEMPS BRING THE SNAKES OUT OF HIDING, TO GET SOME SUN.

FAA GROUNDS DREAMLINER-BUBBA VO

EUROPE'S AIR SAFETY AUTHORITY IS FOLLOWING THE U-S --- IN GROUNDING AND REVIEWING BOEING'S 787 DREAMLINER.

THIS. AFTER A SERIES OF INCIDENTS IN RECENT DAYS.

THIS IS VIDEO OF ONE OF THE LAST 7-87'S TO LAND LATE LAST NIGHT, IN CHICAGO.

THEY MUST BE PROVEN SAFE -- BEFORE FLYING AGAIN.

THIS COMES AFTER ONE HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING - WHEN A CAPTAIN THOUGHT HE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING.

GMA FOOTBALL PLAYER HOAX-TRAFFIC INTRO

NOW TO THE BIG SPORTS STORY --

THAT ALMOST EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT.

NOTRE DAME SUPERSTAR LINEBACKER MAN-TIE TAY-OH.

AND WHETHER HE WAS VICTIM OF A BIZARRE HOAX.

FALLING IN LOVE WITH A GIRL.

WHO NEVER EXISTED.

GMA FOOTBALL PLAYER HOAX-PKG

MANTI TE'O - THE ALL-AMERICAN LINEBACKER AT NOTRE DAME WAS

KNOWN NOT ONLY FOR HIS BIG HITS ON THE FIELD BUT FOR HIS BIG HEART OFF OF IT

.

HIS STORY OF OVERCOMING THE LOSS OF HIS GRANDMOTHER AND THEN HIS GIRLFRIEND

LENNAY KEKUA ON THE SAME DAY FORGOING HER KEKUA'S FUNERAL TO PLAY MICHIGAN -

ONLY ADDED TO HIS GROWING LEGEND

ON FIELD REPORTER ESPN:192314 how would you describe your emotions on the

field tonight?

TEO: 192317 I meant they were with me you know

THE WOULD TURN HIM INTO A TOP CONTENDER FOR THE HEISMAN AND THE RAW EMOTION

HUMANIZED HIM AND BURNISHED HIS MYTH.

MANTI TEO: she made me promise babe, if anything should happen to me you you

promise youll stay over there and youll play and honor me through the way

you play

THIS MORNING T'EO AND NOTRE DAME SAY WHILE THE LOVE AND THE TEARS WERE REAL

THE GIRLFRIEND WAS NOT. AND ACCORDING TO THE SPORTS WEBSITE DEADSPIN, WHICH

BROKE THE STORY, LENNAY KEKUA WAS A HOAX - AND THE PICTURE WE ALL SAW WAS

OF HER WAS ACTUALLY ANOTHER WOMAN.AND WAS VERY MUCH ALIVEAND SAYS SHE DOESN'

T EVEN KNOW TE'O

Jack Swarbrick,athletic director at the University of Notre Dame/

This was a very elaborate, very sophisticated hoax perpetrated for reasons

we can't fully understand but Manti was the perfect mark because he's a guy

who is so willing to believe in others

IN A STATEMENT RELEASED OVERNIGHT TEO WROTE, QUOTE "To realize that I

was the victim of what was apparently someone's sick joke and constant lies

was, and is, painful and humiliating." END QUOTE

DURING THIS FALL'S FOOTBALL SEASON, THE NOTRE DAME STAR TALKED OFTEN ABOUT

THE GIRLFRIEND HE SAYS HE KNEW FOR YEARS

MANTI TEO: when you have somebody that you talk to every single day, that

you sleep with on the phone bc shes shes going through a lot of things/and

all of a sudden its silence that silence really eats at you

ESPN REPORTER GENE WOJCIECHOWSKI INTERVIEWED TE'O IN

OCTOBER

GENE WOJCIECHOWSKI, COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPORTER, ESPN: If manti tao was acting

that day then he deserves a half dozen academy awards for that performance.

/ he had true deep feelings for his gf and that he truly believe that she

had died

OVERNIGHT NOTRE DAME'S ATHLETIC DIRECTOR SAID THE SCHOOL CONDUCTED AN

INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION AND BELIEVES T'EO

Jack Swarbrick,athletic director at the University of Notre Dame/ the thing

I am most sad about is that the single most trusting

human being ive ever met will never be able to trust again the same way in

his life.

GMA FOOTBALL PLAYER HOAX-TRAFFIC TAG

THAT WAS JOSH ELLIOT REPORTING.

TE'O'S FAMILY AND FRIENDS SAY THIS SITUATION IS UNFORTUNATE.

THE ATHLETE IS ACTUALLY IN BRADENTON, FLORIDA THIS WEEK.

COLLIER GRIZZLY BEAR SEARCH-TRAFFIC VO

IT IS DAY *THREE --

IN THE SEARCH FOR A MISSING GRIZZLY BEAR.

"BOO BOO" ESCAPED FROM CAPTIVITY IN GOLEN GATE ESTATES.

THE 125 POUND CUB RAN AWAY FROM HIS HOME,

ON 43RD AVENUE NORTHEAST.

HE WAS PART OF AN EDUCATIONAL SHOW --

CALLED 'A GRIZZLY EXPERIENCE.'

F-W-C HAS SET OUT FOOD AND TRAPS.

TO LURE THE BEAR IN.

IF YOU SPOT HIM DON'T APPROACH HIM.

COLLIER DRUG BUST-TRAFFIC VO

ALMOST TWO DOZEN MEN ARE IN JAIL RIGHT NOW.

AFTER A MAJOR DRUG BUST,

THAT SPANNED OUR AREA.

THE INVESTIGATION TOOK A YEAR AND A HALF.

COLLIER AND LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY --

ALL THE SUSPECTS WERE A PART OF A *LARGE ORGANIZATION.

THAT SOLD MARIJUANA THROUGHOUT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

DETECTIVES SEIZED MORE THAN 30 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA,

COLLIER DRUG BUST-TRAFFIC SOTVO

"LT. HAROLD MINCH/CCSOThe entire group was devoted to trafficking marijuana, both buying and selling."

DEPUTIES SAY THAT THIS WAS JUST THE FIRST STRING OF ARRESTS.

THEY STILL PLAN TO TARGET THE GUYS,

ANIMAL ABUSE ARREST-BUBBA VO

AUTHORITIES SAY A CHARLOTTE COUNTY MAN ---- DIDN'T GET HIS DOG THE MEDICAL HELP IT NEEDED.

NOW HE'S IN JAIL.

ANIMAL CONTROL SAYS -- JAMES MCNEALLY SHOULD HAVE TAKEN THE PITBULL HE WAS WATCHING -- TO A VET.

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 DISCOVERED NUMEROUS SCARS ALL OVER SLAY --

CADILLAC JACKS 911-BUBBA VO

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

IN THESE CALLS ---

YOU HEAR A BYSTANDER,

A SECURITY GUARD.

AND A PERSON WHO WAS INJURED OUTSIDE.

CADILLAC JACKS 911-BUBBA 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 POURED IN --

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES RACED TO THE SCENE.

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

THEY PULLED THE CAR OVER.

THAT'S WHEN DEPUTIES SAY THE PASSENGER -- JOSEPH POWELL,

PULLED OUT A PISTOL AND OPENED FIRE.

DEPUTIES SHOT BACK -- POWELL WAS KILLED.

RIVER BASIN ALGAE-TRAFFIC VO

A PROJECT WAS *SUPPOSED TO MAKE THE 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 WINTER WEATHER AND HIGH WATER LEVELS--

RIVER BASIN ALGAE-TRAFFIC SOTVO

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

TO PREVENT THE ALGAE.

BUT FIRST, CREWS NEED TO WAIT FOR WATER LEVELS TO DROP.

PORN TO POP QUIZES-TRAFFIC INTRO

A CALIFORNIA SCIENCE TEACHER. *FIRED.

AFTER SCHOOL OFFICIALS LEARNED ABOUT HER PAST JOB.

STARRING IN PORNOGRAPHIC MOVIES.

BUT SHE'S BEEN *FIGHTING. TO GET HER JOB BACK.

PORN TO POP QUIZES-PKG

HER TWELVE AND THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS KNEW HER AS MS.

HALAS, THE SCIENCE TEACHER. BUT FANS OF 32-YEAR-OLD STACIE HALAS KNEW HER AS

"TIFFANY SIX," THE PORN STAR.

THIS MORNING, SHE IS OUT OF A JOB NOW BANNED FROM TEACHING. A PANEL OF THREE

CALIFORNIA JUDGES UNANIMOUSLY AGREEING TUESDAY THAT HER HARD CORE PAST HAS

NO PLACE IN THE CLASSROOM.

SOT TOM DeLAPP / SPOKESPERSON, OXNARD SCHOOL DISTRICT: "We've had a viral

buzz going around with little 12 and 13 year olds showing porn."

THE OXNARD SCHOOL DISTRICT INITIALLY FIRED HALAS LAST APRIL AFTER STUDENTS

AT HAYDOCK INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISCOVERED SHE'D PERFORMED IN AT LEAST 18 X-

RATED FILMS FROM 2005 TO 2006.

NATS from the clean part of the pizza video

IN A BEHIND THE SCENES AUDIO INTERVIEW POSTED ON SMOKING GUN-DOT-COM, HALAS

REPORTEDLY TALKS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF HER DOUBLE LIFE.

MAN: "It's a little risky wouldn't you think?"

STACIE HALAS: "It is risky, very risky for me."

MAN: "Why?"

STACIE HALAS: "'Cause, I am a teacher."

MAN: "Do you think if they find out you'll get fired?"

STACIE HALAS: "Uh, questionable. Probably."

HALAS'S ATTORNEY SAYS SHE NEVER STARRED IN ANY PORNOS WHILE TEACHING. SO IN

OCTOBER, SHE APPEALED FOR HER JOB BACK, BUT THE STATE PANEL NOW SAYS HER

TESTIMONY WAS FULL OF "MISLEADING AND EVASIVE STATEMENTS, AND OUTRIGHT

FALSEHOODS."

SOT JEFF CHANCER / SUPERINTENDENT, OXNARD SCHOOL DISTRICT: "I just feel as

educators we're the professionals and we should a have a high standard for

PORN TO POP QUIZES-TRAFFIC TAG

THAT WAS GIO BENITEZ REPORTING.

HALAS' ATTORNEY SAYS SHE'S *CHANGED HER LIFE,

TEASE FOUR-BUBBA ON CAM

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--

ATM'S ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE ON THE VERGE OF GETTING AN EXTEME MAKEOVER--

NEW AT NINE--

TZ4 A ATM-VO

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

LEASE PULL AHEAD-TRAFFIC VO

STUCK IN A CAR LEASE?

YOU COULD SAVE SOME MONEY,

BY RETURNING IT EARLY FOR A NEWER MODEL.

ACCORDING TO EDMUNDS DOT COM --

MANY FOLKS LEASING THEIR VEHICLES MAY BE ELIGIBLE TO UPGRADE TO A NEWER CAR.

*AND REDUCE THEIR MONTHLY PAYMENTS THROUGH "LEASE-PULL AHEAD" OFFERS.

THE COMPANY ADVISES DRIVERS TO EXPLORE THIS OPTION.

WE'RE TOLD THERE WILL BE ABOUT 500-THOUSAND *MORE LEASE RETURNS THIS YEAR,

INJURY HAZARD-TRAFFIC VO

A CONSUMER ALERT THIS MORNING.

TARGET RECALLS ABOUT 150-THOUSAND AIR MISTERS.

THEY CAN REPORTEDLY SHATTER.

AND ONE INCIDENT EVEN LED TO LACERATIONS.

THE HAND-HELD DEVICES ARE SUPPOSED TO SPRAY A MIST,

AND COOL YOU DOWN.

AND WERE SOLD EXCLUSIVELY AT TARGET STORES LAST YEAR --

FROM FEBRUARY THROUGH MAY.

CONSUMERS SHOULD STOP USING THEM.

STORM WARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP

CROSSTALK-CAM 9 WX EST

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.

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.

SWEET BAY

JUST IN TO ABC 7--

SWEETBAY IS CLOSING 33-STORES IN FLORIDA.

THE TAMPA BASED COMPANY SAYS THE CLOSINGS WILL HAPPEN BY MID-FEBRUARY.

THIS MOVE WILL LEAVE 72-STORES IN FLORIDA.

ABOUT TWO THOUSAND EMPLOYEES WILL BE DISPLACED.

WE'RE LOSING THREE STORES IN NAPLES AND ONE IN PUNTA GORDA.

MARY POPPINS-BUBBA VO

NOWS YOUR CHANCE.

TO FEEL THE MAGIC OF A DISNEY CLASSIC ON STAGE ---- HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA!

IT'S NONE OTHER THAN MARY POPPINS!

THE "NANNY EXTRAORDINARE" HITS THE STAGE AT THE BARBARA B. MANN ALL THIS WEEK.

THE "SUPER-CALA-FRAGIL-IS-TICK-EXPEE-ALA-DOCIOUS" SHOW ----- INCLUDES ALL YOUR FAVORITE TUNES FROM THE MOVIE.ALONG WITH DANCE NUMBERS.AMAZING SCENARY.AND EVEN SOME SPECIAL EFFECTS.

INCLUDING ONE DANCE NUMBER DONE UPSIDE DOWN!!

MARY POPPINS-BUBBA SOTVO

As people will discover, there are magic tricks that take place in the

show that Bert has to be able to execute flawlessy and seamlessy and

reveal the Disney magic that's in the show

MICHELLE OBAMA BIRTHDAY-TRAFFIC VO

TODAY IS A *SPECIAL DAY FOR THE OBAMAS.

THEY CELEBRATE FIRST LADY MICHELLE'S BIRTHDAY.

MRS. OBAMA TURNS 49 TODAY.

JUST FOUR DAYS BEFORE PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SECOND INAUGURATION CEREMONY.

BY THE WAY --

BAYFRONT CONCERT DECISION-TRAFFIC VO

ROCK AND ROLL.

THE NAPLES CITY COUNCIL *APPROVED A NEW POPULAR CONCERT SERIES.

BAYFRONT'S "ROCKIN' BY THE BAY" SERIES HAS BEEN UNDER A MICROSCOPE,

SINCE NEIGHBORS COMPLAINED ABOUT THE NOISE.

COUNCIL DID APPROVE A NEW PERMIT FOR THE CONCERT SERIES.

BUT IT WAS A *CLOSE VOTE.

*AND THERE'S A CATCH.

IF JUST *ONE VERIFIED NOISE COMPLAINT IS FILED AGAINST THE CONCERT --

CLIP-BREAKING

SUGAR DADDIES FOR TUITION-BUBBA VO

A DIFFERENT LIST OF COLLEGE RANKINGS IS OUT,

AND IT'S ALL ABOUT SUGAR.

A DATING WEBSITE SEEKING-ARRANGEMENT-DOT-COM ----- RELEASED A LIST OF COLLEGES WITH THE MOST FEMALE STUDENTS LOOKING FOR "SUGAR DADDIES."

THE WEBSITE BASICALLY HOOKS UP "SUGAR DADDIES" WITH SO-CALLED "SUGAR BABIES" -- FOR "MUTUALLY REWARDING RELATIONSHIPS."

FOR INSTANCE -- PAYING FOR TUITION.

NEW ATM MACHINES-BUBBA VO

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

A-T-MS CAPABLE OF DISPENSING ONE AND FIVE DOLLAR BILLS --- ARE POPPING UP ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

CHASE AND P-N-C ARE ROLLING OUT THE NEW MACHINES --- THAT HAND OUT EXACT CHANGE DOWN TO THE DOLLAR AND MAY SOON DISPENSE COINS.

THE NEW A-T-MS ARE FREE FOR CUSTOMERS.

NFL DEPRESSION-BUBBA VO

N-F-L PLAYERS --- MAY BE AT GREATER RISK FOR DEPRESSION LATER IN LIFE.

IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF CONCUSSIONS.

IN ONE STUDY -- THEY HAD A HIGHER RATE OF -- DEPRESSION, MOOD DISORDERS AND COGNITIVE PROBLEMS --- THAN THE NORMAL POPULATION.

AURORA THEATER REOPENS-TRAFFIC VO

THE COLORADO MOVIE THEATER --

WHERE THERE WAS A MASS SHOOTING LAST YEAR --

RE-OPENS TODAY.

CINEMARK ALSO INVITED THE VICTIMS' FAMILIES --

TO A, QUOTE, "SPECIAL EVENING OF REMEMBRANCE."

MANY WERE OUTRAGED.

AND ORGANIZED A BOYCOTT --

SAYING THE EVENT WAS INSENSITIVE.

OTHERS THOUGHT IT WAS A NICE GESTURE.

12 PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND AT LEAST 58 OTHERS INJURED --

IN THE JULY MASS SHOOTING.

EARLY SPRING-TRAFFIC VO

EARLY SPRING WEATHER.

COULD MEAN TROUBLE FOR MANY ALLERGY SUFFERERS.

A NEW STUDY FINDS --

THE PAST TWO SPRINGS ARE THE *WARMEST ON RECORD,

IN PARTS OF THE EAST COAST

RESULTING\ IN THE EARLIEST FLOWERING TIMES IN 161 YEARS.

THE CONSEQUENCES OF EARLY BLOOMING ARE UNKNOWN.

BUT EXPERTS SAY THIS WARMING TREND COULD MEAN A *LONGER PERIOD OF SUFFERING --

RUNNING TO INAUGURATION-TRAFFIC VO

THE PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION IS JUST A FEW DAYS AWAY,

BUT ONE MAN FROM MAINE LACES UP HIS RUNNING SHOES.

TO GET A HEAD START.

MONDAY, 54-YEAR-OLD GARY ALLEN STARTED A 700 MILE TREK --

FROM MAINE TO WASHINGTON DC.

HE'S RAISING MONEY FOR THREE ORGANIZATIONS:

THE WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT.

THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY.

AND THE STUDENTS OF SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

ALLEN SAY HE PLANS ON RUNNING 50 MILES A DAY,

JAPAN DREAMLINER -TRAFFIC VO

TODAY, JAPANS TRANSPORT MINISTRY WILL *GROUND ITS 24 BOEING 787 DREAMLINERS,

DREAMLINERS IN BOTH JAPAN AND THE U-S *CAN'T FLY --

UNTIL THE F-A-A COMPLETES ALL SAFETY CHECKS.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THE GENERAL PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A BATTERY MALFUNCTION.

THE SAFETY BOARD SAYS INSTRUMENTS ON BOARD ALSO INDICATED A BATTERY ERROR,

AND TRIGGERED EMERGENCY WARNINGS.

HE TRANSPORTATION VICE MINISTER SAYS HIS DEPARTMENT WILL ISSUE A DIRECTIVE IN LINE WITH THE F-A-A'S.

UNTIL THE U-S IS ABLE TO COMPLETE ALL SAFETY CHECKS, HIROSHI KAJIYAMA SAID EACH AIRLINE MUST DEAL WITH FLIGHT CHANGES AND RE-ROUTING PASSENGERS INDIVIDUALLY.

ALSO TODAY JAPANESE INVESTIGATORS WITH JAPAN'S TRANSPORT SAFETY BOARD SAID A BATTERY MALFUNCTION WAS THE PRIMARY PROBLEM THAT FORCED A DREAMLINER TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT A LOCAL AIRPORT YESTERDAY.

AN INVESTIGATOR SAID THE GENERAL PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE THE BATTERIES.

THE INCIDENT WAS DESCRIBED AS "HIGHLY SERIOUS," LANGUAGE USED TO INDICATE THERE COULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT.

TEASE FIVE-BUBBA ON AM

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--

A SOCIAL NETWORK IS MAKING A COME BACK --- WITH HELP FROM A BIG CELEBRITY.

TZ5 A DIFFRENT STROKES-VO

FINAL CHECK OF STOCKS-SAT 3 FULL

BREAKING

TIMBERLAKE HELPS MYSPACE-TOPVO

HE STARRED IN "THE SOCIAL NETWORK."

AND NOW HE'S BRINGING ONE BACK.

SINGER, ACTOR, AND NOW SOCIAL MEDIA ENTREPRENEUR.

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE HAS RE-LAUNCHED MYSPACE.

ACCORDING TO ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY --

THE REVAMPED SITE BOASTS ITSELF.

AS "THE WORLD'S LARGEST LIBRARY OF DIGITAL MUSIC."

BUT ONE FEATURE THAT HAS REMAINED THE SAME --

DIFFRENT STROKES ACTOR DIES-TOPVO

CONRAD BAIN, THE LOVEABLE MR. DRUMMOND ON THE SITCOM "DIFF'RENT STROKES," HAS DIED.

BAIN'S DAUGHTER CONFIRMS TO PEOPLE MAGAZINE -- HE DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES ON MONDAY.

BAIN ALSO STARRED IN "MAUDE" -- IN THE 70S.

HIS DAUGHTER TELLS PEOPLE -- HER DAD WAS A LOT LIKE HIS "DIFF'RENT STROKES" CHARACTER --- AND WAS AN "OPEN-HEARTED" MAN.

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIPTOPS

TS1) MISSING WOMAN-VO-TRX

PUNTA GORDA POLICE GET A *NEW LEAD --

IN FINDING 64-YEAR-OLD FRANCES HENDRICKSON.

SHE VANISHED FROM HER HOME IN 19-93,

*20* YEARS AGO.

POLICE USED SONAR TECHNOLOGY.

AND FOUND A CAR IN A CANAL NEAR HER HOME.

THAT CAR MATCHES A DESCRIPTION OF HER VEHICLE.

TS2) COLONIAL ACCIDENT-VO-TRX

A FATAL CRASH IN FORT MYERS.

IS NOW UNDER INVESTIGATION.

OFFICERS SAY EARLY THIS MORNING --

TWO MOTORCYCLES COLLIDED ON COLONIAL BOULEVARD,

NEAR SIX MILE CYPRESS.

ONE PERSON DIED AT THE SCENE.

OFFICERS SAY THE MOTORIST WERE SPEEDING

AND THAT ALCOHOL WAS A FACTOR.

TS3) CAPE DEATH INVESTIGATION-VO-TRX

A CAPE CORAL MAN IS BEHIND BARS -- AFTER ADMITTING TO KILLING HIS WIFE.

PORFIRIO RIVERA ADMITTED -- HE STABBED HIS WIFE MULTIPLE TIMES, ACCORDING TO POLICE.

RIVERA NOW FACES 2ND DEGREE MURDER CHARGES.

POLICE SAY HE FIRST ADMITTED IT TO ONE OF ANNA'S FRIENDS --

TS4) GUN SHOWDOWN-VO-TRX

THE PRESIDENT AND THE N-R-A ---- SUIT UP FOR A BATTLE THATS BEING CALLED THE FIGHT OF THE CENTURY.

THE PRESIDENT IS PITCHING A 500 MILLION DOLLAR PLAN TO CURB GUN VIOLENCE.

IT INCLUDES -- 23 EXECUTIVE ORDERS -- MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH -- NEW DATA FOR BACKGROUND CHECKS --

AND ONE THOUSAND NEW SCHOOL POLICE OFFICERS AND COUNSELORS.

WEATHER MAN DOES REPORTS WITH DRAWINGS-TOPVO

WHAT IS A WEATHERMAN TO DO WHEN HIS COMPUTER SYSTEM CRASHES?

IN THIS CASE, USE WHAT'S ON HAND.

JUST A PAPER AND MARKERS.

ANDREW KOZAK OF K-T-U-L IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA --- WAS PREPARING FOR THE MORNING SHOW MONDAY -- WHEN HIS COMPUTER SYSTEM CRASHED.

SO HE IMPROVISED.

KOZAK DREW THE DAY'S WEATHER GRAPHICS -- DOWN TO THE EIGHT-DAY FORECAST.

CLOSE-2SH-AWS ANI

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