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"6:42 when they brought them out they were not breathing on their own

TRAPPED UPSIDEDOWN AND UNDER WATER.

TWO YOUNG GIRLS ARE FIGHTING FOR THEIR LIVES TONIGHT AFTER A CRASH ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY.

THE LATEST ON THEIR CONDITION.

Let freedom ring. I have a dream.

PLUS --

HONORING THE PAST.

THE COUNTRY REMEMBERS DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR.

HOW SOUTHWEST FLORIDA PAID TRIBUTE TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS ICON.

AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S FAMOUS EAGLE CHICKS GET THEIR NAMES.

HL 1) CAR IN CANAL-SOTVO

HL 2) LEE COUNTY MLK-SOTVO

HL 3) EAGLES NAMED-MITTO

DEV CLIP-DEV CLIP

CAR IN CANAL-VO

WE BEGIN WITH DEVELOPING NEWS --

TWO LITTLE GIRLS ARE FIGHTING FOR THEIR LIVES TONIGHT--

AFTER BEING TRAPPED IN THEIR SUBMERGED, UPSIDE CAR FOR MORE THAN A HALF HOUR TODAY --

JUST AFTER ALLIGATOR ALLEY.

EMERGENCY CREWS SHUT DOWN NORTHBOUND LANES OF I-75 NEAR MILE MARKER 87 IN COLLIER COUNTY.

THEY NEEDED SPACE AS THEY TRIED TO RESCUE THE FAMILY FROM THE WATER.

TROOPERS SAYS 33-YEAR-OLD CECILIA DOUGLAS FROMF IMMOKALEE HIT THE BACK OF A BOX TRUCK THIS MORNING.

SHE LOST CONTROL.

THEN SHE CRASHED THROUGH A FENCE AND INTO THE WATER.

THE MOTHER AND TWO DAUGHTERS COULDN'T BREAK THE GLASS.

THEY WERE TRAPPED INSIDE, THE PRESSURE BUILDING.

CAR IN CANAL-SOTVO

"

5:43 the difficulty is the pressure of the water. 6:05 all of them were unable to break the window 09"

THE MOTHER, CECILIA, DIED AT THE SCENE OF THE CRASH.

3-YEAR-OLD RYLEE IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION TONIGHT.

TOSS TO CHRISTINA-VO DBX

DEVELOPING NOW AT 7--

CREWS ARE OUT WORKING TO REPAIR A BROKEN SEWER LINE IN LEHIGH ACRES.

THAT'S CAUSING A GAPING SINKHOLE.

THIS IS AT THE BUSY INTERSECTION OF HOMESTEAD ROAD AND LEELAND HEIGHTS.

AND THAT'S WHERE WE FIND ABC7'S CHRISTINA LUSBY WHO'S FOLLOWING THE CLEANUP.

LEHIGH SINKHOLE-REM LIVE

A WORKER WITH THE FLORIDA GOVERNMENTAL UTILITY AUTHORITY DISCOVERED A SMALL HOLE ON HOMESTEAD ROAD THIS MORNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF LEELAND HEIGHTS.

WATER WAS COMING OUT OF IT, SO CREWS SHUT DOWN THE ROAD AND BEGAN DIGGING.

THAT'S WHEN THEY DISCOVERED A 12 INCH SEWER LINE HAD BROKEN.

LEHIGH SINKHOLE-VO

WATER WAS COMING OUT OF IT, SO CREWS SHUT DOWN THE ROAD AND BEGAN DIGGING.

THAT'S WHEN THEY DISCOVERED A 12 INCH SEWER LINE HAD BROKEN.

LEHIGH SINKHOLE-SOT

LEHIGH SINKHOLE-REM LIVE

BONITA DEATH INVESTIGATION-VO

TONIGHT--

WE NOW KNOW THE IDENTIY OF THE WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN BONITA SPRINGS THIS WEEKEND.

INVESTIGATORS SAY IT'S 22-YEAR-OLD DARLA MILLER.

HER BODY WAS FOUND IN A WOODED AREA ON OAKLAND DRIVE ON SATURDAY.

DEPUTIES ARE STILL INVESTIGATING HOW SHE DIED.

HENDRY CO. DEATH INVESTIGATION-VO-OC

ALL NEW AT SEVEN.

DEVELOPING IN HENDRY COUNTY--

DETECTIVES ARE INVESTIGATING THE DEATH OF A 66 YEAR OLD MAN.

DEPUTIES WENT TO BOISY JACKSON'S HOME ON LOUISIANA AVENUE AFTER CO-WORKERS SAY HE DIDN'T SHOW UP FOR WORK.

WHEN DEPUTIES ARRIVED, THEY FOUND JACKSON DEAD ON THE FLOOR.

THEY DISCOVERED SEVERAL OF HIS PERSONAL ITEMS MISISING.

GATOR CREEK MARINE BOAT FIRE-VO

WE HAVE SOME NEW VIDEO TONIGHT--

OF A VIOLENT FIRE DESTROYING FOUR BOATS AT A PUNTA GORDA MARINA.

TAKE A LOOK!

A MAN DRIVING HIS BOAT NEARBY TOOK THIS VIDEO.

ALL OF THE BOATS WERE DRY-DOCKED AT THE MARINA.

THE SPARKED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT GATOR CREEK MARINA.

IT'S UNCLEAR WHAT STARTED THE FIRE.

INAUGURATION CLIP-CLIP

OBAMA SECOND INAUGURATION-NATVOTOPS-WIPE

to introduce the 44th president of the united states of america. barack h. obama

AND WITH THAT - PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA BEGAN HIS SECOND TERM AS OUR NATION'S PRESIDENT.

STARTING TOMORROW HE'LL GET RIGHT TO WORK.

IN HIS INAUGURAL.

OBAMA SECOND INAUGURATION-SOTVO-WIPE

A decade of war is now ending. An economic recovery has begun. America's possibilities are limitless, for we possess all the qualities that this world without boundaries demands: youth and drive; diversity and openness; an endless capacity for risk and a gift for reinvention.

MICHELLE OBAMA DRESS-VO-WIPE

AND ONE OF THE THINGS EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT--

*WHO MICHELLE OBAMA WAS WEARING.

WE HAVE THE ANSWER--

HER DRESS AND COAT COME FROM DESIGNER "THOM BROWNE".

J. CREW PROVIDED THE BELT AND GLOVES.

AND THE FIRST LADY'S BOOTS ARE A PRODUCT OF "REED KRAKOFF"

OBAMA'S KISSING-VOTOPS

AND HERE'S A NICE MOMENT FROM TODAY'S FESTIVITIES --

PRESIDENT OBAMA CAUGHT ON HIS SMARTPHONE AS HIS YOUNGEST DAUGHTER SASHA TRIES TO GET A PICTURE OF HER PARENTS KISSING.

MICHELLE PULLED HER HUSBAND OFF OF HIS SMARTPHONE.

IT TOOK A FEW TIMES TO GET THE KISSING SHOT JUST RIGHT, ESPECIALLY WHEN MALIA STUCK HER FACE INTO THE SHOT.

WE COUNTED FOUR TIMES TO GET IT RIGHT.

LEE COUNTY MLK-VO

THE PRESIDENT'S INAUGURATION.

COINCIDING WITH MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY.

CELEBRATIONS WERE HELD ALL ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TODAY.

IN LEE COUNTY--

RESIDENTS POUNDED THE PAVEMENT IN A COMMEMORATIVE MARCH, REMEMBERING THE MAN WHO FOUGHT FOR EQUAL RIGHTS.

LEE COUNTY MLK-SOTVO-WIPE

the fact that this country has come from, you can't go and sit on they seat on a bus because of the color if your skin, to the fact that we have a black family occupying the white house is absolutely giggling. that's the only way i can describe it, i'm so elated about that

MLK BREAKFAST-VOTOPS-WIPE

THE BROTHERS OF ALPHA PHI ALPHA HOSTED A UNITY BREAKFAST TO COMMERATE M-L-K DAY.

THE CARRIE ROBINSON CENTER IN FORT MYERS HOSTED IT THIS MORNING.

PUNTA GORDA MLK-NATVO-WIPE

IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY, DOZENS MARCHED THROUGH DOWNTOWN PUNTA GORDA CELEBRATING THE HOLIDAY.

THE THEME OF THIS YEAR'S ANNUAL PARADE: "PRESSING TOWARD THE MARK OF THE HIGH CALLING."

COLLIER MLK-VO-WIPE

AND IN COLLIER COUNTY --

COURTNEY AND I HAD THE HONOR OF EMCEEING THE N-DOUBLE-A-C-P'S 16TH ANNUAL M-L-K PARADE.

WE RODE IN THE PARADE.

THEN WE M-C'ED THE EVENT AT CAMBRIER PARK IN NAPLES.

COLLIER MLK-(2)SOTVO

12:24 That everyone should be treated equally no matter what color your skin is

10:45 That America is a great country and that we should really love this nation.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME UP OFTEN THIS MORNING --

EMS FOLKS TALK FUTURE-VO

COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEES ARE WORKING TO FIGHT PRIVATIZING PART OF E-M-S SERVICES.

THEY SAY THAT MEANS JOB CUTS.

EMS FOLKS TALK FUTURE-(2) SOTVO

there's a lot of concern over our future - over our jobs and what will happen to EMS. We have a lot of avenues to explore to take care of that.

Obviously there are issues in Lee County as far as billing and recovering fees. My thing is recovering fees to continue the great service EMS provides in Lee County.

IN THE NEXT MONTH.COUNTY ADMINISTRATORS WILL MEET WITH TWO COMPANIES INTERESTED IN COMING TO LEE COUNTY.

EAGLES NAMED-MITTO

JUST INTO THE NEWSROOM TONIGHT --

THE FAMOUS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA EAGLETS NOW HAVE NAMES!

MORE THAN FIVE MILLION PEOPLE HAVE VIEWED THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA EAGLE CAM ONLINE.

AND THEY WATCHED AS TWO BALD EAGLES -- OZZIE AND HARRIET -- GAVE BIRTH TO TWO LITTLE EAGLETS.

AND TONIGHT -- THEY HAVE NAMES.

HOPE AND HONOR.

WITH 35-HUNDRED VOTES CAST, THOSE TWO NAMES CAME OUT ON TOP.

THE NEWS CAME OUT ON THE CAMERA'S TWITTER PAGE --

NEXT AT 7 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE ONE

MOTHERS ON A MISSION-- AND THEY MEAN BUSINESS.

HOW HUNDERED OF NEW YORK MOTHERS BANNED TOGETHER TO CRACK DOWN ON GUN VIOLENCE.

AND A BRUTAL ROBBERY, CAUGHT ON CAMERA.

HOW THESE CONVIENCE STORE EMPLOYEES MANAGED TO ESCAPE THE VICIOUS ATTACK.

TZ1 A) MILLION MOM MARCH-VO

TZ1 B) ROBBERY CAUGHT ON CAMERA-VO

BRITISH ALGERIA SURVIVOR-VO

SURVIVORS OF THE HOSTAGE MASSACRE IN ALGERIA ARE SPEAKING OUT ABOUT THEIR TERRIFING EXPERIENCE.

THE CLASH BETWEEN ALGERIAN MILITARY AND MILITANTS LEFT MORE THAN 80 PEOPLE DEAD.

BRITISH ALGERIA SURVIVOR-SOTVO

we were escorted out by what looked like their special forces, to be honest, they were very cautious because they didn't know if there were any terrorists around, so they were very cautious about taking us out and got us out quickly and safely."

MILLION MOM MARCH-VO

HUNDREDS OF NEW YORK MOTHERS TOOK TO THE STREETS--

CALLING FOR STRICKER GUN LAWS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

THE GROUP IS CALLED "ONE MILLION MOMS FOR GUN CONTROL".

IT WAS FORMED AFTER LAST MONTH'S TRAGIC SHOOTING IN NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT.

ROBBERY CAUGHT ON CAMERA-VO

A BRUTAL ATTACK--

CAUGHT ON CAMERA AS ARMED ROBBERS RANSACK A MASSACHUSETTS CONVENIENCE STORE.

THREE MEN BURST INTO THE STORE. POINTING GUNS AT THE OWNER AND HIS WIFE.

A SECURITY CAMERA CAPTURED THE SUSPECTS DRAGGING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ACROSS THE FLOOR.

THAT EMPLOYEE MANAGED TO GET AWAY WHEN POLICE ARRIVED, HIDING IN A FREEZER UNTIL THE MEN WERE ARRESTED.

BEGGING FOR A KIDNEY-VO

A BEAVERTON, OREGON MAN IS BEGGING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

BUT HE DOESN'T WANT YOUR CHANGE.

28-YEAR-OLD EARL MARTINEZ HAS BEEN WAITING MORE THAN A YEAR TO GET A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT.

HE NEEDS A DONOR.

SO, MARTINEZ DECIDED TO TRY AND FIND ONE BY HOLDING UP A SIGN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THAT SAYS SIMPLY READS 'NEED KIDNEY DONOR'.

NEXT AT 7 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE TWO

THERE'S A NEW PLAN TO BRING NEW LIFE TO DOWNTOWN CAPE CORAL.

WHAT IT IS AND HOW CITY LEADERS HOPE TO PAY FOR THE MASSIVE PROJECT.

WRESTLING A MASSIVE SHARK!

TZ2 A) CAPE CRA UPDATE-VO

TZ2 B) SHARK WRESTLER-VO

WEATHER-CLIP

WEATHER-PWC

SLIGHT COOL DOWN ON THE WAY

Over the past few days, the clouds have definitely won out over the sunshine, but that is all going to change as a swift moving cold front pushes over the area tonight.

So yes changes are looming for us. The cold front will traverse Southwest Florida and sweep away the clouds and humidity. Anticipate on cooler and drier air filtering down the peninsula during the afternoon. This will lead to a partly sunny day with temperatures in the mid 70s after starting off in the mid 50s.

A chilly dome of high pressure will build over Florida in the front's wake. It will push its way down the plains states and keep our skies mostly sunny with comfortable humidity levels through Thursday. We'll even have to break out the sweaters and jackets Wednesday and Thursday morning with lows dipping into the upper 40s to lower 50s.

Temperatures will continue to run in the 50s in the morning, but a gradual warming trend is expected from Thursday in the weekend. Highs will creep back into the upper 70s.

Another cold front is scheduled to pass through our part of the state early Saturday. It'll be a dry front meaning no showers are expected with it. In fact we're not forecasting any rain for the rest of the month!

WILD BOARS-VO

WILD HOGS. RUNNING RAMPANT.

THEY'RE NOT ONLY DESTROYING PARTS OF DESOTO COUNTY. THEY POSE A DANGEROUS THREAT.

TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT THESE WILD BOARS DO TO THE DEEP CREEK NEIGHBORHOOD.

RESIDENTS TELL US FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS.THEY'VE TRIED TO FIGHT THE WILD BOAR PROBLEM.

THE ANIMALS COME FROM THE DEEP CREEK PRESERVE IN DESOTO COUNTY.

WILD BOARS-SOTVO

"now you're not only dealing with the damage that's being done, you're dealing with the possible health hazard to humans and their animals

ACCORDING TO THE FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION, BRUCELLOSIS HAS FEVER-LIKE SYMPTOMS IN HUMANS.

PSEUDO-RABIES CAN KILL DOGS.

CAPE CRA UPDATE-VO

CAPE CORAL CITY LEADERS BELIEVE THEY HAVE A PLAN TO DRAW MORE ATTENTION TO DOWNTOWN CAPE CORAL.

THE STREETSCAPE PLAN INCLUDES ADDING BRICKS BETWEEN THE CURB AND PROPERTY LINES, PLUS ADDING BUMP OUTS TO SLOW DOWN TRAFFIC.

THE CITY WOULD ALSO IMPROVE LIGHTING.

THE PROJECT WOULD COST ROUGHLY 150 THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR AND WOULD COME FROM TAX DOLLARS AND THE C-R-A BUDGET.

CAPE CRA UPDATE-SOTVO

1:23 its changed over the time and the city spread out 1:29 so i dont know if there is a downtown like there used to be:31

ESC BUILDING DEMO-VO

ONE OF THE OLDEST BUILDINGS ON EDISON STATE COLLEGE'S COLLIER CAMPUS IS GETTING A 600-THOUSAND DOLLAR MAKEOVER.

THE ADMISSIONS BUILDING IS BEING CONVERTED INTO A STUDENT LIFE CENTER.

IT WILL HOUSE CLUBS, CLASSROOMS, AND A COMPUTER LAB.

IT'S PART OF A BIGGER EFFORT TO GROW THE CAMPUS AND KEEP UP WITH AN INCREASING NUMBER OF STUDENTS.

LOOSE LEMURS-VO

IT WAS A SCARY NIGHT FOR SOME NORTH MIAMI BEACH RESIDENTS AFTER TWO LEMURS GOT LOOSE, ONE OF THEM ATTACKING A LITTLE GIRL.

POLICE SAY THE PAIR GOT OUT OF THEIR CAGE AT THEIR OWNER'S HOME.

ONE OF THEM ATTACKED A LITTLE GIRL, SCRATCHING HER IN THE FACE, WHILE SHE WAS GETTING OUT A CAR WITH HER MOTHER.

THE CHILD WAS TREATED AT THE SCENE AND IS OKAY.

BOTH MONKEYS WERE EVENTUALLY CAPTURED.

SHARK WRESTLER-VO

A GRANDFATHER IS ATTRACTING ATTENTION IN AUSTRALIA FOR WRESTLING A SHARK AWAY FROM BEACHGOERS.

TAKE A LOOK.

THE SHARK WAS SPOTTED IN SHALLOW WATER NEAR THE BEACH.

THAT'S WHEN THE BRITISH TOURIST SPRUNG INTO ACTION. RUSHING IN BEFORE IT REACHED CHILDREN PLAYING NEARBY.

THE GRANDFATHER THEN PUSHED THE SHARK OUT TOWARDS OPEN WATER.

COMING UP NEXT-CLIP

TEASE THREE-POP

A LOCAL STAR IS HEADING TO THE SUPER BOWL. GATORS HAVE BEEN ROLLING SO FAR. DOMINATING THE SEC

TZ3 A-VO-DISS

TONIGHT AT 11 OPEN-CLIP

11PM TZ1) FIRST LADY FASHION-VOTOPS-WIPE

TONIGHT AT 11,

OUR COVERAGE OF PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SECOND INAUGURATION CONTINUES.

NOW IT'S TIME FOR A WARDROBE CHANGE.

11PM TZ2) SUBWAY RESCUE-VOTOPS

AND TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

A WOMAN COLLAPSED ONTO A SUBWAY TRACK.

HOW SOMEONE JUMPED INTO HARM'S WAY TO PULL HER TO SAFETY.

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

SUPER BOWL-POPMON

SUPER BOWL-VOTOPS

JIM AND JOHN HARBAUGH. THE HEAD COACHES OF THE TWO SUPER BOWL TEAMS. WHAT ARE THE ODDS OF THAT HAPPENING. NOT GOOD. IT'S NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE IN NFL HISTORY.

SUPER BOWL-SOTTOPS

CODY-VOTOPS

WITH BALITMORE IN THE SUPER BOWL. THAT MEANS RIVERDALE GRAD TERRANCE CODY IS IN AS WELL.

LIGHTNING RANGERS-POPMON

LIGHTNING RANGERS-VOTOPS

LETS GO TO LONG ISLAND

LIGHTNING AND ISLANDERS NOT FOOLING AROUND. 1 SECOND INTO THE GAME. A COUPLE FIGHTS BREAK OUT.

TAMPA LOSING THE BATTLE AND THE WAR. STEVEN STAMKOS FINDS THE BACK OF THE NET. 4-3. ISLANDERS.

FLORIDA GATORS-VOTOPS

THE FLORIDA GATORS HAVE BEEN STEAMROLLING THROUGH THE SEC. A PERFECT 4-0 WITH THEIR AVERAGE MARGIN OF VICTORY. 26 POINTS.

FLORIDA GATORS-SOTTOPS

KNICKS NETS-VOTOPS

HOW ABOUT A LITTLE DAY BASKETBALL. NETS AND KNICKS.

NETS ROCK. CHRIS HUMPHRIES STRAIGHT DOWN BROADWAY FOR THE FLUSH. NETS. UP. 5.

AUSSIE OPEN-VOTOPS

FINAL STOP. MELBOURNE. FOR THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN.

SERENA WILLIAMS LOOKING FOR HER 3RD STRAIGHT GRAND SLAM TITLE

HAD LITTLE TROUBLE IN THE 3RD ROUND. BEATING. AYUMI MORITA. IN STRAIGHT SETS. 6-1, 6-3

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