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ALLYSON ADLIB

MOS - Minneapolis

"I DON'T WANT TO GO OUT OF THE HOUSE."

MOS - Cute little girl

"REALLY COLD."

WE DEFINITELY CAN'T COMPLAIN.

BECAUSE IT'S *DANGEROUSLY COLD ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING WELL BELOW ZERO.

DETAILS ON THIS POLAR PLUNGE.

AND A HEARTBREAKING UPDATE --

IN THAT TRAGIC CRASH ALONG ALLIGATOR ALLEY.

A FATHER LOSES HIS WHOLE FAMILY.

HIS WIFE. AND TWO SMALL DAUGHTERS. KILLED IN THAT WRECK.

WE TALK TO FRIENDS OF THE FAMILY.

NATS- INAUGURATION-- HOME OF THE BRAVVVEEE

IT'S A NATIONAL DEBATE!

DID BEYONCE LIP-SYNC THE 'STAR-SPANGLED BANNER'???

ABC7 SORTS THROUGH THE RUMORS.

AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE STAR'S CAREER.

THAT'S NEXT,

WX HL-WX WALL

HL1) COLD WEATHER-SOTVO

HL2) ALLEY CRASH LATEST-VO-WIPE

HL3) BEYONCE LIP SYNC-SOTVO

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIPTOPS

TOSS TO ALLYSON-2SHOT

FRIGID TEMPERATURES FROM THE NORTH.

SENDS COLD WEATHER TO SOUTH FLORIDA.

GOOD MORNING,

THANKS FOR WATCHING ABC-7.

I'M LINH BUI.

AND IM CHANCE SEALES.

MANY STATES ARE FROZEN SOLID.

FIRST WEATHER-WX CENTER

The blanket of clouds we had around for most of our Tuesday will gradually start to diminish this morning, eventually giving way to a lot more sunshine for our Wednesday.

We'll likely see some of those thin wispy clouds around early on today, but look for increasing sunshine as the day progresses.

Temperatures are starting noticeably cooler this morning with readings as low as the 40s northward and deeper inland, and even with the added sunshine today, daytime highs should only warm into the mid 70s.

Winds will be a little on the breezy side through the day, which will make the air feel cooler at times-especially during the morning.

Something else you'll likely notice is how dry the air feels, and with such low humidity levels in place, rain is not in our forecast.

Tonight will likely be the coolest night of the week as temperatures drop into the upper 40s across urban Southwest Florida and down to the low 40s and upper 30s in some of the inland cold spots.

By Thursday and Friday, temperatures will be on the upward trend as we warm to the mid to upper 70s. Our sky should stay mostly sunny for the next several days, so cloud cover shouldn't be an issue all the way through the upcoming weekend.

The weekend is actually shaping up to be quite nice with highs close to 80 along with comfortable humidity. A weak cool front will attempt to push through late Saturday into Sunday, but some of the long-range forecast models now indicate this front will do very little to cool us off.

COLD WEATHER-2SHOT

THE COLD WEATHER ISN'T JUST AFFECTING US -- IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

BITING TEMPS ARE GRIPPING THE COUNTRY.

MORE THAN 100 MILLION PEOPLE WAKE UP IN AN ICE-BOX,

THAT'S BEING BLAMED FOR AT LEAST FOUR DEATHS.

COLD WEATHER-PKG

Across the nation, it's bitterly cold. And in some places DANGEROUSLY cold.

MOS - Minneapolis

"I DON'T WANT TO GO OUT OF THE HOUSE."

MOS - Cute little girl

"REALLY COLD."

This morning, wind chill advisories have been posted in 15 states --

from the Dakotas to Virginia.

On Tuesday, the temperature in major cities across the Midwest dropped

to near or below zero. The wind chill.50 below in Maine to 10 below in

North Carolina.

Around the Great Lakes -- minus 40. Colder than the North Pole.

MOS -Colleen Isaac - Chicago

"IT IS LIKE NEEDLES STICKING IN YOUR FACE."

This isn't even the worst of the weather.

Meteorologists say the Great Lakes, New England and the mid-Atlantic are

looking at even colder conditions and more snow for much of the week.

The frigid temperatures are tough to bear.

This woman in Westland, Michigan woke up to no running water.

MOS Kacee Roberts - Michigan

"IT MUST'VE FROZE FAST. BECAUSE I HAD IT WORKING LAST NIGHT, PROBABLY AROUND

EIGHT O'CLOCK."

The arctic blast brought in blinding snow.

Whiteout conditions became hazardous in Ohio.

More than 150 vehicles got tangled up in three major pileups.

MOS

"YOU CAN'T SEE IN FRONT OF YOU, YOU CAN'T SEE THE CARS."

Lake-effect snow is a nightmare in parts of central New York with more on

the way.

An emergency parking ban is in effect in the city of Oswego.

People working outside in these conditions -- like construction workers,

for example -- face the danger of hypothermia, frostbite, and even

cold-air asthma.

SOT Dr. Chadd Nesbit / West Penn Hospital

"PRETTY QUICKLY YOU CAN START TO EXPERIENCE SYMPTOMS OF FROSTBITE, WITHIN 5

COLD WEATHER-TAG

THAT WAS A-B-C'S TAHMAN BRADLEY

DOCTORS SAY THE BEST THING TO DO IS WEAR LAYERS.

KINGS HIGHWAY ACCIDENT-BREAKING NEWS

KINGS HIGHWAY ACCIDENT-TOP SS

ABC-7 HAS BREAKING NEWS FOR YOU THIS MORNING.

AN ACCIDENT ALONG KINGS HIGHWAY NEAR I-75 IN PORT CHARLOTTE SENDS ONE MAN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH LIFE THEREATENING INJURIES.

2 VEHICLES COLLIDED AROUND 6:45 THIS MORNING.

THREE PEOPLE IN THE SECOND VEHICLE WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AS WELL.

THEY'RE IN STABLE CONDITION.

RIGHT NOW, KINGS HIGHWAY IS OPEN BUT TRAFFIC IS TRAVELING SLOWLY AND THERE ARE HEAVY BACK-UPS.

BONITA CAR FIRE FATAL-OC VO

DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW ---

A CAR CRASHS -- CREATES AN INFERNO.

THE VICTIM WAS SO BADLY BURNED --- INVESTIGATORS CAN'T I-D THE BODY YET. OR THE CAR INVOLVED.

CHECK OUT THE CRASH SCENE OVERNIGHT -- IN BONITA SPRINGS.

OUR CREWS WERE KEPT BACK FROM THE CRASH SITE.

BONITA CAR FIRE FATAL ANIMAP-VOTOPS

DEPUTIES SAY THE CAR CRASHED, HIT SOME TREES AND CAUGHT FIRE.

HERE'S A BETTER IDEA OF WHERE THIS HAPPENED. OFF WELLFIELD ROAD --- NEAR THE "LIBERTY YOUTH RANCH" IN BONITA SPRINGS.

THIS AREA IS DESOLATE --- WITH JUST A ONE LANE GRAVEL ROAD.

DEATH INVESTIGATION BONITA SPRINGS-SS VO

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES INVESTIGATE *HOW DARLA MILLER DIED.

SOMEONE DISCOVERED THE 22-YEAR-OLD'S BODY SATURDAY IN THE WOODS,

ACROSS FROM A MOBILE HOME PARK IN BONITA SPRINGS.

INVESTIGATORS WENT BACK OUT TO THAT PARK YESTERDAY --

LOOKING FOR MORE CLUES.

NEIGHBORS TELL US --

INVESTIGATORS TOOK TWO PEOPLE IN FOR QUESTIONING.

BUT MADE NO ARRESTS.

ALLEY CRASH LATEST-2SHOT-VO

SAD NEWS THIS MORNING ABOUT A HEARTBREAKING STORY.

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS BEGIN FOR A MOTHER AND HER TWO, YOUNG DAUGHTERS.

AFTER A TRAGIC CRASH ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY.

THE OTHER LITTLE GIRL INVOLVED IN THAT ACCIDENT HAS DIED.

4 YEAR OLD MADISON DOUGLAS. WEARING PINK IN THIS PICTURE.

WAS TAKEN OFF LIFE SUPPORT LAST NIGHT.

DOCTORS SAID THERE WAS NO CHANCE OF RECOVERY.

SHE SUFFERED SEVERE BRAIN DAMAGE,

FROM BEING TRAPPED UNDERWATER.

HER MOTHER, 33 YEAR OLD CECILIA, AND 3 YEAR OLD SISTER RYLEE DIED ON MONDAY.

THEIR CAR WAS STUCK UPSIDE DOWN IN THE WATER FOR THIRTY MINUTES.

BEFORE RESCUE CREWS COULD PULL THEM OUT.

CREWS TELLS US --- CECILIA HAD JUST UNBUCKLED THE GIRLS SEAT BELTS TO SAVE THEM --- BEFORE SHE LOST CONSCIOUSNESS.

ALLEY CRASH LATEST-SOTVO

Donald eagle, family friend

32:52 his faith will carry him through this but it's still something hell have to grow and learn and become a different kind of man from bc the family that was always there for him is no longer there 08

THE FUNERALS WILL TAKE PLACE -- IN THE FAMILY'S HOME TOWN OF EUSTIS IN CENTRAL FLORIDA.

FRIENDS HAVE SET UP A FUND TO HELP PAY FOR FUNERAL COSTS.

TOOLS TO SURVIVE-VO

ABC7 DID SOME RESEARCH.

AND FOUND --

IT'S NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO SURVIVE A WATER-CRASH.

TO IMPROVE YOUR ODDS,

FIRST RESPONDERS SAY YOU NEED THE PROPER TOOLS.

AND YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO *RIGHT AWAY.

LAW ENFORCEMENT AND AUTO CLUBS LIKE TRIPLE-A --

EDUCATE DRIVERS ON TOOLS THEY CAN USE TO SURVIVE A CRASH.

WHERE THE ONLY WAY OUT.

TOOLS TO SURVIVE-SOTVO WIPE

32: "Some people carry the small extrication hammers that shatter glass and cut seat belts and so forth." Asst. Chief Nolan Sapp, Golden Gate Fire

"TRIPLE A" SELLS SOMETHING CALLED A "LIFE HAMMER."

BUT F-H-P TROOPERS SAY THERE ARE OTHER TOOLS IN THE CAR.

TOOLS TO SURVIVE-SOTVO

18:00 "A female is wearing a heel, a shoe she can use the heel, some seat rests, head rests come out of the back rest of seat." Greg Bueno, FHP

EXPERTS SAY ONE OF THE BEST THINGS YOU CAN DO?

KEEP CALM AND STAY FOCUSED.

THAT'S YOUR BEST CHANCE OF SURVIVAL,

TEACHER PAY HIKE-OTS VOWIPE

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT WILL UNVEIL A PROPOSAL TODAY --- FOR AN ACROSS-THE-BOARD TEACHER PAY *INCREASE.

EDUCATORS HAD MIXED REACTIONS.

EARLIER THIS MONTH, SCOTT SAID HE HOPES LAWMAKERS --- WILL AGAIN INCREASE SPENDING IN THE K THROUGH 12 EDUCATION BUDGET.

TEACHER PAY HIKE-SOTVOWIPE

Without any details and just a concept, really hard to speculate. Do I have a lick if faith in it, not really.

LEE CHARTER SCHOOL F GRADE-VO

ANOTHER LOCAL CHARTER SCHOOL WILL CLOSE ITS DOORS,

AFTER RECEIVING ANOTHER FAILING GRADE.

THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD VOTED TO TERMINATE THE CONTRACT --

FOR LEE CHARTER ACADEMY IN FORT MYERS.

THAT MAKES *FIVE CHARTER SCHOOL CLOSURES THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

THE SCHOOL HAS 14 DAYS TO REQUEST A HEARING --

SCHOOL SAFETY BILL-VOTOPS

STATE LEADERS HAVE A NEW PLAN TO INCREASE SCHOOL SECURITY --- USING TAX MONEY COLLECTED FROM THE SALE OF GUNS AND AMMUNITION.

THAT MONEY WOULD GO INTO A "SAFE SCHOOLS TRUST FUND" --- UNDER LEGISLATION FILED YESTERDAY.

ANOTHER NEW BILL WOULD BAN GUNS WITHIN 500 FEET OF A SCHOOL.

DEBT CEILING VOTE-INTRO

BORROW MORE MONEY.

OR *DON'T BORROW?

THAT'S THE QUESTION IN WASHINGTON TODAY.

A VOTE - TO RAISE THE DEBT CEILING - WITH A SWEETENER TO DO WHAT HASN'T BEEN DONE IN YEARS.

GET AMERICA ON A BUDGET.

DEBT CEILING VOTE-PKG

TODAY'S VOTE WOULD RAISE THE DEBT CEILING - ALLOWING MORE BORROWING THROUGH SPRING TO PAY AMERICA'S BILLS.

AND IT CUTS PAY FOR LAWMAKERS IF THEY CAN'T PASS A BUDGET BY TAX TIME - APRIL 15TH.

Ohio:13-:16

"Most Americans believe if you don't do your job you shouldn't get paid."

Massachusetts:17-:20

"I'm tired of government governing by gimmicks. This is kind of another gimmick."

THE SENATE HASN'T PASSED A BUDGET IN ALMOST FOUR YEARS.

California:24-:27

"The last time they passed a budget the i-Pad hadn't even been introduced."

PAUL RYAN WILL DRAFT THE REPUBLICAN BUDGET - LIKELY WITH DEEPER CUTS THAN THE ONE HE OFFERED LAST YEAR.

THAT'S A CARROT TO GET CONSERVATIVES TO GO ALONG, BUT SOME STILL WANT TO SEE CUTS FIRST.

Alabama:39-:44

"I will not vote to raise the debt ceiling unless significant efforts are made to fix the underlying problem."

SENATE DEMOCRATS HINT THEY WILL PASS A BUDGET, BUT NOT NECESSARILY SOON:

/ Sen. Majority Leader:50-:52

"We'll approach that when we need to."

THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS EVEN THOUGH IT'S SHORT TERM, THE PRESIDENT WILL SIGN IT.

"The debt ceiling ought not to be political football."

DEBT CEILING VOTE-TAG

THAT WAS TRACIE POTTS REPORTING.

STILL UNKNOWN:

IF TODAY'S VOTE --- A TEMPORARY EXTENSION TO BORROW MORE MONEY -

TEASE ONE-ON CAM

IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO UPGRADE YOUR CAR.

*NOW MIGHT BE THE RIGHT TIME TO BUY!

THE MAGIC WORDS --

YOU COULD SAVE MONEY!

PLUS-TWO RIVAL WIRELESS COMPANIES.

MAY SOON BE ONE.

TZ1 A(CAR LOAN RATES)-VOTOPS

TZB1) BIG BUY-VOTOPS

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.

The blanket of clouds we had around for most of our Tuesday will gradually start to diminish this morning, eventually giving way to a lot more sunshine for our Wednesday.

We'll likely see some of those thin wispy clouds around early on today, but look for increasing sunshine as the day progresses.

Temperatures are starting noticeably cooler this morning with readings as low as the 40s northward and deeper inland, and even with the added sunshine today, daytime highs should only warm into the mid 70s.

Winds will be a little on the breezy side through the day, which will make the air feel cooler at times-especially during the morning.

Something else you'll likely notice is how dry the air feels, and with such low humidity levels in place, rain is not in our forecast.

Tonight will likely be the coolest night of the week as temperatures drop into the upper 40s across urban Southwest Florida and down to the low 40s and upper 30s in some of the inland cold spots.

By Thursday and Friday, temperatures will be on the upward trend as we warm to the mid to upper 70s. Our sky should stay mostly sunny for the next several days, so cloud cover shouldn't be an issue all the way through the upcoming weekend.

The weekend is actually shaping up to be quite nice with highs close to 80 along with comfortable humidity. A weak cool front will attempt to push through late Saturday into Sunday, but some of the long-range forecast models now indicate this front will do very little to cool us off.

CAR LOAN RATES-INTRO

GOOD NEWS IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A NEW CAR.

YOU MIGHT SAVE SOME CASH.

INTEREST RATES ARE LOWER THAN EVER.

HELPING CAR SALES-PEOPLE.

*AND CONSUMERS.

CAR LOAN RATES-PKG

SANDY SILVERS AND MARCIA FIELD WALK AROUND THE USED CAR LOT LOOKING FOR A DEAL.

THEY FOUND A 2011 HONDA THAT MAY DO THE TRICK. BUT IT'S NOT JUST THE CAR THAT CAUGHT THEIR ATTENTION. IT'S ALSO THE INTEREST RATE.

"Well it brings down the cost on the monthly payment, it's just as simple as that."

TODAY, SHOPPERS WITH GOOD CREDIT ARE FINDING FINANCING FOR USED CARS UNDER 4 PERCENT, NEW CARS FOR LESS THAN 2 PERCENT. THAT WAS UNHEARD OF A FEW YEARS AGO'S AT MANY CAR LOTS AND CREDIT UNIONS. SO DO LOW INTEREST RATES BRING OUT MORE SHOPPERS?

"I mean they're not the deciding factor, I mean the car itself I think is the deciding factor. I mean when we had 7 and 8 and 9 percent loans we were selling cars too. but i mean it's just an added incentive which brings more people out."

J-P BO SAYS THESE ARE SOME OF THE LOWEST RATES HE'S SEEN IN HIS 31 YEARS ON THE CAR LOT. IT EVEN ENCOURAGES SOME BUYERS TO UPGRADE A BIT.

"When you were paying 7 or 8 percent interest you might look for a less expensive car. Now you're paying 1 point 9, as a reward for your good credit, you can get more car."

"Not only are these low rates getting people to the car lot, but if you want to keep your payments down, you can extend your loan even longer."

"To keep your payments lower you'll do the 7 years loan , it's available where it never used to be."

CAR LOAN RATES-TAG

THAT WAS BOB HANSEN REPORTING.

BIG BUY-VO

AT&T IS BUYING ALL-TEL'S U-S WIRELESS OPERATIONS --- FOR 780-MILLION DOLLARS.

THAT INCLDUES THE NETWORK, RETAIL STORES, AND ALMOST 600,000 CUSTOMERS.

IF APPROVED BY FEDERAL REGULATORS.

DEALS TARGETED-VO

THERE ONE DEAL YOU *WON'T FIND ON GROUPON ANYMORE.

THE POPULAR WEB COUPON SITE.

HAS *STOPPED OFFERING *GUN-RELATED DEALS.

SO NO MORE DISCOUNTS FOR SHOOTING RANGES OR CLASSES.

THE COMPANY DID NOT SPECIFY ITS MOTIVES.

BUT CITED RECENT CUSTOMER AND MERCHANT FEEDBACK.

GUN ENTHUSIASTS SAY GROUPON IS BOWING TO PUBLIC PRESSURE,

MORE BLOCKBUSTERS TO CLOSE-VO

BLOCKBUSTER PLANS TO CLOSE MORE STORES.

DISH NETWORK SAYS IT WILL CLOSE SOME 300 STORES ACROSS THE U-S.

TARGETED STORES ARE EITHER UNDER PERFORMING OR NEAR THE END OF THEIR LEASE.

THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE STORES HAS NOT BEEN REVEALED.

TEASE TWO-ON CAM

IF YOU ARE NOT CATCHING ENOUGH ZZZ'S AT NIGHT.

IT COULD HURT YOUR *PARTNER.

WHEN ABC-7 RETURNS HEAR HOW NOT GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP.

TZ2 B (SLEEP ROMANCE-VOTOPS

LEE SCHOOL EMPLOYEE CLINIC-VO

THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT MIGHT GET AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH CLINIC.

IT WOULD BE LOCATED AT DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS,

ON COLONIAL BOULEVARD.

RIGHT NOW, THE SCHOOL BOARD IS DECIDING WHETHER IT MAKES FINANCIAL SENSE.

IT WOUD COST ANYWHERE FROM 200 THOUSAND DOLLARS. TO NEARLY FOUR MILLION.

EMPLOYEES, FAMILIES AND SOME RETIREES WOULD USE THE CLINIC --

FOR X-RAYS, MAMMOGRAMS, PHYSICALS AND LAB WORK.

LEE SCHOOL EMPLOYEE CLINIC-SOTVO

There are a lot of questions I have. I was looking for large savings. I didn't hear it.

START-UP COSTS AND FIRST YEARS SALARIES FOR THE CLINIC --

ARE ESTIMATED AT ABOUT ONE MILLION DOLLARS.

ALCOHOL SLEEP-VO

USING ALCOHOL TO HELP YOU SLEEP -- MAY HAVE THE OPPOSITE EFFECT.

RESEARCHERS FIND -- ALCOHOL LEADS TO A DEEPER SLEEP AT FIRST,

BUT CAUSES DISRUPTED SLEEP LATER.

PLUS, SNORING AND POOR BREATHING,

SLEEP ROMANCE-VO

*NOT GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP --

COULD HARM YOUR ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS.

RESEARCHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY.

HAD 60 COUPLES KEEP SLEEP DIARIES,

THEN VIDEOTAPED THEM,

WHILE THEY PERFORMED A PROBLEM-SOLVING TASK.

THOSE WHO SLEPT THE *LEAST.

WERE *LESS LIKELY TO USE WORDS LIKE "PLEASE" AND "THANK YOU" DURING THE TASK.

AND THOSE WHO SLEPT MORE THAN SEVEN HOURS.

TEASE THREE-2-SHOT

STILL AHEAD ON ABC7 NEWS AT NINE --

NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE DAVID PATREAUS SCANDAL.

A TOP GENERAL. HAS BEEN CLEARED.

AFTER GETTING CAUGHT UP IN THE REAL-LIFE SOAP OPERA.

WE'RE FOLLOWING THE INVESTIGATION.

ALSO -- ANOTHER SCHOOL SHOOTING.

THIS TIME AT A COLLEGE IN TEXAS.

TZ 3A PETRAEUS SCANDAL-VO-WIPE

TZB TEXAS COLLEGE SHOOTING-VOTOPS-WIPE

TZ3C NOTRE DAM SCANDAL-VOTOPS

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIP

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-SAT 3 TOPS

ABC7 TAKES YOU LIVE TO THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

FOR THE START OF THE TRADING DAY.

AND THIS MORNING -- STOCK FUTURES ARE FLAT AHEAD OF THE OPENING BELL.

INVESTORS ARE WAITING FOR THE NEXT ROUND OF CORPORATE RESULTS.

ON TAP TODAY?

U-S AIRWAYS.

MCDONALDS.

APPLE.

AND NETFLIX.

TS1 KINGS HIGHWAY CRASH-TOPVO-TRX

AN ACCIDENT ALONG KINGS HIGHWAY NEAR I-75 IN PORT CHARLOTTE SENDS ONE MAN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH LIFE THEREATENING INJURIES.

2 VEHICLES COLLIDED AROUND 6:45 THIS MORNING.

THREE PEOPLE IN THE SECOND VEHICLE WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AS WELL.

THEY'RE IN STABLE CONDITION.

RIGHT NOW, KINGS HIGHWAY IS OPEN BUT TRAFFIC IS TRAVELING SLOWLY AND THERE ARE HEAVY BACK-UPS.

TS2) BONITA DEATH INVESTIGATION-TOPVO-TRX

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT -- HOW A 22-YEAR OLD WOMAN DIED.

SOMEONE DISCOVERED DARLA MILLER'S BODY SATURDAY IN THE WOODS -- ACROSS FROM A MOBILE HOME PARK IN BONITA SPRINGS.

INVESTIGATORS WENT BACK OUT TO THAT PARK YESTERDAY -- LOOKING FOR MORE CLUES.

NEIGHBORS TELL US INVESTIGATORS TOOK TWO PEOPLE IN FOR QUESTIONING.

BUT NO ARRESTS.

TS3) ALLEY CRASH LATEST-SSTOPS

A HEART BREAKING UPDATE --

TO THAT TRAGIC ALLIGATOR ALLEY CRASH.

FOUR-YEAR-OLD MADISON DOUGLAS -- PICTURED HERE IN PINK --

WAS TAKEN OFF LIFE SUPPORT LAST NIGHT.

SHE SUFFERED BRAIN DAMAGE,

AFTER BEING TRAPPED UNDERWATER FOR 30 MINUTES.

HER MOTHER -- 33 YEAR OLD CECILIA -- AND HER SISTER -- 3 YEAR OLD RYLEE.

TOSS TO ALLYSON-2SHOT

FRIGID TEMPERATURES FROM THE NORTH.

SENDS COLD WEATHER TO SOUTH FLORIDA.

GOOD MORNING,

THANKS FOR WATCHING ABC-7.

I'M LINH BUI.

AND IM CHANCE SEALES.

MANY STATES ARE FEELING THE COLDEST WEATHER -- THEY'VE SEEN IN YEARS.

WEATHER-WX CENTER

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.

The blanket of clouds we had around for most of our Tuesday will gradually start to diminish this morning, eventually giving way to a lot more sunshine for our Wednesday.

We'll likely see some of those thin wispy clouds around early on today, but look for increasing sunshine as the day progresses.

Temperatures are starting noticeably cooler this morning with readings as low as the 40s northward and deeper inland, and even with the added sunshine today, daytime highs should only warm into the mid 70s.

Winds will be a little on the breezy side through the day, which will make the air feel cooler at times-especially during the morning.

Something else you'll likely notice is how dry the air feels, and with such low humidity levels in place, rain is not in our forecast.

Tonight will likely be the coolest night of the week as temperatures drop into the upper 40s across urban Southwest Florida and down to the low 40s and upper 30s in some of the inland cold spots.

By Thursday and Friday, temperatures will be on the upward trend as we warm to the mid to upper 70s. Our sky should stay mostly sunny for the next several days, so cloud cover shouldn't be an issue all the way through the upcoming weekend.

The weekend is actually shaping up to be quite nice with highs close to 80 along with comfortable humidity. A weak cool front will attempt to push through late Saturday into Sunday, but some of the long-range forecast models now indicate this front will do very little to cool us off.

CLINTON SPEAKS-BREAKING

CLINTON SPEAKS-VO

HILARY CLINTON HEADS TO CAPITOL HILL.

SECRETARY CLINTON WILL TESTIFY BEFORE --- THE HOUSE AND SENATE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEES.

SHE'LL BE QUESTIONED ABOUT THE THE SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH, 2012 ATTACK --- IN BENGHAZI, THAT KILLED AMBASSADOR CHRIS STEVENS.

CLINTON WAS SCHEDULED TO TESTIFY IN DECEMBER,

PETRAEUS SCANDAL-2SHOT

AN UPDATE NOW ON THAT SEX SCANDAL --

WHICH COST C-I-A DIRECTOR DAVID PETRAEUS HIS JOB.

SO MANY PEOPLE WERE CAUGHT UP IN THAT STORY.

INCLUDING THE TOP AMERICAN COMMANDER IN AFGHANISTAN.

BUT GENERAL JOHN ALLEN --

HAS NOW BEEN CLEARED OF ANY WRONG-DOING.

PETRAEUS SCANDAL-PKG

For years---General John Allen had a pristine reputation -- that is--- UNTIL

the FALLOUT--- over the CIA DIRECTOR sex scandal in November THREATENED to

MAKE ALLEN's career COLLATERAL DAMAGE.

NATS ALLEN TALKING

The allegation: that Allen had been allegedly exchanging inappropriate

emails with Jill Kelley, the Tampa socialite who had been harrassed by--

Paula Broadwell--- the woman who had an affair with Petreaus.

Suddenly the story had growing NATIONAL SECURITY IMPLICATIONS and Allen's

career was in JEOPARDY. He had just been nominated to be NATO SUPREME

ALLIED COMMANDER in EUROPE.

LITTLE SOT: the Secretary has asked the President, and the President has

agreed, to put his nomination on hold.

But Allen maintained he had done nothing wrong and the administration urged

caution.

CARNEY SOT: I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE PRESIDENT THINKS VERY HIGHLY OF GENERAL

ALLEN AND HIS SERVICE TO HIS COUNTRY.

PANETTA SOT: No one should leap to any conclusions here

That assessment was apparently wise. The PENTAGON LAST NIGHT issued a

statement that Allen has been cleared by a military Inspector General.

Allen's nomination could be back on track soon.

As for Jill Kelley, in new op-ed published in the Washington Post, she and

her husband call suggestions of an affair with ALLEN "painful." and ".

preposterous."

Kelley said that and other misleading "junk reporting" has been "emotionally

exhausting and damaging" to her family.

PETRAEUS SCANDAL-TAG

THAT WAS A-B-C'S PIERRE THOMAS.

PETRAEUS LATER RESIGNED FROM HIS POST,

NRA RESPONSE TO INAUGURATION-VO-WIPE

THIS MORNING THE N-R-A IS RESPONDING TO PARTS OF PRESIDENT OBAMA'S INAUGURAL ADDRESS.

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT WAYNE LAPIERE -- MADE THE STATEMENTS DURING AN AWARDS CEREMONY LAST NIGHT.

NRA RESPONSE TO INAUGURATION-SOT OC

"Mr. President, you might think calling us "absolutists" is clever way of name-calling without using names. But if THAT is absolutist, then we are as absolutist as our founding fathers and the framers of our United States Constitution and we are PROUD of it!"

BP MOMENT OF SILENCE-VO

THERE WILL BE A MOMENT OF SILENCE TODAY --

HONORING THE VICTIMS OF THAT TERRORIST ATTACK IN ALGERIA.

IT HAPPENED AT A B-P GAS PLANT.

JUST ONE WEEK AGO TODAY --

ISLAMIST MILITANTS STORMED THE PLANT.

USING EXPLOSIVES --

AND KILLING DOZENS

AT LEAST 38 PEOPLE DIED --

TX COLLEGE SHOOTING-VO WIPE

A COLLEGE CAMPUS NEAR HOUSTON IS QUIET THIS MORNING,

AFTER A SHOOTING YESTERDAY.

INVESTIGATORS SAY --

IT *WAS NOT A *RANDOM SHOOTING.

LIKE WE'VE SEEN IN OTHER HIGH PROFILE SCHOOL SHOOTINGS.

IT STARTED AS A FIGHT BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE --

IN THE CENTER COURTYARD OF THE CAMPUS.

TX COLLEGE SHOOTING-SOTVO

we could hear them arguing. The shooter actually said I don't wanna fight you, I'm not trying to go to jail and he actually turned away from the situation. But whatever ticked him off, whatever they said, turned around, got it out of his back pack and started shooting."

AUTHORITIES SAY ONE OF THE TWO HAD A STUDENT I-D.

THEY ARE BOTH IN THE HOSPITAL WITH INJURIES.

A MAINTENANCE WORKER AT THE COLLEGE WAS ALSO HURT IN THE THE LEG,

LEHIGH SUSPECT WANTED-SS

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS MAN?

ACCORDING TO AUTHORITIES, HE'S ACCUSED OF STEALING A WALLET FROM A PERSON'S UNLOCKED CAR IN LEHIGH EARLIER THIS MONTH.

AUTHORITIES SAY HE THEN RACKED UP SEVERAL FRAUDULENT CHARGES AT VARIOUS AREA BUSINESSES.

THE MAN IS BELIEVED TO BE DRIVING A DARKER-COLORED, NEWER MODEL HYUNDAI AZERA.

IF YOU KNOW WHO HE IS, YOU ARE ASKED TO CALL CRIMESTOPPERS AT 1-800-780-TIPS.

GATOR CREEK MARINE BOAT FIRES-OC-VO

WE'RE LEARNING THE FIRE THAT DESTROYED *FOUR BOATS IN PUNTA GORDA.

WAS AN ACCIDENT.

LOOK AT THIS VIDEO.

INVESTIGATORS SAY AN ELECTRICAL SOURCE ON ONE OF THE BOATS.

SPARKED THE FLAMES.

IT HAPPENED SUNDAY AT GATOR CREEK MARINE.

FOUR BOATS WERE DESTROYED--

NOTRE DAME SCANDAL-1-SHOT POP

NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL STAR MANTI TE'O IS FINALLY BREAKING HIS SILENCE SINCE THE SCANDAL BROKE.

G-M-A HAS AN EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK AT HIS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED ON CAMERA INTERVIEW WITH KATIE COURIC THAT EVERYONE'S BEEN TALKING ABOUT.

HERE'S A SNEAK PEEK AT THE INTERVIEW.

NOTRE DAME SCANDAL-SOTVO

what would you do?

MORE OF THE INTERVIEW WILL AIR ON "WORLD NEWS WITH DIANE SAWYER"

AND "NIGHTLINE" TONIGHT.

TEASE FOUR-ON CAM

IT'S THE QUESTION ON MANY LIPS --

DID BEYONCE LIP SYNC THE NATIONAL ANTHEM???

ABC7 SORTS THROUGH ALL THE RUMORS.

AND THIS IS *NOT YOUR TYPICAL CRIME STORY.

A THIEF IN NORTH FORT MYERS.

TOTALLY NAKED.

WHAT THE HOMEOWNERS DID,

TZ4 A(BEYONCE LIP SYNC)-SOTVO

TZ4 B(NAKED THIEF)-VOTOPS

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

BEYONCE LIP SYNC-2SHOT POP

LET'S GET MORE NOW ON THAT BACKLASH OVER BEYONCE AT THE INAUGURAL --

DID SHE LIP SYNCH OR NOT?

DOES IT MATTER?

SO MANY RUMORS.

JUST WEEKS BEFORE HER BLOCKBUSTER SHOW AT THE SUPERBOWL.

BEYONCE LIP SYNC-PKG

SCRIPT:

SHE HAS ONE OF MUSIC'S MOST ANGELIC VOICES BUT FOR THE FIRST TIME, BEYONCE'S

NEARLY ANGELIC IMAGE IS TAKING A HIT.

ALL OF THAT POSITIVE POST-INAUGURATION BUZZ ABOUT THIS STAR SPANGLED

SERENADE.

IS NOW BEING OVERSHADOWED BY QUESTIONS OVER WHETHER SHE REALLY DID BELT IT

OUT LIVE OR LIP-SYNCED.

00:39:33

MANY MUSICAL ARTISTS COMPLAIN ABOUT SINGING IN COLD WEATHER BECAUSE IT HURTS

THEIR VOCAL CHORDS.SHE HAS TO BE CONCERNED WITH SOMETHING LIKE THAT.39:

03 SO YOU'RE NOT IMPREFECT IN FRONT OF THE PRESIDENT.

BUT IF IT WAS TOO COLD AT THE CAPITOL FOR BEYONCE, WHY WASN'T IT ALSO TOO

COLD FOR KELLY CLARKSON WHOSE SPOKESWOMAN TELLS ABC NEWS

DID SING LIVE?

IN THE PAST- SOME MUSICAL ACTS HAVE PULLED OFF FAKING IT AND HAD THEIR

CAREERS SURVIVE, OTHERS NOT SO MUCH.

CELLIST YO YO MA-ADMITS HE FUDGED HIS / PERFORMANCE DURING PRESIDENT OBAMA'

S 2009 INAUGURATION-SAYING IT WAS JUST TOO COLD TO / PLAY LIVE.

THEN THERE WAS THIS: / ASHLEY SIMPSON SEEMING CONFUSED ON SATURDAY NIGHT

LIVE. WHEN HER VOCAL TRACK -- FOR THE WRONG SONG -- STARTED PLAYING

IN THE CASE OF MILLI VANILLI IT WASN'T JUST THAT THEY WEREN'T SINGING IT

TURNS OUT THOSE WEREN'T EVEN THEIR REAL VOICES.

AS ALLEGATIONS STAR-SPANGLED LIP SYNCING SURFACEDTHESE PICTURES OF BEYONCE'S

NOW IN-FAMOUS MOMENT WERE SHOWN PROMINENTLY ON HER NEW BLOG

AND ON TUMBLR.BEYONCE PRACTICING JUST MOMENTS BEFORE HER PERFORMANCE.

BUT THIS MORNING WHILE THE PHOTOS ARE STILL THERE SO FAR SHE HAS YET TO

ADDRESS THE FLAP.

00:30:36:

BEYONCE HAS BEEN A PUBLIC RELATIONS GOLDEN GIRL FOR ALL OF HER CAREER.THIS

CONTROVERSY WON'T DO ANYTHING TO HER IMAGE

NEXT MONTH BEYONCE IS SLATED TO HEADLINE THE SUPERBOWL

WHERE, NO DOUBT ALL EYES WILL NOW BE FOCUSED ON HER LIPS.

BEYONCE LIP SYNC-TAG

THAT WAS CECELIA VEGA WITH THAT STORY.

PYTHON CHALLENGE UPDATE-OC-VO

SNAKE HUNTERS HAVE NOW CAUGHT 27 PYTHONS IN THE EVERGLADES -- AS PART OF THE 2013 PYTHON CHALLENGE.

RESEARCHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA -- ARE CHECKING OUT THE INVASIVE SNAKES.

THEY HOPE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PYTHONS HABITS.

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.

The blanket of clouds we had around for most of our Tuesday will gradually start to diminish this morning, eventually giving way to a lot more sunshine for our Wednesday.

We'll likely see some of those thin wispy clouds around early on today, but look for increasing sunshine as the day progresses.

Temperatures are starting noticeably cooler this morning with readings as low as the 40s northward and deeper inland, and even with the added sunshine today, daytime highs should only warm into the mid 70s.

Winds will be a little on the breezy side through the day, which will make the air feel cooler at times-especially during the morning.

Something else you'll likely notice is how dry the air feels, and with such low humidity levels in place, rain is not in our forecast.

Tonight will likely be the coolest night of the week as temperatures drop into the upper 40s across urban Southwest Florida and down to the low 40s and upper 30s in some of the inland cold spots.

By Thursday and Friday, temperatures will be on the upward trend as we warm to the mid to upper 70s. Our sky should stay mostly sunny for the next several days, so cloud cover shouldn't be an issue all the way through the upcoming weekend.

The weekend is actually shaping up to be quite nice with highs close to 80 along with comfortable humidity. A weak cool front will attempt to push through late Saturday into Sunday, but some of the long-range forecast models now indicate this front will do very little to cool us off.

NAKED TV THEIF-VO

A BIZARRE CRIME IN NORTH FORT MYERS.

THE SUSPECT WAS SPORTING HIS BIRTHDAY SUIT!

THE FAMILY INSIDE THIS OLD BAYSHORE ROAD HOME --

SAY THEY HEARD NOISES ON THE ROOF.

THEY WENT TO LOOK,

AND IT WAS A BURGLAR. COMPLETELY NAKED!

THEY TOLD DEPUTIES HE JUMPED TO THE GROUND.

RAN INTO THEIR HOME.

THEN GRABBED A T-V.

BUT DEPUTIES SAY THE WIFE QUICKLY GRABBED A GUN.

SHE FIRED THREE SHOTS, BUT MISSED.

THEN HER HUSBAND HELD HIM AT GUNPOINT,

NAKED TV THEIF-SOTVO

:20 "he's laying in my floor. he run in my ******* house naked hooting and hollering and tearing **** up."

DETECTIVES IDENTIFIED HIM AS 21 YEAR-OLD GREGORY BRUNI.

THEY TOOK HIM TO THE HOSPITAL INSTEAD OF JAIL,

CAPE CORAL BMX THEFT-VO WIPE

THIS MORNING A NON PROFIT NEEDS YOUR HELP.

THIEVES BROKE INTO THE CAPE CORAL B-M-X FACILITY -- OFF SKYLINE BOULEVARD.

AND STOLE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF FOOD AND EQUIPMENT.

THIEVES BROKE INTO THE CONCESSION STAND *TWICE THIS MONTH.

THE GROUP USES MONEY FROM THE STAND -- TO KEEP UP THE FACILITY AND PUT ON ACTIVITIES.

CAPE CORAL BMX THEFT-SOTVO

24:16 you got kids out here that are riding at night working up a thirst want to come over here and they cant get any soda or anything hurts them all 24:16-:25 tom lane/ cape coral bmx

IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A CHARITABLE DONATION --- THE PARK IS OPEN THURSDAYS AND SATURDAYS.

TRASH ON SKYLINE-VO-WIPE

SOME PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN SOUTHWEST CAPE CORAL.

SAY THEY'RE FED UP WITH FILTH.

THEY LIVE CLOSE TO SOUTHWEST 42ND TERRACE AND SKYLINE BOULEVARD.

THEY TELL A-B-C-7 --

PEOPLE LITTERING IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM,

THAT GETS WORSE EVERY DAY.

FROM ABANDONED FURNITURE TO FATTY FAST FOOD --

YOU DON'T NEED TO GO FAR TO SEE TRASH ALONG CITY STREETS.

TRASH ON SKYLINE-SOTVO

It does bother me to see that there is trash in the neighboring lots. I do feel like its partly my responsibility when I'm walking my dog to pick up the trash so it's a project I'm taking on

CURTIS SMITH-VOWIPE

A PORTION OF EVANS AVENUE IN FORT MYERS.

GETS A NEW NAME.

IT'S BEING CHANGED TO "CURTIS SMITH AVENUE".

SMITH WAS A LOCAL HERO.

WHILE WORKING AS A GROUNDSKEEPER --

HE TRIED TO SAVE TWO PEOPLE FROM DROWNING IN LAKE OKEECHOBEE.

BUT HE DIED IN THE PROCESS.

LAST NIGHT, HIS FAMILY WAS PRESENTED WITH A SMALLER VERISON OF THE STREET SIGNS.

AFTER MORE THAN A DECADE,

CURTIS SMITH-SOTVO

Louise Pope Curtis's Mother

"54:56 my son was a great man he was my hero and I feel like now he was at rest and to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord and i give thanks to the Lord for each and everyone of you" 55:06

COUNCILMEMBERS APPROVED THE CHANGE UNANIMOUSLY.

IT STRETCHES FROM MLK TO EDISON.

THAT'S THE PORTION THAT RUNS PARALLEL TO EVAN'S.

ZOMBIECON MONEY-VO

ZOMBIE-CON MIGHT BE DEAD.

BUT THE DEBT THEY OWE THE CITY OF FORT MYERS. IS STILL ALIVE.

THE PEOPLE WHO RUN THAT EVENT OWE FORT MYERS 15-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

THAT BILL COVERS SECURITY, TRASH AND CLEAN-UP.

ORGANIZERS SAY THEY'RE WORKING ON A PAYMENT PLAN.

BUT IF ZOMBI-CON DOESNT PAY UP --

THE CITY SAYS "THE DAY OF THE DEAD" WONT HAPPEN NEXT YEAR.

TEASE FIVE-ON CAM

TWITTER IS ONE MEASURE OF A CELEBRITY'S POPULARITY.

AND THERE'S A NEW TOP DOG.

HEAR HOW BIEBER-FEVER HAS INFECTED THE TWITTER-VERSE.

TZ5 A-VO

FINAL CHECK OF STOCKS-SAT 3 FULL

BEIBER NEW TOP TWEETER-VO

THERE'S A NEW RULER OF THE TWITTERVERSE.

JUSTIN BIEBER HAS DETHRONED LADY GAGA -- AS THE MOST FOLLOWED PERSON ON TWITTER.

AS OF TUESDAY, BIEBER HAD MORE THAN 33-MILLION-342-THOUSAND FOLLOWERS.

GAGA HAS ABOUT 33-MILLION-336-THOUSAND.

SHAKIRA GIVES BIRTH TO BABY BOY-VO

CONGRATULATIONS TO POP SINGER SHAKIRA.

SHE JUST GAVE BIRTH TO A BABY BOY.

HER SON MILAN WAS BORN IN BARCELONA, SPAIN.

WEIGHING IN AT ABOUT SIX POUNDS, SIX OUNCES.

THE DAD IS A SOCCER STAR,

WHO SHE'S BEEN DATING FOR TWO YEARS.

INSTEAD OF GIFTS FOR THEIR BABY,

THE DUO ASKS FOR DONATIONS TO UNICEF.

SAYING IT'S PART OF A "WORLD BABY SHOWER" --

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK TOUR-VOTOPS

BOY BAND LOVERS --- ARE GOING TO HAVE THE SUMMER OF A LIFETIME.

THE NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK ANNOUNCED THEY'RE HITTING THE ROAD -- WITH 98-DEGREES AND BOYZ II MEN.

NKOTB ALSO HAS A NEW ALBUM COMING OUT.

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIPTOPS

TS1) ALLEY CRASH UPDATE-VO-FSS

WE HAVE AN UPDATE TO A DEVASTING STORY --

A THIRD FAMILY MEMBER HAS DIED FROM A CRASH ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY.

4 YEAR OLD MADISON, PICTURED HERE IN PINK, WAS TAKEN OFF LIFE SUPPORT LAST NIGHT.

DOCTORS SAID THERE WAS NO CHANCE OF RECOVERY.

SHE SUFFERED SEVERE BRAIN DAMAGE,

FROM BEING TRAPPED UNDERWATER.

TS) BONITA DEATH INVESTIGATION-VO-TRX

THIS MORNING, LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE INVESTIGATING THE DEATH OF A 22-YEAR-OLD --

FOUND IN THE WOODS ACROSS FROM A MOBILE HOME PARK IN BONITA SPRINGS.

THEY'VE IDENTIFIED THE VICTIM AS 22-YEAR-OLD DARLA MILLER.

SO FAR, NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE --

KINGS HIGHWAY CRASH-VO-TRX

AN ACCIDENT ALONG KINGS HIGHWAY NEAR I-75 IN PORT CHARLOTTE SENDS ONE MAN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH LIFE THEREATENING INJURIES.

2 VEHICLES COLLIDED AROUND 6:45 THIS MORNING.

THREE PEOPLE IN THE SECOND VEHICLE WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AS WELL.

THEY'RE IN STABLE CONDITION.

RIGHT NOW, KINGS HIGHWAY IS OPEN BUT TRAFFIC IS TRAVELING SLOWLY AND THERE ARE HEAVY BACK-UPS.

TS4) DEBT CIELING-VO-TRX

A VOTE TO EXTEND THE DEBT CEILING -- IS HAPPENING TODAY.

THE HOUSE IS EXPECTED TO VOTE -- TO DELAY THE BARROWING DEADLINE -- UNTIL MAY.

CLOSE-2SH-AWS ANI

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