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HL2) CROSSDRESSING ID THEFT-SS-VO-WIPE

NOW AT 11 --

LEE COUNTY COPS SAY THESE MEN ARE CROSS-DRESSERS!

BUT THAT'S NOT WHY THEY'RE SPENDING TONIGHT IN JAIL!

HL1) TEACHER SEX-VOTOPS-WIPE

PLUS --

SHE'S A HOUSEHOLD NAME -- DEBRA LAFAVE -- THE FLORIDA TEACHER FOUND GUILTY OF HAVING SEX WITH HER STUDENT.

HL3) KIDS DON'T EAT-SOTVO

joan newman/ fort myers

28:39 I don't like to be in a restaurant where there is a screaming child, so this is very pleasant

AND --

YOU WON'T FIND SIGNS THAT SAY *KIDS EAT FREE AT THESE RESTAURANTS.

IN FACT, YOU WON'T FIND KIDS AT THESE RESTAURANTS *AT ALL.*

NEWS OPEN-CLIP

ALLEY FOLO-POP-VO-WIPE

NEW SINCE 7 --

WE WANTED TO SHARE BRAND NEW PICTURES OF FOUR-YEAR-OLD MADISON AND THREE-YEAR-OLD RYLEE DOUGLAS.

THEY'RE TOUGH TO LOOK AT.

.KNOWING THE TWO YOUNG GIRLS -- AND THEIR MOTHER CECILIA -- DIED THIS WEEK AFTER A CRASH ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY.

NEW TODAY -- A-B-C 7 INTERVIEWED THEIR PASTOR AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN IMMOKALEE.

ALLEY FOLO-SOTVO

"it's just devastating."

"when they made the announcement on the news there was an accident, I don't think any of us put it together until we heard the name."

NATHAN DOUGLAS IS THE LITTLE GIRL'S FATHER.

HIS DAD WAS ALSO A PASTOR.

BABY DEATH-SS-VO-WIPE

AT 11 -

A CHARLOTTE COUNTY FATHER NOW FACES CHARGES IN CONNECTION WITH HIS SON'S DEATH.

AUTHORITIES SAY HE LEFT A LOADED SEMI-AUTOMATIC HANDGUN IN A CLOSET --

HIS SON GOT IT -- AND HE SHOT HIMSELF.

24-YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER DAVIS TURNED HIMSELF IN TODAY.

AUTHORITIES ISSUED A WARRANT FOR HIS ARREST MORE THAN TWO MONTHS AFTER HIS 2-YEAR OLD DIED.

BABY DEATH-SOT-SS

Sheriff Bill Prummell, Charlotte County

"unfortunatley, now a family is grieving once again. First for the death

of a 3 year old child and now for the arrest and subsequent prosecution

of the father for his negligence which caused death of child."

DAVIS IS CHARGED WITH CULPABLE NEGLIGENCE, A FELONY.

GUN SAFETY-VO-WIPE

KEEPING YOUR GUNS SECURED PROPERLY WILL *NOT* JUST SAVE LIVES.

IT'S A FEDERAL LAW.

AND IT'S ALSO IN THE STATE'S WEAPONS CODE.

A-B-C 7 DUG DEEPER TONIGHT.

WE DISCOVERED ANYONE FOUND NOT PROPERLY STORING AND LOCKING THEIR GUNS AT THEIR HOUSE --

COULD FACE 60 DAYS IN JAIL.

THEY MIGHT HAVE TO PAY A THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE TOO.

SOME OPTIONS --

A LOCKED GUN RACK.

A LOCKBOX.

AND INDIVIDUAL GUN LOCKS.

GUN SAFETY-SOTVO

JOSH HACKMAN, FOWLER FIREARMS: if the children are old enough bring them to the range let them experience it so they know what its like so they just don't experience it on tv

PHARMACY RAID-TCMON-VO-TCMON

A RAID AT A PHARMACY CHAIN.

FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A WEEK.

AND NEW AT 11 - WE KNOW FEDERAL AGENTS SEIZED CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.

A-B-C SEVEN'S CAMERAS ROLLED AS AGENTS REMOVED-BOX-AFTER-BOX FROM THE SUNSHINE PHARMACY.

AGENTS ARE LOOKING FOR EVIDENCE IN A MEDICARE FRAUD INVESTIGATION.

SUNSHINE OWNER DEL PARRISH AND HIS MOTHER PATRICIA ARE BEING INVESTIGATED FOR ENGAGING IN A SCHEME TO DEFRAUD MEDICARE.

ABC7 DID CALL THEM AND KNOCKED ON THEIR DOOR - BUT THE DID NOT RESPOND.

LOOKING AT THE MAP --

AGENTS RAIDED THE SUNSHINE PHARMACY ON RATTLESNAKE HAMMOCK ROAD LAST WEEK -- AND CAME BACK TODAY.

THEY ALSO WENT INTO SUSHINES ON DAVIS BOULEVARD AND NINTH STREET.

THE ONE ON RATTLESNAKE HAMMOCK ROAD IS SHUTDOWN.

THE OTHER TWO ARE STILL OPEN.

CROSSDRESSING ID THEFT-SSTOPS-VO-WIPE

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THESE TWO MEN ARE CROSS DRESSERS.

THEY SAY THEY'RE *ALSO* IDENTITY THIEVES.

THEY PULLED DENNIS REID AND CERVANTE CORNELIUS OVER ON I-75 THIS WEEK, ALONG WITH THREE OTHER MEN.

BUT ALL FIVE WERE DRESSED LIKE WOMEN.

THEY CLAIMED TO BE PROSTITUTES.

DEPUTIES SAY THEY ALSO WERE CARRYING NOTEBOOKS --

CROSSDRESSING ID THEFT-SOT-SS

these guys weren't new to the game. they had been doing it for a while

THE GAME WAS TAX FRAUD.

DETECTIVES SAY THEY REID AND CORNELIUS WERE TRYING TO STEAL MONEY FROM HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

TONIGHT --

REID FACES 45 COUNTS OF FELONY FRAUD.

CORNELIUS FACES ONE.

BY THE WAY,

LAW ENFORCEMENT WILL CALL YOU --

TEACHER SEX-VO-WIPE

A FLORIDA TEACHER THAT PLEADED GUILTY TO HAVING SEX WITH A 14-YEAR-OLD STUDENT CAME BACK TO COURT TODAY.

SHE'S OUT OF JAIL, BUT LOSING SOME FREEDOM.

A JUDGE PUT DEBRA LAFAVE BACK ON PROBATION.

THE FORMER MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER WAS SENTENCED TO HOUSE ARREST AND PROBATION, BUT A JUDGE LET HER OFF EARLY IN 2011.

PROSECUTORS APPEALED THAT RULING.

SHE WILL BE ON PROBATION *WITH A CURFEW.

TEACHER SEX-SOTVO

"My mom was diagnosed with cancer for the second time, and I spent my year of probation, excuse me, off probation, taking care of her, and I was so fortunate that I was able to take her to chemo treatments and spend the nights with her when she needed me the most."

LAFAVE IS NOW A MARRIED MOTHER OF TWINS.

NORTH KOREA THREAT-NATVO

NEW TONIGHT --

ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD IS NOW THREATENING THE UNITED STATES.

nats rocket

NORTH KOREA IS WARNING EVERYONE THEY WILL SOON TEST A NUCLEAR WEAPON ON A LONG-RANGE ROCKET.

THEIR TARGET -- OUR COUNTRY.

NORTH KOREA FIRST TESTED A NUCLEAR BOMB IN 2006.

NOW, EXPERTS THINK THE COUNTRY HAS 12 OF THE WEAPONS.

TOMATO SHORTAGE-VO-WIPE

THERE WAS THE FISCAL CLIFF -- THEN THE DAIRY CLIFF -- NOW THERE IS A NEW WARNING OF A "TOMATO CLIFF."

HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENING.

FLORIDA TOMATO GROWERS WANT TO END AN AGREEMENT WITH MEXICO FOR IMPORTING FRESH TOMATOS.

FLORIDA GROWS MUCH OF THE NATION'S WINTER TOMATO CROP.

BUT -- A TRADE GROUP IN ARIZONA SAYS IF THAT AGREEMENT ENDS -- IT WILL SENT TOMATO PRICES SOARING -- FROM TWO-FIFTY A POUND -- TO FIVE DOLLARS.

NEW TUMMY BUG-VOTOPS

A NEW STRAIN OF STOMACH BUG IS TAKING OVER IN THE U-S.

HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE TRACKING A NEW FORM OF NOROVIRUS THAT FIRST POPPED UP IN AUSTRALIA.

SOME ARE CALLING IT THE WINTER VOMITING BUG BECAUSE OF ITS EFFECTS.

SINCE SEPTEMBER -- THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 140 OUTBREAKS IN THE U-S.

SANIBEL CAUSEWAY-VO-WIPE

IT'S BEEN A BUSY MONTH AROUND SANIBEL ISLAND.

TONIGHT --

THERE ARE TWO BIG CONCERNS:

STORM DAMAGE ALONG THE BEACH AND CRACKS ON THE CAUSEWAY BRIDGE.

FIRST UP -- THE CAUSEWAY.

ENGINEERS WERE OUT TODAY INSPECTING THE BRIDGE.

CREWS FOUND HAIR-LINE CRACKS IN THE CONCRETE.

AND THE CRACKS ARE SHOWING UP MUCH SOONER THAN ENGINEERS EXPECTED TO SEE THEM.

THE CAUSEWAY IS JUST FIVE YEARS OLD.

TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS SAY IT SHOULD LAST 75 YEARS.

THEY'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF THESE ARE JUST NORMAL CRACKS --

SANIBEL CAUSEWAY-SOTVO-WIPE

52:04 because of the newness of the bridge we weren't really expecting to have to do anything at this point 52:08

IF THE CRACKS DO NOT SPREAD IN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS, CREWS WILL SIMPLY SEAL THEM.

BUT IF THEY DO GET BIGGER -- ENGINEERS WILL HAVE TO FIND OUT WHY IT'S HAPPENING AND HOW TO FIX THEM.

EROSION STUDY-VOTOPS

SURVEY SCREWS WILL SPEND THE NEXT MONTH SURVEYING DAMAGE ON SANIBEL ISLAND CAUSED BY LAST YEAR'S BIG STORMS.

IN SOME SPOTS THERE IS A FIVE FOOT DROP WHEN YOU STEP ON TO THE BEACH.

THE COST OF THE SURVEY IS BEING PAID BY THE TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL AND PARKING FEES.

THE FINAL REPORT IS EXPECTED BY MARCH FIRST.

NEXT AT 11 OPEN-CLIP

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

"Someone just broke into my house."

THAT'S A TEENAGER ON THE PHONE.

SHE'S SCARED TO DEATH, HIDING IN HER CLOSET.

WHAT SHE'S ABOUT TO DO, THOUGH, THAT MIGHT SOON PUT THAT BURGLAR IN HANDCUFFS.

PLUS --

THESE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA BUSINESSES ARE *ADULTS ONLY* --

BUT *NOT* FOR THE REASON YOU'RE LIKELY THINKING.

WHY THEY'RE STILL SAYING "KEEP YOUR KIDS AWAY."

TZ1 A GIRL HIDES DURING BREAKIN-SOTVO-WIPE

TZ1 B KIDS DON'T EAT FREE-VOTOPS

STORMWARN 7 JP WX OPEN-CLIP

WEATHER-PWC

TEASE ABC 7 EXTRA KIDS DON'T EAT FREE-VOTOPS-WIPE

CREME BRULE'S ON THE MENU.

SCREAMING CHILDREN ARE NOT.

WHY THIS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA RESTAURANT'S BANNING CHILDREN.

PLUS --

HOW A SIMPLE EMAIL COULD ALLOW CROOKS TO SPY ON YOU ALL OVER YOUR HOUSE.

THE SCAM YOU NEED TO HEAR ABOUT --

TEASE ABC 7 EXTRA 2 SPY CAM-VOTOPS

EXTRA CLIP-CLIP

KIDS DON'T EAT FREE-TCMON

A SIGN OF CHANGE IN LOCAL DINING -

INSTEAD OF SIGNS READING "KIDS EAT FREE"

SOME ARE FLAT OUT SAYING "KIDS DON'T EAT FREE -- IN FACT THEY DON'T EAT HERE AT ALL."

KIDS DON'T EAT FREE-PKG

IF YOU PLAN ON DINING AT BLUE WINDOWS FRENCH BISTRO IN SOUTH FORT MYERS --

BETTER HAVE THAT BABYSITTER'S NUMBER ON SPEED DIAL.

HERE -- THERE ARE NO KIDS ALLOWED.

christian vivet, owner/ blue windows french bistro

23:27 I guess you could call it a marketing strategy if you want

23:38 we want them to have the best of time without having to deal with a fussy child.

THE ELOQUENT AMBIANCE MAKES JOAN NEWMAN'S crème BRULE EVEN SWEETER.

joan newman/ fort myers

28:39 I don't like to be in a restaurant where there is a screaming child, so this is very pleasant

THE BAN ON CHILDREN MOVEMENT IS SPREADING --

WITH SEVERAL RESTAURANTS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GETTING A TASTE FOR IT TOO.

leigh dana

Websites are also cashing in, like leavethembehind.com.

IT LISTS CHILD-FREE VACATION DESTINATIONS AROUND THE WORLD.

THE MARRIOTT HOTEL ON MARCO ISLAND ISN'T ON THAT SITE,

BUT SOON COULD BE.

IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, THE HOTEL'S SEEN AN INCREASING DEMAND FOR ADULT ONLY STAY-CATIONS.

IT SPENT HALF A MILLION DOLLARS TO EXPAND THE SPA POOL FOR VISITORS LIKE TONY OLIVERIO.

tony oliverio/ marco

17:15 that's the reason why I am here and did this. Because other pools have more children there

BUT SOME PEOPLE -- HAVE RESERVATIONS ABOUT THIS DEVELOPING TREND.

gwen decrow/ marco

20:11 I think there could be legal questions possibly if it's considered discrimination

trinity duncan/ fort myers

29:31 I feel like if I am there to spend money it shouldn't matter if my kid is there or not. she's human like everyone else.

BLUE WINDOWS FRENCH BISTRO SAYS.

IF PARENTS NEED TO BRING THEIR CHILDREN, THEY CAN.

JUST DON'T EXPECT CRAYONS.

HIT MAN SCAM-VO-WIPE

IF YOU ARE ON YOUR COMPUTER RIGHT NOW --

LOOK UP AND LISTEN TO THESE TWO NEW THREATS YOU COULD BE LETTING INTO YOUR HOUSE.

FIRST UP --

SOMETHING CALLED THE "HIT MAN SCAM."

NAPLES DETECTIVES TELL US SOMEONE IS SENDING PEOPLE A THREATENING E-MAIL.

THEY SAY THEY'VE BEEN HIRED TO KILL.

BUT IF YOU PAY THEM MONEY, THEY'LL SPARE YOUR LIFE.

IT'S A SCAM.

CALL POLICE IF YOU GET IT.

DON'T RESPOND.

SO FAR --

WEB CAM SPY-VOTOPS

AND THIS ONE IS DISTURBING.

A NEW EMAIL -- IT LOOKS LIKE AN INNOCENT E-CARD -- IS LETTING CRIMINALS SPY ON YOU WITH YOUR OWN WEB CAM.

THE MESSAGE IS ACTUALLY LOADED WITH A VIRUS.

IT LETS CRIMINALS HIJACK YOU COMPUTER AND ALLOWS THEM TO WATCH YOUR EVERY MOVE.

ONE MAN USING SOMETHING SIMILAR WAS FOUND GUILTY OF SPYING ON 200 WOMEN THROUGH THEIR WEBCAMS.

BEST WAY TO PROTECT YOUR SELF --

GIRL HIDES DURING BREAKIN-OC-SOTVO-WIPE

A TEENAGE GIRL IS STILL SHAKEN UP --

AFTER SHE WATCHED TWO PEOPLE BREAK INTO HER HOUSE.

SHE HID IN THE CLOSET.

AND TONIGHT --

IN NEW 9-1-1 TAPES --

WE HEAR THE FRIGHTENING MOMENTS PLAY OUT.

"Do you need police, fire or medical."

"Someone just broke into my house."

THE 17-YEAR-OLD NAMED "ANNIE" SAYS SOMEONE KNOCKED ON HER FRONT DOOR.

SHE DIDN'T ANSWER IT.

THEN SHE HEARD GLASS BREAK.

SO SHE JUMPED INTO A CLOSET.

SHE CALLED HER MOM WHO DIDN'T ANSWER.

THEN SHE CALLED 9-1-1.

WHILE ON THE PHONE --

GIRL HIDES DURING BREAKIN-SOTVO-WIPE

"I was trying to be as quiet as I could. I wasn't sure I was gonna make it to be honest."

"It was a gray car and it was a honda."

SO FAR --

NO ARRESTS.

MAN SQUATS IN $2.5 MILLION HOME-VOTOPS

A SOUTH FLORIDA MAN IS LIVING IN THE LAP OF LUXURY ON SOMEONE ELSE'S DIME.

HOW MANY DIMES?

TRY 250 THOUSAND OF THEM.

THE 23-YEAR-OLD HAS MOVED INTO AN EMPTY MANSION IN A POSH BOCA RATON NEIGHBORHOOD.

HE'S USING AN OBSCURE FLORIDA REAL ESTATE LAW TO STAKE HIS CLAIM.

POLICE CAN'T MOVE HIM, AND NO ONE SAW HIM BREAKING INTO THE FIVE BEDROOM HOUSE OWNED BY BANK OF AMERICA, SO IT'S A CIVIL MATTER.

IT'S THE MOST VALUABLE GRAB SINCE WHAT IS CALLED THE ADVERSE POSSESSION LAW.

NEW STAR WARS DIRECTOR-VO

ALL NEW TONIGHT AT 11 --

YOU CAN CALL IT "LOST" IN SPACE!

J-J ABRAMS -- THE CREATOR OF LOST -- WILL DIRECT THE NEXT INSTALLMENT OF "STAR WARS."

SEVERAL HOLLYWOOD NEWS OUTLETS REPORTED THAT TODAY.

WE'RE EXPECTING CONFIRMATION SOON.

ABRAMS ALSO CAPTAINED THE REBOOT OF "STAR TREK."

AND "STAR WARS" FANS AND "TREKKIES" HAVE ALREADY STARTED DRAWING UP NEW BATTLE LINES.

DISNEY BOUGHT STAR WARS MAKER "LUCAS FILM" LAST MONTH FOR ABOUT FOUR *BILLION DOLLARS.

SPORTS TOSS-POP EST

TEASE TWO-POP

BISHOP VEROT GRAD CHRIS JOHNSON HEADING TO THE ATLANTA BRAVES. WITH BIG SHOES TO FILL. THE MIAMI DOLPHINS. OBSESSED WITH NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

TZ2 A-VO

NIGHTLINE TEASE-BLK-SOT

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

PGA GOLF-POP

PGA GOLF-VOTOPS-WIPE

LET'S GO TO TORREY PINES.

TIGER HAD IT GOING FROM THE GET GO. FROM THE SAND. HE'S GOING TO LIKE THIS. FOR EAGLE. TIGER 3 SHOTS OFF THE PACE AT 4 UNDER.

BUT THE DAY BELONGED TO BRANDT SNEDEKER. GETS THE BIRDIE PUTT.

PGA GOLF-SOTTOPS

CHRIS JOHNSON-POP

CHRIS JOHNSON-SOTTOPS-WIPE

UPTONS-VOTOPS-WIPE

AS PART OF THAT TRADE TO ATLANTA. JUSTIN UPTON. JOINS THE BRAVES AND HIS BROTHER BJ.

CHRIS BOSH-VOTOPS

MIAMI FORWARD CHRIS BOSH HAS BEEN NAMED TO THE NBA ALL-STAR GAME.

IT WILL BE THE 8TH TRIP TO THE THE ALL-STAR GAME FOR BOSH. HE WIL JOIN HIS TEAMMATES. LEBRON JAMES AND DWYANE WADE. WHO ARE BOTH STARTERS.

MIAMI DOLPHINS-POP

MIAMI DOLPHINS-SOTTOPS-WIPE

BALTIMORE RAVENS-VOTOPS-WIPE

THE BALTIMORE RAVENS HITTING THE PRACTICE FIELD. OF COURSE GETTING READY FOR SUPER BOWL 47

DEPITE LEADING THE RAVENS TO THE PROMISE LAND. QUARTERBACK JOE FLACCO STILL HAS HIS DOUBTERS.

BALTIMORE RAVENS-SOTTOPS-WIPE

CHICAGO FIRE-VOTOPS-WIPE

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER COMES TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

THIS WEEK. THE CHICAGO FIRE OF THE MLS. ARE TRAINING AT AVE MARIA UNIVERSITY.

THE TEAM IS HOLDING YOUTH CAMPS THIS WEEKEND AND WILL HAVE A SCRIMMAGE WITH THE FGCU MEN THIS SUNDAY.

CHICAGO FIRE-SOTTOPS

TOSS TO BREAK-POP

REPORTER GOAT ATTACK-NATVOTOPS

from the manatee county fair ?? ABC 7 would you please not eat my pants - scream.

HERE'S A CLIP THAT'S GOING STRAIGHT TO YOUTUBE.

A REPORTER FOR OUR AFFILIATE IN SARASOTA WAS COVERING THE FAIR WHEN GOATS ATTACKED.

REPORTER LINDA CARSON JUST LAUGHS IT OFF.

KIMMEL TEASE-SOT

JIMMY KIMMEL AND MATT DAMON MADE THEIR OWN YOUTUBE CLASSIC WITH A MUSIC VIDEO -- THE TITLE OF WHICH WE CAN'T SAY ON T-V.

CLOSE 11PM-3SHOT