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

RIGHT NOW AT 5--

A FATHER CHARGED--

JUST MONTHS AFTER HIS TODDLER SHOT HIMSELF IN THE HEAD.

WHAT INVESTIGATORS SAY THIS DAD DID WRONG.

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GANG ATTACK!

NEW AT 5--

WHY THE VICTIM IS BEING BLAMMED FOR THIS BEATING.

RISQUE DISPLAY--

AN INFLATABLE DOLL--

SURROUNDED BY EMPTY WINE AND PILL BOTTLES--

DO YOU GET THIS VALENTINE'S DAY MESSAGE?

nats of screaming & roaring from plane

AND THIS DEATH-DEFYING DISPLAY OF SHOWMANSHIP IS GETTING ATTENTION--

WHY THE VIRAL VIDEO IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE F-A-A.

HL1) PC BABY DEATH ARREST-trxVOTOPS

HL2) GANG ASSAULT-trxNATSVO

HL3) CONTROVERSIAL DOLL-trxVOTOPS

HL4) PLANE STUNT VIRAL-trxNATSVO

NEWS AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP

PC BABY DEATH ARREST-OC-SS-OC

TOPPING OUR NEWS AT 5 --

A PORT CHARLOTTE MAN NOW FACES CHARGES IN HIS TWO-YEAR-OLD SON'S DEATH.

DEPUTIES SAY CHRISTOPHER DAVIS LEFT A HANDGUN WHERE HIS SON COULD GET TO IT --

THIS PAST NOVEMBER.

THE BOY SHOT AND KILLED HIMSELF.

NEW AT 5 --

PC BABY DEATH ARREST-LL PKG

on cam

WHEN DEPUTIES ARRIVED AT THIS HOUSE ON NOVEMBER 18, A WOMAN WAS HOLDING HER SON IN THE DRIVEWAY.

THE TWO YEAR OLD WASNT BREATHING AND WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD NOT LONG AFTER.

AUTHORITIES SAY THE BOY SHOT HIMSELF IN THE HEAD WITH HUS FATHERS HANDGUN.

24 YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER DAVIS TURNED HIMSELF IN TODAY.

HE'S CHARGED WITH CULPABLE NEGLIGENCE.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF BILL PRUMMELL SAYS DAVIS LEFT HIS HANDGUN IN THE CLOSET WHERE HIS SON COULD REACH IT.

IT DIDN'T HAVE A LOCK ON IT AND THE BOY, ALSO NAMED CHRISTOPHER DAVIS SHOT HIMSELF IN THE HEAD.

DAVIS HAD LEGALLY PURCHASED THE GUN.

DETECTIVES SAY DAVIS, THE VICTIM ANOTHER CHILD AND THE VICTIM'S MOTHER WHERE ALL HOME WHEN THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE.

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."

THE SHERIFF SAYS THERE WERE 2 OTHER GUNS IN THE HOUSE AT THE TIME.

THEY WERE OUT OF A CHILD'S REACH.

DAVIS AGAIN IS CHARGED WITH CULPABLE NEGLIGENCE, A FELONY.

CANTRELL NO PLEA DEAL-SS-SS-VO

A FATHER ACCUSED OF BEATING HIS INFANT DAUGHTER TO DEATH HEADS TO TRIAL.

STEVEN CANTRELL REFUSED A PLEA DEAL.

HE'S CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE MURDER.FOR THE DEATH OF HIS SEVEN WEEK OLD INFANT JADA.

DETECTIVES SAY THE INFANT DIED OF SEVERE HEAD INJURIES.

INVESTIGATORS SAY CANTRELL WAS WATCHING HER AT THE TIME.

DEVELOPING-CLIP

SUNSHINE PHARMACY DEA-VO

DEVELOPING TONIGHT --

D-E-A AGENTS ARE RAIDING THREE PHARMACIES IN COLLIER COUNTY.

AND FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A WEEK --

IT'S A PHARMACY IN NAPLES.

LAST THURSDAY --

A-B-C-7 WAS THERE AS DEPUTIES CONFRONTED THE OWNER OF SUNSHINE PHARMACY ON RATTLESNAKE HAMMOCK ROAD.

A LETTER WE OBTAINED SHOWS THEY'RE UNDER INVESTIGATINO FOR MEDICARE FRAUD.

THAT LOCATION IS NOW SHUT DOWN.

AND TODAY --

IN ADDITION TO GOING BACK THERE --

AGENTS RAIDED TWO OF THE OWNER'S OTHER SUNSHINE PHARMACIES IN COLLIER COUNTY.

ALLIGATOR ALLEY CRASH TROOPER-OC-SS-OC

ABC7 IS CONTINUTING TO FOLLOW THAT DEADLY CRASH ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY.

CECILIA DOUGLAS AND HER TWO LITTLE GIRLS DIED WHEN THEIR CAR HIT THE BACK OF A BOX TRUCK - CRASHED THROUGH A FENCE AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN IN 20 FEET OF WATER.

IT HAPPENED EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

TONIGHT ABC7 IS HEARING MORE ABOUT THE FATHER AND HUSBAND WHO LOST HIS FAMILY. AND THE TROOPER WHO TRIED AND TRIED TO SAVE THEM FROM DROWNING.

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Live: fdot crews are still in the process of repairing the cable and sensor system on the fence that cecilias car crashed through. Were learning her husband nathan, who is an fwc officer, normally patrols alligator alley-- but he was off duty during the time of the accident. Todays he's planning a funeral for his entire family back in mount dora, that's in central florida-- while his co-workers try to support him through this loss.

Tracked:

Jorge pino, fwc

2:10 the only word that I can use to describe the officers and to describe what is happening to us is debilitating. It's almost a feeling of not wanting to continue. it's just a horrific situation that nobody would ever want to see themselves in 28."

A father and husband loses his entire family in an instant.

Nathan douglas' wife and two daughters-- 3 year old riley and four year old madison-- were killed after their car crashed upside down into a canal on alligator alley monday morning.

Cecilia was on her way to drop the girls off at daycare before she went to work in naples.

Nathan normally patrols the alley as an fwc officer-- he was off duty-- when he heard about the accident. He called fwc dispatch to get a tag number on the car-- that's when he learned it was his familys car that crashed.

Fellow fwc officers describe nathan as a young, fun-loving father.

They have stuck him through the tragedy-- at the hospital, and now as he plans a funeral.

Jorge:

3:40 I don't know if that's going to be enough, were all just at a loss for words, were lost, we just can't believe that this happened50 its bad enough to lose one fam member but to lose you're entire family in a moments notice 58

Live:

ALLIGATOR ALLEY CRASH TROOPER-OC

COMING UP AT 6

WE'LL HEAR FROM THE PASTOR OF THE CHURCH THE DOUGLAS FAMILY ATTENDED IN IMMOKALEE.

WOMEN IN COMBAT-VO

IT'S NOW OFFICIAL.

DEFENSE SECRETARY LEON PANETTA FORMALLY ANNOUNCED TODAY --

HE'S ENDING THE 19-YEAR BAN ON WOMEN SERVING IN COMBAT.

WOMEN ALREADY MAKE UP 15 PERCENT OF THE MILITARY PERSONELL THAT'S ACTIVE-DUTY.

BUT UNDER THE NEW POLICY --

THEY WILL NOW BE ABLE TO OFFICIALLY SERVE IN INFANTRY UNITS AND SPECIAL FORCES.

KERRY NOMINATION-NATSVO.WIPE

A PROTESTER INTERRUPTED THE CONFIRMATION HEARING OF SENATOR JOHN KERRY FOR THE POST OF SECRETARY OF STATE.

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THE WOMAN BEGAN SHOUTING ABOUT THE MIDDLE EAST.

SECURITY TOOK HER OUT.

MEANWHILE SENATOR KERRY IS TESTIFYING BEFORE THE PANEL HE SERVED ON FOR 28 YEARS - AND LED AS CHAIRMAN FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS.

KERRY NOMINATION-SOTVO

S/ Sen. John Kerry / Nominee, Secretary of State

"We must resolve the question surrounding Iran's nuclear program. The president has made it definitive. We will do what we must do to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

KERRY IS EXPECTED TO BE EASILY CONFIRMED BY THE FULL SENATE.

NORTH KOREA THREAT-VO

THE WHITE HOUSE IS RESPONDING TONIGHT --

TO A THREAT FROM NORTH KOREA.

THAT COUNTRY SAYS THEY WILL CARRY OUT MORE ROCKET LAUNCHES AND A NUCLEAR TEST THAT WOULD TARGET THE UNITED STATES.

WHITE HOUSE SPOKESMAN JAY CARNEY SAYS A TEST LIKE THAT --

WOULD VIOLATE U-N SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS.

EROSION SURVEY-VO

RIGHT NOW,

SURVEY CREWS ARE OUT SANIBEL ISLAND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH DAMAGE THREE STORMS IN 2012 DID TO THE BEACH.

IN ONE AREA -- THERE'S A WALL OF SAND HIGHER THAN FIVE FEET FROM EROSION.

CREWS FOM SEA DIVERSIFIED STARTED EARLY TODAY AND WILL WORK UNTIL SUNSET.

THEY'LL COMPILE THEIR DATA INTO A FINAL REPORT WHICH WILL DETERMINE WHAT BEACH GETS EMERGENCY REPAIRS.

HIT MAN SCAM IN COLLIER-OC

WE WANT TO WARN YOU TONIGHT ABOUT A STRANGE SCAM SPREADING THROUGH COLLIER COUNTY.

NAPLES POLICE SAY THEY HAVE RECEIVED THREE REPORTS ABOUT THIS IN TWO WEEKS.

HERE'S WHAT HAPPENS.

YOU GET AN EMAIL FROM SOMEONE TO BE A HITMAN.

THEY SAY THEY HAVE BEEN HIRED TO KILL YOU.

BUT THEY CLAIM THEY WILL SPARE YOUR LIFE IF YOU GIVE THEM MONEY.

NAPLES POLICE SAY DON'T RESPOND.

INSTEAD --

CALL THE FRAUD HOTLINE.

ID THEFT SCAM-OC

DON'T BECOME A VICTIM.

TONIGHT - LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES TELL YOU HOW TO PREVENT SCAM. AND KNOW WHEN YOU'RE BEING DEFRAUDED.

ID THEFT SCAM-PKG

LCSO SAYS THEY RIGHT NOW THEY GET BETWEEN 30 AND 35 CALLS ABOUT SCAMS EVERYDAY.

THEY'RE HAPPENING ALL OF THE TIME.

SOME CAN BE VERY CONVINCING, LIKE THIS CHECK THAT'S BEING SENT TO PEOPLE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

EVEN THOUGH IT LOOKS LEGITIMATE, LCSO CRIME EXPERTS SAY IT HAS SCAM WRITTEN ALL OVER IT.

THEY CAN COME OVER YOUR PHONE OR IN THE MAIL.

AND ACCORDING TO THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, SCAMS ARE TARGETING PEOPLE ALL OF THE TIME IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

SOT: Trisha Bissler, Crime Prevention Specialist, LSCO "We have the grandparent scam, the phone call where it's 'Oh grandma, I'm in jail or my car is broken down I need money'. There's lots of different scams through phone calls and emails, phishing scams, there's just so many we get new ones everyday."

TRISHA BISSLER IS A CRIME PREVENTION SPECIALIST WITH THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

TODAY, SHE'S TEACHING PEOPLE ABOUT THESE SCAMS AND HOW TO KEEP FROM BECOMING A VICTIM.

WE BROUGHT HER A CHECK SENT TO AN NBC2 PRODUCER, THAT SHE SAYS HAS ALL THE SIGNS OF TRICKY SCAM. STARTING WITH THE NAME.

"This particular check says US Airlines, and it would be US Airways."

THE CHECK SAYS IT'S WORTH NEARLY 13-HUNDRED DOLLARS. REDEEMABLE FOR 2 ROUND TRIP TICKETS

THE PROBLEM THERE'S NO AIRLINE BY THAT NAME.

SO WE CALLED THE NUMBER ON THE CHECK.

THE PERSON ANSWERING SAID IT'S NOT A REAL CHECK, AND PEOPLE WOULD NEED TO ATTEND A PROMOTION TO RECEIVE FREE TICKETS.

WHEN ASKED MULTIPLE TIMES WHAT COMPANY THIS WAS. THEY REFUSED TO ANSWER AND HUNG UP THE PHONE.

ALL SIGNS. ACCORDING TO THESE CRIME PREVENTION SPECIALISTS, OF A SCAM. THAT COULD PUT YOU OUT OF A LOT OF MONEY.

SOT: "If it sounds too good to be true, it's probably not true, if you didn't play that game or lottery or you didn't do anything to get this check, there's no reason for you to be cashing that money."

LSCO SAYS ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THIS CHECK IS THAT PEOPLE MAY DEPOSIT IT, THEN GO ON A SPENDING SPREE.

FINDING OUT LATER, IT WAS FRAUDULENT.

OR, THEY COULD BE USED TO LURE YOU INTO A SITUATION WHERE AGGRESSIVE SALES TACTICS WOULD BE USED TO GET YOU TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY ON SOMETHING YOU DO NOT NEED.

LCSO SAYS IF YOU NOTICE A SCAM TO CALL THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

NEXT AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP

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

LEE COUNTY IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST IN THE STATE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT.

TONIGHT HELP FOR JOB SEEKERS.

FROM CLOTHING TO RESUMES.

ABC7S SMART SHOPPER HELPS YOU SCORE THAT JOB WITH A LITTLE MONEY.

OUTLAWING SODA.

THE BACKLASH.

HOW THE BAN IS GROWING THE BIGGER AND KILLING THE SMALLER.

WE EXPLAIN.

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OH MASSIVE PILEUP-VOTOPS

MORE THAN 22 CRASHES.

CHECK OUT THIS MASSIVE PILEUP.

IT HAPPENED IN OHIO.

THE WRECKS SHUTDOWN PART OF 1-90.

TROOPERS SAY ICY CONDITIONS CAUSED THE CRASHES.

STORMWARN OPEN-CLIP

FORECAST-PHC

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

FORECAST-WXWALL

SUNNY AND WARM DAYS AHEAD

After a few cloudy days across Southwest Florida the sunshine is back, and it is here to stay!

Temperatures overnight will dip down to near 50 here in town with much colder readings deeper inland and across our far northern communities. This is all due to a clear sky and a calm when. That will translate to a lot of sunshine for Friday and afternoon highs are destined to climb into the middle 70s as a result. A light breeze out of the northeast will keep the day feeling pretty nice with comfortable humidity values.

A nice bubble of dry high pressure will continue to settle in from the northwest through the end of the week. This will keep our weather pattern mostly sunny and free of any rain through the majority of next week. We'll also see a gradual warming trend as this cooler airmass begins to moderate. How do the low 80s sound as we head into February?

I'll take that any day!

TOSS TO NINA-OC

MILLIONS ARE JOBLESS NATIONWIDE.

IN LEE COUNTY - THERE ARE NEARLY 24-THOUSAND LOOKING FOR A JOB.

AND THAT'S A FULL TIME JOB AND CAN COST HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS.

JOB HUNTING SAVINGS-TC MON

JOB HUNTING SAVINGS-PKG

NATS - CLASS

DEANN RUSSELL HASN'T HAD A NAME TAG LIKE THIS SINCE SHE WAS IN SCHOOL.

20:09:46 3

"Pretty much a refresher course for me."

SHE'S BACK IN A CLASSROOM NOW BRUSHING UP ON MICROSOFT WORD-

ALL IN HOPES OF FINDING WORK.

20:10:01 5

"Office, wherever I can find a job."

HER SIX-MONTH SEARCH BROUGHT HER TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WORKS EMPLOYMENT CENTER IN FORT MYERS.

IT'S A ONE-STOP SHOP FOR TOOLS TO FIND WORK.

OFFERING FREE ACCESS TO FAX AND COPY MACHINES,

COMPUTER CLASSES COVERING EVERYTHING FROM EXCEL TO POWERPOINT,

AND FREE RESUME BUILDING WORKSHOPS AND ACCESS TO ONLINE JOB BANKS.

20:10:41 5

"used computers a lot here for resumes over email."

FELLOW CLASSMATE LINDA DELMAN SAYS SHE LOOKED EVERYWHERE FOR A REFRESHER COURSE LIKE THIS.

20:08:52 6

"Another place I had gone to several hundred dollars for six classes."

SPOKESWOMAN BARBARA HARTMAN SAYS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS FOR FUNDING ALLOWS FOR THESE FREE SERVICES.

SHE SAYS PEOPLE OF ALL SKILL LEVELS CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE.

19:58:28 9

"Most people have to fax additional info to employers resume using fax machine free of charge."

NATS - FAX

MOST PRINTING SHOPS WOULD CHARGE YOU AT LEAST TWO BUCKS FOR THE FIRST PAGE AND A DOLLAR FOR EVERY PAGE AFTER THAT.

NATS - It's a big help

FOR JOB HUNTERS LIKE DEANN - EVEN SMALL SAVINGS MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE.

JOB HUNTING SAVINGS-TC MON

YOU CAN EVEN SIGN UP FOR THOSE CLASSES IF YOU JUST WANT TO LEARN NEW SKILLS-

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE LOOKING FOR WORK!

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WORKS-

BUCA DI PEPPO JOB FAIR-VO.WIPE

MORE JOBS -- AND A NEW RESTAURANT -- ARE COMING TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

A "BUCA DI BEPPO" ITALIAN RESTAURANT WILL SOON OPEN ITS DOORS AT THE EDISON MALL IN FORT MYERS.

THE CHAIN IS ALSO ADDING ONE HUNDRED JOBS.

THEY'RE LOOKING FOR EVERYTHING FROM BARTENDERS TO WAITRESSES, HOSTS TO DISHWASHERS.

DOZENS OF PEOPLE ALREADY DROPPED BY THE MALL TODAY TO APPLY.

BUCA DI PEPPO JOB FAIR-SOTVO-BNR

SARAH BERTHOLD

EDISON MALL

2:04-2:14

"We're looking at increasing the tenant mix here for our shoppers, locally and for the tourists. So it's a good opportunity for the surrounding area and also the Edison Mall

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN APPLYING AT BUCA DI BEPPO --

WE'VE PUT ALL THE INFORMATION YOU'LL NEED ON OUR WEBSITE.

LIGHTNING MIGRAINES-VO

IN YOUR ABC7 HEALTHY LIVING TONIGHT,

WHEN LIGHTNING STRIKES - SO COULD A MIGRANE.

RESEARCHERS FOLLOWED A GROUP OF MIGRAINE SUFFERERS -- ASKING THEM TO RECORD THEIR HEADACHE ACTIVITY FOR THREE TO SIX MONTHS.

THEY FOUND A 31-PERCENT INCREASED RISK OF HEADACHES AND 28-PERCENT INCREASED RISK OF MIGRAINES ON DAYS WHEN LIGHTNING STRUCK.

SODA BAN CONTROVERSY-VOTOPS

BACKLASH TONIGHT AGAINST NEW YORK CITY'S BAN ON LARGE SURGARY DRINKS.

THE N-DOUBLE-A-C-P AND THE HISPANIC FEDERATION SAY IT'S UNFAIR TO SMALL, MINORITY BUSINESS OWNERS.

THE GROUPS CLAIM LARGER COMPETITORS, LIKE 7-ELEVEN AND GROCERY STORES, GET A PASS UNDER THE **CITY LAW.

THAT'S BECAUSE THEY'RE REGULATED BY NEW YORK STATE, NOT THE CITY.

NEW AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP

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

ARE YOU GAY?

IN HIS FIRST ON CAMERA INTERVIEW--

MANTI TEO ANSWERS THAT--

HE ALSO EXPLAINS HOW HE FELL FOR SOMEONE HE NEVER MET--

AND WHY HE LIED TO THE MEDIA.

LOOK AT THIS. A GANG BEATDOWN CAUGHT ON TAPE.

A MAN NEARLY KILLED ON THE STREET.

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TZ2 B GANG ASSAULT-NATSVO

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MANTI T'EO ON KATIE-VO IN POP

WE HAVE WONDERED FOR A WEEK NOW --

HOW NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL STAR MANTI TEO COULD HAVE BEEN DUPED INTO THINKING HIS FAKE GIRLFFRIEND WAS REAL.

WELL --

RIGHT HERE ON ABC7'S "KATIE" THIS AFTERNOON --

TEO SHARED A VOICEMAIL MESSAGE FROM THE WOMAN HE THOUGHT WAS THAT GIRLFRIEND --

BUT WAS ACTUALLY A MAN.

MANTI T'EO ON KATIE-PKG

SOT -- "Katie" / "I did not know who to tell. I did not know who to

trust." 3

IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH A-B-C's KATIE COURIC. MANTI TE'O SAYS HE

WAS DUPED INTO FALLING IN LOVE WITH "LENNAY KEKUA" -- A WOMAN HE MET ONLINE

FOUR YEARS AGO. BUT NEVER SAW IN PERSON.

SOT -- Manti Te'o, "Katie" / "The feelings. the pain. the sorrow. that

was all real." 4

TE'O SHARED PHONE RECORDS OF HIS LONG CONVERSATIONS WITH "LENNAY". AND

VOICEMAILS FROM THE WOMAN HE THOUGHT WAS DYING OF CANCER.

SOT -- "Katie", Voicemail / "I'm getting ready for my first session. and

just wanted to call and keep you posted. I miss you, I love you, bye." 7

BUT LATER. TE'O SAYS HE LEARNED IT WAS ALL AN ELABORATE HOAX CREATED BY

THIS MAN -- RONAIAH TOUIS-O-SOPO.

NATS -- Singing FOR:01

.A CHRISTIAN SINGER SEEN IN YOUTUBE VIDEOS WHO ALLEGEDLY PRETENDED TO BE

LENNAY.

AND IS NOW DODGING CAMERAS.

NATS - / "Do you have anything to say to Manti?" 2

SOT -- "Katie" / 11:21:28 -:40 / "Many theories Manti making the rounds

is somehow you created this whole scenario to cover up your sexual

orientation. are you gay? No. far from it."

THE WOMAN'S PICTURE USED IN THE HOAX ALSO BELONGS TO DIANE O'MEARA.

SHE TOLD N-B-C's "TODAY" SHOW HER PHOTOS WERE STOLEN.

SOT -- Courtesy: NBC "Today" / "I've never met Manti Te'o in my entire life

." 2

BUT TE'O DID ADMIT. THAT AFTER HE GOT A CALL DECEMBER 6 FROM THE WOMAN HE

THOUGHT WAS DEAD. SAYING SHE WAS ALIVE. *HE* MADE A PUBLIC STATEMENT TWO

DAYS LATER TALKING ABOUT HER DEATH

HIS PARENTS. CONTINUE TO STAND BY HIM.

SOT -- "Katie", Ottila Te'o, Mother / "I am proud of his character." 2

SOT -- "Katie", Brian Te'o, Father / "He's not a liar. he's a kid. He's a

21 year old kid trying to be a man." 5

MANTI TE'O ALSO SAYS HE STILL DOESN'T KNOW HOW -- OR IF -- THIS HOAX WILL

EFFECT HIS PLACE IN THE N-F-L DRAFT.

TEASE THREE-ONCAM

CRACKS IN THE CAUSEWAY.

AND TONIGHT --

THERE'S CAUSE FOR CONCERN.

52:04 because of the newness of the bridge we werent really expecting to have to do anything at this point 52:08

WHY AFTER FIVE YEARS --

ABC7 IS FINDING **THIS** ON THE SANIBEL CAUSEWAY.

AND A BURGLAR TO LOVE OR HATE?

WHY SHE BROKE IN.WHAT SHE DID. AND WHY SHE LEFT A BILL.

NATS SCREAMING

PLUS --

A DAREDEVIL GOES TO FAR.

WHAT THE PILOT AND HIS PARTNERS-IN-CRIME DID AT 200 MILES AN HOUR.

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

LISA DUNN OF PUNTA GORDA.

THANKS FOR WATCHING LISA.

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TZ3 C PLANE CRASH-NATSVO

FACEBOOK WOMAN OF THE DAY-SSTOPS

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NEWS AT 5:00 PM OPEN-CLIP

TS PORT CHARLTOTE BABY ARREST-VID BOX

MAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW,

A PORT CHARLOTTE FATHER IS CHARGED FOR HIS TWO-YEAR-OLD SON'S DEATH TONIGHT.

DEPUTIES SAY CHRISTOPHER DAVIS LEFT A LOADED HANDGUN WITHIN REACH OF THE TODDLER.

THE BOY GRABBED THE GUN AND PULLED THE TRIGGER. KILLING HIMSELF.

TS SUNSHINE PHARMACY RAID-VID BOX

D-E-A AGENTS RAIDED THREE PHARMACIES IN COLLIER COUNTY TODAY.

THEY WENT BACK TO SUNSHINE PHARMACY ON RATTLESNAKE HAMMOCK ROAD.

THEY ALSO TARGETED TWO OTHER SUNSHINE PHARMACIES IN COLLIER COUNTY.

LAST WEEK --

A-B-C-7 OBTAINED A LETTER SAYING THE OWNERS OF SUNSHINE PHARMACY --

TS MEDSTAR OPTIONS-VID BOX

LEE COUNTY MOVES CLOSER TO FINDING A REPLACEMENT FOR MEDSTAR.

THE COUNTY GROUNDED IT IN AUGUST AFTER ABC7 UNCOVERED MORE THAN 3 MILLION DOLLARS IN IMPROPER BILLING.

THREE COMPANIES ARE NOW VYING TO RUN THE EMERGENCY HELICOPTER PROGRAM.

A COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS AIR METHODS CORPORATION AS THE FIRST CHOICE.

SANIBEL CAUSEWAY INSPECTION-VOTOPS-2 SHOT

NEW CONCERNS TONIGHT FOR A NEW BRIDGE.

WE FIRST EXPOSED PROBLEMS WITH THE OLD SANIBEL CAUSEWAY IN 2003.

WE FOUND CRACKS UNDER THE BRIDGE WHICH SPARKED OFFICIALS TO REBUILD IN 2007.

BUT NOW THERE ARE NEW PROBLEMS FOR THE 5-YEAR-OLD STRUCTURE.

HI I'M COURTNEY ROBINSON.

AND I'M JEFF BUTERA.

AS ABC7'S LAUREN DISPIRITO TELLS US

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THE COUNTY SAYS IT WILL BE AT LEAST A MONTH BEFORE WE KNOW WHAT INSPECTORS ARE FINDING-- BUT LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR.

WALK WITH ME UNDERNEATH THE BRIDGE-

THEY'VE SPENT THE DAY, LOOKING FOR HAIRLINE CRACKS --THEYRE TOO SMALL FOR US TO FIND-- BUT WERE TOLD THEYRE DEVLEOPING ON THE ENDS OF THESE CONCRETE BEAMS.

LEE COUNTY CREWS TOOK THIS PHOTO ---SHOWING CRACKS THAT ARE TURNING UP ON THE SANIBEL CAUSEWAY BRIDGES.

TODAY, INSPECTORS FROM A SPECIAL ENGINEERING FIRM LEE COUNTY HIRED LAST MONTH, MADE THEIR WAY DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THREE CAUSEWAY BRIDGES

SNAPPING PHOTOS AND MEASURING CRACKS THEY FIND.

LEE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SAYS THE CRACKS MAY BE NORMAL SIGNS OF CONCRETE SETTLING IN--

BUT WHAT'S NOT SO NORMAL, IS THE TIMING.

sot

super=Dave Loveland, Lee DOT Director

52:04 because of the newness of the bridge we werent really expecting to have to do anything at this point 52:08

14:58 if it's only a recently built bridge and there may be problems with it that can be a concern for the people who live here 15:05

LEE DOT TELLS US SAFETY IS NOT A CONCERN -- THAT THESE CRACKS DONT PUT THE BRIDGE STRUCTURE AT RISK, SO ITS SAFE TO DRIVE OVER-- THE WORKERS HERE WILL SPEND THE NEXT MONTH LOCATING CRACKS-- THEN IN 6 MONTHS CHECK TO SEE IF THEY CHANGED AND WILL REQUIRE ANY EXTRA WORK.

ON CAUSEWAY

RED TIDE COLLIER-SS

LET'S UPDATE YOU ON RED TIDE TONIGHT IN COLLIER COUNTY.

THIS WEEK --

DEAD FISH HAVE SHOWN UP AS FAR SOUTH AS THE BEACHES NEAR THE MOORINGS.

THE RED TIDE STRETCHES AS FAR NORTH AS BAREFOOT BEACH.

BUT --

THE AMOUNT OF FISH WASHING ASHORE HAS GONE DOWN IN THE LAST COUPLE DAYS.

STILL --

CAPE MAYOR SECOND TERM-VO

FOUR MORE YEARS.

THAT'S WHAT CAPE CORAL'S MAYOR WANTS.

MAYOR JOHN SULLIVAN TELLS ABC7 HE IS RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION.

SULLIVAN ALREADY FILED PAPER WORK TO RUN FOR A SECOND TERM IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S LARGEST CITY.

SO FAR -- SULLIVAN'S FACES CHALLENGERS VINCE CUMMINGS AND DAN ASHBY.

THE PRIMARY ELECTION IS ON SEPTEMBER 10TH.

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AND CAPE CORAL'S MAYOR ALSO WANTS TO MAKE SOME CHANGES TO CITY ELECTIONS.

MAYOR SULLIVAN THINKS THE VOTERS SHOULD DECIDE WHETHER TO HOLD PARTISAN ELECTIONS.

HE ALSO WANTS TO CHANGE WHEN THE CITY HOLDS ELECTIONS.

RIGHT NOW --

THE CAPE HOLDS NON-PARTISAN ELECTIONS.

THEY DON'T LIST WHETHER SOMEONE'S A REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT ON THE BALLOT.

SANDY HOOK PANEL MTG-VO

A FIRST LOOK FOR A PANEL THAT'S REVIEWING THE SCHOOL SHOOTING AT SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT.

THE SANDY HOOK ADVISORY COMMISSION MET FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY.

THEY WILL HEAR FROM EXPERTS INVOLVED IN THE AFTERMATH OF OTHER MASS SHOOTINGS.

THIS INCLUDES THE ONES FROM COLUMBINE AND VIRGINIA TECH.

TX SHOOTING VICTIM SPEAKS-OC-SOT-OC

FOR THE FIRST TIME --

WE'RE HEARING FROM THE MAINTENANCE MAN CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE OF THAT SCHOOL SHOOTING IN TEXAS.

BOBBY CLIBURN WAS SHOT IN THE LEG TUESDAY --

AFTER TWO MEN GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT AND STARTED SHOOTING AT LONE STAR COLLEGE.

THIS IS A PHONER

"He was speaking to somebody inside and anyway he made a move towards the building and I told myself well I'll try and calm the situation before it gets any worse. I tried to duck behind one of the columns and he got me before I could do it."

THE STATE ATTORNEY FILED CHARGES AGAINST THE SECOND SUSPECT TODAY.

GUN SAFETY DEBATE-OC

GUN CONTROL HAS BEEN IN THE SPOTLIGHT WITH ALL THE RECENT SCHOOL SHOOTINGS.

TODAY NEW LEGISLATION TO BAN ASSAULT WEAPONS WAS INTRODUCED IN CONGRESS AND IT SPARKED REACTION FROM THE N-R-A.

GUN SAFETY DEBATE-PKG

Feinstein: Today my colleagues and I are introducing a bill to prohibit the

sale, transfer, manufacture and importation of assault weapons.

SENATOR DIANNE FEINSTEN AND BACKERS OF A NEW GUN REFORM BILL introduced

today PROMISE THEY DON'T WANT TO TAKE GUNS AWAY FROM HUNTERS. BUT THEIR

proposal still PROMISES TO IGNITE A FIRESTORM OF CONTROVERSY.

IT WOULD BAN 158 MILITARY STYLE WEAPONS AND LARGE MAGAZINES THAT FEED MORE

THAN 10 BULLETS WITHOUT HAVING TO RELOAD.

New York Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy LOST HER HUSBAND IN A SHOOTING ON

THE LONG ISLAND RAILROAD. Her son was severely injured.

MCCARTHY: If you don't have these guns and the large magazines on the

shelves those that had done these horrific killings wouldn't be able to go

into a gun store and just buy them.

THE PROPOSAL COMES 42 DAYS AFTER THE SHOOTINGS AT SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY

AND ON THE SAME DAY A NEW TASK FORCE CONVENED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN

CONNECTICUT AIMING TO STRENGTHEN SCHOOL SAFETY AND THE MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM.

CT governor: I believe that responsible, law abiding citizens of our state

have the right to bear arms. But that right cannot come at the expense of

public safety.

THOSE BACKING THE BILL in congress SAY THEY'RE SPECIFICALLY PROTECTING 2,200

NAMED GUNS HUNTERS AND SPORTSMEN CAN USE. NEARLY 14 TIMES THE NUMBER THEY

WOULD BAN.

BUT THE NRA IS ALREADY PUSHING BACK, SAYING "Senator Feinstein has been

trying to ban guns from law-abiding citizens for decades.we are confident

Congress will reject wrong-headed approach."

Reinforcing what they said Tuesday night

SOT- LAPIERRE: we believe in the right to defend ourselves and our families

with semi-automatic firearms technology.

FAMU HAZING-VO

FLORIDA A-AND-M PLANS TO MAKE SWEEPING CHANGES TO BATTLE HAZING AT THE SCHOOL.

THIS NEW MOVE IS A RESPONSE TO THE HAZING DEATH OF DRUM MAJOR ROBERT CHAMPION.

THE SCHOOL SUBMITTED A 27-PAGE REPORT YESTERDAY.

SOME OF THE PROPOSED CHANGES INCLUDE --

CRUISE SHIP ARREST FOLO-VO

A CONNECTICUT WOMAN WHO GOT ARRESTED AFTER GETTING OFF A DISNEY CRUISE SHIP IN FLORIDA IS OUT OF JAIL TONIGHT.

DEPUTIES ARESTED ROBIN HALL LAST WEEK WHEN SHE AND HER FAMILY RETURNED TO PORT CANAVERAL AFTER A VACATION CRUISE.

WHY?

A 22-YEAR-OLD SHOPLIFTING FINE.THAT COST 85-DOLLARS.

SHE ALSO NEVER SERVED THE COURT ORDERED 50 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE.

HALL STOLE A PACK OF CIGARETTES FROM A WALMART

TODAY A JUDGE RULED SHE SERVED COMMUNITY SERVICE SITTING IN JAIL.

PHILLY DOCTOR MURDER ARREST-VO

NEW AT 530 --

AN EXTERMINATOR IS NOW FACING CHARGES OF STRANGLING A YOUNG PHILADELPHIA DOCTOR.

JASON SMITH WAS ARRESTED LAST NIGHT.

OFFICERS SAY HE HAD AN APPOINTMENT AT DOCTOR MELISSA KETUNUTI'S HOME ON THE DAY SHE WAS KILLED.

THEY SAY HE STRANGLED HER WITH A ROPE AFTER THE TWO GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT.

HER BURNING BODY WAS FOUND IN HER BASEMENT MONDAY --

GANG ASSAULT-VO

TONIGHT ABC7 IS BRINGING YOU VIDEO OF A VIOLENT GANG BEATING IN MANHATTAN.

A WARNING THIS VIDEO IS GRAPHIC.

THIS HAPPENED IN MAY OF 2010 ON THE LOWER EAST SIDE.

IN THE VIDEO WATCH AS A MOB RUNS DOWN THE VICTIM.

THEY BASH IN THE MAN'S HEAD.

ONE OF THE GANG BANGERS CLAIMS THE VICTIM STARTED THE MELEE BY STEALING HIS CHAIN.

BUT THIS VIDEO EVIDENCE DIDN'T LIE.

CHINA SEWER BLAST-VO

A SEWER EXPLODED IN CHINA.

AND IT WAS CAUGHT ON CAMERA.

YOU GOT TO SEE IT.

SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS ON A COUPLE BUILDINGS CAPTURED THE BLAST.

THE EXPLOSION CAME FROM UNDERGROUND.

BUT IT TORE THROUGH A ROAD --

SENDING CONCRETE PIECES FLYING EVERYWHERE.

NO ONE WAS HURT.

BUT IT DAMAGED LIGHT POLES, GRASS, AND RAILINGS.

TRAIN AX REACTION-VOTOPS.WIPE

TONIGHT AT FIVE THIRTY --

THE VIDEO SHOWS IT.

AN EIGHTEEN WHEELER SLAMS INTO A TRAIN IN VERMONT.

AND TONIGHT WITNESSES ARE TALKING ABOUT WHAT THEY SAW/

THEY SAY THE DRIVER OF THAT TRACTOR TRAILER SPED THROUGH FLASHING TRAIN SIGNALS.

TRAIN AX REACTION-SOTVO

"Luckily the pitch of their driveway kept the truck from hitting the pumps."

"And it is scary, cause that would've created a huge explosion and I mean it would've been a nightmare for us."

THE TRAIN ENGINE RIPPED OFF THE BACK OF THE TRUCK SPILLING ITS LOAD OF RECOILED PAPERS.

NO ONE GOT HURT.

THE TRUCK DRIVER CLAIMS HE DIDN'T SEE THE FLASHING SIGNALS BECAUSE ANOTHER DRIVER DISTRACTED IM.

STOLEN MANHOLES-VO

WE WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT AN ODD THEFT IN CENTRAL FLORIDA.

SOMEONE STOLE 167 MANHOLE COVERS.

THEY JUST VANISHED OVERNIGHT.

EACH MANHOLE COVER WEIGHT 80 POUNDS.

SO THAT MAKES THE TOTAL LOSS 13-THOUSAND POUNDS OF SCRAP METAL.

CLEANING FAIRY OHIO-VO.WIPE

THE CLEANING FAIRY IS IN SOME DIRT TONIGHT IN OHIO.

OFFICERS SAY SUSAN WARREN BROKE INTO A HOUSE LAST YEAR AND CLEANED THE PLACE WITHOUT THE HOMEOWNER'S PERMISSION.

AND IT WASN'T FREE.

GET THIS - SHE LEFT A BILL FOR 75 DOLLARS ON A NAPKIN.

IN NOVEMBER, A JUDGE SENTENCED WARREN TO A YEAR OF PROBATION FOR BREAKING IN.

ON TUESDAY. OFFICERS SAY SHE HIT AGAIN.

CLEANING FAIRY OHIO-SOTVO

SOT Smith: "It was already done.I had no

idea

why.I thought it was just one of the neighbors being nice, but I guess it

wasn't."

NEW AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE FOUR------------

Tammi Robinson / Resident - ""We live in the bible belt here."

AND IN THE BIBLE BELT.

THIS DISPLAY.

A BLOWUP DOLL PASSED OUT DRUNK. PILLS SCATTERED AROUND.

WHY VALENTINES DAY DID THIS TO HER.

PLUS ARE YOU LOOKING TO MAKE IT A GOOD V-DAY.

ABC7 TELLS YOU THE BEST GIFT AND IT'S NOT ALL ROSES.

TZ4 A CONTROVERSIAL DOLL-SOTVO

TZ4 B MOST POPULAR VDAY GIFT-VO

MA FROZEN RIVERS-VOTOPS

A SECOND DAY OF SINGLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES IS CAUSING RIVERS TO FREEZE IN BOSTON AREA.

TAKE A LOOK.

THE MERRIMACK RIVER IN LAWRENCE IS COMPLETELY FROZEN.

SO ARE THE WATER FALLS THE SPIKET RIVER FALLS

THE LOW TEMPERATURE TODAY WAS ONE DEGREE.

STORM WARN JP OPEN-CLIP

CROSSTALK-WX EST

FORECAST-PHC

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

FORECAST-WXWALL

SUNNY AND WARM DAYS AHEAD

After a few cloudy days across Southwest Florida the sunshine is back, and it is here to stay!

Temperatures overnight will dip down to near 50 here in town with much colder readings deeper inland and across our far northern communities. This is all due to a clear sky and a calm when. That will translate to a lot of sunshine for Friday and afternoon highs are destined to climb into the middle 70s as a result. A light breeze out of the northeast will keep the day feeling pretty nice with comfortable humidity values.

A nice bubble of dry high pressure will continue to settle in from the northwest through the end of the week. This will keep our weather pattern mostly sunny and free of any rain through the majority of next week. We'll also see a gradual warming trend as this cooler airmass begins to moderate. How do the low 80s sound as we head into February?

I'll take that any day!

CONTROVERSIAL DOLL -OC

A FLOWER SHOP IN WESTERN VIRGINIA IS CAUSING CONTROVERSY TONIGHT OVER ITS VALENTINE'S DAY CAMPAIGN

IT INVOLVES AN INFLATABLE DOLL. ALCOHOL. AND DRUGS.

BUT THE SHOP'S OWNERS SAY THE MESSAGE IS MISUNDERSTOOD.

CONTROVERSIAL DOLL -PKG

AN INFLATABLE DOLL IN A PARTY DRESS LYING IN BED. SURROUNDED BY EMPTY WINE AND PILL BOTTLES. IS CREATING QUITE THE CONTROVERSY.

"It's shocking. I ain't never seen nothing display like that in Coeburn."

THE MESSAGE: YOU NEVER SEND ME FLOWERS ANY MORE.

"What we were really trying to say is, this poor girl is in the window. in her bed, drinking and taking her pill and going to sleep to try to forget about Valentine's Day, because no one sent her flowers."

THE OWNERS, EDWARD STURGILL AND ELIJAH PENN, TELL ME THE THE WINDOW IS AN EXAGGERATION TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO SEND FLOWERS AND MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY ON FEBRUARY 14TH.

"A lot of the people are just looking at the negativity of it and dwelling on the negativity and not trying to see the whole picture."

"It's just a gimmick. That's all it is."

I LEARNED THE WINDOW DISPLAY AT "THE FLOWER BED" SHOP WAS SET UP ABOUT A WEEK AGO.

BUT ON MONDAY. THE COMMUNITY STARTED TO SPEAK OUT ON FACEBOOK. SAYING IT WAS TOO PROVOCATIVE.

"We live in the bible belt here and. it's really comes against our views and our values here."

"Sturgill tells me they have made a couple of changes to his, window display including removing a couple of the pill bottles and wine bottles."

"We did not want people to think we were promoting suicide or alcoholism."

"We never meant to offend a single person."

STURGILL SAYS NOTHING IN THE WINDOW IS ILLEGAL AND HE CONSIDERS HIS DISPLAYS TO BE MODERN. CUTTING EDGE. AND THOUGHT PROVOKING.

"If people walk by your windows and continue walking by them, you've done absolutely nothing to inspire them to think or have a thought or come to an emotional catharsis of any kind."

AND THE REASON FOR USING AN INFLATABLE DOLL?

"It was $20 at Spencers as compared to a $250 mannequin."

AND FOR NOW. SHE'S THERE TO STAY.

ROBIN TEST RUN-SS

GOOD MORNING AMERICA HOST ROBIN ROBERTS RETURNED TO THE SET TODAY --

FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE UNDERGOING A BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT.

ROBERTS CAME TO THE TIMES SQUARE STUDIO FOR A TEST RUN

SHE'S BEEN ON MEDICAL LEAVE SINCE AUGUST.

SUBWAY LAWSUIT-SS-VO

MORE BACKLASH TONIGHT FOR SUBWAY.

LAST WEEK A MAN POSTED A PHOTO OF A SANDWICH AND A RULER ON THE COMPANY'S FACEBOOK PAGE.

YOU COULD SEE THAT FOOTLONG. DIDN'T MEASURE UP -- OFF BY AN INCH.

SINCE THEN CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS HAVE BEEN FILED NATIONWIDE.

PEOPLE WANT REFUNDS FOR THE ONE INCH THEY DIDN'T GET.

READERS SUING LANCE ARMSTRONG-VOTOPS

LANCE ARMSTRONG'S READERS FEEL DUPED.

AND BECAUSE OF THAT --

A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO READ HIS BOOK "IT'S NOT ABOUT THE BIKE" --

WANT THEIR MONEY BACK.

ARMSTRONG RECENTLY CONFESSED TO USING PERFORMANCE ENHANCING DRUGS TO WIN THE TOUR DE FRANCE SEVEN TIMES.

NEW POPE APP-VO

THE POPE HAS A NEW APP.

YOU CAN STREAM POPE BENEDICT'S EVENTS AND SPEECHES LIVE WITH THIS APP.

THE VATICAN LAUNCHED IT ON THE EVE OF THE RELEASE OF THE PONTIFF'S WORLD COMMUNICATIONS DAY MESSAGE.

IT DESCRIBED SOCIAL NETWORKS AS QUOTE, "PORTALS OF TRUTH AND FAITH" AND ENCOURAGED CATHOLICS TO SPREAD THEIR FAITH ONLINE.

FACEBOOK MOBILE APP-VOTOPS

FACEBOOK HAS WON THE FIGHT FOR "MOST POPULAR APP."

COMSCORE SAYS IT TOPS THE LIST.

BUT GIVE CREDIT TO GOOGLE.

MOST POPULAR VDAY GIFT-VO

THREE WEEKS. AND LOTS OF PLANNING.

THERE'S TIME TO FIND THAT SPECIAL VALENTINES GIFT FOR THAT SPECIAL SOMEONE.

AND IT'S NOT ALL ROSES

EBATES DOT COM FOUND THE MOST POPULAR VALENTINE'S DAY GIFTS PURCHASED ONLINE ARE NOT FLOWERS AND CHOCOLATES. RATHER. CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES.

NEXT AT 5-CLIP

TEASE FIVE--

NATS FULL

A PLANE BUZZES THE RUNWAY FEET OFF THE GROUND.

YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS STUNT --

TZ5 A PLANE STUNT VIRAL-NATSVO

BUMP SHOT-BUMP IN

PLANE STUNT VIRAL-OC

IT'S 19 SECONDS OF INSANITY --

AND NOW THE VIDEO HAS GONE VIRAL.

IT SHOWS A PLANE BARELY TWO FEET OFF THE GROUND ZOOMING DOWN A RUNWAY --

RIGHT BY A MAN ON AN A-T-V!

A-B-C'S JIM AVILA FOUND OUT WHO THE PILOT IS IN THE VIDEO YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE --

PLANE STUNT VIRAL-PKG

A BREATHTAKING STUNT POSTED ONLINE AN AEROBATIC PLANE AT FULL SPEED, NEARLY

200 MILES AN HOUR. WITHIN FEET OF THE PILOT'S PARTNER ON THIS SUBURBAN

DALLAS RUNWAY AND THE PHOTOGRAPHER WHO RECORDED IT ALL. WATCH AGAIN THE

WING TIPPING DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO THE GROUND AS THE PILOT SPEEDS BY AND THEN

COMPLETES A LOOP INTO THE BLUE.

NAT SOUND SCREAMING

WHO WOULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS. ABC NEWS HAS LEARNED THIS INTERNET

SENSATION WAS POSTED AND THEN REMOVED FROM YOUTUBE BY JASON NEWBURG. A

STUNT PILOT WHO ADVERTISES AS A DAREDEVIL FOR HIRE. PERFORMING AT AIR

SHOWS. SPECIALIZING IN DEATH-DEFYING AERIAL BALLET, PARTNERED WITH

MOTORCYCLE SHOWMEN KNOWN AS THE DALLAS STUNT RIDERZ, WHO CHOREOGRAPH

MANEUVERS BENEATH HIS BRIGHT GREEN PLANE.

SOT NAT SOUND

BUT THIS MORNING THE FAA IS APPARENTLY NOT AMUSED BY THIS ADRENALIN BURST OF

SHOWMANSHIP. TELLING ABC NEWS IT IS INVESTIGATING. SOURCES TELL US THE

PILOT'S WAIVER TO PERFORM AEROBATICS EXPIRED IN NOVEMBER. AND EVEN IF IT

HADN'T. PILOTS ARE REQUIRED TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF PEOPLE ON THE GROUND.

ARE THESE GUYS SAFE?

GANYARD SOT: SEVERAL POINTS ALONG THE WAY THIS GUY COULD HAVE MAKE

MISTAKES THAT WOULD HAVE KILLED HIMSELF AND THE TWO PEOPLE THAT ARE FILMING

THE ACTION HERE.

AND IT ISN'T AS THOUGH HE HASN'T CRASHED BEFORE. THIS IS THE WRECKAGE OF A

HELICOPTER NEWBURG WAS FLYING IN 2008. THE NTSB REPORT ON THAT CRASH SAYS

THE PILOT WAS NOT LICENSED TO FLY A HELICOPTER. AND TOOK OFF WITH, INSTEAD

OF AGAINST THE WIND. CAUSING A HARD LANDING.

NEXT AT 6 OPEN-CLIP

COMING UP AT 6PM-ONCAM

"it was his gun, he left it out

AND HIS TODDLER GOT AHOLD OF IT AND SHOT HIMSELF.

TONIGHT A FATHER IS CHARGED.

PLUS--

7:28 about all we could do is just pray

PRAYERS AND HEARTBREAK!

FOR THE FIRST TIME TONIGHT--

HE PASTOR OF THE MOM AND TWO GIRLS KILLED IN THE CRASH ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY SPEAKS OUT.

WALL OF SAND!

THE DAMAGE STORMS OF YEARS PAST IS DOING TO OUR BEACHES.

TZ 6 1) BABY DEATH ARREST-SOTVO

TZ 6 2) ALLEY PASTOR NEW SOUND-SOTVO

TZ 6 3) SANIBEL EROSION STUDY-VOTOPS

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