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THE SEARCH IS ON FOR A PUNTA GORDA MAN.
OFFICIALS BELIEVE HE MAY BE INVOLVED IN A BRUTAL STABBING.
DETAILS AHEAD!
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A TRAGIC LOSS.
HEAR THE REACTION OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS AS THEY SAY GOOD BYE TO A BELOVED MOTHER AND HER CHILDREN.
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NOBODY IS HAPPY. WE PAID A LOT OF MONEY TO LIVE ON THIS
STREET
A FLORIDA SQUATTER IS CAUSING A BIG CONTROVERSY.
HE'S LIVING IN A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR MANSION WITH NO PLANS TO LEAVE.
NEIGHBORS ARE FURIOUS!
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GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
I'M JOE ROETZ.
TODAY IS SUNDAY, JANUARY 27TH.
WE BEGIN WITH YOUR WEEKEND WEATHER - METEOROLOGIST KIRA MINER IS HERE TO HELP YOU PLAN OUT YOUR DAY.
KIRA GOOD MORNING.
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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.
It was a beautiful Saturday across Southwest Florida with hardly a cloud in the sky and temperatures in the upper 70s. Our warming trend will continue Sunday and into next week before some cooler air arrives in the wake of a cold front.
It will still be a rather cool start to the day with many of us waking up to readings in the lower to middle 50s. There may even be a patch or two of fog as humidity levels have come up a tad and winds have remained light. Wall to wall sunshine is in store for our Sunday with just a few fair weather cumulus clouds sweeping across our skies on an easterly breeze. With abundant sunshine and some what of a dry airmass still in place, temperatures will warm quickly and have no problem reaching the lower 80s by the afternoon. Cooler spots will be our beaches and coastal areas due to a developing seabreeze off the chilly waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
Tonight, temperatures will cool into the 60s before settling into the upper 50s and low 60s under a mostly clear sky. Patchy fog can't be ruled out by early Monday morning, but it should mix out shortly after sunrise.
Through the upcoming week, winds will begin to take more of a south and southeasterly turn. This will bring in a warmer and more humid airmass across our part of the state. As a result, daytime highs will warm into lower to middle 80s while overnight lows drop into the middle and upper 60s. This is ahead of a stronger cold front that will be moving across peninsula on Thursday. Not only will it cloud up our skies, but it will also bring a decent chance for rain back in the forecast. Once this front passes to our south during the day, expect some cooler air to arrive by Friday with lows in the 50s and highs in the lower to middle 70s.
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ABC-7 IS FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING.
WE'RE LEARNING ABOUT AN OVERNIGHT SHOOTING AT A MOBILE GAS STATION ON GLADIOLUS NEAR INTERSECTION OF SAN CARLOS AND MCGREGOR.
WE HAVE NOT YET LEARNED IF ANY ONE WAS HURT OR INJURED.
WE HAVE A CREW ON THE SCENE RIGHT NOW.
AND WE WILL HAVE A LIVE REPORT FOR YOU IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.
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THIS MORNING A MANHUNT IS UNDERWAY FOR A PUNTA GORDA MAN CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY STABBED A WOMAN SEVERAL TIMES.
DEPUTIES SAY IT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE SEVEN ON SATURDAY IN A HOUSE IN THE 11-THOUSAND BLOCK OFF PINEAPPLE ROAD.
19 YEAR OLD MICHAEL SEE ALLEGEDLY STABBED THE WOMAN THEN RAN.
A SEARCH FOR SEE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED WITH THE HELP OF K-9 UNITS AND A CHOPPER.
NEIGHBORS SAY THEY WANT HIM CAUGHT.
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"If he's still out there running around I don't know if I wanna go to bed tonight the helicopter was flying so low my kids tell me it was blowing leaves on the rooftops."
THE 23 YEAR OLD WOMAN'S NAME HASN'T BEEN RELEASED.
SHE WAS RUSHED TO LEE MEMORIAL, NO WORD ON HER CONDITION.
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8:46;10 I know so well how those little girls loved you, I know so well how those little girls could not wait for you to get home.
A FINAL GOODBYE AS FAMILY AND FRIENDS ATTEND A FUNERAL SERVICE FOR CECLIA DOUGLAS AND HER TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS.
THE THREE WERE KILLED THIS WEEK AFTER A CRASH ON ALLEGATOR ALLEY.
WITH THE HELP OF THE COMMUNITY, THE FAMILY'S FATHER, NATHAN DOUGLAS, SAYS HE IS FINDING COMFORT DESPITE THE TRAGEDY.
ABC-7'S GEORGE SOLIS EXPLAINS.
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FOR THE DOUGLAS FAMILY EVERY MOMENT IS EVER CHANGING.
Joshua douglas, nathans brother
"We do have our good minutes and we have our bad minutes. There are times that were laughing about stories of our family and there are times when were crying about those very same stories."
THEY TURN TO THEIR FAITH.
" they're with their mom in heaven you know, and that they're doing better than we are. They wouldn't come back if they could and that's where our peace lies."
AS THEY PAY THEIR RESPECTS TO CECILIA DOUGLAS AND HER TWO LITTLE GIRLS, GONE TOO SOON.
Sarah white, cecilias best friend
"7:41 seems like a really bad nightmare that hasn't gone away and hasn't stopped. It's just, it's just so hard to take it in."
ALMOST A WEEK LATER.THERE'S STILL DISBELIEF OVER THE CRASH ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY THAT TOOK THE LIVES OF CECILIA, FOUR YEAR OLD MADISON AND, THREE YEAR OLD RYLEE.
Sarah white, cecilias best friend
"its just so hard to take it in because cecilia was so young, and those two little girl, its just not supposed to happen 58 those two little ones had so much to still live for and their lives were taken away 8:05 just doesn't seem real.
THEY LEAVE BEHIND THEIR DAD NATHAN.
HIS BROTHERS SAY HE ISN'T QUESTION WHY THIS HAPPENED.
INSTEAD HE FINDS COMFORT KNOWING HIS THREE GIRLS ARE TOGETHER AND THAT HE WILL SEE THEM AGAIN.
"We do have a peace. and yes we is still hurt, this doesn't take away the loss, it is pain that is unfathomable, it is pain that is anguish, deep anguish."
GEORGE SOLIS ABC7.
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THE FIRST RESPONDERS WHO TRIED TO SAVE THE FAMILY WERE ALSO HONORED AT THE SERVICE.
NATHAN TELLS US THE OUTPOURING OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT IS HELPING HIM COPE WITH THE LOSS.
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THREE PEOPLE WERE TAKEN TO LEE MEMORIAL AFTER A ROLLOVER IN LEHIGH ACRES.
CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO.
IT HAPPENED AT EISENHOWER AND GRANT BOULEVARDS.
WITNESSES TELL US THE WHITE TRUCK RAN THE STOP SIGN ON EISENHOWER.
THE BLACK CAR HIT IT, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO FLIP.
BOTH PEOPLE IN THE TRUCK WERE THROWN OUT.
THE DRIVER OF THE BLACK CAR WAS ALSO INJURED.
NO WORD YET ON THEIR CONDITIONS.
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BREAKING THE CYCLE OF HOMELESSNESS
MORE THAN 400 PEOPLE IN NEED CROWDED THE CITY OF PALMS PARK FOR THE 13TH ANNUAL HOMELESS DAY.
THAT'S ABOUT 100 MORE PEOPLE THAN LAST YEAR.
SERVICES LIKE HAIRCUTS, HYGENE KITS, AND FOOD STANDS WERE AVAILABLE.
SOME PEOPLE EVEN WERE SET UP WITH HOUSING.
ACCORDING TO THE LEE COUNTY HOMELESS COALITION,
THERE ARE ABOUT 34 HUNDRED PEOPLE IN THE COUNTY WITHOUT A PLACE TO CALL HOME.
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THE NATIONWIDE TUG OF WAR OVER GUN CONTROL PLAYED OUT IN THE STREETS SATURDAY.
GUN CONTROL ACTIVISTS MARCHED IN THE STREETS OF WASHINGTON, D.C. WHILE GUN BUYERS LINED UP TO BUY WEAPONS THAT MAY SOON BE BANNED.
HERE'S ABC'S CHUCK SIVERTSEN.
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NATS D.C. march
Thousands of gun control activists marched in the nation's capital, despite
freezing temperatures.
SOT Shannon Watts, March organizer
"This is about connecting guns to what guns do."
Several residents from Newtown, Connecticut joined the rally. A gunman
killed his mother, then 20-first graders and six teachers and himself in
their town last month.
SOT Rachel
"Living in Newtown, being there every day, you are just bearing witness to
pain."
SOT Sarah Nathan
"Any Parent who has a gun in the house, has to think really, why do I have
that gun there. It's time for people to maybe have to give up, give up those
guns."
Or try to keep guns out of the hands of people who should not have them.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan SOT
"This is about gun responsibility, this is about gun safety, this is about
fewer dead Americans, fewer dead children, fewer children living in fear."
Pro-gun activists also took to the streets, opposing President Obama's new
push for gun control and safety in rallies across the U.S. last weekend.
Fears that gun ownership may soon be restricted is fueling a run on gun
shows, like this one in Georgia.
SOT
"People are looking for things that are going to be banned."
SOT
"A lot of freedoms seem to be under the gun, pardon the pun."
While newly-purchased guns are going into homes, older guns are being turned
in. like this gun buy back in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Seattle's drive-through gun buyback program was a victim of its own success.
Organizers quickly ran out of gift certificates that were handed out in
return for weapons. Another gun buy-back is planned in the near future.
Chuck Sivertsen, ABC News, New York.
TIME/INITIAL: 17:14:08/swz
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AN EYESORE SEEN BY THOUSANDS IN CAPE CORAL.DISAPPEARS.
TWO POLICE OFFICERS VOLUNTEERED TO PAINT OVER THIS VANDALIZED FENCE.
IT COULD BE SEEN BY ANYONE DRIVING ALONG DEL PRADO, NEAR PINE ISLAND ROAD.
POLICE SAY SOMEONE PASSING BY SPOTTED THE GRAFFITI JUST AFTER THANKSGIVING.
BUT THE HOMEOWNERS COULDN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT.
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jason criazzo/ officer
22:53 I don't look at it as giving back, just something to be done. Someone needed help and me and my partner are taking care of it and helping them out.
OFFICERS SAY THE COMMUNITY SHOULDN'T WORRY.
IT'S NOT GANG RELATED, JUST THE WORK OF KIDS.
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MISERY LOVES COMPANY.
ON TOP OF THE SNOW AND THE ICE,
THERE'S ANOTHER ELEMENT OF NATURE THAT'S COMPLICATING OUR LIVES THIS WINTER.
HERE'S ABC'S DEIRDRE BRYANT.
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Snow.
Ice.
Fog.
Yes fog is adding to our winter sorrows, making life difficult even for
golfers.
Fog kept the players off the course at the Farmers Insurance Open in San
Diego.
Motorists in Utah are trying to see through the fog to figure out where they
are going. They also have to watch out for ice patches.
The same black ice is turning roads into treacherous traps in North Carolina
.
SOT Chris Hensley, North Carolina driver
"It's been awful. Snow is one thing, but ice, you can't drive in it at all."
Or drive uphill.
SOT Sophia Jones, North Carolina Driver
"Very scary. Cause I've never, I don't think I've ever gotten stuck going up
a hill before."
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THAT WAS ABC'S DEIRDRE BRYANT REPORTING.
THE BRUTAL CONDITIONS IN SO MANY PLACES.
MEAN BIG-BUSINESS FOR TOW-TRUCK OPERATORS AND REPAIR SHOPS.
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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.
It was a beautiful Saturday across Southwest Florida with hardly a cloud in the sky and temperatures in the upper 70s. Our warming trend will continue Sunday and into next week before some cooler air arrives in the wake of a cold front.
It will still be a rather cool start to the day with many of us waking up to readings in the lower to middle 50s. There may even be a patch or two of fog as humidity levels have come up a tad and winds have remained light. Wall to wall sunshine is in store for our Sunday with just a few fair weather cumulus clouds sweeping across our skies on an easterly breeze. With abundant sunshine and some what of a dry airmass still in place, temperatures will warm quickly and have no problem reaching the lower 80s by the afternoon. Cooler spots will be our beaches and coastal areas due to a developing seabreeze off the chilly waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
Tonight, temperatures will cool into the 60s before settling into the upper 50s and low 60s under a mostly clear sky. Patchy fog can't be ruled out by early Monday morning, but it should mix out shortly after sunrise.
Through the upcoming week, winds will begin to take more of a south and southeasterly turn. This will bring in a warmer and more humid airmass across our part of the state. As a result, daytime highs will warm into lower to middle 80s while overnight lows drop into the middle and upper 60s. This is ahead of a stronger cold front that will be moving across peninsula on Thursday. Not only will it cloud up our skies, but it will also bring a decent chance for rain back in the forecast. Once this front passes to our south during the day, expect some cooler air to arrive by Friday with lows in the 50s and highs in the lower to middle 70s.
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ABC-7 IS FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING.
WE'RE LEARNING ABOUT AN OVERNIGHT SHOOTING AT A MOBILE GAS STATION ON GLADIOLUS NEAR INTERSECTION OF SAN CARLOS AND MCGREGOR.
ABC-7'S LEIGH DANA IS LIVE ON THE SCENE RIGHT NOW WITH THE DETAILS.
LEIGH?
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NEW YORK CITY REAL ESTATE HAS ALWAYS BEEN HARD TO COME BY.
NOW THE CITY IS TRYING TO APPEAL TO RESIDENTS WITH MODERN MICRO APARTMENTS.
MARY SNOW TAKES US INSIDE ONE OF THE SUPER SMALL UNITS.
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IN A CITY TIGHT ON LIVING SPACE.THINGS ARE ABOUT TO GET EVEN TIGHTER.
So this one room is living room, bedroom.
Dining room.everything.
THESE FULL-TIME LIVING QUARTERS ARE WHAT'S CALLED A "MICROAPARTMENT".squeezed into AN AREA THE SIZE OF A MODEST HOTEL ROOM.
There's the bed unit.
And then if you don't want to look at the television, you have a bar.
And then you have a workspace and you have a desk. So again, you have traditional ideas that have been updated in a very modern, sexy Italian way.
PAY A VISIT TO SOME NEW YORKERS WHO ALREADY LIVE IN TINY SPACES.THAT MODERN, SLEEKNESS MAY BE TOUGH TO MAINTAIN.
Clothes come down.
THIS MICRO APARTMENT --WHICH IS A NOW MUSEUM EXHIBIT-- IS THREE HUNDRED, TWENTY-FIVE SQUARE FEET. REGULATIONS NOW REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 400 SQUARE FEET FOR NEW UNITS.
BUT THE CITY IS GOING TO BEND THAT RULE FOR A PILOT PROJECT TO BUILD 55 MICRO APARTMENTS-- MAKING SPACE FOR MORE PEOPLE. AND RESERVING NEARLY HALF JUST FOR LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME RESIDENTS.
MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK CURATOR DONALD ALBRECHT SAYS NEW YORK IS FOLLOWING THE LEAD OF OTHER PLACES LIKE TOKYO AND HONG KONG.
Why the need for these kind of apartments to live like this?
Because the city is going to have 600-thousand more people and a lot of those people are single. So they want smaller units that they can afford.
WHAT MAY BUY A HOUSE IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, WON'T GET YOU FAR IN NEW YORK CITY.
ONE MAJOR REALTOR IN NEW YORK SAYS THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR A STUDIO APARTMENT IS ROUGHLY 300 THOUSAND DOLLARS.
The average price here is 1.4 million dollars. For that you're getting just a small apartment, so even though this seems really expensive, for new york it's a bargain.
A BARGAIN FOR SOMEONE WHO THINKS OUTSIDE THE BOX--BUT IS WILLING TO LIVE IN ONE.
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THAT WAS MARY SNOW REPORTING.
THE UNITS ARE ALSO GEARED TOWARD THE INCREASING NUMBER OF PEOPLE LIVING ALONE.
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IF YOUR LOOKING FOR SOME GIFTS FOR THE FAMILY OR SOMETHING TO GET YOUR VALENTINE the Arts & Crafts Show @ Eagle Creek in naples.
IT'S TODAY AT 10:00 AM
THE EVENT IS FREE.
AND IT'S AGE FRIENDLY.
ALSO TODAY.
THE 11TH ANNUAL SW FLORIDA GUMBO FEST.
ITS BEING HELD AT SHELL FACTORY IN NORTH FORT MYERS.
THE EVENT STARTS AT 11 AM AND RUNS UNTIL SIX P-M.
THERE WILL BE MUSIC, CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES,COCKTAILS,AND OF COURSE GUMBO.
ITS FREE TO THE PUBLIC.
FOR MORE THINGS TO DO -- HEAD ON OVER TO OUR WEBSITE
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SOME OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S FINEST PULLED IN SOME BIG NUMBERS THIS WEEKEND AT THE WINTER WINE FESTIVAL IN NAPLES.
WE HAVE THE DETAILS ON HOW MUCH MONEY THEY RAISED TO HELP OUT CHILDREN IN OUR AREA.
-PLUS A FAMILY SAYS GOOD-BYE TO THEIR LOVED ONE IN THE MOST UNUSUAL WAY.
YOUR GOING TO WANT TO HEAR THIS ONE.STAY WITH US!
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THE FINAL AMOUNT RAISED FOR THIS YEAR'S WINTER WINE FESTIVAL IS.
EIGHT AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS!
THANKS TO THE GENEROUS DONORS WHO TOOK THE SLOGAN "BID HIGH, BID OFTEN" TO HEART.
THAT MONEY WILL GO TO LOCAL CHARITIES.TO HELP CHILDREN HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
THE AUCTION TOOK PLACE LAST NIGHT AT THE RITZ-CARLTON GOLF RESORT IN NAPLES.
ON THE BLOCK -
THE FASTEST, MOST POWERFUL FERRARI EVER MADE.THAT WENT FOR 750-THOUSAND.
AN INCREDIBLE 22-DAY AROUND THE WORLD TRIP WENT TO A BIDDER FOR 240-THOUSAND.
SINCE THE FESTIVAL BEGAN IN 2001.IT'S RAISED MORE THAN 116 MILLION DOLLARS.
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A SETTLEMENT COULD SOON BE REACHED AGAINST PENN STATE--FOLLOWING THE JERRY SANDUSKY SEX SCANDAL.
OFFICIALS SAY, THE SCHOOL HAS BEEN IN TALKS WITH 28 CLAIMANTS.
THAT'S 18 MORE THAN WERE PRESENTED IN EVIDENCE AT THE TRIAL.
THEY HOPE TO SEE SOME RESOLUTION WITHIN THE COMING WEEKS- ALTHOUGH NO FIGURES HAVE BEEN RELEASED.
A JURY FOUND SANDUSKY GUILTY LAST JUNE OF 45 COUNTS DURING HIS CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE TRIAL.
HE'S SERVING A 30-TO-60 YEAR STATE PRISON SENTENCE.
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THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO REMEMBER A LOVED ONE.
TAKE IT FROM THESE FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS IN PENNSYLVANIA.
THE FAMILY SAYS THEIR LATE FATHER LOVED BURGER KING'S WHOPPER JUNIOR SANDWICH.
AS A TRIBUTE, THE 40-CAR FUNERAL PROCESSION HIT THE DRIVE-THRU ON THE WAY TO THE CEMETERY.
THE 88-YEAR-OLD MAN WAS A WORLD WAR TWO VET.
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A HUGE DOSE OF FRIGID WEATHER HAS DUMPED ICE AND SNOW ON A BIG PART OF THE COUNTRY.
COMING UP THE LATEST ON A WINTER WHITE OUT.
AND A SQUATTER'S PLAN TO TAKE OVER A 2-AND-HALF-MILLION DOLLAR, WATERFRONT MANSION IN FLORIDA MAY HAVE BEEN FOILED, THANKS TO SOME UNHAPPY NEIGHBORS.
ABC-7 HAS THAT STORY AFTER THE BREAK.
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BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING.
WE'RE LEARNING ABOUT AN OVERNIGHT SHOOTING AT A MOBILE GAS STATION ON GLADIOLUS NEAR INTERSECTION OF SAN CARLOS AND MCGREGOR.
WE HAVE NOT YET LEARNED IF ANY ONE WAS HURT OR INJURED.
RIGHT NOW THE GAS STATION IS CLOSED FOR BUSINESS.
OFFICERS ARE ON THE SCENES AS WE SPEAK
WE HAVE A CREW THERE AS WELL
WE WILL BRING YOU MORE INFORMATION AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.
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THIS MORNING A MANHUNT IS UNDERWAY FOR A PUNTA GORDA MAN CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY STABBED A WOMAN SEVERAL TIMES.
DEPUTIES SAY IT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE SEVEN ON SATURDAY IN A HOUSE IN THE 11-THOUSAND BLOCK OFF PINEAPPLE ROAD.
ACCORDING TO INVESTIGATORS 19 YEAR OLD MICHAEL SEE STABBED THE WOMAN THEN FLED ON FOOT.
A SEARCH FOR SEE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED WITH THE HELP OF K9 UNITS AND A CHOPPER.
WITNESSES SAY THEY'RE ON EDGE.
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PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA SAYS GUN-CONTROL ADVOCATES HAVE TO DO A LITTLE MORE LISTENING THAN THEY DO SOMETIMES IN THE DEBATE OVER FIREARMS IN AMERICA.
OBAMA TELLS THE NEW REPUBLIC THAT HE HAS A PROFOUND RESPECT FOR THE TRADITIONS OF HUNTING THAT DATE BACK FOR GENERATIONS.
HE ALSO SAYS THAT MOVING FORWARD ON THE TOPIC MEANS UNDERSTANDING THAT THE REALITIES OF GUNS IN URBAN AREAS ARE VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE REALITIES OF GUNS IN RURAL AREAS.
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GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
I'M JOE ROETZ.
TODAY IS SUNDAY, JANUARY 27TH.
WE BEGIN WITH YOUR WEEKEND WEATHER - METEOROLOGIST KIRA MINER IS HERE TO HELP YOU PLAN OUT YOUR DAY.
KIRA GOOD MORNING.
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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.
It was a beautiful Saturday across Southwest Florida with hardly a cloud in the sky and temperatures in the upper 70s. Our warming trend will continue Sunday and into next week before some cooler air arrives in the wake of a cold front.
It will still be a rather cool start to the day with many of us waking up to readings in the lower to middle 50s. There may even be a patch or two of fog as humidity levels have come up a tad and winds have remained light. Wall to wall sunshine is in store for our Sunday with just a few fair weather cumulus clouds sweeping across our skies on an easterly breeze. With abundant sunshine and some what of a dry airmass still in place, temperatures will warm quickly and have no problem reaching the lower 80s by the afternoon. Cooler spots will be our beaches and coastal areas due to a developing seabreeze off the chilly waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
Tonight, temperatures will cool into the 60s before settling into the upper 50s and low 60s under a mostly clear sky. Patchy fog can't be ruled out by early Monday morning, but it should mix out shortly after sunrise.
Through the upcoming week, winds will begin to take more of a south and southeasterly turn. This will bring in a warmer and more humid airmass across our part of the state. As a result, daytime highs will warm into lower to middle 80s while overnight lows drop into the middle and upper 60s. This is ahead of a stronger cold front that will be moving across peninsula on Thursday. Not only will it cloud up our skies, but it will also bring a decent chance for rain back in the forecast. Once this front passes to our south during the day, expect some cooler air to arrive by Friday with lows in the 50s and highs in the lower to middle 70s.
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IT'S BEEN A LONG, COLD WEEK FOR MANY FOLKS IN THE EASTERN HALF OF THE COUNTRY.
THE SOUTH, IN PARTICULAR, HAS BEEN DEALING WITH CONDITIONS THAT MANY IN THE REGION ARE NEITHER ACCUSTOMED TO. NOR PREPARED FOR.
FREEZING RAIN AND ICE MADE FOR A TRAVEL NIGHTMARE THROUGHOUT THE CAROLINAS.
29 PEOPLE HOSPITALIZED, HUNDREDS OF TRAFFIC WRECKS JUST IN THE CHARLOTTE-AREA ALONE.
THE FRIGID TEMPERATURES IN TENNESSEE LEFT TREES LOOKING LIKE ICE SCULPTURES AND FORCED PARAMEDICS TO SKATE TO VICTIMS.
IN VIRGINIA, SNOW WAS THE PROBLEM. INTERSTATE 81 CLOUDED BY A MIX OF WHITE POWDER AND BROWN SLUSH.
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Sot: Terry Trundle "just losing control and slipping and sliding. Im a good ole southern boy and i don't like cold weather, i don't like ice, i don't like snow.
AS INJURIES ARE TREATED AND THE CLEANUP CONTINUES,
A NEW STORM IS TARGETING THE MIDWEST.
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BEFORE SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON LEAVES HER POST -
SHE SAT DOWN WITH PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA FOR AN EXIT INTERVIEW.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME THE PRESIDENT HAS DONE A SIDE BY SIDE INTERVIEW WITH ANYONE OTHER THAN HIS WIFE, MICHELLE.
ABC'S DAVID KERLEY HAS A PREVIEW.
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SCRIPT:
OBAMA SOT - I THINK HILLARY WILL GO DOWN AS ONE OF THE FINEST SECRETARIES OF
STATE WE'VE HAD.
A FIRST. A DUAL INTERVIEW WITH THE PRESIDENT.WHO TOLD CBS'S 60
MINUTES WHY HE WANTED TO SIT WITH HILLARY CLINTON.
OBAMA SOT - I WANT THE COUNTRY TO APPRECIATE WHAT AN EXTRAORDINARY ROLE SHE'
S PLAYED DURING THE COURSE OF MY ADMINISTRATION.
A REMARKABLE CONCLUSION TO A RELATIONSHIP THAT AT FIRST RESEMBLED A NO HOLDS
BARRED FIGHT.
OBAMA AND CLINTON NATS
TWO SENATORS. THE ONE EXPECTED TO WIN.AND THE UPSTART.
AS OBAMA CAME ON.OUT CAME THAT MEMORABLE AD FROM HILLARY.
NATS
QUESTIONING HIS ABILITY TO LEAD.
NATS OF CLINTON ADVERTISEMENT
FINALLY. THEY WERE THE LAST TWO STANDING FOR THE NOMINATION.THAT LAST
TWO ON THE STAGE.
CLINTON AND OBAMA NATS
AFTER WEEKS OF TRYING TO FIGHT THE MATH.CLINTON FINALLY ADMITTED SHE COULD
NOT BREAK THE GLASS CEILING.
CLINTON SOT - THANKS TO YOU, IT'S GOT ABOUT 18 MILLION CRACKS IN IT.
BUT THEN.SOMETHING FEW EXPECTED. THE NEW PRESIDENT TAPPING HIS FORMER
RIVAL TO BE ONE OF HIS TEAM'S MOST IMPORTANT PLAYERS.
THERE THEY WERE. TRAVELING THE WORLD.
TOGETHER AS THE NAVY SEALS CLOSED IN ON OSAMA BIN LADEN.
AND THE SOLEMN TASK OF WATCHING THE REMAINS OF THE AMERICANS KILLED IN LIBYA
.RETURNING HOME.
OBAMA SOT - IT HAS BEEN A GREAT COLLABORATION
EVEN THE SECRETARY SEEMS SURPRISED.
CLINTON SOT - A FEW YEARS AGO IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SEEN AS IMPROBABLE BECAUSE
WE HAD THAT VERY LONG, HARD PRIMARY CAMPAIGN.
DEMOCRACY.AND SERVICE.HAS LEFT THEM NOT RIVALS.BUT COLLEAGUES.
CLINTON SOT - PRESIDENT OBAMA ASKED ME TO BE SECRETARY OF STATE AND I SAID
YES. AND WHY DID HE ASK ME AND WHY DID I SAY YES? BECAUSE WE BOTH LOVE OUR
COUNTRY.
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THAT WAS ABC'S DAVID KERLEY
LAST WEEK HILLARY CLINTON WAS ASKED WHETHER SHE'S READY TO RETIRE,
SHE SAID SHE DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT'S SOMETHING SHE WOULD SAY.
CLINTON ALSO SAYS SHE'S DEFINATELY STEPPING OFF THE VERY FAST TRACK FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
A COMMENT THAT ONLY SEEMED TO FUEL SPECULATION THAT SHE MAY RUN FOR PRESIDENT IN 2016.
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CASEY ANTHONY HAS FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION IN FLORIDA.
ONE OF ANTHONY'S ATTORNEYS CONFIRMED SHE FILED THE PAPERWORK FOR CHAPTER SEVEN BANKRUPTCY FRIDAY.
ACCORDING TO THE COURT DOCUMENT, ANTHONY SAYS SHE OWES ALMOST 800-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN DEBTS,
BUT ONLY HAS UNDER 11-HUNDRED DOLLARS TO HER NAME.
THE REMAINDER OF HER DEBT IS OWED TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE IRS, THE ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND HER LAYWER.
ANTHONY IS CURRENTLY ALSO A DEFENDANT IN THREE CIVIL CASES.
A JUDGE AND A TRUSTEE ARE SCHEDULED TO BE ASSIGNED TO ANTHONY'S CASE ON MONDAY.
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A FATHER'S FIGHT TO BRING HIS DAUGHTER HOME FROM HER WOULD-BE ADOPTIVE PARENTS IS AT AN END.
THE MAN WAS ON ACTIVE DUTY WHEN HIS NOW EX-WIFE MOVED TO UTAH, GAVE BIRTH, AND PUT THEIR BABY GIRL UP FOR ADOPTION.
WHEN THE FATHER FOUND OUT, HE BEGAN A NEARLY TWO YEAR LONG LEGAL FIGHT TO GET HER BACK.
NOW, A JUDGE HAS AWARDED HIM FULL CUSTODY.
THE ADOPTIVE PARENTS WHO RAISED THE GIRL SINCE BIRTH ARE APPEALING THE DECISION.
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ACROSS THE NATION. POLICE DEPARTMENTS ARE HOLDING GUN BUY-BACK EVENTS TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE.
IN MIAMI, PEOPLE TURNED IN EVERYTHING FROM HANDGUNS TO SHOTGUNS TO HIGH POWERED ASSAULT RIFLES.
IN JUST FOUR HOURS. 79 GUNS WERE TURNED IN.
IN EXCHANGE FOR THE GUNS. PEOPLE RECEIVED GIFT CARDS OR TICKETS TO A MIAMI HEAT BASKETBALL GAME.
POLICE ARE PLANNING ANOTHER GUN BUY-BACK NEXT SATURDAY IN LITTLE HAVANA.
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AT LEAST 30 PEOPLE ARE DEAD THIS MORNING AFTER VIOLENT PROTEST ERUPTED IN EGYPT.
THE RIOTS BEGAN AFTER A COURT SENTENCED 21 PEOPLE TO DEATH OVER A SOCCER RIOT LAST YEAR.
THAT RIOT RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF 74 PEOPLE - AND HUNDREDS MORE WERE INJURED.
LAST NIGHT'S PROTESTS FOLLOW A NIGHT OF CLASHES ON THE STREETS OF CAIRO AND SUEZ, FOLLOWING DEMONSTRATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY AGAINST THE RULING REGIME.
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AN AMAZING HIGH SPEED CHASE ON CAMERA IN OKLAHOMA.
POLICE CHASED THREE SUSPECTS THROUGH SEVERAL CITIES.
ONE OF THE PASSENGERS EVEN UNHOOKED A TRAILER FROM VEHICLE AT ONE POINT.
THE CAR EVENTUALLY HIT A LIGHT POLE.
ALL THREE SUSPECTS ARE IN JAIL.
NO WORD ON WHAT STARTED THE CHASE.
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A GAS FIRE CAUGHT ON TAPE IN CHINA.
SHOOTING 30 METERS HIGH AT TIMES!
ALL BECAUSE A GAS PIPE BUSTED.
CREWS FINALLY PUT THE FIRE OUT AFTER FIVE HOURS.
AMAZINGLY EVERYONE'S OKAY.
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THERE HAVE BEEN NEARLY THREE AND A HALF MILLION FORECLOSURES NATION-WIDE
SINCE THE HOUSING BUBBLE BURST BACK IN 2008.
IN SOME CASES, COMMUNITIES FACE THE PROBLEM OF PEOPLE JUST MOVING IN AND LIVING IN THOSE HOUSES.
THIS TIME - A SQUATTER IN FLORIDA MAY IN FACT HAVE THE LAW ON *HIS* SIDE.
HERE'S ABC'S CLAYTON SANDELL.
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IT'S A TWO-POINT-FIVE MILLION DOLLAR FLORIDA MANSION FREE FOR THE TAKING.
AT LEAST THAT'S THE THEORY. LAST JULY AFTER BANK OF AMERICA FORECLOSED ON
THIS FIVE-BEDROOM WATERSIDE ESTATE FORCING THE OWNERS OUT. ANDRE BARBOSA
TWENTY-THREE YEAR OLD A BRAZILLIAN NATIONAL MOVED IN.
NEIGHBOR SOT - NOBODY IS HAPPY. WE PAID A LOT OF MONEY TO LIVE ON THIS
STREET.
POLICE WERE CALLED BUT BARBOSA IS CLAIMING "ADVERSE POSSESSION" AN OBSCURE
19TH CENTURY FLORIDA LAW ALLOWING SOMEONE TO CLAIM AN EMPTY PROPERTY BY
OCCUPYING IT SEVEN YEARS.
DAN ABRAMS SOT - IT REALLY WAS INTENDED FOR PROPERTIES THAT HAVE BEEN
ABANDONED OR NEGLECTED.
SANDELL STANDUP BRIDGE:
IT'S NOT JUST FLORIDA. ADVERSE POSSESSION IS LEGAL IN ALL FIFTY STATES.
IN TEXAS KENNETH ROBINSON LIVED IN THIS HOME FOR EIGHT MONTHS FREE. HE WAS
EVENTUALLY KICKED OUT.
SUSAN WIEDMAN SOT - I FILED ADVERSE POSSESSION BACK IN FEBRUARY.
SUSAN WIEDMAN USED THE ARCANE LAW TO TAKE OVER THREE HOMES IN GEORGIA. SHE
WAS LATER ARRESTED.
SQUATTERS CAN CAUSE PROPERTY OWNERS DRAWN-OUT EXPENSIVE LEGAL MIGRANES. BUT
THEIR STORIES USUALLY HAVE THE SAME ENDING.
ABRAMS SOT - ALL THE LEGAL ARGUMENTS HE MAY MAKE, OR THE DOCUMENTS HE MAY
FILE, WILL ALL PROBABLY END UP LEADING TO THE SAME CONCLUSION, AND THAT IS
THAT HE GETS KICKED OUT.
BANK OF AMERICA IS TRYING TO DO JUST THAT. WHEN IT COMES TO BARBOSA'S "FREE
" HOME THIS SQUATTER IS FAR FROM HOME-FREE.
CLAYTON SANDELL ABC NEWS DENVER.
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THAT WAS CLAYTON SANDALL REPORTING.
BANK OF AMERICA ASKED FOR A PERMANENT INJUNCTION RESTRAINING BARBOSA AND OTHERS FROM TRESPASSING ON THE PROPERTY.
SOME ARE QUESTIONING HOW BARBOSA CAME UP WITH THE SCHEME IN THE FIRST PLACE.
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ABC-7 HAS BREAKING NEWS FOR YOU THIS MORNING.
FIREFIGHTERS SAY THAT THE DEATH TOLL FROM A FIRE THAT SWEPT THROUGH A CROWDED NIGHTCLUB IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL HAS RISEN TO 180.
OFFICIALS SAY THE FIRE BROKE OUT AT THE KISS CLUB IN THE CITY OF SANTA MARIA WHILE A BAND WAS PERFORMING.
AT LEAST 200 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INJURED.
THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS NOT YET KNOWN.
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IT'S COLD OUTSIDE NO DOUBT.
BUT THERE'S A FEW PEOPLE IN THE U.S. CAPITOL WHO DON'T SEEM TO CARE.
COMING UP.WE TELL YOU ABOUT ANOTHER ICY RITUAL CALLED THE POLAR PLUNGE!
BUT FIRST. HERE'S A CHECK OF THIS MORNING'S WINNING LOTTERY NUMBERS.
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WITH SNOW ON THE GROUND AND TEMPERATURES IN THE TWENTIES.
MORE THAN 150 PEOPLE IN THE WASHINGTON, D-C AREA DECIDED TO TAKE THE POLAR BEAR PLUNGE.
Two, one, cheers. run in water:05
THERE WAS A LOT OF SCREAMING GOING ON. AND NO ONE STAYED IN THE POTOMAC RIVER VERY LONG.
THIS ANNUAL ICY RITUAL IS CALLED THE "KEEP WINTER COLD" POLAR BEAR PLUNGE.
SPONSORED BY THE CHESAPEAKE CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK.
THEIR GOAL IS TO URGE STATES AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO TAKE STRONGER ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE.
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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.
It was a beautiful Saturday across Southwest Florida with hardly a cloud in the sky and temperatures in the upper 70s. Our warming trend will continue Sunday and into next week before some cooler air arrives in the wake of a cold front.
It will still be a rather cool start to the day with many of us waking up to readings in the lower to middle 50s. There may even be a patch or two of fog as humidity levels have come up a tad and winds have remained light. Wall to wall sunshine is in store for our Sunday with just a few fair weather cumulus clouds sweeping across our skies on an easterly breeze. With abundant sunshine and some what of a dry airmass still in place, temperatures will warm quickly and have no problem reaching the lower 80s by the afternoon. Cooler spots will be our beaches and coastal areas due to a developing seabreeze off the chilly waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
Tonight, temperatures will cool into the 60s before settling into the upper 50s and low 60s under a mostly clear sky. Patchy fog can't be ruled out by early Monday morning, but it should mix out shortly after sunrise.
Through the upcoming week, winds will begin to take more of a south and southeasterly turn. This will bring in a warmer and more humid airmass across our part of the state. As a result, daytime highs will warm into lower to middle 80s while overnight lows drop into the middle and upper 60s. This is ahead of a stronger cold front that will be moving across peninsula on Thursday. Not only will it cloud up our skies, but it will also bring a decent chance for rain back in the forecast. Once this front passes to our south during the day, expect some cooler air to arrive by Friday with lows in the 50s and highs in the lower to middle 70s.
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SOUTHWEST FLORIDA STUDENTS ARE LEARNING ABOUT SOLAR ENERGY.
JUST ADD WATER.
It's actually fun. So we learn a lot in it.
THE CHALLENGE -
SEE WHO CAN MAKE THE BEST BOAT DESIGN POWERED BY THE SUN.
THESE STUDENTS MAKE UP THE 'STEM' TEAM OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH.
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They can apply the knowledge that the learn in the classroom and use it in things like competitions. So it's just like a sporting event, except for the brain.
ALGENOL - A BIOFUEL COMPANY HOSTED THE RACE.
THE EMPLOYEES THERE MAKE ETHANOL FROM ALGAE.
PRACTICING THOSE SKILLS TODAY.COULD HELP CHILDREN IN THE FUTURE.
GRADUATES WITH STEM DEGREES ARE IN HIGH DEMAND.
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COLLIER COUNTY RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT TO SEE SOME TRAFFIC DELAYS TODAY.
THE MOE'S SOUTHWEST GRILL CANCER ALLIANCE OF NAPLES BIKE BRUNCH TAKES PLACE.
THE ROADS AFFECTED FROM SEVEN A-M UNTIL TEN A-M ARE THERE ON YOUR SCREEN.
THERE ARE FIVE DIFFERENT DISTANCE RIDES THIS YEAR.
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YOU CAN SELL ANYTHING ON THE BLACK MARKET.
SUPERMARKETS IN COLORADO KNOW FIRST-HAND.
THIEVES ARE STEALING TIDE LAUNDRY DETERGENT.
SURVEILLANCE EVEN CAUGHT ONE MAN MAKING OFF WITH A STOLEN CART-LOAD FULL OF DETERGENT.
THE CROOKS SELL THE SUDS TO LAUNDROMATS - TO TURN A PROFIT.
SUPERMARKETS ARE NOW BEEFING UP SECURITY CAMERAS.
AND PUTTING LESS DETERGENT ON SHELVES.
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HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO PROTECT YOUR CAR?
"So you do it everyday, put the boot on your car so it doesn't get stolen."
"Even in my garage."
ONE MAN IN CHICAGO TAKES IT TO THE EXTREME - BOOTING HIS OWN CAR.
HIS ACURA INTEGRA IS ONE OF THE CARS MOST LIKELY TO BE STOLEN.
SO HIS $100 PLUS INVESTMENT POTENTIALLY A WISE ONE.
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"Sir, why did you boot your own car?"
"So nobody steals it."
"So nobody steals it?"
"Yes."
THE MAN ALSO HAS A FRIEND WITH HIS OWN BOOT.
THERE IS NO ORDINANCE OUTLINING BOOT RULES, SO IT'S PERFECTLY LEGAL.
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A 15 YEAR-OLD FIGHTS PEPSI-CO AND WINS.
NOW THE SOFT DRINK MAKER IS REMOVING A KEY INGREDIENT FROM CITRUS-FLAVORED GATORADE.
THAT STORY AFTER THE BREAK.
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GATORADE IS A POPULAR SPORTS DRINK THAT IS ABOUT TO CHANGE.
ONE OF IT'S INGEDIENTS IS CONSIDERED UNSAFE AND NOW THE MANUFACTURER WILL TAKE IT OUT.
IT ALL COMES AFTER ONE CONSUMER RAISED THE ISSUE.
ABC'S TANYA RIVERO HAS THE DETAILS.
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MISSISSIPPI TEEN SARAH KAVANAGH HAS SHAKEN UP THE SPORTS DRINK INDUSTRY.
THE ONLINE PETITION SHE HELPED CREATE. FORCED GATORADE TO DITCH A
CONTROVERSIAL INGREDIENT.
NATS OF COMMERCIAL
PEPSICO HAS ANNOUNCED IT WILL REMOVE BROMINATED VEGETABLE OIL FROM CITRUS
VERSIONS OF GATORADE. IT'S USED TO KEEP THE FLAVOR CONSISTENT.
BUT. B-V-O AS IT'S CALLED.SHARES AN INGREDIENT WITH SOME FLAME RETARDANTS
.AND HAS LONG BEEN A FOCUS OF FOOD SAFETY ADVOCATES. THE EUROPEAN UNION
AND JAPAN BAN B-V-O FROM ALL FOOD PRODUCTS.
IN HER PETITION ON CHANGE-DOT-ORG THE 15-YEAR-OLD WROTE ---
"NO ONE WANTS TO GULP DOWN FLAME RETARDANT, ESPECIALLY FROM A DRINK THEY
ASSOCIATE WITH BEING HEALTHY"
AND OVER 200,000 CONSUMERS AGREED
IN A STATMENT PEPSICO SAID: "WHILE OUR PRODUCTS ARE SAFE, WE ARE MAKING
THIS CHANGE BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT SOME CONSUMERS HAVE A NEGATIVE PERCEPTION
OF BVO IN GATORADE"
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SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT TONIGHT FOR THE CONDITION OF ACTOR BURT REYNOLDS.
HIS PUBLICIST SAYS REYNOLDS' FEVER HAS BROKEN AND HE'LL SOON BE OUT OF THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT.
THE 76-YEAR-OLD ACTOR WAS HOSPITALIZED IN FLORIDA EARLIER THIS WEEK FOR THE FLU.
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TIGHTER RESTRICTIONS ON HYDROCODONE.
THAT'S WHAT A PANEL WANTS FROM THE F-D-A.
THE INGREDIENT IS FOUND IN MANY PRESCRIPTION PAINKILLER DRUGS, LIKE VICODIN.
THE RECOMMENDATION WOULD LABEL HYDROCODONE AS A DRUG WITH HIGH ABUSE POTENTIAL.
THE F-D-A HAS NOT SAID WHETHER IT WILL ACT.
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ABC-7 IS FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING.
WE'RE LEARNING ABOUT AN OVERNIGHT SHOOTING AT A MOBILE GAS STATION ON GLADIOLUS NEAR INTERSECTION OF SAN CARLOS AND MCGREGOR.
WE HAVE NOT YET LEARNED IF ANY ONE WAS HURT OR INJURED.
WE HAVE A CREW ON THE SCENE RIGHT NOW.
WE WILL BRING YOU MORE INFORMATION AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.
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THIS MORNING A PUNTA GORDA HAS BEEN CAPTURED.
CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY HE STABBED A WOMAN SEVERAL TIMES.
DEPUTIES SAY IT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE SEVEN ON SATURDAY IN A HOUSE IN THE 11-THOUSAND BLOCK OFF PINEAPPLE ROAD.
ACCORDING TO INVESTIGATORS 19 YEAR OLD MICHAEL SEE STABBED THE WOMAN THEN FLED ON FOOT.
A SEARCH FOR SEE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED WITH THE HELP OF K9 UNITS AND A CHOPPER.
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DONARS RAISED EIGHT AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS AT THIS YEARS WINTER WINE FESTIVAL
THAT MONEY WILL GO TO LOCAL CHARITIES.TO HELP CHILDREN HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
THE AUCTION TOOK PLACE LAST NIGHT AT THE RITZ-CARLTON GOLF RESORT IN NAPLES.
ON THE BLOCK -
THE FASTEST, MOST POWERFUL FERRARI EVER MADE.THAT WENT FOR 750-THOUSAND.
AN INCREDIBLE 22-DAY AROUND THE WORLD TRIP WENT TO A BIDDER FOR 240-THOUSAND.
SINCE THE FESTIVAL BEGAN IN 2001.IT'S RAISED MORE THAN 116 MILLION DOLLARS.
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PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA SAYS GUN-CONTROL ADVOCATES HAVE TO DO A LITTLE MORE LISTENING THAN THEY DO SOMETIMES IN THE DEBATE OVER FIREARMS IN AMERICA.
OBAMA TELLS THE NEW REPUBLIC THAT HE HAS A PROFOUND RESPECT FOR THE TRADITIONS OF HUNTING THAT DATE BACK FOR GENERATIONS.
HE ALSO SAYS THAT MOVING FORWARD ON THE TOPIC MEANS UNDERSTANDING THAT THE REALITIES OF GUNS IN URBAN AREAS ARE VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE REALITIES OF GUNS IN RURAL AREAS.
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WINTER WEATHER STILL WREAKING HAVOC IN THE U.S.
THE SOUTH, IN PARTICULAR, HAS BEEN DEALING WITH CONDITIONS THAT MANY IN THE REGION ARE NEITHER ACCUSTOMED TO. NOR PREPARED FOR.
FREEZING RAIN AND ICE MADE TRAVEL A NIGHTMARE THROUGHOUT THE CAROLINAS.
29 PEOPLE HOSPITALIZED, HUNDREDS OF TRAFFIC WRECKS JUST IN THE CHARLOTTE-AREA ALONE.
THE FRIGID TEMPERATURES IN TENNESSEE LEFT TREES LOOKING LIKE ICE SCULPTURES AND FORCED PARAMEDICS TO SKATE TO VICTIMS.
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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.
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