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<P>5756-03 I think everyone that lives here knows how dangerous the crossings are
<P>A WOMAN DIED IN HER HUSBAND'S ARMS. 
<P>SHE WAS HIT BY A CAR MONDAY ON FORT MYERS BEACH. 
<P>RIGHT NOW AT 6 -- 
<P>HOW CREWS STARTED THIS VERY DAY TO TRY AND PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. 
<P>"You would expect anyone in the law enforcement world, would have better ethics and morals."
<P>A FORMER SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CORRECTIONS OFFICER IS SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF A SEX SCANDAL TONIGHT. 
<P>WHAT HE'S ACCUSED OF DOING WITH A WOMAN AND A CAMERA. 
<P>AND CALL IT A HIGH-WIRE HOMECOMING!
<P>200-FEET OVER U-S 41--
<P>FLORIDA'S DAREDEVIL, NIK WALLENDA IS BACK! 
<P>SO DID HE MAKE IT ACROSS?
<P>FIND OUT ON ABC 7 NEWS AT SIX STARTS NOW!  


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<P>ABC7 STARTS TONIGHT AT SIX. WITH BREAKING NEWS IN CAPE CORAL.
<P>OFFICERS ARE LOOKING FOR TWO MEN BEHIND A VIOLENT AND BRUTAL HOME INVASION.
<P>NEW AT 6 -- 
<P>WE'RE HEARING FROM THE VICTIM'S GIRLFRIEND. 
<P>INVESTIGATORS TELL US THE MEN WORE MASKS WHEN THEY BUSTED INTO A HOUSE ON SOUTHWEST THIRD AVENUE. 
<P>THEY CARRIED GUNS. 
<P>THEY CARRIED KNIVES. 
<P>AND OFFICERS SAY THEY FORCED THE MAN INSIDE TO OPEN HIS SAFE AND TOOK SOME CASH.


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<P>00:26:28 i found him at the door bleeding  i dont know what else to say, i walked in and found my house ranshacked 00:36;29
<P>THE VICTIM SAYS THE MEN GOT AWAY IN A DARK S-U-V.
<P>WE'RE STILL WORKING TO GET A DESCRIPTION OF THE VEHICLE.


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<P>BREAKING NEW INFORMATION ON THE WHOOPING COUGH CASE IN LEE COUNTY.
<P>WE HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THE STUDENT WITH WHOOPING COUGH ATTENDS HECTOR CAFFERATA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON SANTA BARBARA BOULEVARD NORTH IN CAPE CORAL.
<P>WHOOPING COUGH OR PERTUSSIS IS HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS.
<P>IT CAN BE TREATED WITH ANTIBOTICS.
<P>THE DISTRICT'S HEALTH SERVICES COORDINATOR SAYS LETTERS WENT HOME TO PARENTS TODAY.
<P>SYMPTOMS INCLUDE A HARD, STRONG COUGH AND RUNNY NOSE.


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<P>05.45 "thump. I turned around and looked and saw the bodies flying over the hedge."
<P>A 57-YEAR MARRIAGE ENDED LAST NIGHT ON FORT MYERS BEACH.
<P>AFTER AN ELDERLY MAN HIT THE COUPLE IN A CROSSWALK. KILLING THE WIFE.
<P>HER HUSBAND WAS BY HER SIDE AS SHE DIED.
<P>HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED -- 
<P>THE OUT-OF-TOWN COUPLE WAS WALKING NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF ESTERO BOULEVARD AND BAY BEACH LANE.
<P>OFFICERS SAY THE DRIVER HIT BOTH OF THEM. 
<P>76-YEAR-OLD ANN BANDY DIED THIS MORNING.
<P>HER HUSBAND IS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL.
<P>ABC7 HAS TEAM COVERAGE. 
<P>BECAUSE THIS DEADLY CRASH HAPPENED JUST HOURS BEFORE CREWS BEGAN THE FIRST PHASE TO MAKE THE BEACH ROADS SAFER FOR PEDESTRIANS.
<P>ABC7'S KELLY CRESWELL STARTS OUR TEAM COVERAGE WITH WHO THIS DRIVER IS AND WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO HIM. 


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<P>Take pkg
<P>Nats
<P>As this beach community cleans up what happened last night, for some, the image of the horrible accident can't be erased.
<P>Take sound
<P>Rosemary Peterson, Witness
<P>05.45 "thump. I turned around and looked and saw the bodies flying over the hedge."
<P>The lee county sheriff's office says 80 year old Jimmie Imel if Indiana was driving north on estero boulevard--going 25 mph when he saw bob and ann bandy in the crosswalk, but it was too late.
<P>Take sound
<P>Terry Campbell, Witness
<P>"It had hit two pedestrians and as I ran through the bushes, the gentleman was lying nearby and his wife was about 15 feet further up the road and the van was just pulling off to the side of the road."
<P>Terry Campbell says he tried to talk to bob, but he was in serious pain. Ann wasn't moving. The two were on fort myers beach for the week visiting friends. Instead of getting ready to eat dinner after watching a beautiful sunset--they were rushed to the hospital. A hospital liason with the gladiolus congregation of jevhovs witnesses who was supporting the family sats Bob was going to make it but doctors told the family Ann wasn't. So the two were brought side by side on stretchers--to hold hands one last time.
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<P>Steve Haas
<P>"Here's their life of 57 years, they just watched the sunset together. They're in this terrible accident together. She's fading in a matter of hours."


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<P>DEPUTIES CITED THE DRIVER FOR NOT YIELDING TO PEDESTRIANS IN THE SIDEWALK. 
<P>THEY STILL WANT TO TALK TO WITNESSES WHO SAW IT HAPPEN.
<P>CALL LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING.  


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<P>"I've been almost hit about 5 times, one was very close I could feel the car brush by me that was a little scary."


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<P>CONTINUING OUR TEAM COVERAGE -- 
<P>PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CLAMORING TO MAKE THINGS SAFER ON FORT MYERS BEACH FOR A LONG TIME. 
<P>A SAFETY TASK FORCE STARTED WORKING ON THAT --
<P>AFTER TWO PEOPLE DIED LAST SPRING WHEN THEY WERE HIT BY CARS. 
<P>AND TODAY -- 
<P>A-B-C 7'S JOE ROETZ SAW REAL CHANGE ON THE STREETS. 
<P>HERE'S WHAT HE FOUND. 


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<P>TRT 1:15
<P>Nats - car
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<P>Debbie RIchardson
<P>59:01-4
<P>You don't want to be scared to cross the street to get somewhere.
<P>Nats- Car
<P>A deadly stretch of road.
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<P>Debbie Richardson
<P>8 seconds
<P>I was at that yellow line getting ready to ross and felt the brush of car at my side.  That's scary.
<P>Debbie Richardson is one of the countless people who cross Estero Boulevard every day.
<P>Like Richardson - Linda Swartzfager uses the crosswalks. but doesn't feel safe.
<P>Sot
<P>Swartzfager
<P>5 seconds
<P>Just as I was trying to cross Even though I am in the crosswalk, people don't stop.
<P>But after a yearlong effort 
<P>Nats - work.
<P>The town is hoping to calm the fears.
<P>This morning  - crews began installing a street light at one of three existing cross walks.
<P>Others will get a fresh coat of paint.
<P>Next up - they'll build medians in the middle of some parts - allowing pedestrians to cross half of he road at a time.
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<P>Linda Swartzfager
<P>8 seconds 
<P>There's not enough for someone of they are halfway across to get to safety.
<P>The improvements couldn't come soon enough for folks like bill sunkenberg - he's heard too many stories of cars killing pedestrians.   The latest casualty - just last night.  And feet away from where a new light will go up this week.
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<P>Sunkenberg
<P>There's been a death here and other serious injuries.  Very many near misses.


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<P>A MILLION DOLLAR REPAVING PROJECT IN THE CAPE.
<P>A PRAYER FOR SOME RESIDENTS - BUT FOR OTHERS. THE FIGHT TO REPAVE WILL CONTINUE.
<P>TONIGHT ABC7 DUG DEEP AND FOUND SOME OF THE WORST ROADS ARE NOT ON THE LIST OF IMPROVEMENTS.
<P>CITY LEADERS PLAN TO HIRE COMMUNITY ASPHALT TO WORK ON SECTIONS OF SIX BUSY ROADS.
<P>THOSE ARE JACARANDA, KISMET, ROTUNDA, AND CORNWALLIS PARKWAYS.
<P>CREWS WILL ALSO RE-PAVE ACADEMY AND PALM TREE BOULEVARDS.
<P>RESIDENTS AND DRIVERS SAY THIS WORK SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED YEARS AGO. 


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<P>Branson 2230 "If you're walking it could be dangerous for pedestrians. Put your brakes out of alignment. Naturally it's not good for automoblies."
<P>THIS REPAVING WILL BE JUST A SMALL PART OF A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR BACKLOG IN PAVING PROJECTS.
<P>EVERY YEAR -- THE CITY MUST SPENT MORE THAN SIX MILLION DOLLARS ON ROAD UP-KEEP. 
<P>THAT SPENDING HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE THE GREAT RECESSION.


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>SEX RECORDING ONLINE ARREST-SS</H3><BR>
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<P>A FORMER PUNTA GORDA CORRECTIONS OFFICER -- IS NOW ACCUSED OF POSTING A SEX TAPE ONLINE WITHOUT THE WOMAN'S PERMISSION.
<P>AUTHORITIES SAY NICHOLAS FORNARO SECRETLY RECORDED A SEXUAL ENCOUNTER AT HIS PUNTA GORDA HOME LAST SEPTEMBER.
<P>ACCORDING TO DETECTIVES -- 
<P>THE 26-YEAR-OLD THEN POSTED THE VIDEO ON A PORNOGRAPHIC WEBSITE.
<P>THE VICTIM'S BROTHER FOUND THE VIDEO ONLINE.


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<P>Lt. Jim Kirdy, Punta Gorda Police Dept.
<P>9 seconds "Nobody has the right to video tape you and put it on the internet in certain areas where you would expect privacy."
<P>THE WOMAN IN THE VIDEO, MICHELE O'NEILL, WAS LATER ARRESTED FOR PROSTITUTION.


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<P>60-THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF METAL AND SIGN PIECES ARE STOLEN FROM A LEE COUNTY BUSINESS-
<P>AND IT'S ALL CAUGHT ON CAMERA.
<P>YOU CAN SEE THE THIEVES PULL UP TO THE BACK OF THE COMPANY "AD SYSTEMS"--
<P>LOADING UP PIECES OF METAL AND SIGN TILES.
<P>LITTLE DID THE CROOKS KNOW- SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS FROM ABOVE WERE RECORDING.


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>STOLEN STEEL-SOTVO</H3><BR>
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<P>2:52 "you kind of wonder what they're thinking when it says when you come in we have surveillance cameras."
<P>LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THE EMPLOYEES BEGAN CALLING LOCAL RECYCLING CENTERS- AND TRACKED DOWN THE SIGN TILES.
<P>THE CULPRITS WHO ARE SEEN STEALING THEM ARE STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BAKER CRIME & PUBLIC RECORDS-VO</H3><BR>
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<P>FORT MYERS POLICE CHIEF DOUG BAKER THINKS ANONYMITY CAN HELP SOLVE CRIMES. 
<P>BAKER MET WITH STATE LAWMAKERS TODAY. 
<P>HE WANTS THEM TO CHANGE FLORIDA PUBLIC RECORD LAW TO LEAVE NAMES OUT OF THINGS LIKE POLICE REPORTS.
<P>HE SAYS THAT WOULD ENCOURAGE MORE PEOPLE TO COME FORWARD WITH THE TRUTH -- 
<P>BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT FEAR RETALIATION.
<P>LAST YEAR THERE WERE 24 MURDERS IN FORT MYERS -- 
<P>WITH ONLY 5 ARRESTS.


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>BP SETTLEMENT-CGRVL</H3><BR>
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<P>NEW AT 6 -- 
<P>A FEDERAL JUDGE SIGNED OFF ON A CRIMINAL SETTLEMENT TODAY AGAINST B-P -- 
<P>NEARLY THREE YEARS AFTER THE DEVASTATING OIL SPILL IN THE GULF. 
<P>HERE ARE THE DETAILS. 
<P>B-P WILL PLEAD GUILTY TO MANSLAUGHTER IN THE DEATHS OF 11 WORKERS. 
<P>THEY WILL ALSO PAY A RECORD FOUR BILLION DOLLARS IN CRIMINAL PENALTIES.
<P>MORE THAN 200 MILLION GALLONS OF SPILLED OUT CRIPPLED THE GULF -- BEFORE THE LEAK WAS CAPPED THREE MONTHS LATER.


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<DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=CAPE CHARTER SCHOOL $-VO WIPE>
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<P>FOUR CAPE CORAL CHARTER SCHOOLS SAY THEY WANT THEIR FAIR SHARE OF PROPERTY TAXES THAT PARENTS PAY. AND GOES TO THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
<P>THOSE SCHOOLS ARE PART OF THE *CITY OF CAPE CORAL CHARTER SCHOOL AUTHORITY.*
<P>THE SCHOOL'S SUPERINTENDENT SAYS THEY AREN'T GETTING CERTAIN PROPERTY TAX DOLLARS THAT HE BELIEVES CHARTERS ARE ENTITLED TO. 
<P>UNDER STATE LAW, IT'S OPTIONAL FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO SHARE IT WITH CHARTERS.
<P>ALSO - PARENTS CHOOSE TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO CHARTERS.
<P>THE CHARTER SUPERINTENDENT SAYS GETTING THAT TAX MONEY WOULD PAY BACK DEBTS.
<P>WITH OUT IT. THE SYTEM MIGHT HAVE TO DIP INTO RESERVES OR MAKE CUTS.


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<DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=CAPE CHARTER SCHOOL $-SOT VO>
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<P>We're not asking for additional taxes we just want what our parents pay to follow their own children.
<P>THE AUTHORITY IS LOBBYING LAWMAKERS TO CHANGE THE OPTIONAL PART OF THE LAW.
<P>SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS WON'T MAKE A DECISION ON THIS UNTIL AFTER THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION WHEN THEY KNOW WHAT FUNDING WILL LOOK LIKE NEXT YEAR.


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<DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=STATE EMPLOYEE PAY RAISE-VO WIPE>
<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>STATE EMPLOYEE PAY RAISE-VO WIPE</H3><BR>
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<P>SEVERAL DEMOCRATIC STATE LAWMAKERS ARE LEADING THE CHARGE TO GET PAY RAISES FOR STATE EMPLOYEES.
<P>THEY HAVEN'T HAD A RAISE IN SIX YEARS.
<P>AND THEY ESEENTIALLY TOOK A PAY CUT -- 
<P>WHEN STATE LAWMAKERS VOTED TO MAKE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES CONTRIBUTE THREE PERCENT OF THEIR SALARIES TOWARD THEIR PENSION. 
<P>NOW -- BACKED BY MIINISTERS IN TALLAHASSEE -- A BILL IS GAINING TRACTION TO GIVE THEM A TWO-PERCENT BUMP..


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<P>---SOT--- Rev. R.B. Holmes/ Bethel Missionary Baptist Church 
<P>"The time has come for this great state of Florida to not consistently denigrate and dismiss the good work of state employees."
<P>REVERAND HOLMES SAYS THE COALITION OF MINISTERS WILL TRY TO RALLY CHURCHES ACROSS FLORIDA IN SUPPORT. 


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>IMMIGRATION REFORM-VO WIPE</H3><BR>
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<P>THE PRESIDENT SAYS *NOW* IS THE TIME TO PROVIDE A PATHWAY TO CITIZENSHIP FOR UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS.
<P>PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA SAID THAT TODAY IN NEVADA. 
<P>THAT STATE IS EXPERIENCING A BOOM IN ITS HISPANIC POPULATION.
<P>THE STATUS OF THE APPROXIMATELY 11-MILLION UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS HAS ALWAYS LED TO INTENSE DEBATE.
<P>THE PRESIDENT REMINDED ALL AMERICANS THAT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ARE PART OF THE COMMUNITY. AND SHOULD GET CITIZENSHIP.
<P>UNDER BOTH THE PRESIDENT AND SENATE'S PLAN.THOSE HERE ILLEGALLY COULD BECOME AMERICANS BY PAYING BACK TAXES AND PENALTIES.AND LEARNING ENGLISH.


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<P>President Obama  today we have an immigration system that's out of date and badly broken; a system that's holding us back instead of helping us grow our economy and strengthen our middle class. 
<P>THE PRESIDENT SIGNALED LITTLE PATIENCE FOR EXTENDED DEBATE ON IMMIGRATION REFORM.
<P>HE VOWED TO SEND HIS OWN LEGISLATION TO THE HILL IF LAWMAKERS DELAY ACTION.


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<P>SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S NEWEST CONGRESSMAN TREY RADEL SPOKE TO A-B-C-7 TODAY ON IMMIGRATION.
<P>HE SAYS HE WANTS TO SECURE AMERICA'S BORDER.
<P>4:34:03 number one, we lock down the border and only from there do we begin talking about things were discussing now. Areas to find residency and areas to find the kind of labor force we need and recruiting the best and brightest 16
<P>RADEL ALSO TELLS US LEGAL IMMIGRATION WILL HELP BUILD BOTH OUR COUNTRY AND ECONOMY.


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<P>NEW AT 6 -- 
<P>LOCAL LEADERS ARE TRYING TO SELL LAWMAKERS ON SLOT MACHINES IN BONITA SPRINGS.
<P>TODAY -- 
<P>PEOPLE BACKING THE SLOTS ASKED FLORIDA LAWMAKERS TO SUPPORT AN EXEMPTION TO STATE LAW. 
<P>THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR SLOTS AT THE NAPLES FORT MYERS GREYHOUND TRACK.
<P>IN NOVEMBER -
<P>63 PERCENT OF VOTERS APPROVED THE COUNTY WIDE REFERENDUM.
<P>BUT GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT AND ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI OPPOSE THE MEASURE. 
<P>SUPPORTERS SAY IT'S ABOUT MORE THAN JUST GAMBLING.


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<P>Sot5:34:26-34 Tiffany Esposito-Kittinger
<P>Bonita Springs Estero Economic Development Council "it's another amenity in our community so it will attract more relocations not only for residential sales but also for business sales."
<P>IF APPROVED THE MACHINES COULD GO IN BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
<P>THE TRACK'S OWNERS SAY IT WOULDD BRING IN 800 CONSTRUCTION JOBS --
<P>AND 800 PERMANENT JOBS JOBS OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS.


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<P>LESS THAN TWO WEEKS FOR PYTHON HUNTERS TO BAG THE MOST AND THE BIGGEST PYTHONS THEY CAN FIND IN THE EVERGLADES. 
<P>TONIGHT AN UPDATE ON THE BIG HUNT.
<P>HUNTERS HAVE KILLED OR CAPTURED 37 OF THE INVASIVE SNAKES.
<P>RESEARCHERS ARE EXAMINING EACH SNAKE.
<P>THEY WANT TO KNOW WHY THE PYTHON IS EASILY ABLE TO INVADE THE EVERGLADES ECOSYSTEM.
<P>REMEMBER THERE'S A CASH PRIZE FOR WHO KILLS THE BIGGEST AND THE MOST..


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<P>NEXT AT 6 OPEN


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<P>HIS MESMERIZING STUNTS HAVE TAKEN HIM ACROSS THE WORLD.
<P>NOW, DAREDEVIL NIK WALLENDA IS BACK IN THE SUNSHINE STATE,
<P>SHOWING OFF HIS TALENTS BACK IN HIS HOMETOWN. 
<P>WEATHER IS COMING UP.


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<P>The weather is about to change in southwest Florida … but not too dramatically and not before Thursday. The forecast tonight calls for variable clouds and I'm tracking a few, isolated showers inland. What little rain there is tonight is moving quickly off to the northwest and it looks like the urban corridor will be quiet this evening. Temperatures will drop slowly through the 60's tonight and the low tomorrow morning will be around 64 degrees. 
<P>The cold front coming this way will not be passing through here until early on Thursday morning. That means that tomorrow will be another warm and breezy day. Highs will easily hit the mid 80's tomorrow and winds will be southwesterly at 15 - 20 mph and gusty. Boaters: there is a Small Craft Caution posted for tomorrow. The humidity will be up on Wednesday and a couple of very isolated showers may develop inland once again. The change for rain goes up to 40% after midnight tomorrow and there will  be showers passing through around sunrise on Thursday. High temperatures will drop back into the 70's and we will hold on to 70's for highs for several days. Overnight lows by Friday and Saturday will be chilly once again as thermometers register mid 40's on Friday and Saturday morning. It looks like our chance for rain is going to be limited to Thursday as the cold front passes through. 
<P>Enjoy the 80's tomorrow. They will be gone for a while after Thursday. 


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<P>A 61-YEAR-OLD MAN HAS DIED. 
<P>WE CONFIRMED LATE THIS AFTEROON -- 
<P>DEAN PFEL OF CONNECTICUT DROWNED IN MACKLE PARK LAKE NEAR MARCO ISLAND. 
<P>A 13-YEAR-OLD BOY TRIED TO PULL HIM FROM THE WATER. 
<P>14:31:38 "I jumped in and I swam and just started swimming as fast as I could."
<P>LOGAN GROSS JUMPED IN TO SAVE HIS FRIEND WHO HAD TRIED TO SAVE THE 61-YEAR-OLD MAN. 
<P>HE SAVED HIS FRIEND AND TRIED TO HELP PFEL TOO. 


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<P>TAKE SOT
<P>Logan Thomas/Rescued friend
<P>"I was holding him like this on his chest, I just started kicking as fast as I could.  I'm glad I saved him but I'm so sad that I didn't save the other guy."
<P>INVESTIGATORS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW PFEL DROWNED. 


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<DIV DIR=LTR><A NAME=WALLENDA SARASOTA HIGH WIRE WALK-NATS VO WIPE>
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<P>AT 6__
<P>ABC7 SWITCHES GEARS. TO 200 FEET IN THE AIR. IN SARASOTA.
<P>THAT'S WHERE FAMED TIGHTROPE WALKER NIK WALLENDA WOWED ONLOOKERS. 
<P>SHORTLY AFTER 11 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING,  
<P>THE SIX-TIME GUINNESS WORLD RECORD HOLDER BEGAN HIS BALANCING ACT CROSSING BUSY U-S 41.WITHOUT A HARNESS.   
<P>BATTLING A STEADY WIND, IT TOOK ABOUT 15 MINUTES TO MAKE THE BREATHTAKING TREK.
<P>WALLENDA IS A SARASOTA NATIVE. 


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<P>The wind to be honest was a lot stronger than I expected. --CUT TO--  that was one of the unique aspects of this walk was that I was fully exposed to the wind. There are no buildings to block that wind. 
<P>THIS MORNING'S WALK LAUNCHED WALLENDA'S THREE-WEEK RUN AS A PERFORMER AT CIRCUS SARASOTA. 


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<H3><IMG SRC=script.gif ALIGN=left HSPACE=5>LEE COUNTY SPORTS COMPLEX-VO</H3><BR>
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<P>TODAY -- 
<P>LEE COUNTY DECIDED TO START NEGOTIATING WITH A COMPANY THEY WANT TO MAKEOVER THE LEE COUNTY SPORTS COMPLEX.
<P>THE KANSAS CITY-BASED COMPANY "POPULOUS INCORPORATED" COULD BE TAPPED TO HANDLE THE 45 MILLION DOLLAR RENOVATIONS.
<P>TODAY - COUNTY COMMISSIONERS GAVE THE GO AHEAD TO NEGOTIATE A DEAL WITH THEM. 
<P>RENOVATIONS WILL BEGIN AFTER THE 2013 MINNESOTA TWINS AND FORT MYERS MIRACLE SEASONS.


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<P>CONTROVERSY JUST BEFORE THE SUPER BOWL. WE'LL EXPLAIN. SPEAKING OF THE SUPER BOWL. IT'S MEDIA DAY. HEAR FROM THE RAVENS AND 49ERS.
<P>NEXT MONTH THE ACE GROUP CLASSIC RETURNS  TO NAPLES. MORE BIG NAMES ADDED TO THE FIELD 


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<P>WORLD NEWS TEASE


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<P>TONIGHT AT 7 OPEN
<P>ALL NEW TONIGHT AT 7--
<P>AFTER 17 YEARS ON DEATH ROW,
<P>A FLORIDA PRISIONER IS UP FOR PAROLE.
<P>HOW A NAPLES COUPLE IS JUMPING IN TO SECURE HIS FREEDOM.
<P>FISTS FLY IN A BOSTON BRAWL CAUGHT ON CAMERA.
<P>HOW A SINGLE CAR HORN STARTED THIS MELEE THAN LEFT TWO MEN BADLY BEATEN.


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<P>SPORTS OPEN


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<P>WELL IT WOULDN'T BE SUPER BOWL WEEK WITHOUT A LITTLE CONTROVERSY.
<P>SPORTS ILLUSTRATED IS REPORTING. RAVENS LINEBACKER RAY LEWIS USED A BAND SUBSTANCE WHILE RECOVERING FROM A TORN TRICEP EARLIER THIS YEAR.
<P>ACCORDING TO SI. LEWIS USED  "I-G-F ONE". A SUBSTANCE. EXTRACTED FROM DEER ANTLERS.  AND  IS BANNED BY THE NFL. 
<P>RAY LEWIS DENIES EVER USING IT.


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<P>WAIT


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<P>IF YOU LIKE FOOTBALL AND YOU LIKE TO EAT. THEN YOU'LL LOVE THE SUPER BOWL. NOT ONLY IS IT THE BIGGEST GAME OF THE YEAR. BUT IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST DAYS OF THE YEAR TO STUFF YOUR FACE. 2ND ONLY TO THANKSGIVING. ON SUNDAY WE WILL PUT DOWN. 100 MILLION POUNDS OF CHICKEN WINGS ALONE.  SO EVEN IF THE GAME IS BAD. THE FOOD WON'T BE. 


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<P>TODAY. AS A LITTLE APPETIZER TO THE SUPER BOWL.  MEDIA DAY. 
<P>A DAY WHERE GOOFY REPORTERS ASK RIDICULOUS QUESTIONS. 
<P>FORTUNATELY. SOME REAL  FOOTBALL QUESTIONS WERE ASKED.  AND BOTH THE RAVENS AND 49ERS AGREE.  THIS GAME IS VERY EVENLY MATCHED 


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<P>WAIT


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<P>NEXT WEDNESDAY IS NATIONAL SIGNING DAY FOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAMS AROUND THE COUNTY.
<P>IMMOKALEE DEFENSIVE TACKLE DEADRIN SENAT COULD NOT WAIT TIL THEN.
<P>TODAY SENAT VERBALLY COMMITTED TO PLAY AT SOUTH FLORIDA. 
<P>SENAT, HELPED LEAD THE INDIANS TO THE STATE TITLE GAME. AND WAS 1ST-TEAM ALL STATE


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<P>THERE IS A GOOD REASON THE ACE GROUP CLASSIC  HAS BEEN AROUND FOR 26 YEARS. ACTUALLY THERE'S 2. THE PEOPLE OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA LOVE THEIR GOLF. AND THE PLAYERS IN THE FIELD. ARE AS GOOD AS IT GETS. THIS YEAR IS NO DIFFERENT. 


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<P>TODAY THE TOURNAMENT  ADDED A FEW BIG NAMES TO THE FIELD. INCLUDING NAPLES RESIDENT ROCCO MEDIATE. 
<P>ROCCO HAS 6 PGA TOUR VICTORIES. AND IS MOST FAMOUS FOR LOSING TO TIGER WOODS IN A PLAYOFF AT THE 2008 US OPEN.
<P>ALSO IN THE FIELD TODAY. STEVE ELKINGTON. BART BRYANT. DUFFY WALDORF AND GENE SAUERS.
<P>FIRST ROUND OF THE ACE GROUP CLASSIC IS FEBRUARY 15TH AT TWINEAGLES IN NAPLES


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<P>THE FLORIDA EVEBLADERS ARE BACK ON THE ICE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 
<P>RIGHT NOW THE FELLAS ARE IN THE 6TH PLAYOFF SPOT IN THE EASTERN CONFERENCE. 
<P>LAST YEAR OF COURSE. THE BLADES WERE A 5 SEED AND WON THE KELLY CUP. SO HEAD COACH GREG POSS KNOWS. JUST GETTING IN IS ALL THAT MATTTERS.


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<P>WAIT
<P>Greg Poss


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<P>THE MIAMI NEW TIMES IS REPORTING THAT AN ANTI AGING CLINIC IN MIAMI IS LINKED WITH GIVING SEVERAL MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS 
<P>PERFORMANCE ENHANCING DRUGS. INCLUDING YANKEE STAR. ALEX RODRIQUEZ. 
<P>THE PUBLICATION. OBTAINED FILES FROM  A CLINIC  EMPLOYEE THAT SHOWS RODRIGUEZ BOUGHT HUMAN GROWTH HORMONES FROM THE CLINIC.
<P>AROD DENIES THE ALLEGATIONS


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<P>4SHOTAD LIB GOODBYE


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