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DIRECTORS PAGE BUILDING IMPLOSION-NATVO
HEADLINES COMING UP NEXT-CLIP
A-VO TEASE TWO-ONCAM
B-VO a) donuts-VO
C)-SOTVO b) groundhog day-VO
DEVELOPING-CLIP PUNXSUTAWNEY PHIL-NATVO
HIT & RUN DRIVER ID-OC-VO-OC STORMWAR 7 OPEN-CLIP
HIT & RUN DRIVER ID-PKG WEATHER-WXWALL
COLLIER PED HIT-NBC NAVI DOZIER SCHOOL GRAVE SEARCH-VO
ISLAND COAST STUDENT UPDATE-VO DOZIER SCHOOL GRAVE SEARCH-SOTVO
FL CHILDREN KILLED-VO EDISON LIGHT PARADE-VO
ALABAMA HOSTAGE-OC MORE BENNETTS!-VO
ALABAMA HOSTAGE-PKG SPORTS OPEN-CLIP
TOSS TO GEORGE-OC SS OC FOOTBALL HOF-VOTOPS
IMMOKALEE SHOOTING-REM LIVE SUPER BOWL 47-POPMON
IMMOKALEE SHOOTING-SOT SUPER BOWL 47-VOTOPS
IMMOKALEE SHOOTING-REM LIVE SUPER BOWL 47-SOTTOPS
TAMPA GUN SWAP-VO TERRENCE CODY-VOTOPS
NDN DIETING SETTLEMENT-VO TERRENCE CODY-SOTTOPS
EDISON REPORT-OC MIAMI NC STATE-POPMON
EDISON REPORT-PKG MIAMI NC STATE-VOTOPS
COMING UP NEXT-CLIP FSU DUKE-VOTOPS
TEASE ONE FGCU-CGTOPS
A) OBAMA SKEET SHOOTING-VO WIPE FLORIDA GATORS-VOTOPS
B) BK HORSE MEAT-VO FLORIDA GATORS-SOTTOPS
US EMBASSY-VO PHOENIX OPEN-POPMON
OBAMA SKEET SHOOTING-VO PHOENIX OPEN-VOTOPS
BK HORSE MEAT-VO SPORTS WRAP-POPMON
HARVARD STUDENTS CHEATING-VO GOODBYE-3SHOT


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HEADLINES


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DEVELOPING-CLIP


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HIT & RUN DRIVER ID-OC-VO-OC


A WOMAN IS DEAD-

AND TONIGHT 4 MONTHS AFTER THE FATAL HIT AND RUN-

ABC7 HAS NEW INFORMATION ABOUT CRASH,

AND ABOUT THE MAN WHO HIT HER AND DROVE AWAY.

48 YEAR OLD ROBIN WALLACE DIED AFTER SHE WAS HIT RIDING HER BIKE ALONG ESTEY AVENUE IN EAST NAPLES.

THE DRIVER IS NOW BEING IDENTIFIED,

BUT TROOPERS SAY THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO PROSECUTE.

ABC7S LEIGH DANA EXPLAINS WHY. Return to index of stories...


HIT & RUN DRIVER ID-PKG


A LABOR OF LOVE, JOHN WALLACE NEVER THOUGHT HE'D HAVE TO ENDURE THE REST OF HIS LIFE.

12:38 it's been really tough having to change everything I was used to

WALLACE VISITS THIS MEMORIAL FOR HIS WIFE, ROBIN, EVERY OTHER DAY.

SHE DIED IN A HIT AND RUN CRASH HERE ON ESTEY AVENUE LAST SEPTEMBER,

WHILE RIDING HER BIKE.

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THIS WEEK FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL RELEASED THE NAME OF THE DRIVER WHO HIT ROBIN.

john wallace, victim's husband

14:32 John Price, that's his name. I don't know him but he needs to pay a lot more attention to what he's doing when he's driving.

LEIGH DANA

36:58 price was ticketed for driving a truck too heavy for the road.

TROOPERS SAY THERE WASN'T ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO DETERMINE HOW THE CRASH HAPPENED, WHO WAS AT FAULT OR IF PRICE EVEN KNEW HE HIT SOMEONE.

AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH, PRICE WAS DRIVING A TRUCK OWNED BY OAKES FARMS.

IN A STATEMENT, THE COMPANY SAID:

"FHP DOES NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT FACTUAL INFORMATION TO BASE ANY REAL CONCLUSIONS.

OAKES FARMS REITERATES IT HAS NOT BEEN CHARGED WITH ANY WRONGDOING IN THE UNFORTUNATE DEATH OF ROBIN WALLACE."

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45:12 I didn't know her, but she didn't have to die.

DENISE RUPERT HAS BEEN FIGHTING TRUCK TRAFFIC IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD FOR MORE THAN A DECADE.

denise rupert/ neighbor

38:08 we had a woman killed awhile ago they never solved.

44:48 this road isn't equipped to handle semi's

JUST THREE WEEKS BEFORE ROBIN WAS KILLED.RUPERT MADE A COMPLAINT WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE ABOUT HEAVY TRUCKS ON THE ROAD.

WALLACE FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST OAKES FARMS.

AND IS PUSHING TO PREVENT A TRAGEDY LIKE THIS FROM HAPPENING TO ANYONE ELSE.

16:47 my wife was gone like that. Never got to say goodbye.

IN COLLIER COUNTY, LEIGH DANA, NBC2. Return to index of stories...


COLLIER PED HIT-NBC NAVI


A CAR STRIKES A COLLIER COUNTY CYCLIST.

AND TONIGHT--

THAT CYCLIST FACES CHARGES.

IT HAPPENED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF U-S 41 AND 95TH AVENUE NORTH.

TROOPERS SAY 28-YEAR-OLD EDGAR LOPEZ VEERED INTO THE ROAD WHILE RIDING HIS BIKE AND WAS HIT.

LOPEZ WAS AIRLIFTED TO LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WHERE HE REMAINS TONIGHT.

TROPPERS SAY LOPEZ WAS AT FAULT.

HE'S CHARGED WITH FAILING TO CROSS AT A CROSSWALK. Return to index of stories...


ISLAND COAST STUDENT UPDATE-VO


ABC-7 IS FOLLOWING THE RECOVERY OF AN ISLAND COAST HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT,

WHO WAS HIT BY A TRUCK ON JANUARY 18TH.

LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TELLS US 16 YEAR OLD JONATHAN CRUZ HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO SERIOUS CONDITION.

HE'S RECOVERING FROM A BROKEN HIP AND SWELLING ON HIS BRAIN.

THE TEEN WAS HIT WHILE CROSSING DE-NAVARRA PARKWAY IN CAPE CORAL BEFORE SCHOOL.

NO CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED. Return to index of stories...


FL CHILDREN KILLED-VO


POLICE IN SOUTH FLORIDA SAY A MAN KILLED TWO OF HIS SONS,

AND THEN SHOT HIMSELF IN FRONT OF HIS ESTRANGED WIFE.

VICTORIA ZAVALA SAYS HER HUSBAND CAME OVER THIS MORNING AND BEGAN STRANGLING THEIR 11-AND-12-YEAR-OLD SONS WITH A ROPE.

SHE TOLD INVESTIGATORS SHE BEGGED HIM TO KILL HER INSTEAD OF THE CHILDREN.

SHE SAYS HE TOLD HER HE WANTED HER TO STAY ALIVE AND SUFFER THEIR LOSS.

HER HUSBAND THEN SHOT AND KILLED HIMSELF.

POLICE SAY HE HAD NO HISTORY OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR ABUSE. Return to index of stories...


ALABAMA HOSTAGE-OC


THE TENSE STANDOFF IN ALABAMA CONTINUES TONIGHT AS POLICE TRY TO SAVE A KIDNAPPED FIVE-YEAR-OLD BOY.

FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, A MAN SNATCHED THE CHILD OFF HIS SCHOOL BUS TUESDAY, AFTER FATALLY SHOOTING THE DRIVER.

ABC's GIO BENITEZ REPORTS FROM THE SCENE. Return to index of stories...


ALABAMA HOSTAGE-PKG


POLICE REMAIN ON GUARD AS A FIVE-YEAR-OLD CHILD SPENDS A FIFTH NIGHT IN AN

UNDERGROUND PRISON.

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Sheriff Wally Olson

Dale County, AL

We've had an open line of communication with Mr. Dykes

SIXTY-FIVE YEAR OLD JIMMY LEE DYKES KIDNAPPED THE BOY, NAMED ETHAN, AFTER

BARGING ABOARD HIS SCHOOL BUS TUESDAY. THIS BROTHER AND SISTER ESCAPED.

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Terrica Singletary

Student Witnessed Kidnapping

"He's like 'I'll kill all y'all, I'll kill, I just want 2 kids'."

DYKES MIGHT HAVE TAKEN MORE IF THE BUS DRIVER -- CHARLES POLAND -- HADN'T

STOPPED HIM. He pushed an emergency button and dialed 911.

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Tristian Singletary

Student Eyewitness

We thought he was gonna come back and shoot us, so we all ran.

THE DRIVER PAID WITH HIS LIFE.

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Terrica Singletary

Student Witnessed Kidnapping

He pulled out the gun and he just shot him, and he just took Ethan.

DYKES, A SURVIVALIST, THEN GRABBED AND FORCED THE BOY TO AN UNDERGROUND

BUNKER HE'S BUILT ON HIS PROPERTY. IT HAS ELECTRICITY AND PERHAPS ENOUGH

FOOD AND WATER TO LAST WEEKS.

POLICE ARE TALKING WITH DYKES THROUGH THE SAME

VENTILATION PIPE THEY'VE USED TO SEND DOWN COLORING BOOKS AND MEDICATION FOR

ETHAN. DYKES SAYS THE BOY IS UNHARMED.

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Sheriff Wally Olson

Dale County, AL

told us he has electric blankets and a heater inside./I want to thank him

for taking care of our child, that is very important.

NEGOTIATIONS ARE VERY DELICATE.

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BRAD GARRETT

FORMER F.B.I. AGENT

ABC NEWS CONSULTANT.

"I suspect that there's no way to do dynamic entry where you get in, throw

a flash grenade and grab him. It's a very confined space. So it's going be,

I think they're going to try to wait him out."

SO THE HOSTAGE SITUATION HEADS TOWARDS A SIXTH DAY.

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Terrica Singletary

Student Witnessed Kidnapping

pray it comes to a peaceful end

GIO BENITEZ, ABC NEWS, MIDLAND CITY, ALABAMA. Return to index of stories...


TOSS TO GEORGE-OC SS OC


DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW AT 6:30.

ONE MAN IS DEAD--

ANOTHER IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER A SHOOTING IN IMMOKALEE.

COLLIER COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES SAY 20-YEAR-OLD ERNST GANEM WAS KILLED IN THIS PARKING LOT OFF DELAWARE STREET.

IT HAPPENED AFTER A FIGHT.

DETECTIVES SAY GANEM AND ANOTHER MAN WERE SITTING IN A PARKED CAR WHEN THEY WERE BOTH SHOT.

THE OTHER VICTIM HASN'T BEEN IDENTIFIED BUT IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

WE HAVE A CREW WORKING TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING STORY.

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IMMOKALEE SHOOTING-REM LIVE


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IMMOKALEE SHOOTING-SOT


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TAMPA GUN SWAP-VO


OPERATION GUN SWAP IS HAPPENING IN TAMPA TODAY.

THE SCENE-OVERWHELMING.

CARS LINED UP AT ALL FIVE LOCATIONS. WHERE PEOPLE WAITED TO SWAP THEIR GUNS FOR 75-DOLLARS AND TICKETS TO BASEBALL AND HOCKEY GAMES.

THE RESPONSE WAS SO GREAT. POLICE RAN OUT OF CASH AND TICKETS AND INSTEAD HANDED OUT VOUCHERS GUARANTEEING THE SAME DEAL.

BY NOON. THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SAYS IT HAD COLLECTED ABOUT 12-HUNDRED GUNS. AND EVEN A ROCKET LAUNCHER. Return to index of stories...


NDN DIETING SETTLEMENT-VO


A COLLIER COUNTY JURY AWARDS A WOMAN MORE THAN 170-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

PATTY GONDEK SLIPPED AND FELL FACE-FIRST WHILE IN A BODY WRAP.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO OUR PARTNERS AT NAPLES DAILY NEWS.

IT HAPPENED THREE YEARS AGO AT SLENDER LIFE HEALTH CENTER OF NAPLES.

THAT BUSINESS SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING IN 2011.

GONDEK TOLD THE JURY AFTER SHE WAS WRAPPED IN MINERAL-SOAKED BANDAGES LIKE A MUMMY.STAFF ASKED TO WALK ACROSS THE WET FLOOR WITHOUT HELP.

THAT'S WHEN SHE SLIPPED.BREAKING HER NOSE AND BONES UNDER HER RIGHT EYE. Return to index of stories...


EDISON REPORT-OC


ALL NEW AT 6:30-

NEW DETAILS ARE RELEASED IN EDISON STATE COLLEGE'S FIGHT TO GET RE-ACCREDITED.

THE SCHOOL IS ACCREDITED RIGHT NOW. BUT ONLY HAS FOUR MONTHS UNTIL A DECISION IS MADE ABOUT ITS FUTURE.

ABC-7'S KIM BROWN HAS THE DETAILS ON A NEW REPORT SHEDDING LIGHT ON WHAT THE COLLEGE IS DOING TO IMPROVE. Return to index of stories...


EDISON REPORT-PKG


This is that 67 page report. It was just made public yesterday. And it outlines what the college is doing to fix seven areas it was told to improve on when it was put on probation last summer.

INTEGRITY --

FULL-TIME FACULTY --

QUALIFIED ADMINISTRATORS --

INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS FOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS --

AND COMMUNITY PUBLIC SERVICE --

ACADEMIC POLICIES --

AND UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

ALL THINGS EDISON NEEDS TO FIX AS THE SCHOOL FIGHTS FOR RE-ACCREDITATION.

IT'S A CONCERN NOT JUST FOR FACULTY, BUT ALSO SOME STUDENTS.

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SINCE BEING PUT ON PROBATION.

THE SCHOOL HAS HIRED A NEW PRESIDENT WHO IS MAKING SURE QUALIFIED ADMINISTRATORS ARE IN TOP ROLES.

A SPECIAL ASSISTANT NOW WATCHES OVER IT.

THE SCHOOL ALSO HIRED 19 NEW FACULTY.

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A NEW VICE PRESIDENT WAS HIRED TO KEEP TRACK OF RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY, AND ACCOUNTABILTY.

THIS PERSON MAKES SURE ITS PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS ARE EFFECTIVE.

AND REPORTS ARE DONE MONTHLY TO CHECK ON IT.

THE SCHOOL NOW SENDS OUT REMINDERS ABOUT A NEW COURSE SUBSTITUTION POLICY.

AND PERFORMS RANDOM AUDITS ON GRADUATES TO MAKE SURE ANY SUBSTITUTIONS WERE DONE PROPERLY.

SOME STUDENTS ARE HOPING IT'S ENOUGH TO GET THE SCHOOL A PASSING GRADE.

I'm really hoping they'll be re-accredited.

This report will be sent to SACS at the end of this month. And then in April a team will come back and check on the campus. Then finally in June, the school will know if it is re-accredited. At Edison State College Kim Brown ABC7. Return to index of stories...


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TEASE ONE


THE PRESIDENT'S SHOOTING SKILLS-

PUT TO THE TEST.

THE CONTROVERSY- STRAIGHT AHEAD.

PLUS-

A FAST FOOD CHAIN CAUGHT WITH HORSE MEAT IN THEIR BURGERS.

WE'LL EXPLAIN THEIR NEXT MOVE. Return to index of stories...


A) OBAMA SKEET SHOOTING-VO WIPE


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B) BK HORSE MEAT-VO


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US EMBASSY-VO


A LEFTIST MILITARY GROUP HAS CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR FRIDAY'S SUICIDE BOMBING AT THE U-S EMBASSY IN TURKEY.

OFFICIALS SAY THE BOMBER BELONGED TO THE OUTLAWED REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE'S LIBERATION PARTY-FRONT.

THE GROUP'S MEMEBERS SAY THEY HATE BOTH THE TURKISH AND AMERICAN GOVERNMENTS.

THEY'VE CARRIED OUT ATTACKS IN THE PAST ABOUT TURKISH INTERESTS AND AMERICAN INTERESTS IN THE COUNTRY.

THE ATTACKED KILLED A TURKISH SECURITY GUARD AND WOUNDED A TURKISH JOURNALIST. Return to index of stories...


OBAMA SKEET SHOOTING-VO


AN ATTEMPT TO QUIET SKEPTICS ABOUT PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SHOOTING CAPABILITIES IS CREATING MORE CONTROVERSY.

TAKE A LOOK.

THE WHITE HOUSE TWEETED THIS PICTURE OF THE PRESIDENT TODAY SHOOTING SKEET.

THIS IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE THE PRESIDENT RECENTLY SAID HE AND HIS GUESTS FREQUENTLY DID SKEET SHOOTING AT CAMP DAVID.

COMMENTS THAT RAISED QUESTIONS AND DOUBT FROM SKEPTICS.

NOW, MANY ARE QUESTIONING THE TIMING OF THE PHOTO, AS THE PRESIDENT PUSHES HIS PLANS FOR NATIONAL GUN CONTROL. Return to index of stories...


BK HORSE MEAT-VO


BURGER KING DOES DAMAGE CONTROL TONIGHT,

AFTER TRACES OF HORSE MEAT ARE FOUND AT A PLANT IN IRELAND.

THE FAST FOOD GIANT CUTS TIES WITH A MEAT SUPPLIER AFTER THE DISCOVERY.

THAT COMPANY PROVIDED BEEF FOR BURGER KING RESTAURANTS IN THE U-K, IRELAND AND DENMARK.

THE TAINTED MEAT, BURGER KING SAYS, WAS NEVER SOLD IN RESTAURANTS. Return to index of stories...


HARVARD STUDENTS CHEATING-VO


DISCIPLINE IS HANDED OUT FOR DOZENS OF HARVARD STUDENTS CAUGHT IN A CHEATING SCANDAL.

THE SCHOOL HAS NOT GIVEN SPECIFIC NUMBERS, BUT MORE THAN A HUNDRED STUDENTS WERE ACCUSED OF COLLABORATING, AND EVEN PLAGIARIZING, ON A TAKE-HOME OPEN-BOOK EXAM LAST MAY.

ABOUT HALF OF THEM HAVE HAD TO WITHDRAW -- SOME FOR A YEAR.

OTHERS RECEIVED DIFFERENT PUNISHMENTS.

AND SOME WERE CLEARED.

UNIVERSITY OFFICALS RELEASED A PLAN TO STOP PROBLEMS LIKE THIS IN THE FUTURE. Return to index of stories...


BUILDING IMPLOSION-NATVO


A MASSIVE POWER PLANT IN SAN DIEGO WAS DEMOLISHED THIS MORNING IN SECONDS.

THE DEMOLITION TEAM USED 200 POUNDS OF CHARGES TO IGNITE 300 POUNDS OF DYNAMITE TO BRING IT DOWN.

THE POWER PLANT WAS BUILT NEAR THE SAN DIEGO BAY IN THE LATE 1950S.

40-MILLION DOLLARS IS BEING SPENT TO CLEAR THE SITE AND MAKE WAY FOR PUBLIC PARKS.

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TEASE TWO-ONCAM


DONUT LOVERS-

LISTEN UP!

A LOCAL FAVORITE IS OPENING A SECOND LOCATION.

WE'LL TELL YOU WHERE.

HAPPY GROUNDHOG DAY!

DID PUNXSUTAWNEY PHIL SEE HIS SHADOW?

WE'VE GOT HIS PREDICION- PLUS JASON DUNNING'S LOCAL FORECAST STRAIGHT AHEAD! Return to index of stories...


a) donuts-VO


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b) groundhog day-VO


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PUNXSUTAWNEY PHIL-NATVO


PUNXSUTAWNEY PHIL -- THE WORLD'S FURRIEST FORECASTER-- MADE HIS PREDICTION THIS MORNING

AS IS TRADITION, THE FAMOUS GROUNDHOG WAS PLACED UPON HIS OAK STUMP AND SPOKE TO HIS HANDLERS IN GROUNDHOG-ESE.

THOUSANDS WERE WATCHING AT GOBBLER'S KNOB AS PHIL SAID HE SAW NO SHADOW. AND THAT MEANS AN EARLY SPRING.

BUT DON'T GET TO EXCITED. PUNXSUTAWNEY PHIL IS ONLY RIGHT 39-PERCENT OF THE TIME. Return to index of stories...


STORMWAR 7 OPEN-CLIP


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WEATHER-WXWALL


FULL WX

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.

We had quite the Groundhog Day doozy across Southwest Florida, and if Punxsutawny Phil had made an appearance here, he most definitely would've seen his shadow.

Temperatures were very pleasant through the day, although a little chilly early this morning, and humidity levels stayed very comfortable. Most areas saw those daytime highs in the mid 70s, which is in line with average for the first weekend in February.

The good new is if you liked today, we've got more beautiful weather in the works for what looks to be a super Sunday. Temperatures will be a little chilly once again late tonight into early Sunday morning with temperatures dropping into the upper 40s and lower 50s across urban Southwest Florida. We'll get a few degrees cooler farther north and deeper inland with some of the inland cold spots falling into the low to mid 40s.

After a chilly start Sunday morning, temperatures will warm up nicely during the day with afternoon highs aimed for the mid 70s once again under a clear, sunny sky.

We've actually got another reinforcing shot of cool air coming our way late Sunday, which should allow temperatures to get a few degrees cooler Sunday night in Monday morning. Most of us in the urban corridor will cool off into the mid to upper 40s while those of us deeper inland get down to the low 40s and even upper 30s.

We'll be basking in sunshine from start to finish on Monday, but that reinforcing shot of cool air should only allow daytime highs to reach the low to mid 70s.

The next warm up will begin Tuesday afternoon as temperatures return the upper 70s, and for the rest of the week, daytime highs should be close to 80 with partly cloudy skies.

We'll also be tracking another weather system approaching Southwest Florida by mid week, but a very dry atmosphere should keep rain chances at a minimum. Return to index of stories...


DOZIER SCHOOL GRAVE SEARCH-VO


FLORIDA SENATOR BILL NELSON IS CALLING ON THE STATE TO ALLOW RESEARCHERS TO KEEP DIGGING INTO A MORBID MYSTERY.

OVER IT'S 111-YEAR HISTORY, HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES REPORTED YEARS OF PHYSICAL AND SEXUAL ABUSE OF THEIR CHILDREN AT THE DOZIER BOY'S SCHOOL IN TAMPA.

DESPITE FINDING 30 GRAVES, THE STATE CLOSED ALL CASES AND THE SCHOOL IN 2011.

USING GROUND PENETRATING RADAR, 50 MORE GRAVE SITES WERE DISCOVERED IN DECEMBER.

SENATOR NELSON BELIEVES THERE ARE EVEN MORE GRAVES TO UNCOVER. Return to index of stories...


DOZIER SCHOOL GRAVE SEARCH-SOTVO


"where is the white cemetery?"

A LEAD INVESTIGATOR INTO THE SCHOOLS MISDEEDS SAYS THEY FOUND EVIDENCE THE BOYS WERE FORCED TO BURRY THEIR OWN.

MAKING CASKETS IN THE SCHOOL'S CARPENTRY CLASS. Return to index of stories...


EDISON LIGHT PARADE-VO


PEOPLE ARE READY FOR THE LARGEST NIGHT PARADE IN THE SOUTHEAST.

YOU'LL NOTICE COLORFUL TAPE DRIVING DOWN U-S 41.

THE EDISON FESTIVAL OF LIGHT GRANDE PARADE IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 16TH.

CELEBRATING 75 YEARS.

THE TAPE IS FROM PEOPLE MARKING THEIR SPOTS ALONG THE PARADE ROUTE.

THE THREE WEEK EVENT HONORS THOMAS EDISON AND HIS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA LEGACY. Return to index of stories...


MORE BENNETTS!-VO


A POPULAR LOCAL DONUT SHOP EXPLANDS.

'BENNETT'S FRESH ROAST' SETS UP A NEW SHOP ON SANIBEL.

IT'S EXPECTED TO OPEN IN JULY,

AND WILL HAVE INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SEATING.

THE ORGINAL BENNETT'S IS IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS.

THE SHOP IS CELEBRATING ITS 5TH ANNIVERSARY THIS MONTH. Return to index of stories...


SPORTS OPEN-CLIP


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FOOTBALL HOF-VOTOPS


WE ARE HAVING A BALL AT THE HALL.

TODAY THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCED THIS YEAR'S CLASS.

THERE'S A LOCAL FLAVOR. FORMER BUCCANEERS GREAT WARREN SAPP. GETS IN. SO DOES FORMER MIAMI EXECUTIVE. BILL PARCELLS. WHO OF COURSE WON A COUPLE SUPER BOWLS WITH THE GIANTS.

HERE'S A LOOK AT THIS YEARS LIST. JONATHAN OGDEN BECOMES THE FIRST PLAYER IN RAVENS HISTORY TO MAKE IT. MAY BE A GOOD SIGN FOR THE RAVENS AT THE SUPER BOWL Return to index of stories...


SUPER BOWL 47-POPMON


AND OF COURSE WITH THE SUPER BOWL. COMES BETTING. A LOT OF BETTING. WE WILL SPEND 10 BILLION DOLLARS MAKING WAGERS ON THE BIG GAME. FROM WHO WILL WIN THE GAME. TO HOW MANY PLAYERS WILL BE ARRESTED BEFORE THE GAME. NOT SURE ANYONE WILL BE LOCKED UP. BUT HISTORY TELLS US DO NOT BET AGAINST THE 49ERS. A PERFECT 5-0 IN THE SUPER BOWL Return to index of stories...


SUPER BOWL 47-VOTOPS


THE NINERS ARE 3 1/2 POINT FAVORITES TO BEAT THE RAVENS.

BUT BOTH TEAMS ARE A LOT A LIKE. NOT ONLY ARE THE HEAD COACHES BROTHERS. BUT BOTH ARE TOUGH AND PHYSICAL. AND LIKE TO RUN THE BALL.

SO THIS GAME EXPECTS TO BE A CLOSE ONE. Return to index of stories...


SUPER BOWL 47-SOTTOPS


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TERRENCE CODY-VOTOPS


MEANWHILE RIVERDALE GRAD. TERRENCE CODY IS HOPING TO WIN A SUPER BOWL THIS WEEKEND.

THE RAVENS DEFENSIVE TACKLE. SAYS HE KNOWS WHAT TO EXPECT IN BIG GAMES. CODY OF COURSE WON A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AT ALABAMA Return to index of stories...


TERRENCE CODY-SOTTOPS


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MIAMI NC STATE-POPMON


IN A MATTER OF ONE WEEK. JUST 10 SHORT DAYS. THE MIAMI HURRICANES HAVE GONE FROM THE HUNTERS TO THE HUNTED. BEATING DUKE BY 27 WILL PUT A BULLEYE ON YOUR BACK EVERYTIME. THE CANES ARE ALSO 7-0 IN THE ACC. ALL ALONE IN FIRST PLACE. SO EVERYONE'S GUNNING FOR THE CANES. INCLUDING NORTH CAROLINA STATE TODAY Return to index of stories...


MIAMI NC STATE-VOTOPS


LET'S GO TO RALEIGH FOR THIS ONE. AND IT WAS A DANDY.

1ST HALF. CANES LOOKING GOOD. SHANE LARKIN. FROM DISTANCE. CANES UP 5.

BUT THIS ONE CAME DOWN TO THE WIRE. LATE SECOND HALF. CJ LESLIE. GETTING ALL THE WAY TO THE RIM FOR THE MOSTER JAM. WE ARE TIED. PNC ARENA GOING BANANAS

FINAL TICKS. CANES DOWN ONE. SHANE LARKIN. NO. REGGIE JOHNSON. OH YEAH. THE GAME WINNER WITH.8 SECONDS AND THE CANES SURVIVE. 79-78 Return to index of stories...


FSU DUKE-VOTOPS


FLORIDA STATE HOSTING DUKE. AND THIS THING GOT UGLY IN A HURRY.

1ST HALF. BLUE DEVILS WITH THE STEAL. OFF AND RUNNING. QUINN COOK. CAPS IT OFF. WITH THEY LAYIN. DUKE UP 18-2

FSU TRYING TO STAY CLOSE. AARON THOMAS. FALLING AWAY. STICKS THE 2. FINALLY. 18-5 SEMINOLES.

BUT IT WAS ALL DUKE TODAY. MASON PLUMLEE. STRAIGHT DOWN BROADWAY FOR THE JAM. BLUE DEVILS ROLL. 79-60 Return to index of stories...


FGCU-CGTOPS


THE FGCU MEN IN ACTION TODAY. TAKING ON JACKSONVILLE.

AND THE EAGLES. HOLD ON FOR THE WIN. 81-78. BRETT COMER LED THE EAGLES WITH 21

SO FOR THE MOMENT THE FELLAS ARE ALL ALONE IN FIRST PLACE AT 8-3 IN THE ASUN.

MEANWHILE THE WOMEN CONTINUE TO STEAMROLL THE ATLANTIC SUN CONFERNCE. THEY WIN AGAIN BEATING JACKSONVILLE 80-49.

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FLORIDA GATORS-VOTOPS


SPEAKING OF CONFERENCE DOMINATION. THE FLORIDA GATORS. HAVE BEEN CRUISING THROUGH THE SEC.

THE GATORS ARE 7-0 IN THE CONFERENCE. AND THEIR MARGIN OF VICTORY IN THOSE GAMES. 28 POINTS. SO FLORIDA IS ON A ROLL.

TONIGHT THEY ARE HOSTING OLE MISS. WHO ARE JUST A GAME BEHIND THE GATORS. Return to index of stories...


FLORIDA GATORS-SOTTOPS


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PHOENIX OPEN-POPMON


NO TIGER WOODS NO PROBLEM. THE PHOENIX OPEN IS LOOKING PRETTY GOOD WITHOUT HIM. WHICH INCLUDES PHIL MICKELSON MAKING A LITTLE RUN AT HISTORY THE FIRST TWO DAYS. SO IT LOOKS LIKE TIGER PICKED A GOOD TIME TO TAKE THE WEEKEND OFF. Return to index of stories...


PHOENIX OPEN-VOTOPS


PHOENIX OPEN. MICKELSON PICKING UP WERE HE LEFT OFF.

5TH HOLE. FOR BIRDIE. HE'S GOING TO LIKE THIS. THAT DROPS. MOVES HIM TO 19 UNDER. HE WOULD END THE DAY AT 24 UNDER. LEADS BY SIX.

ANGEL CABRERA. THIS DOESN'T LOOK GOOD. BUT IT ENDS UP IN THE HOLE. FOR BIRDIE. HE'S GOING TO NEED A LOT MORE OF THOSE. 12 SHOTS. BACK.

HUNTER MAHEN HAD THE WEDGE WORKING AS WELL. FROM THE SAND. BUT MAHEN 12 SHOTS BACK AS WELL. Return to index of stories...


SPORTS WRAP-POPMON


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GOODBYE-3SHOT


AD LIB GOODBYE Return to index of stories...