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THE CHECK WON'T BE IN THE MAIL!

AT LEAST NOT ON SATURDAY'S.

RIGHT NOW AT 5--

ABC7 TEAM COVERAGE OF THE CHANGES THE U-S POSTAL SERVICE IS MAKING AND WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU.

LOOKING FOR WORK?

TONIGHT --

WE KNOW WHERE THE JOBS ARE--

HUNDREDS ARE UP FOR GRABS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA--

AT 5, WHERE YOU SHOULD APPLY.

PLUS--

i'd have to say the eyes

probably the eyes

AND THEY'RE BOTH WRONG!

SO WHAT DO MEN AND WOMEN REALLY WANT IN A MATE?

RIGHT NOW AT 5--

THE TOP THREE ATTENTION GETTERS.

AND --

OVER THE EDGE!

A BAKERY TRUCK CRASHES INTO A CONCRETE WALL, THEN DANGLES OVER THE FLORIDA INTERSTATE.

THE DELICATE BALANCE TO SAVE THE DRIVER.

HL1) NO SATURDAY MAIL-trxVOTOPS

HL2) HOME DEPOT HIRING-trxVOTOPS

HL3) MATCH.COM SURVEY-trx(2)SOTSVO

HL4) FL DANGLING TRUCK-trxVOTOPS

BREAKING

CHARCO SWAT SITUATION-SSTOPS

BREAKING NEWS,

RIGHT NOW A SWAT SITUATION IS UNDERWAY IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

IT'S HAPPENING AT GILLOT BLVD NEAR DAVID STREET IN GULF COVE.

DEPUTIES TELLS US THIS INVOLVES A DRUG RAID.

THEY ALSO SAY THEY SENT THE SWAT TEAM IN BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE PEOPLE INSIDE COULD HAVE WEAPONS.

NEWS AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP

NO SATURDAY MAIL-VOTOPS-TC MON

OUR BIG STORY AT 5 --

BIG CHANGES AT YOUR MAILBOX.

THE U-S POST OFFICE SAID TODAY WILL STOP SATURDAY DELIVERY!

THEY HOPE THAT SAVES BILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

THEY'RE LOSING MONEY AT AN ALARMING RATE.

THIS CHANGE STARTS IN AUGUST.

TONIGHT --

NO SATURDAY MAIL-PKG

AMERICANS CAN SOON - EXPECT TO FIND THIS IN THEIR MAILBOXES EACH WEEKEND.

AS THE US POSTAL SERVICE ANNOUNCES - A PLAN TO CUT MAIL DELIVERY - ON

SATURDAYS.

I want my mail on Saturday I do. I mail out mail on Saturday I'm looking

for mail on Saturday"

*PACKAGES- WOULD STILL BE DELIVERED 6 DAYS A WEEK

BUT LETTERS AND OTHER FIRST CLASS MAIL- WOULD ONLY GO OUT ON WEEKDAYS.

"This announcement today is just one part of much larger strategy to return

the postal service to long term financial stability."

FINANCIAL STABILITY SHAKEN - WITH THE POSTAL SERVICE - LOSING 16 BILLION

DOLLARS - LAST YEAR ALONE.

IN PART - BECAUSE OF THE GROWING POPULARITY OF E-MAILS AND ON-LINE BILL-PAY

THE USPS ALSO BLAMES THE FINANCIAL WOES ON A 2006 LAW REQUIRING THE POSTAL

SERVICE TO PAY ABOUT 5-AND-A HALF BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR INTO A HEALTH

BENEFIT FUND FOR FUTURE RETIREES.

ONE OF THE MANY REASONS - MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION - SAY

THIS CHANGE - COULD BE AVOIDED.

SOT

"Congress.cutting essential services."

BUT AFTER ALREADY CLOSING THOUSANDS OF POST OFFICES, AND REDUCING HOURS OF

OPERATION

POSTAL OFFICIALS FEEL THIS IS A NECESSARY MOVE THAT WILL SAVE ABOUT $2

BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR.

A MEASURE - MANY CUSTOMERES - SAY THEY UNDERSTAND.

SOT

for me it doesnt matter, i dont work, im retired so it doesnt matter whether

NO SATURDAY MAIL-TC MON

LATE THIS AFTERNOON -- WE GOT A RESPONSE FROM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS.

THAT'S THE UNION THAT REPRESENTS MAILMEN.

THEY CONDEMEND THIS MOVE.

TEAM COVERAGE-CLIP

POSTAL CHANGES LOCAL-OC

ABC7 CONTINUES OUR TEAM COVERAGE TONIGHT ON THESE POSTAL CHANGES.

POSTAL CHANGES LOCAL-LL PKG

Good news for employees is that no one is losing their job. But bad news for customers. for example, if you drop off your letter in the mailbox Friday, past the collection time--then it will sit in this mailbox until it gets picked up Monday morning.

Take tracked visot

In an effort to cut costs by $2 billion, the postmaster general for the US postal service wants to reduce mail delivery to homes and businesses Monday through Friday. Packages will still be delivered on Saturday--as the postmaster general cited a 14% increase due to people purchasing more online. Postmaster general Patrick Donahoe referred to a survey in which 7 out of 10 Americans support the five days in mail service, but not everyone is happy. The president for the southwest Florida American Postal Workers Union says the postal employees and customers will have to bear the burden of this potential change.

Sam Wood, President of Local 1279 APWU

"It's just going to be a heavier volume on Monday that we'll have to process and get the mail out. Which could result into later mail deliveries on Mondays to customers and a lot more mail coming in."

GREKOS LICENSE REVOKED-SS-VO

AN A-B-C-7 UPDATE TONIGHT --

THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WANTS TO REVOKE THE LICENSE OF A BONITA SPRINGS DOCTOR.

ZANNOS GREKOS IS ACCUSED OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE.

LAST OCTOBER --

HE WENT TO TRIAL AFTER TWO OF HIS PATIENTS DIED --

FOLLOWING A CONTROVERSIAL STEM CELL TREATMENT.

GREKOS' MEDICAL LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED.

AND NEW TODAY --

THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT NOW WANTS TO PERMANENTLY REVOKE HIS LICENCE TO PRACTICE MEDICINE.

THEY ALSO WANT HIM TO PAY A 40-THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE.

LEHIGH HOME INVASION-VO

TONIGHT AT FIVE.

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES NEED YOUR HELP AFTER A BRUTAL HOME INVASION.

DEPUTIES TELL US FOUR MEN, ARMED WITH WEAPONS, FORCED THEIR WAY INTO THE HOUSE ON WANATAH AVENUE SOUTH IN LEHIGH ACRES.

THIS HAPPENED IN LATE JANUARY.

THE MEN BEAT THE VICTIMS. RANSACKED THE HOUSE AND STOLE A NUMBER OF THINGS.

NAPLES GROWHOUSE BUST-SS-SS-SS

DEPUTIES HAVE MADE AN ARREST TONIGHT --

IN CONNECTION TO A MARIJUANA GROW OPERATION IN COLLIER COUNTY.

RAFAEL REYES IS FACING SEVERAL DRUG CHARGES --

AFTER DEPUTIES SERVED A SEARCH WARRANT AT A HOUSE ON 52ND STREET SOUTHWEST.

THEY FOUND A GROW OPERATION SET UP INSIDE.

DETECTIVES ALSO FOUND COCAINE, MARIJUANA, PLASTIC BAGGIES FOR PACKAGING AND DRUG PARAPHERNALIA.

BAYFRONT MTG.-NATSVO

BUSINESSES SAY IT BRINGS IN BIG BUCKS.

RESIDENTS SAY IT BRINGS IN BIG NOISE.

TONIGHT A DECISION ON A POPULAR EVENT IN DOWNTOWN NAPLES.

nats of music

THE CITY DECLINED BAYFRONT'S "ROCKIN BY THE BAY" SERIES A PERMIT TODAY TO GO THROUGH WITH SIX ADDITIONAL SHOWS.

INSTEAD, CITY COUNCIL VOTED FOR THEM TO GO ON WITH THEIR TWO SCHEDULED SHOWS THIS MONTH.

THEY ALSO CAN HAVE 3 MORE SHOWS IN MARCH.

ALSO, THE EVENT NOW HAS TO BE KEPT UNDER 15-HUNDRED PEOPLE AND THE PORTA POTTIES MUST BE REMOVED EVERY SUNDAY.

BIGELOW BOND REVOKED-VO-OC

FORMER COUNTY COMMISSIONER BRIAN BIGELOW DID NOT GET OUT OF JAIL TODAY.

A JUDGE REVOKED HIS BOND.

BIGELOW WAS ARRESTED YESTERDAY --

FOR FAILING A DRUG TEST.

IT CAME BACK POSITIVE FOR COCAINE.

HE HAD TO HAVE THE TEST BECAUSE LAST MONTH HE WAS ARRESTED IN FORT MYERS FOR COCAINE POSSESSION

BIGELOW'S ATTORNEY TOLD ABC7 --

HE'S STILL WORKING TO GET HIM OUT OF JAIL FOR DRUG TREATMENT.

THE JUDGE SAYS SHE'LL THINK ABOUT THAT --

ROBERTS FIRST APPEARANCE-SSTOPS-VO

ALSO IN COURT -

A MAN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AND KILLING

A MAN IN FORT MYERS BACK IN NOVEMBER MADE HIS FIRST APPEARANCE IN COURT.

ABC7 WAS THERE.

OFFICERS ARRESTED ANTWOND ROBERTS YESTERDAY FOR MURDERING MARKEISH CORBETT.

OFFICERS SAY ROBERTS SHOT CORBETT TO DEATH OUTSIDE OF A STORE NEAR M-L-K IN NOVEMBER. THEN STOLE HIS CAR.

RUBIO STATE OF UNION-VO

JUST INTO THE NEWSROOM LATE THIS AFTERNOON --

FLORIDA SENATOR MARCO RUBIO WILL DELIVER THE REPUBLICAN RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT OBAMA'S STATE OF THE UNION.

THAT'S NEXT TUESDAY.

IT'S A HIGH-PROFILE PLATFORM FOR RUBIO.

AND THIS A BIG DEAL IF YOU NATIONAL AMBITIONS.

DENVER SHOOTING-VO

THREE PEOPLE ARE DEAD INCLUDING TWO YOUNG CHILDREN AFTER A SHOOTING AT A HOUSE IN DENVER.

THE TWO CHILDREN DEAD ARE YOUNGER THAN 10 YEARS OLD.

A THIRD CHILD IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

FL DANGLING TRUCK-VOTOPS

YOU'VE GOT SEE THIS VIDEO.

ONE PERSON WAS KILLED IN CRASH THAT LEFT THIS BAKERY TRUCK DANGLING OFF AN OVERPASS THIS MORNING IN FORT LAUDERDALE.

IT HAPPENED AT AN ON-RAMP TO I-95.

THE FRONT END SAT HANGING OVER THE SIDE -- LEANING AGAINST A PILLAR.

CREWS RESCUED THE DRIVER.

GAS PRICES GOING UP-SS-VO-WIPE

AND HIGHER THEY GO.

TONIGHT ABC7 IS FINDING OUT WHY GAS PRICES ARE STILL ON THE RISE.

GOING UP 17 CENTS IN ONE WEEK.

THE AVERAGE FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR GAS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TODAY STANDS AT THREE DOLLARS 63 CENTS A GALLON.

THAT SHOT UP 15 CENTS FROM JUST ONE WEEK AGO.

AND IT'S UP 24 CENTS FROM ONE MONTH AGO.

SO WHAT'S BEHIND THE RISE.

EXPERTS SAY IT'S ACTUALLY A RESULT OF THE IMPROVING ECONOMY!

THERE'S MORE DEMAND FOR GAS.

AND SPECULATORS EXPECT THAT TO CONTINUE. PUSHING CRUDE OIL PRICES UP.

GAS PRICES GOING UP-SOTVO

12:23:53 drive less, just try to do all my chores in one drive so I do not have to go back and forth 00

NAPLES TOURIST TAX-VO

NEW AT 5 --

TOURIST TAXES COULD BE GOING UP IN COLLIER COUNTY.

THE NAPLES CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A RECOMMENDATION TODAY TO INCREASE IT.

COLLIER COUNTY HAS ONE OF THE LOWEST TOURIST TAXES IN THE STATE.

IT'S FOUR PERCENT.

BUT THE COUNCIL WANTS IT TO BUMP UP TO FIVE.

THAT WOULD RAISE AN ADDITIONAL FOUR MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR FOR BEACH RENOURISHMENT AND ADVERTISING.

TEXTING BILL DEBATE-VO.WIPE

A FLORIDA LAWMAKER IS ON A MISSION TO BAN TEXTING WHILE DRIVING IN THE STATE.

FOR THE FOURTH STRAIGHT YEAR, SENATOR NANCY DETERT IS SPONSORING LEGISLATION TO BAN IT

SHE SAYS FLORIDA IS ONE OF ONLY FIVE STATES WITHOUT SOME SORT OF RESTRICTION ON TEXTING BEHIND THE WHEEL.

DETERT SAYS MOTORISTS WHO DO IT ARE AS DANGEROUS AS DRUNK DRIVERS.

OPPONENTS HAVE ARGUED A TEXTING-WHILE-DRIVING BAN IS GOVERNMENT INTRUSION.

TEXTING BILL DEBATE-SOTVO

People that were against seat belts, that's one thing. If you don't wear your seat belt and you project through your windshield, you only hurt yourself. Texting is totally different. You're going to take other people out so your freedom to drive your car kind of ends at my bumper."

RIGHT NOW A SENATE COMMITTEE IS LISTENING TO TESTIMONY ON THE ISSUE.

NEXT AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP

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

23:10:56 9

Starts with champagne toast other courses dessert two bottle of wine"

JUST A FEW WAYS TO BUTTER UP YOUR VALENTINE.

AND IF YOU'VE PUT OFF RESERVATIONS.

YOUR ABC7 SMART SHOPPING CUPID IS HERE TO HELP.

THE PLACES STILL TAKING RESERVATIONS AND OFFERING DEALS.

IN A CANOE. NEXT TO THIS.

A 500 POUND WHALE.

ABC7 SHOWS YOU WHAT HAPPENS TO THIS COUPLE. AHEAD.

TZ1 A VALENTINES DAY DEALS-SOTVO

TZ1 B CANOE HUMP WHALE-VOTOPS

GA FOG-VOTOPS

CHECK OUT THIS FOG.

THIS WAS THE SCENE IN ATLANTA THIS MORNING

VISIBILITY WAS DOWN TO ABOUT A QUARTER-MILE OR LESS IN MOST AREAS BECAUSE OF THE FOG.

STORMWARN OPEN-CLIP

FORECAST-PHC

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

FORECAST-WXWALL

WARM DAYS ON THE WAY

We had a warm and mostly sunny Wednesday which is a sign of things to come.

Why? Well let me explain…

We're tracking a cool front moving through Florida, but this front will lose its battle with an area of high pressure. It'll ultimately fade away before having a chance to make it all the way to Southwest Florida.

Without a front moving in, the result will be continued warmth and increasing humidity for us over the next several days. Don't worry I'll also add in a mix of sun and clouds.

Despite the increasing humidity, however, rain prospects will keep running pretty low with the exception of a couple stray, lonely showers Friday afternoon, but rain really won't be a factor in our forecast all the way through the weekend.

TOSS TO NINA-OC

DO YOU HAVE THOSE SPECIAL PLANS FOR YOUR SPECIAL VALENTINE?

TIME IS RUNNING OUT. JUST A WEEK LEFT. AND GET THIS -- MOST OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S POPULAR DINING DESTINATIONS ARE FULL.

BUT OUR CUPID. ABC 7 SMART SHOPPER NINA MOINI IS HERE.

VALENTINE'S DAY DEALS-TC MON

VALENTINE'S DAY DEALS-PKG

NATS - people

MERCATO.

FIFTH AVE.

THIRD STREET.

COCONUT POINT.

BOOKED. ON WHAT MOST RESTAURANTS CALL THE BUSIEST DAY OF THE YEAR!

NATS - DINERS

BUT WE FOUND SOME SPOTS WHERE YOU CAN STILL BANK ON FINDING A SEAT.

IN BELL TOWER SHOPS OF FORT MYERS - BISTRO 41 IS ONLY HALF BOOKED-

OFFERING A SPECIAL ONE-NIGHT MENU FOR TWO-

23:17:43 7

"Rack of lamb elk also have traditional seafood filet mignon."

DINNER FOR TWO SHOULD COST ABOUT ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS-

MANAGER MICHELLE KOSTENO SAYS YOU BETTER ACT FAST - THE TABLES WILL GO BY THE WEEKEND.

NATS - SHAKING ICE

AT AGAVE SOUTHWESTERN GRILL IN NAPLES THERE IS STILL PLENTY OF ROOM AVAILABLE. FOR NOW-

23:10:09 5

"We have some Spanish some Mexican influences native Americans."

MANAGER JACKIE FISHBURN SAYS THIS IS WHERE YOU'LL FIND ONE OF THE BIGGEST TEQUILA SELECTIONS IN TOWN -

MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED TO CHOOSE FROM.

YOU'LL ALSO GET A SPECIAL MENU ON FEBRUARY 14TH IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR ONE.

23:10:56 9

"Starts champagne toast other courses dessert two bottle of wine"

ALL THAT WILL COST YOU 100 DOLLARS - 65 WITHOUT THE ALCOHOL.

VALENTINE'S DAY DEALS-TC MON

ONE GOOD BET IS TO TRY AND ARRIVE EARLY TO RESTAURANTS THAT DON'T TAKE RESERVATIONS-

WE HAVE A LIST OF SOME RESTAURANTS TO TRY IN LEE, COLLIER AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES-

JUST GO TO ABC DASH SEVEN DOT COM.

HOME DEPOT JOBS-VO

A BIG HOME-IMPROVEMENT STORE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IS NOW HIRING.

WE FOUND TODAY --

HOME DEPOT WANTS TO FILL 225 PART-TIME JOBS --

AT STORES FROM PORT CHARLOTTE TO NAPLES.

AND THERE ARE MORE JOBS AVAILABLE

RESTAURANTS ARE ALSO HIRING IN FORT MYERS AND CAPE CORAL.

POLLO TROPICAL IS LOOKING FOR 60 TO 100 PEOPLE --

FOR THEIR NEW LOCATION AT FLORIDA GULF COAST TOWN CENTER.

DUNKIN DONUTS NEEDS 40 NEW EMPLOYEES.

WE'VE PUT APPLICATION INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE --

OBESITY VITAMIN D-VO

IN YOUR ABC7 HEALTHY LIVING TONIGHT.

OBESITY COULD LOWER THOSE ESSENTIAL LEVELS OF VITAMIN D IN THE BODY.

HERE'S WHAT VITAMIN D DEFICIENCIES CAN DO.

IT CAN WEAKEND AND SOFTEN YOUR BONES.

BRITISH RESEARCHERS COMBINED DATA FROM THE PAST TWENTY STUDIES.

HUMP WHALE SURPRISE-VO

AN ARIZONA COUPLE --

CANOEING IN MAUI NEVER SAW THIS COMING!

WATCH!

THEY WERE PADDLING A FEW HUNDRED YARDS OFF SHORE --

WHEN SUDDENLY A HUMPBACK WHALE JUMPED OUT OF NOWHERE.

THE WHALE BUMPED INTO THEIR CANOE.

BUT THEY'RE FINE.

AND THEY SAY THE WHALE WAS NOT HURT EITHER.

NEW AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP

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

WHAT DO YOU REALLY WANT WHEN IT COMES TO LOVE.

GOOD EYES. GREAT TEETH. NICE HAIR.

OR HOW ABOUT THEY WAY YOU TALK. AND THEY WAY YOU WALK.

ABC7 TELLS YOU THE TOP THREE MUST HAVES.

Constable: What are you doing here?

Haney: Coming to get a drink.

BUSTED ON TAPE. A CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER.

ALSO ON THAT TAPE. THE 15-YEAR-OLD HE THOUGHT HE WAS MEETING.

TZ2 A MATCH.COM SURVEY-VOTOPS-WIPE

TZ2 B SEXUAL PREDATOR ON TAPE-SOTVO

BUMP SHOT-BUMP IN

MATCH.COM SURVEY-VO IN POP

THERE WAS AN INTERESTING MOVIE A FEW YEARS BACK CALLED "WHAT WOMEN WANT!"

TONIGHT --

THANKS TO MATCH-DOT-COM --

WE HAVE A MUCH BETTER IDEA WHAT WOMEN WANT IN A MAN --

AND WHAT MEN WANT IN A WOMEN.

MATCH.COM SURVEY-PKG

"im gonna be the one guy on earth who knows what women want"

MAYBE You don't have to be a mind-reader like mel gibson in the movie "what

women want" to know what singles want in an ideal mate.

A brand new survey from match.com NOW APPEARS TO SHOW JUST what men and

women find attractive in the opposite sex.attributes that surprised many

of the singles we found honing and toning their bodies at new york sports

club.

Sot 0200 Are there certain body parts you'd be attracted to ?

0205 I would have to say eyes,

Sot Todd 0410 Probably the eyes

In the online - AND ADMITTEDLY UNSCIENTIFIC survey.eyes didn't even score

in the top ten things / men or women judge the opposite sex on THE most.

Linsey sot 0220 Would it surprise you to know the number 1 thing that men

said attract them to women, and women say attract them to men. teeth.

0229 Really?! Oh that's interesting. Wow.

Whoopie goldberg of "the view," suggested she's not so picky when it comes

to the pearly whites.

Sot whoopie

But when we talked to some red blooded, iron pumping singles several did

suggest teeth are something they notice.

Sot 715 Manzi: I'd say the smile definitely.

Sot 0419 Probably their smile.

Speaking of the mouth.it'S NOT YOUR SMILE BUT what comes out of it that

ranks SECOND on the list of DESIRABLE essentials.

0450 the second thing is grammar.

Julia: oh, I love grammar.

So you would it turn you off if someone would say aint or double negatives/

0501 Julia: Well I think in this day and age with all the texting that goes

on, people use a lot of shorthand, but I find it to be horrifying. If you're

speaking to somebody and it just sounds like they're in high school.

While men and women both agree teeth and grammar are the two most important

ATTRIBUTES.women say after that. they judge men on clothes followed by

hair.while men prioritized hair right before clothes.

The top "must have" for 63 percent of men.someone THEY can trust.while

84 percent of women say.someone who treats THEM with respect.

MATCH.COM SURVEY-VO IN POP

ALSO IN THAT SURVERY --

TEASE THREE-ONCAM

GAY, STRAIGHT, BISEXUAL.

THE SEXUAL ORIENTATION IS REACHING ALL LEVELS OF THE BOY SCOUTS.

AND ENDING WITH SOME LEADERS.EVEN MEMBERS GETTING KICKED OUT.

Tyrrell SOT

We love scouting and we just want to be a part of it.

DESPITE THAT LOVE.

WILL THE SCOUTS ALLOW GAYS TO SERVE.

ABC7 BRINGS YOU THE LATEST IN THE DEBATE.

PLUS --

TURNING THE TABLES ON A VIOLENT ROBBER.

WATCH THESE WORKERS BEAT THE THIEF AS THEY TUMBLE ACROSS THE STORE.

AS YOU SAW THEM TAKE HIM DOWN --

TZ3 A GAY BOY SCOUTS BAN-SOTVO

TZ3 B TX VIOLENT ROBBERY-VO

TZ3 C FINANCIAL CALENDAR-SOTVO

FACEBOOK WOMAN OF THE DAY-SSTOPS

BUMP SHOT-BUMP OUT

NEWS AT 5:00 PM OPEN-CLIP

TS NO MAIL ON SATURDAY-VID BOX

MAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW AT 5:30.

STARTING THIS AUGUST. YOU'LL NO LONGER GET SATURDAY MAIL.

TS GREKOS REVOKE REQUEST-VID BOX

ALSO MAKING HEADLINES --

THE FLORIDA HEALTH DEPARTMENT WANTS TO REVOKE THE LICENSE OF A BONITA SPRINGS DOCTOR.

THE STATE HAS ALREADY SUSPENDED DOCTOR ZANNOS GREKOS LICENSE --

AFTER TWO OF HIS PATIENTS DIED FOLLOWING STEM CELL TREATMENT.

NOW THEY'RE DECIDING IF THEY WANT TO REVOKE IT PERMANENNTLY

TS LEHIGH HOME INVASION-VID BOX

FOUR MEN.ARMED WITH WEAPONS FORCED THEIR WAY INTO A HOUSE IN LEHIGH.

HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. DEPUTIES ARE LOOKING FOR THOSE MEN.

THEY SAY LAST MONTH THE MEN WENT INTO THE HOUSE ON WANATAH AVENUE SOUTH AND BEAT THE VICTIMS.

GAYS BOY SCOUTS-VOTOPS-2 SHOT

NEW AT 530 --

WE WON'T LEARN UNTIL MAY WHETHER THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA WILL ALLOW GAYS TO BE SCOUTS OR ADULT LEADERS.

THEY POSTPONED THEIR VOTE ON THE POLICY TODAY.

HI I'M JEFF BUTERA.

AND I'M COURTNEY ROBINSON.

GAYS BOY SCOUTS-PKG

A POTENTIALLY HISTORIC CHANGE FOR THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA MAY NOT HAPPEN

FOR MONTHS.

THE ORGANIZATION'S NATIONAL EXECUTIVE BOARD DELAYED UNTIL MAY A DECISION ON

WHETHER TO OVERTURN ITS BAN ON GAY SCOUT MEMBERS AND LEADERS.

Charles Mead SOT Boy Scouts of America

We're trying to do whatever we do with the young people that we serve in mind.

OVER THE WEEKEND, BOY SCOUTS AND FORMER SCOUT LEADERS DELIVERED A PETITION

WITH 1.4 MILLION SIGNATURES TO THE ORGANIZATION'S TEXAS HEADQUARTERS.

URGING AN END TO THE POLICY.

JENNIFER TYRRELL WAS FIRED AS THE DEN LEADER FOR HER 7 YEAR OLD SON CRUZ'S

CUB SCOUT TROOPAND TOLD HER SEXUAL ORIENTATION "DID NOT MEET THE HIGH

STANDARDS OF CONDUCT."

Tyrrell SOT

We love scouting and we just want to be a part of it.

IN AN INTERVIEW WITH CBS NEWS ON SUNDAY, PRESIDENT OBAMA INDICATED HIS

SUPPORT FOR THE CHANGE.

Obama SOT

The Scouts are a great institution, that are promoting young people and

exposing them to opportunities and leadership that will serve people for the

rest of their lives. And I think nobody should be barred for that.

WHILE TEXAS REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR RICK PERRY - AN EAGLE SCOUT - SAID HE HOPES

THE ORGANIZATION STICKS TO ITS VALUES.

Gov Perry SOT

Scouting is about teaching a substantial amount of life lessons. Sexuality

is not one of them.

GFX

POLLING SHOWS A MAJOR GENERATIONAL DIVIDE WHEN IT COMES ALLOWING GAY ADULTS

TO BE SCOUT LEADERS.

GFX

60 PERCENT OF AMERICANS UNDER 30 SAY YES.

GFX

BUT AMERICANS OVER 50 - JUST 39 PERCENT.

THE BOY SCOUTS SAID TODAY THAT DUE TO THE COMPLEXITY OF THIS ISSUETHEY NEED

LOCAL BOY SCOUTS REACTION-SSTOPS

HERE'S A STATEMENT FROM THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA BRANCH OF THE BOY SCOUTS ON THAT TOPIC --

IT SAYS AMERICA NEEDS SCOUTING AND OUR POLICIES MUST BE BASED ON WHAT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR NATION'S CHILDREN.

PENTAGON SAME SEX BENEFITS-VO

THE PENTAGON WILL EXTEND SOME BENEFITS TO THE SAME-SEX PARTNERS OF SERVICE MEMBERS.

NO WORD ON WHICH BENEFITS ARE INCLUDED.

IT WILL LIKELY INCLUDE HEALTH AND WELFARE PROGRAMS AND ACCESS TO BASE COMMISSARIES AND OTHER MILITARY STORES.

SHARON HARRINGTON IN BONITA-VO

HAPPENING RIGHT NOW --

LEE COUNTY ELECTIONS SUPERVISOR SHARON HARRINGTON IS SPEAKING BEFORE THE BONITA SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL.

SHE'S TALKING ABOUT THE ELECTION DAY DEBACLE.

PEOPLE WAITED HOURS IN LONG LINES TO VOTE IN LEE COUNTY.

BONITA CITY LEADERS ASKED HARRINGTON TO EXPLAIN HERSELF TODAY.

HARRINGTON TELLS US SHE'LL SHARE THE SAME THOUGHTS THAT SHE DID WITH THE STATE ETHICS AND ELECTION COMMITTEE

SHE WANTS MORE EARLY VOTING DAYS AND MORE PLACES TO VOTE --

15 YEAR OLD ARRESTED-SS-VO

CAPE CORAL DETECTIVES ACCUSE AN ISLAND COAST HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT --- OF KIDNAPPING HIS FRIENDS AND FORCING THEM TO TAKE PART IN AN ARMED ROBBERY.

THEY ARRESTED 17-YEAR OLD FRANCISCO PEREZ ON FOUR FELONY CHARGES.

INVESTIGATORS CLAIM PEREZ AND AN ACCOMPLICE MADE TWO FRIENDS JOIN THEM IN ARMED ROBBERY -- BY THREATENING THEM.

PEREZ DROVE THEM TO A STOP IN THE NORTH CAPE -- CLAIMING THEY WERE HANGING OUT WITH SOME FRIENDS.

ONCE THEY ARRIVED -- DETECTIVES SAY PEREZ FLASHED A GUN AND GAVE THEM NO CHOICE BUT TO TAKE PART.

CHARCO ANIMAL ABUSE ARREST-VO-SS-SS

NEW AT 530 --

A SECOND MAN IS NOW ACCUSED OF ABUSING AND NEGLECTING A CHARLOTTE COUNTY DOG THIS SUMMER.

SLAY IS A PIT BULL.

HE DIDN'T GET THE MEDICAL ATTENTION HE NEEDED.

YOU CAN SEE HOW SWOLLEN HIS FACE WAS.

A VET DISCOVERED SCARS ALL OVER HIS FACE AND LEGS.

AUTHORITIES ARRESTED CLEVELAND DUBOSE YESTERDAY.

HE OWNED THE DOG.

SLAY'S CARETAKER AT THE TIME, JAMES MCNEALLY, WAS ALREADY ARRESTED LAST MONTH.

AL HOSTAGE LATEST-VO.WIPE

TONIGHT AT FIFTY THIRTY --

HAPPY SIXTH BIRTHDAY TO THE ALABAMA BOY - TAKEN HOSTAGE BY A DERANGED GUNMAN.

THE F-B-I RELEASED PHOTOS OF THE UNDERGROUND BUNKER WHERE JIMMY LEE DYKES HELD ETHAN FOR NEARLY A WEEK.

THEY DISCOVERED TWO HOMEMADE BOMBS.

BOMB TECHNICIANS ARE STILL SEARCHING THE PROPERTY FOR OTHER EXPLOSIVES.

AL HOSTAGE LATEST-SOTVO

Sot Donny Bynum / Superintendent, Dale County Schools

"All of the children did not get on the bus. Some of these children are just still displaced because of the ongoing investigation. And we're telling them to take some time. Get yourself adjusted and remain in communication with them, as well." 9

GUN DEMAND PLAN-VO.WIPE

CELEBRITIES AND VICTIMS OF GUN VIOLENCE GATHERED ON CAPITOL HILL TODAY.

THEY'RE URGING CONGRESS TO PASS GUN VIOLENCE LAWS.

THEY BACK WHAT THE PRESIDENT HAS PROPOPOSED.

THOSE MEASURES INCLUDE UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS AND BANNING CERTAIN ASSAULT WEAPONS.

GUN DEMAND PLAN-(3)SOTVO

S/ Amanda Peet / Actress

"Doing nothing will fail. Doing nothing has failed. 3

S/ Stephen Barton / Aurora Shooting Survivor

" Most Americans, in pretty overwhelming majorities, support the proposals and measures put forth by the President." 6

S/ Adam Scott / Actor 12

"If we as a people don't act after Sandy Hook then what's next? If we as a people don't act after Sandy Hook then we as a people are broken."

THE WEBSITE DEMANDAPLAN-DOT-ORG PLAYED A BIG ROLE IN THIS EVENT.

SOLOMON ISLANDS TSUNAMI-VO

SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE STILL MISSING IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC

AFTER A POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE GENERATED A TSUNAMI UP TO FIVE FEET HIGH.

THE TSUNAMI KILLED AT LEAST FIVE PEOPLE IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS.

DOZENS OF HOMES ARE DAMAGED.

THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE REMAINS UNCLEAR DUE TO TROUBLE COMMUNICATING WITH PEOPLE IN THE WORST-HIT AREAS.

THE EIGHT-POINT-OH MAGNITUDE QUAKE TODAY WAS CENTERED

GA FIERY CRASH-VO

WE'VE BEEN TRACKING A FIERY 27-CAR PILEUP IN GEORGIA --

AND WE JUST FOUND OUT MINUTES AGO --

A FOURTH PERSON HAS DIED FROM THAT WRECK.

CHECK OUT THESE DRAMATIC IMAGES FROM THIS MORNING ON INTERSTATE 16.

THAT'S BETWEEN SAVANNAH AND MACON.

CA BUS TOUR CRASH FOLO-VOTOPS

HEARTBREAKING NEW DETAILS INTO A DEADLY YOUR BUS CRASH

OUTSIDE A CALIFORNIA SKI RESORT.

THE DEATH TOLL HAS RISEN TO EIGHT.

THREE GENERATIONS OF THE SAME FAMILY WERE LOST WHEN A 13-YEAR-OLD BOY,

HIS MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER WERE KILLED IN SUNDAY'S CRASH.

TX VIOLENT ROBBERY-VO.WIPE

NEW TONIGHT --

DARING VIDEO SHOWS HOW TWO MEN ON THE JOB TURNED

THE TABLES ON A VIOLENT ROBBER.

TAKE A LOOK AT THE SURVEILLENCE VIDEO

INSIDE A HOUSTON CELL PHONE STORE.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE HELPING CUSTOMERS.

A MAN WALKS IN WEARING A HOODY.

HE DEMANDS MONEY.

BUT AS THEY HANDED THE THIEF THE CASH.

TX VIOLENT ROBBERY-SOTVO

"I was going so fast when I hit I kept going into the wall."

--CUT TO--

"We just grab him from his neck and we were fighting each other."

THE MANAGER GRABBED A CHAIR --

HITTING THE THIEF.

AS THE TANGLE CONTINUED --

THE COUNTER CAME CRASHING DOWN.

THEN ANOTHER TABLE TUMBLES.

WHILE THE STORE WAS A MESS AND AN EMPLOYEE'S HAND WAS CUT.

TX SEXUAL PREDATOR CAUGHT ON TAPE-SOTVO

ALSO CAUGHT ON TAPE,

A CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER IS BUSTED TRYING TO MEET UP WITH A 15 YEAR OLD GIRL IN TEXAS.

Constable: I hear you've got a date tonight.

Haney: No.

Constable: You know anything about that?

Haney: No sir.

Constable: What are you doing here?

Haney: Coming to get a drink.

Constable: Coming to get a drink?

Haney: Yes sir then I'm going down to the fishing hole.

Constable: Oh, okay, well I was supposed to go with you. I'm the young lady you've been talking to on Facebook.

THE GIRL TOLD HER MOTHER SHE HAD BEEN TALKING TO STANLEY HANEY ON FACEBOOK.

FINANCIAL CALENDAR-OC

IN YOUR ABC7 SMART SHOPPER TONIGHT --

YOU CAN SAVE MONEY AND BE MORE FINANCIALLY SECURE BY FOLLOWING A FINANCIAL CALENDAR.

FINANCIAL CALENDAR-PKG

THINK SUMMER TRAVEL. AS WINTER'S CHILL STARTS TO GIVE WAY.

AND CHECK ON YOUR CREDIT EARLY. AND OFTEN.

TWO ITEMS TO MARK ON YOUR FINANCIAL CALENDAR IN 2013!

FINANCIAL WEBSITE "LEARNVEST.COM" OFFERS THESE TIPS FOR CONSUMERS. STARTING.

THIS MONTH:

"It should be doing things like increasing whatever your contribution is to your 401 by one percent, as we now can contribute an extra $500 this year."

GET YOUR RECEIPTS AND DOCUMENTS. ORGANIZED FOR TAX SEASON!

.SO THAT COME MARCH, YOU CAN FINISH YOUR TAXES AND GET ANY REFUND AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

MARCH IS ALSO A GOOD MONTH TO TAKE AN INVENTORY OF YOUR HOME AND GOODS AND REVIEW YOUR HOMEOWNER OR RENTAL INSURANCE COVERAGE.

"For everything you should have pictures, video, and even receipts for the really expensive items that you're gonna want to make sure that they're insured."

IN APRIL-- PLAN YOUR SUMMER TRAVEL!

SET UP ALERTS AND START COMPARING AIRFARES AND HOTELS EARLY. TO FIND THE BEST DEALS. PEAK SAVINGS REPORTEDLY COME ABOUT SEVEN WEEKS BEFORE TRAVEL.

IN MAY, CHECK YOUR CREDIT. REMEMBER, YOU'RE ENTITLED TO ONE FREE CREDIT REPORT A YEAR AT ANNUALCREDITREPORT.COM.

AND CHECK YOUR CREDIT SCORE FOR FREE. AT CREDITKARMA.COM.

IN JUNE, GO OVER YOUR BUDGET GOALS. MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS NECESSARY.

AS PARENTS THINK BACK-TO-SCHOOL IN AUGUST, SET UP A 529 COLLEGE SAVINGS PLAN. OR SOMETHING CALLED A COVERDELL ACCOUNT. THAT'S WHERE YOU CAN SET ASIDE UP TO TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR TAX-FREE.

"It can be for elementary school, it can be for college, it can also be for things like uniforms, computers, etc."

IN OCTOBER, START BOOKING YOUR DECEMBER HOLIDAY TRAVEL.

AND IN NOVEMBER, BEGIN SHOPPING TO HELP YOU STICK TO YOUR BUDGET.

THAT'S ALSO A GOOD MONTH TO APPLY FOR STUDENT FINANCIAL AID. THE EARLIER, THE BETTER.

AND IN DECEMBER, LOOK BACK ON YOUR YEAR IN MONEY.

NEW AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP

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

NATS MONTAGE OF KIDS GETTING HIT

HIT AFTER HIT AFTER HIT.

WHAT DOES IT DO TO YOUR CHILD.

THE MOTHERS MAKING DEMANDS TO PROTECT ALL STUDENT ATHLETES.

RIGHT NOW.

YOU PAY ON AVERAGE ABOUT 80 DOLLARS TO USE THIS.YOUR SMARTPHONE.

BUT START SAVING.

THOSE PLANS ARE GOING WAY UP. WE TELL YOU HOW MUCH.

TZ4 A YOUTH SPORTS SAFETY-NATSVO

TZ4 B SMARTPHONE PLANS ON THE RISE-VO

STORM WARN JP OPEN-CLIP

CROSSTALK-WX EST

FORECAST-PHC

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

FORECAST-WXWALL

WARM DAYS ON THE WAY

We had a warm and mostly sunny Wednesday which is a sign of things to come.

Why? Well let me explain…

We're tracking a cool front moving through Florida, but this front will lose its battle with an area of high pressure. It'll ultimately fade away before having a chance to make it all the way to Southwest Florida.

Without a front moving in, the result will be continued warmth and increasing humidity for us over the next several days. Don't worry I'll also add in a mix of sun and clouds.

Despite the increasing humidity, however, rain prospects will keep running pretty low with the exception of a couple stray, lonely showers Friday afternoon, but rain really won't be a factor in our forecast all the way through the weekend.

ALLEY CRASH-VO

JUST INTO THE NEWSROOM --

WE ARE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THAT SERIOUS CRASH ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY LATE LAST MONTH THAT CLAIMED THE LIVES OF A MOTHER, AND HER TWO DAUGHTERS.

WE HAVE JUST LEARNED THAT NO ONE IN THE CAR WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT.

THAT IS ACCORDING TO A NEW CRASH REPORT OBTAINED BY A-B-C SEVEN.

WE ALSO NOW KNOW WEATHER PLAYED A FACTOR IN THE CRASH.

INVESTIGATORS SAY SMOKE, SMOG AND FOG MAY HAVE IMPAIRED CECILIA DOUGLAS' VISION BEFORE SHE REAR-ENDED A TRUCK --

CAUSING HER CAR TO TO GO OFF THE ROAD -- IT ENDED UP IN A CANAL ON ITS ROOF.

SWAT SITUATION-FDOT

WE WANTED TO KEEP YOU UPDATED ON BREAKING NEWS.

WE'RE MONITORING THE SITUATION IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY AT A HOUSE KNEELAND AND MOORE COURT.

WE HAVE CONFIRMED THIS IS A DRUG RAID.

UNMARKED CARS ARE OUTSIDE.

YOUTH SPORTS SAFETY-OC

SOME PARENTS OF STUDENT ATHLETES SAY YOUTH SPORTS IS NOT SAFE ENOUGH FOR CHILDREN.

DANIELLE LEIGH EXPLAINS WHY THEY TOOK THEIR MESSAGE TO WASHINGTON TODAY --

YOUTH SPORTS SAFETY-PKG

BENEATH THE EXCITEMENT THERE'S ALSO A SERIOUS RISK EACH TIME AN ATHLETE REACHES THE FIELD.

THIS WAS THE HIT- NEARLY FOUR YEARS AGO DURING A LA CROSSE GAME --- THAT NEARLY KILLED TOMMY MALLON.

"I would have at least been a paraplegic, and possibly dead."

TOMMY BROKE HIS NECK-

BUT THE SCHOOL ATHLETIC TRAINER ON THE FIELD RECOGNIZED THE INJURY AND PROTECTED HIS SPINE.

HE'S SINCE RECOVERED.

NOW TOMMY'S MOM- BETH- IS SHARING HER STORY WITH LAWMAKERS.

"We couldn't just walk away and saw we are lucky.

We had to carry the message that things went right - on that day - because

this school was prepared."

SHE'S IN WASHINGTON- HERE ALL THE WAY FROM SAN DIEGO- WITH THE YOUTH SAFETY SPORTS ALLIANCE.

THE GROUP IS PUSHING A NEW ACTION PLAN.

IT WOULD REQUIRE SCHOOLS TO CREATE ATHLETIC HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS

AND ASSURE SAFE PRACTICE AREAS THROUGH REGULAR INSPECTIONS.

"It's about"

"what's NOT being done and what NEEDS to be done to provide a safe environment for our kids."

THE NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINERS ASSOCIATION ESTIMATES LESS THAN HALF OF HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE ACCESS TO ATHLETIC TRAINING SERVICES.

MANY PARENTS DON'T REALIZE THE RISKS.

LISA GFELLER ADMITS-

SHE KNEW LITTLE ABOUT BRAIN INJURIES BEFORE A FOOTBALL GAME TACKLE KILLED HER SON MATTHEW.

"Then after Matthew's accident - it was like our eyes were opened."

"This is wonderful - thank you."

SHE'S ALSO ON CAPITOL HILL TODAY. HERE FROM NORTH CAROLINA.

FIGHTING FOR BETTER EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS ABOUT HOW TO TREAT SPORTS INJURIES.

"Who's going to protect them if we don't? I mean we are the adults."

YOUTH SPORTS SAFETY-OC

DANIELLE LEIGH REPORTING.

THE NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINERS ASSOCIATION SAYS AT LEAST 34 YOUNG PEOPLE DIED PLAYING YOUTH SPORTS LAST YEAR.

CHRIS BROWN IN COURT-VO

CHRIS BROWN IS BACK IN COURT TODAY.

A JUDGE IS LISTENING TO ALLEGATIONS FROM PROSECUTORS THAT THE R&B STAR DIDN'T COMPLETE HIS COMMUNITY SERVICE SENTENCE IN VIRGINIA.

HE RECEIVED THE PUNISHMENT FOR BEATING SINGER, RIHANNA IN 2009.

PROSECUTORS SAY THERE IS NO CREDIBLE EVIDENCE BROWN PERFORMED THE HOURS AS PLANNED.

BARBARA ON THE VIEW-SOTVO

ABC'S BARBARA WALTERS IS TALKING --

FOR THE FIRST TIME ABOUT HURTING HERSELF IN A FALL AND BATTLING CHICKEN POX.

SHE CALLED INTO HER SHOW "THE VIEW" TODAY RIGHT HERE ON ABC7!

i have been a little weak I haven't been in too much pain i'm not scratching i'm not itching away but I do feel just sort of weak and tired

WALTERS IS OUT OF THE HOSPITAL TONIGHT.

NEW MONOPOLY TOKENS-VO

IT'S THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO THE GAME IN DECADES.

TOY MAKER HASBRO ANNOUNCED ON THE TODAY SHOW A NEW TOKEN LINEUP FOR MONOPOLY.

FANS WERE ABLE TO VOTE ON FACEBOOK FOR WHICH PIECE TO ADD AND WHICH OF THE EXISTING TOKENS TO REPLACE.

THEY VOTED TO GET RID OF THE IRON TOKEN AND ADD A CAT ONE TO THE GAME.

STAR WARS SPINOFFS-VO

STAR WARS FANS HAVE EVEN MORE REASON TO BE EXCITED TONIGHT.

DISNEY ALREADY ANNOUNCED PLANS FOR A NEW STAR WARS TRILOGY LATE LAST YEAR.

NOW - THEY'VE UNVEILED PLANS FOR TWO, STAND-ALONE SPINOFF MOVIES.

AND WE LEARNED TODAY --

EACH OF THE STAR WARS SPINOFFS WILL BE WRITTEN AROUND A SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

AT THIS POINT -- THEY'RE SCHEDULED TO BE RELEASED AFTER EPISODE 7.

THAT'S DUE OUT IN THE SUMMER OF 2015.

--KEYWORD TAGS--

SMARTPHONE PLANS ON THE RISE-VO

YOU MAY WANT TO START SAVING NOW.

A NEW REPORT SAYS THE COSTS OF SMARTPHONE DATA PLANS WILL GO WAY UP IN THE FUTURE.

IT PREDICTS MONTHLY BILLS WILL BE ABOUT 40-DOLLARS HIGHER BY 20-17 THANKS TO 4-G.

THAT'S BECAUSE AMERICANS ARE EXPECTED TO USE 6-POINT-2 GIGABYTES OF DATA PER MONTH BY THEN.

THAT'S EIGHT TIMES MORE THAN TODAY.

NATIONAL PARKS CUTS-VOTOPS

SOME CHANGES COULD BE COMING TO NATIONAL PARKS.

LOOMING BUDGET CUTS COULD MEAN SHORTER HOURS AND FEWER SERVICES AT SOME OF AMERICA'S FAVORITE DESTINATIONS.

AND IF CONGRESS CAN'T AGREE ON A RESOLUTION BY THE MARCH 1ST DEADLINE, NATIONAL PARKS, ALREADY STRAPPED BY CUTBACKS, MAY HAVE TO REDUCE THEIR BUDGETS EVEN MORE.

NEXT AT 5-CLIP

TEASE FIVE---

It's concerning to know that someone in the area has a gun, permitted or not---to draw it at chuck cheese.

A MOM PULLS A GUN AT CHUCK E CHEESE.

TZ5 A CHUCK E CHEESE GUN-SOTVO

BUMP SHOT-BUMP IN

CHUCK E CHEESE GUN-OC

A CONNECTICUT MOM IS FACING CHARGES TONIGHT AFTER SHE PULLED A GUN ON ANOTHER MOTHER AT A CHUCK E. CHEESE'S RESTAURANT.

IT ALL STARTED WHEN THE WOMAN GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT OVER THEIR CHILDREN'S BEHAVIOR.

CHUCK E CHEESE GUN-PKG

I think it's her right to have her gun but bringing it into Chuck e Cheese is differently not the place.

I just hope you know that she gets help even though despite she got arrested.

I'm just shocked. i didn't expect that kind of behavior from her.

TONIGHT THESE MOTHERS WERE ALL ASKING THE SAME QUESTION. WHY WOULD A MOM OF TWO BRING A GUN INTO A CHUCK E CHEESE. NEWINGTON POLICE SAY LAST NIGHT, THIS WOMAN, 30-YEAR-OLD TAWANA BOURNE GOT INTO A DISAGREEMENT WITH ANOTHER MOTHER AND PULLED OUT HER REGISTERED SEMI AUTOMATIC.

It's concerning to know that someone in the area has a gun, permitted or not---to draw it at chuck cheese.

APRIL ISLAM LIVES RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO THE SUSPECT TAWANA BOURNE.

TAWANA WAS ARRESTED LAST NIGHT AND RELEASED ON BAIL. TODAY SHE WAS AT HER APARTMENT IN MIDDLETOWN, BUT DIDN'T WANT TO SPEAK TO US.

POLICE SAY LAST NIGHT THE 38 CALIBER NEVER WENT OFF BUT TAWANA MADE SEVERAL VERBAL THREATS SEVERAL THREATS AGAINST THE MOTHER THEN PULLED OUT HER GUN AND CHAMBERED AROUND.

POLICE SAY CHECK E CHEESE EMPLOYEES CALLED 911. THE RESTAURANT RELEASED THIS STATEMENT.

"THE STORE MANAGER AND STAFF ACTED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED PROPER SAFETY PROCEDURES AND CONTAINED THE INCIDENT UNTIL LOCAL POLICE ARRIVED. WE WILL CONTINUE TO EVALUATE THE SECURITY OF EACH LOCATION."

CHUCK E CHEESE GUN-OC

DIANA RUSSINI REPORTING.

TAWANA BOURNE IS OUT OF JAIL TONIGHT AFTER POSTING A 50 THOUSAND DOLLAR

SURETY BOND.

NEXT AT 6 OPEN-CLIP

COMING UP AT 6PM

"not only did he have the open wounds, but he had scar upon scar from previous altercations."

ALL NEW AT SIX ON ABC7!

COPS SAY SOMEONE BEAT THAT DOG --

AND THEN NEVER GOT HIM HELP.

WE REVEAL WHY THERE'S JUSTICE IN THE CASE TONIGHT.

PLUS -- COULD ESTERO BECOME LEE COUNTY'S NEWEST CITY?

WHY SOME ARE PUSHING TO INCORPORATE --

AND WHY OTHERS SAY IT'S A TERRIBLE IDEA.

AND ABC 7 UNCOVERS A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR MANATESS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA!

HOW A CONTROVERSIAL BOAT LIFT IN THE CAPE IS THREATENING THEIR SAFETY.

TZ 6 1) DOG ABUSE ARREST-SOTVO

TZ 6 2) ESTERO CITY FIGHT-VOTOPS

TZ 6 3) MANATEES-VOTOPS

CLOSE-2SHOT