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

AHEAD ON YOUR *ONLY LOCAL NEWS AT NINE.

A WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD ---

EXPECTED TO *COVER THE NORTHEAST.

MANY ARE SAY *THIS COULD BE ONE FOR THE BOOKS.

AND THE EFFECTS. FELT NATION-WIDE.

PLUS

A FORMER LOS ANGELES COP --- VOWS WAR AGAINST OTHER MEN IN BLUE.

THE LATEST ON HIS WHEREABOUTS.

AND A MONTH LATER --

IS FLORIDA CLOSER TO BECOMING PYTHON FREE?

HL1) NORTHEAST STORM-VO-WIPE

HL2) COP MAN HUNT-VO-WIPE

HL3) PYTHON CHALLENGE-VOTOPS

WX HL-WX WALL

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIPTOPS

NORTHEAST STROM-2 SHOT POP VO

TENS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN THE NORTHEAST.

BRACE FOR A SUPER BLIZZARD.

IT COULD BE THE *WORST IN 30 YEARS!

MORE THAN TWO FEET OF SNOW.

IN PARTS OF NEW ENGLAND.

SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED.

MASS TRANSIT SHUT DOWN.

THOUSANDS OF FLIGHTS ALREADY CANCELLED.

NORTHEAST STROM-PKG

ALL EYES ARE ON THE NORTHEAST WITH A POTENTIALLY HISTORIC STORM BARRELING IN

THAT DIRECTION ---

WITH ESTIMATES IT COULD DUMP UP TO TWO AND A HALF FEET OF SNOW.

MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNOR DEVAL PATRICK SAYS THE STORM WILL MAKE SAFE TRAVEL.

NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE

SOT Gov. Deval Patrick, Massachusetts

"Accumulation is expected to be swift, heavy and dangerous."

SOT Mayor Tom Menino, Boston, Massachusetts

"Stay off the streets of our city. Basically stay home."

THE STORM ALREADY STRUCK THE MIDWEST BLANKETING CHICAGO WITH SNOW AND

LEAVING CARS IN DITCHES IN WISCONSIN.

ALONG THE DENSELY POPULATED I-95 CORRIDOR, FROM NEW YORK TO BOSTON AND

BEYOND -- PREPARATIONS ARE UNDERWAY.

CREWS ACROSS THE REGION LOADED UP SALT TRUCKS AND ARE READY TO HIT THE ROAD.

MOS voice of: Charlie Bosworth, Milton, MA Mechanic

"It'll probably be a long four days, which is tough on anybody."

NO DOUBT --- THERE IS A LOT OF WORK AHEAD.

NEW YORK HAS 6300 MILES OF STREETS TO PLOW.

SOT Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York City

"We have more than 250,000 tons of salt on hand."

IN NEW JERSEY, RESIDENTS BRACE FOR THIS STORM EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVEN'T

RECOVERED FROM THE DEVASTATION LEFT BEHIND BY SUPERSTORM SANDY.

MOS Michael Bailey, Atlantic City, NJ

"We are trying to batten down the hatches here if any storms are coming. the

last one ruined us totally. "

NEW ENGLAND RESIDENTS RUSHED OUT TO STOCK UP ON ESSENTIALS.

MOS Susan Lichtenstein, Belmont, MA Resident

"This is panic shopping. So bread, milk, a snow shovel in case our snow

shovel breaks."

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS EVEN CALLED IN TO A SUPERMARKET IN SALEM,

NORTHEAST STROM-2 SHOT POP VO

THAT WAS PREETI ARLA REPORTING

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS.

FIRST WX-2 SHOT POP

*TWO STORM SYSTEMS WILL COLLIDE IN THE NORTHEAST --

ONE BRINGS HISTORIC AMOUNTS OF SNOW.

THE OTHER --- POTENTIALLY HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS.

WE HAVE STORMWARN METEOROLOGIST ALLYSON RAE --- TRACKING THE STORM.

FIRST WX-WX CTR

Morning clouds give way to afternoon sun"

While the Northeast and New England states are bracing for a blizzard, we'll be basking in 80° weather despite the passage of a weak cold front.

Our morning will start off with mild temperatures in the 60s, along with just a couple of spotty showers mainly across our southern areas. These showers moving in are associated with a weak cold front currently sweeping across the peninsula. As we go through the day, a couple of lingering showers will still be possible across our far southern communities, while skies continue to clear from north to south. Afternoon highs will manage to climb into the upper 70s to low 80s with a bit more sunshine as we head into the second half of the day.

Once the front clears Southwest Florida, a slightly cooler and drier airmass will begin to filter down the state. You'll notice the change early Saturday morning as lows will have bottomed out in the upper 50s here in town with lower to middle 50s across our inland and northern cool spots.

High pressure will be building in for the weekend and this will set the stage for a beautiful Saturday under mostly sunny skies. Even though temperatures will recover into the 80s, our afternoons will feel quite pleasant with comfortable humidity values. Our mainly dry weather pattern will stay firmly in place through the first half of the week with plenty of sunshine and highs in the lower to middle 80s.

LA COP MAN HUNT-VO

THIS MORNING A MASSIVE MANHUNT IS UNDERWAY.

AS POLICE IN CALIFORNIA --- SEARCH FOR A EX-POLICE OFFICER.

POLICE SAY CHRISTOPHER DORNER --- IS SUSPECTED OF MURDERING 3 PEOPLE.

SHOOTING FOUR POLICE OFFICERS.

AND TRYING TO HUNT DOWN OTHERS.

DETECTIVES SAY HE TRIED TO STEAL A BOAT NEAR SAN DIEGO.

POSSIBLY TRYING TO FLEE TO MEXICO.

WE FOUND MORE FACTS --- IN A MANIFESTO DORNER RELEASED.

STAY WITH AS WE BREAK IT DOWN --- IN THE NEXT HALF HOUR.

POLICE CONTINUE THIER SEARCH FOR A FORMER POLICE OFFICER.

THE MAN IS ACCUSED OF KILLING ONE OFFICER AND TWO CILVILLIANS.

BRENNAN DRONES-OC

TODAY, WE'LL SEE HOW THE VOTES ARE LEANING.

AS THE U-S SENATE CONSIDERS A NEW C-I-A CHIEF.

THE PRESIDENT NAMED COUNTER-TERRORISM ADVISOR JOHN BRENNAN.

WHO WON PRAISE,

AFTER THURSDAY'S CONFIRMATION HEARING.

HE DEFENDED DRONE ATTACKS ON TERROR SUSPECTS.

AND QUESTIONED INTERROGATION TACTICS.

BRENNAN DRONES-PKG

IT LOOKS LIKE JOHN BRENNAN IS GAINING THE SUPPORT OF SEVERAL LAWMAKERS AFTER DEFENDING U-S DRONE ATTACKS ON TERROR SUSPECTS - EVEN AMERICANS.

AT LEAST THREE HAVE BEEN KILLED SO FAR:

"Any American who did that should know well that they in fact are a part of an enemy against us and that the United States will do anything possible to destroy that enemy to save American lives."

DRONES ARE USED AGAINST IMMINENT THREATS, HE SAID - NOT AS PAYBACK.

BUT SOME ARE STILL CONCERNED IF IT'S LEGAL AND ASK: WHAT IF THE C-I-A TAKES OUT THE WRONG PERSON?

Oregon:35-:45

"We've got to see any and all of those legal opinions, the ones that the bipartisan group of Senators asked for, BEFORE THE VOTE."

PROTESTS PROMPTED LAWMAKERS TO BRIEFLY CLEAR THE ROOM JUST AS BRENNAN WAS GETTING STARTED.

Georgia:55-:48

"I believe it's important for you to set the record straight."

BRENNAN ALSO TELLS LAWMAKERS. HE OBJECTED TO QUESTIONABLE INTERROGATION TACTICS.

"Waterboarding is reprehensible and it's something that should not be done."

DEMOCRATS ARE CONFIDENT BRENNAN WILL BE CONFIRMED:

/ Chairwoman, Sen. Select Cmte on Intelligence 1:10-1:14

"He was honest. He was forthright. He answered the questions."

West Virginia 1:15-1:18

BRENNAN DRONES-OC

THAT WAS TRACIE POTTS REPORTING.

NEXT WEEK, THE PANEL MEETS TO DISCUSS CLASSIFIED MATERIAL.

INCLUDING THE ADMINISTRATION'S *JUSTIFICATION.

BOEING TEST FLIGHTS-VO

BOEING SAYS IT'S PLANNING TO TAKE THE SKYS *AGAIN.

TO TEST OUT THE 787 DREANLINERS.

THE COMPANY SAYS THIS WILL LET INVESTIGATORS -- LOOK AT BATTERIES *IN-FLIGHT.

THE F-A-A GROUNDED THE DREAMLINER FLEET LAST MONTH --- BECAUSE OF ISSUES WITH ITS LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES.

BOEING SAYS IT IS WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK -- TO FIX THE PROBLEMS.

COLLIER STABBING-VO

THIS MORNING, DEPUTIES SEARCH FOR SOMEONE.

WHO STABBED A WOMAN IN COLLIER COUNTY.

IT HAPPENED IN THE 46-HUNDRED BLOCK OF 31ST AVENUE SOUTHWEST,

IN GOLDEN GATE.

THE CALL WENT OUT AROUND 8 P-M THURSDAY.

AND THE VICTIM WENT TO THE HOSPITAL,

WITH NON LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.

HELICOPTERS SEARCHED THE AREA FOR A SUSPECT,

WHILE CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATORS LOOKED FOR EVIDENCE.

MARINER STUDENT WEAPON-OC-SS-VO

NEW INFORMATION THIS MORNING --

ABOUT A TEENAGER WHO BROUGHT A GUN AND TASER TO SCHOOL IN CAPE CORAL.

14-YEAR OLD JYMEZ FORTE GOEST TO MARINER MIDDLE SCHOOL.

HE WAS ARRESTED WEDNESDAY AT HIS HOME.

ONE GIRL WHO RIDES HIS BUS SAYS --

THE TEEN WAS TIRED OF HIS LITTLE BROTHER BEING TEASED.

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY STUDENTS HEARD A CLICKING SOUND --

COMING FROM JYMEZ'S SEAT ON THE BUS.

MARINER STUDENT WEAPON-SOTVO

12 year old/ mariner middle school student

11:50 I was kind of scared because I didn't want to tell anyone because what if he aimed it at me?

HIS STEP-FATHER TOLD DEPUTIES --

FORTE NEEDS HELP.

PYTHON CHALLENGE ENDS-VO

THIS WEEKEND IS THE LAST CHANCE -- TO TRAP PYTHONS IN THE EVERGLADES.

THE CHALLENGE IS COMINGS TO AN END.

SO FAR ABOUT 50 SNAKES HAVE BEEN KILLED.

MORE THEN 1500 HUNTERS --- PARTICIPATED IN THE CHALLENGE.

AND GET THIS. TWO HUNTERS HAD TO BE RESCUED YESTERDAY.

THE BROWARD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE --- SAYS THE HUNTERS GOT LOST -- AND WERE STRANDED.

TEASE ONE-2-SHOT

NEW TECHNOLOGY MAKES LIFE EASIER.

BUT DON'T LET YOUR *DIGITAL LIFE.

WRECK YOUR LOVE LIFE

ABC7 GOES THROUGH THE DOS AND DON'TS.

OF DIGITAL DATING.

PLUS.

WE'VE ALL BEEN LATE TO WORK ONCE OR TWICE

BUT WHAT'S YOUR EXCUSE?

TZ1 A DIGITAL DATING-VOTOPS

TZ1 B WORK EXCUSES-VOTOPS

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

BLOOMBERG TEASE-SOT

BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT-PKG TOPS

WX VIDEO-SAT LIVE

THIS IS A LOOK AT THE WINTRY WEATHER -- BLANKETING PARTS OF THE NATION.

ABOUT TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL IN THE CITY.

WITH UP TO NINE INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN SUBURBS.

STORMWARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP

CROSSTALK INTO WX-CAM 9 WX EST

FORECAST-WXWALL

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.

Morning clouds give way to afternoon sun"

While the Northeast and New England states are bracing for a blizzard, we'll be basking in 80° weather despite the passage of a weak cold front.

Our morning will start off with mild temperatures in the 60s, along with just a couple of spotty showers mainly across our southern areas. These showers moving in are associated with a weak cold front currently sweeping across the peninsula. As we go through the day, a couple of lingering showers will still be possible across our far southern communities, while skies continue to clear from north to south. Afternoon highs will manage to climb into the upper 70s to low 80s with a bit more sunshine as we head into the second half of the day.

Once the front clears Southwest Florida, a slightly cooler and drier airmass will begin to filter down the state. You'll notice the change early Saturday morning as lows will have bottomed out in the upper 50s here in town with lower to middle 50s across our inland and northern cool spots.

High pressure will be building in for the weekend and this will set the stage for a beautiful Saturday under mostly sunny skies. Even though temperatures will recover into the 80s, our afternoons will feel quite pleasant with comfortable humidity values. Our mainly dry weather pattern will stay firmly in place through the first half of the week with plenty of sunshine and highs in the lower to middle 80s.

DIGITAL DATING MANNERS-OC

VALENTINES DAY IS AROUND THE CORNER.

YOU MIGHT HAVE SOMEONE SPECIAL.

OR YOU MIGHT BE LOOKING.

WELL, WE HAVE SOME DIGITAL DO'S *AND DON'TS.

TO KEEP IN MIND AT *ANY STAGE OF A RELATIONSHIP.

DIGITAL DATING MANNERS-PKG

THANKS TO SOCIAL MEDIA THE DETAILS OF BUDDING RELATIONSHIPS CAN QUICKLY BE AMPLIFIED THROUGH AN ENTIRE LIST OF CONNECTIONS, AND THAT CAN REALLY SQUASH A SPARK.

ONLINE ETIQUETTE EXPERT JULIE SPIRA SAYS WITH COURTSHIP GETTING DIGITAL, IT'S CREATED A NEW LIST OF DO'S AND DON'T'S. LIKE ON A FIRST DATE, DO PUT THAT SMARTPHONE DOWN.

It sends a bad message to your date, that maybe there's someone more important than the person sitting across the table from you.

DON'T POST ALL OF THOSE EARLY DATE DETAILS ON TWITTER OR FACEBOOK.

In the early stages of a relationship, share very little about what's going on with your new beau. The reason is, you're dating people, he's dating people, we don't know how many people each other is dating until you've become exclusive and of course had that talk.

FOR THOSE IN A RELATIONSHIP ON VALENTINE'S DAY, DON'T LOSE FRIENDS AND FOLLOWERS BY OVERSHARING.

If you're posting every hour your play-by-play about your romantic rendezvous -- arriving at the hotel, seeing the flowers in the room, going to dinner, sipping champagne -- you know, it tends to be a little too much.

DIGITAL DATING MANNERS-OC

FL DMV FRAUD ALERT-OC-CG

A FRAUD ALERT THIS MORNING FROM THE D-M-V -- BEWARE OF A BOGUS EMAIL.

THE AGENCY SAYS --- FRAUDSTERS SENT OUT THE EMAIL.

USING THE DEPARTMENT'S NAME AND EMAIL ADDRESS.

THE MESSAGES LOOK LIKE *RECEIPTS FROM ONLINE TRANSACTIONS.

WILLIE NELSON NEW DATE-OC

WILLIE NELSON IS RESCHEDULING HIS CONCERT.

HE HAD TO CANCEL HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA -- BECAUSE OF THE FLU.

ACCORDING TO OUR PARTNERS THE NAPLES DAILY NEWS,

THE NEW SHOW WILL BE TUESDAY APRIL 30TH -- AT 7:30PM AT GERMAIN ARENA.

CONSUMER DEBT UP-VO

THE NUMBERS ARE IN --- AND AMERICANS ARE IN DEBT.

THE FEDERAL RESERVE REPORTS --- CONSUMER BORROWING ROSE BY $14.6 BILLION DOLLARS IN DECEMBER.

THAT'S THE HIGHEST LEVEL ON RECORD.

THE INCREASE WAS DRIVEN BY BIG-TICKET ITEMS.

LIKE AUTO LOANS AND STUDENT LOANS.

JANUARY SALE NUMBERS-VO

THERE WAS NO POST-CHRISTMAS SLUMP --

FOR MAJOR RETAILERS IN JANUARY.

AND THEY HAVE BARGAIN SHOPPERS TO THANK.

STORE REVENUE WAS UP 5-POINT-1 PERCENT.

THE GAINS WERE FUELED BY BARGAIN SHOPPERS,

TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE CLEARANCE RACKS.

HEADING INTO SPRING -- SPENDING IS EXPECTED TO SLOW DOWN.

AS THE DEALS DRY UP.

CONSUMERS ALSO DEAL WITH RISING GAS PRICES.

WORK EXCUSES-VO

EVER SHOW UP FOR WORK LATE?

WHAT DID YOU TELL YOU BOSS?

ABC7 COLLECTED THE MOST *OUTRAGEOUS EXCUSES!

HERE ARE THREE:

I DROPPED MY PURSE INTO A COIN-OPERATED NEWSPAPER BOX,

AND COULD NOT GET IT WITHOUT CHANGE,

WHICH WAS IN MY PURSE.

HERE'S ANOTHER ONE -

MY CAR WOULDN'T START,

BECAUSE THE BREATHALYZER SHOWED I WAS INTOXICATED.

AND HOW ABOUT THIS --

MY ANGRY WIFE FROZE MY TRUCK KEYS IN A GLASS OF WATER,

IN THE FREEZER.

TEASE TWO-2-SHOT

EVERY PARENTS KNOWS --- THE SOUNDS *TOO WELL.

A CRYING BABY.

NOW EXPERTS SAY --

LET THEM CRY!

THE LONG TERM AFFECTS --

TZ2 A LET BABY CRY-VO-WIPE

LET BABY CRY-SOTVO

IT'S THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.

AND YOUR BABY WAKES UP CRYING-- AGAIN!

LEAVING HIM ALONE TO "CRY IT OUT" IS HARD TO DO.

BUT. BRAND NEW RESEARCH FINDS. IT'S BEST FOR EVERYONE, ESPECIALLY THE BABY.

SOT: DR. MARSHA WEINRAUB, PSYCHOLOGIST

"Mothers who rush to their babies in the middle of the night because they are crying are doing a disservice to their babies. they're interfering with their babies ability to learn to self soothe the way the rest of us do."

LET BABY CRY-SOT VO

"It's very painful it's tugging at your heartstrings but you have to say that's my baby and she's learning a new skill."

ALZHEIMERS DOUBLE BY 2050-VO

ALZHEIMER IS PROJECTED TO GROW *RAPIDLY --

BY 20-50.

A BRAND NEW STUDY MAKES SOME GRIM PREDICTIONS.

STATING THE NUMBER OF U-S ALZHEIMER'S VICTIMS WILL MORE THAN *DOUBLE --

TO 13 POINT EIGHT MILLION.

AN ESTIMATED FIVE POINT FOUR MILLION AMERICANS ALREADY HAVE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.

EXPERTS SAY WE NEED MORE RESEARCH --

JUNK FOOD FUNDRAISER FINE-VO

HOLDING A FUNDRAISER FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL BOOSTER CLUB.

SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT IDEA.

UNFORTUNATELY, SELLING FRIED CHICKEN IS AGAINST THE RULES IN TEXAS!

THE STATE FINED *EIGHT* SCHOOLS --

73-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

FOR SELLING FRIED CHICKEN TO RAISE MONEY.

THE STATE SAYS THE SCHOOLS BROKE *NUTRITION* RULES--

FL ANIMAL DYEING BAN-OC VO

NEW THIS MORNING ---

PINK BABY CHICKS, PURPLE BUNNIES AND ALL OTHER ARTIFICIALLY COLORED ANIMALS.

COULD BE BANNED HERE IN FLORIDA.

A NEW BILL WOULD BAN ANYONE --- FROM COLORING BIRDS AND ANIMALS.

OR IMPORTING COLORED ANIMALS AND BIRDS.

EDISON FESTIVAL JUNIOR-VO

THE WEEKEND IS HERE --- AND THERE IS DEFINITELY NO SHORTAGE OF THINGS TO DO.

THIS SUNDAY THE CITY OF FORT MYERS.

WILL HOST THE "EDISON FESTIVAL OF LIGHT JUNIOR FUN RUN AND JUNIOR PARADE".

HERE'S VIDEO OF LAST YEAR'S JUNIOR PARADE.

THIS YEAR IS THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY.

THE JUNIOR FUN RUN KICKS OFF AT 1 O'CLOCK -- SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

THE PARADE STARTS AT 2-30.

TEASE THREE-2-SHOT

STILL AHEAD ON ABC7 NEWS AT NINE --

THE INTENSE MANHUNT CONTINUES IN CALIFORNIA.

A FORMER COP. *WITH MILITARY TRAINING. WAGING WAR ON HIS FELLOW OFFICERS.

NEW DETAILS ON THE SEARCH AND THE MOTIVE.

PLUS --

ABC NEWS EXCLUSIVE.

HOME VIDEOS OF LITTLE ETHAN.

THE BOY HELD HOSTAGE FOR SEVEN DAYS IN ALABAMA.

AND HIS BROTHER SPEAKS OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME.

ALSO, COVER UP!

A CONTROVERSIAL NEW DRESS CODE AT THE GRAMMYS.

TZ3 A COP MAN HUNT-VO-WIPE

TZ3 B AL HOSTAGE RESCUE-VOTOPS-WIPE

TZ3 C GRAMMY CONTROVERSY-VOTOPS

CROSSTALK WX TEASE-2SH-WX GFX

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIP

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-SAT 3 TOPS

ABC SEVEN IS ALWAYS ON TOP OF THE LATEST BUSINESS NEWS.

HERE'S A LIVE LOOK AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

STOCKS ARE LOOKING FOR DIRECTION THIS MORNING.

INVESTORS WILL GET CORPRATE RESULTS FROM A-O-L.

AND CREDIT RATINGS AGENCY MOODY'S.

FUTURES WERE LITTLE CHANGED EARLY TODAY,

TS1) NORTHEAST STROM-VOTOPS

A MASSIVE BLIZZARD IS EXPECTED --- TO BEAR DOWN ON THE NORTHEAST TODAY.

AS A RESULT, 23-MILLION PEOPLE ARE UNDER A BLIZZARD WARNING.

THE COMING STORM --- IS ALREADY CAUSING MAJOR DISRUPTIONS IN AIR TRAVEL.

TS2) DRONES AND CONFIRMATION-VOTOPS

WE'LL SEE IF JOHN BRENNAN GETS CONFIRMED AS THE NEW C-I-A CHIEF.

BUT HIS CONFIRMATION HEARING WAS CONTROVERSIAL.

AT ISSUE --

THE USE OF UNMANNED DRONE ATTACKS ON AL-QAIDA LINKED AMERICANS.

TS3) BOEING TESTING FLIGHTS-VOTOPS

BOEING SAYS IT'S PLANNING TO TAKE THE SKIES --- TESTING OUT THE 7-87 DREANLINERS.

INVESTIGATORS WILL LOOK AT -- HOW THE BATTERIES PERFORM, MID-FLIGHT.

GMA COP MANHUNT-OC

NOW TO THAT MANHUNT UNDERWAY.

FOR THE FORMER L-A-P-D OFFICER.

HE'S SUSPECTED IN A DEADLY RAMPAGE --

AGAINST POLICE OFFICERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

AUTHORITIES SAY CRISTOPHER DORNER IS STILL ON THE LOOSE.

HIGHLY-TRAINED AND EXTREMELY- DANGEROUS.

GMA COP MANHUNT-PKG

THIS MORNING, THE MANHUNT HAS MOVED TO THIS MOUNTAIN

ARMED OFFICERS SWARMING A POPULAR SKI RESORT After CHRISTOPHER DORNER'S

truck WAS FOUND HERE LATE THURSDAY DRIVEN, IT seems, OFF A CLIFF.

A smoldering wreck. But no body inside. POLICE SAY THEY FOUND TRACKS

LEADING away FROM THE CAR BUT NO SUSPECT.

THEY have searched through the night. MORE THAN 400 HOMES ONE BY ONE.

SOT -- PIO Cindy Bachman / San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department

"they still have aerial searches, ground searches and door to door searches

going on."

INVESTIGATORS SAY THE 33-YEAR-OLD FORMER COP is seeking revenge. A motive

SPELLED OUT IN A MANFESTO POSTED ONLINE. A rant against a police department

he says blamed him for exposing abuse.

"I will utilize every bit of small arms training, demolition, ordinance and

survival training I've been given," HE WRITES. "You have misjudged a

sleeping giant."

SOT: Charlie Beck Chief, Los Angeles Police Department

"Of course he knows what he's doing; we trained him. He was also a member of

the Armed Forces," / "It is extremely worrisome and scary."

LATE THURSDAY CNN'S ANDERSON COOPER SAID HE FOUND A PACKAGE DORNER SENT HIM

FEBRUARY FIRST WITH A COIN THAT HAD BEEN SHOT THROUGH.

OPEN FOR ANDERSON NAT

INSIDE? MORE EVIDENCE, DORNER SAYS, HE WAS RAILROADED BY POLICE IN 2006

FIRED, HE SAYS, by a police department PROTECTING its OWN. The chief at the

time was Bill Bratton

SOT: William Bratton Former LAPD Police Chief

"I really have no recollection of his particular case, I would have been

police chief at the time and had to of approved his discharge."

POLICE SAY DORNER HAS NOW LED THEM ON A WILD GOOSE CHASE THROUGH 3 STATES

AND MEXICo

GMA COP MANHUNT-OC

THAT WAS DAVID WRIGHT REPORTING.

THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE CRIME LAB.

AND THREE CHOPPERS WERE USED OVERNIGHT.

IN HIS MANIFESTO --

DORNER THREATENED AT LEAST 12 PEOPLE BY NAME.

GOODBYE PANETTA-VO

IT'S TIME TO SAY GOODBYE -- TO SECRETARY OF DEFENSE LEON PANETTA.

TODAY, PRESIDENT OBAMA AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS.

HOST A FAREWELL IN PANETTA'S HONOR.

PANETTA TESTIFIED ON THURSDAY -- BEFORE THE SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE.

AND THE ATTACKS IN BENGHAZI.

RIGHT NOW THERE IS NO REPLACEMENT FOR PANETTA.

GMA AL HOSTAGE RESCUE-OC

THIS MORNING WE HAVE EXCLUSIVE NEW VIDEO --

OF FIVE-YEAR-OLD ETHAN.

THE LITTLE BOY WHO SURVIVED A WEEK UNDERGROUND IN ALABAMA --

DURING A HOSTAGE STANDOFF.

HE'S BEEN BACK HOME SINCE TUESDAY.

GMA AL HOSTAGE RESCUE-PKG

This morning, the first HOME MOVIES of little Ethan-- AND IMAGES FROM his

6th birthday party - the party his family, his town, had been praying for-

Just days before he turned 6, Ethan snatched from the front seat of that

school bus -dragged to an underground bunker - by Jimmy Lee Dykes

nats monday presser: the child is physically unharmed and is being treated

at a local hospital, the subject is deceased

In his first interview, Ethan's brother describes the text messages - the

family would get from the hostage negotiators that would keep them going:

16.44.59 C: We did know when, at times, he was asleep - and that was

normally around 9 at night

DM: So they would at least be able to tell you he's gone to bed for the

night

C: Yes. We'd normally get a text that he had fallen asleep

/

16.45.31 DM: Was that at least some comfort?

C: That was actually a lot of comfort - where I could actually go lay my

head down./

Ethan's older brother - never left their mother's side:

DM: You were there when she got the call

C: We were all there when they told us. /

16.47.58 DM: What did they say?

C: They said we have him

The FBI Special Agent whose call it was - to send that team into the bunker

- revealed to us - the suspect left behind writings --- and that while in

that bunker with Ethan--

he'd become agitated. bragging of his plan:

RICHARDSON: / at the end of the day the call was mine and I thought the

GMA AL HOSTAGE RESCUE-OC

THAT WAS DAVID MUIR REPORTING.

AND ON 20/20 TONIGHT --

LEARN WHY THE F-B-I AGENTS -- WERE SO WORRIED ETHAN WOULD DIE.

WHAT THEY FOUND IN THE BUNKER.

AND DETAILS ABOUT THE GUNMAN'S RELATIONSHIP. WITH THAT BUS DRIVER.

TOSS TO CLIFTON-2 SHOT

IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR. BASEBALL IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

SPRING TRAINING IS ABOUT TO START, TODAY, TEAMS START UNLOADING THEIR TRUCKS FULL OF EQUIPMENT.

RED SOCKS SPRING TRAINING TRUCK ARRIVES-REM-LIVE

RED SOCKS SPRING TRAINING TRUCK ARRIVES-SOTVO

The baseball equipment is maybe half the load."

"I've got tricycles, bicycles, playpens, golf equipment, sometimes hunting equipment, musical instruments."

223-9807

FIRST LADY TO ATTEND FUNERAL-VO

FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA HEADS TO CHICAGO TOMORROW.

FOR THE FUNERAL OF A TEENAGER KILLED THERE.

15-YEAR-OLD HADIYA PENDLETON WAS SHOT TO DEATH,

IN A CITY PARK LAST WEEK.

BUT WE'RE TOLD SHE WAS *NOT THE INTENDED TARGET.

THE HONOR STUDENT AND BAND MAJORETTE --

PERFORMED AT THE PRESIDENT'S INAUGURATION LAST MONTH.

ALSO ATTENDING THE FUNERAL --

ONE OF PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SENIOR ADVISERS.

CHARCO SWAT FOLO-SS VO WIPE

CASH, GUNS AND COLLECTER COINS. ALL GONE.

STOLEN FROM A SAFE IN ENGLEWOOD.

THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS FIVE PEOPLE IN CUSTODY.

BUT NEEDS YOUR HELP FINDING MORE SUSPECTS.

AUTHORITIES BELIEVE TODD MATSINGER AND ANOTHER MAN.

BROKE INTO A SHED.

STEALING NINE GUNS,

AND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN CASH AND COINS.

ONE SUSPECT TOLD INVESTIGATORS --

HE KEPT HIS OWN GUN IN THE SAFE.

AND GAVE THE COMBINATION TO ANOTHER MAN.

FOR CUT OF THE MONEY INSIDE.

CHARCO SWAT FOLO-SOT SS

Vern Fields, Englewood

10 seconds

"they were here most of the day i seen divers out in the water policemen running up and down through the bushes here looking for stuff. something was definitely going on."

DETECTIVES ARE LOOKING FOR JUSTIN RICHARDSON, CHRISTOPHER HUNTOON, ADAM FULP AND JESSICA KIECK.

IF YOU KNOW WHERE THEY MIGHT BE,

FT. MYERS SHORES CRIMES-VO (2)CG WIPE

CRIME IS PLAGUING -- THE "FORT MYERS SHORES --- BUCKINGHAM AREA".

NEIGHBORS ARE STUNNED.

IN THE PAST MONTH AND A HALF -- THE'VE HAD 57 CRIMES.

HERE'S THE BREAK DOWN.

11 THEFTS, 29 BREAKINS, 11 ASSAULTS,

2 THEFTS OF A CAR, 1 VEHICLE ROBBERY, 3 ARMED ROBBERIES.

FOUR OF THOSE CRIMES HAPPENED IN THE PAST WEEK --- WITHIN A FEW BLOCKS OF EACH OTHER.

THREE OF THE CRIMES WERE FAST FOOD ROBBERIES.

FT. MYERS SHORES CRIMES-SOTVO

20:24 everybody's concerned about someone getting shot 20:34

POLICE ARRESTED 16 YEAR OLD KRISTIN FOSTER --- IN CONNECTION TO THE FAST FOOD ROBBERIES.

HE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY FOLLOWING A SHOOTOUT -- AT THE WENDY'S OF PALM BEACH BOULEVARD.

DESOTO FACULTY REASSIGNMENT-VO

A SHAKE UP AT DESOTO COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL.

THREE TOP ADMINISTRATERS WERE *REMOVED.

PRINCIPAL SHANNON FUSCO AND TWO ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS--

HAVE BEEN ABRUPTLY RE-ASSIGNED TO THE DISTRICT OFFICE.

THE DISTRICT LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION --

INTO ALLEGED WRONG DOING AT THE SCHOOL.

A THIRD PARTY WILL BE BROUGHT IN --

TO LOOK THROUGH SCHOOL RECORDS.

THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT WON'T SAY MUCH.

DESOTO FACULTY REASSIGNMENT-SOTVO

what prompted me was the information that I had and knowing i needed to make the decision to change what was going on right now.

INTERIM ADMINISTRATORS ARE NOW IN PLACE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.

PENDING RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION.

WOUNDED WARRIORS-VO WIPE

RED SOX FANS AND WOUNDED WARRIORS --- ARE PLAYING BALL WITH FORMER SOX PLAYERS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

ONE HUNDRED FANS AND VETERANS OF THE WOUNDED WARRIOR PROGRAM.

ARE TAKING PART IN THE ANNUAL "BOSTON ALL STAR BASEBALL FANTASY CAMP".

THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW --- WOUNDED SERVICE-MEMBERS ARE IN THE EVENT.

WOUNDED WARRIORS-SOTVO

Joanne Parisi - Wounded Warrior Program

the pros, they're awesome, they give us a lot of respect which is great because we're equals, you know.

HACKERS ACCESS FED SITE-VO

HACKERS ARE AT IT AGAIN.

HITTING THE FEDERAL RESERVE'S WEB SITE.

THE AGENCY SAYS THE SECURITY BREACH WAS BRIEF.

AND DID NOT AFFECT CRITICAL OPERATIONS.

BUT THE GOVERNMENT WON'T SAY *WHAT INFORMATION WAS EXPOSED.

THERE ARE RUMORS A HACKER GROUP CALLED "ANONYMOUS" WAS BEHIND THE ATTACK.

SOMEONE CLAIMING TO BE WITH THEM --

SAYS THEY TOOK PERSONAL INFORMATION OF THOUSANDS OF TOP BANKERS,

SQUATTER EVICTION-VO

A HOMELESS MAN SQUATTING IN A SOUTH FLORIDA MANSION.

HAS BEEN TOLD, ONCE AGAIN, TO GET OUT.

PALM BEACH COUNTY COURTS -- SERVED AN EVICTION NOTICE TO ANDRE BARBOSA.

HES BEEN STAYING IN A $3.4 MILLION DOLLAR BOCA RATON HOME --- FOR FREE.

FLORIDA'S ADVERSE POSSESSION LAW. ALLOWS SOMEONE TO MOVE IN AND CLAIM THE HOME.

IF THEY MAINTAIN IT AND PAY THE TAXES FOR SEVEN YEARS.

SOLAR STORM WARNING-VO

A SOLAR SUPERSTORM IS NOT IMMINENT.

BUT EXPERTS WARN --- IT *IS POSSIBLE.

AND WE'RE UN-PREPARED.

THE SOLAR STORM COULD LEAD TO TEMPORARY BLACKOUTS ---

AND DISRUPT TEN PERCENT OF THE SATELLITES ORBITING THE EARTH.

THE REPORT CONCLUDED THAT SUCH A STORM --- WOULD CAUSE A MAJOR DISRUPTION TO G-P-S, ELECTRICITY GRIDS, ELECTRONICS, MOBILE PHONES AND MORE.

TEASE FOUR-2-SHOT

THE GRAMMY'S ARE DRESSING DOWN THE STARS.

NEW STRICT RULES.

SAY NO MORE SEXY SKIN!

NEXT -- CELEBRITIES REACT.

PLUS

FORT MYERS POLICE --- STEP UP TO STOP CRIME.

AND THEY'RE GETTING *KIDS INVOVLED.

TZ4 A GRAMMY-VO-WIPE

TZ4 B FM MENTOR-VOTOPS

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

GMA GRAMMY CONTROVERSY-OC

WE'RE BACK NOW WITH THAT CONTROVERSY AT THE GRAMMYS.

THIS TIME -- BEFORE THE SHOW EVEN HAPPENS.

THERE'S A NEW DRESS CODE IN PLACE -- TELLING THEM TO COVER UP.

GMA GRAMMY CONTROVERSY-PKG

REMEMBER THE BARELY-THERE VERSACE THAT JENNIFER LOPEZ WORE TO THE 2000

GRAMMIES? THIS YEAR, IT MIGHT'VE HAD

TO STAY ON ITS HANGER'CAUSE THE NETWORK BROACASTING THE SHOW IS THINKING

ABOUT THONGS

SISQO THONG SONG NAT

AS WELL AS SONGS.

GFX:

CBS TELLING GRAMMY PERFORMERS TO KEEP "

BUTTOCKS & FEMALE BREASTS ADEQUATELY COVERED"

NOT TO EXPOSE "BARE FLESHY UNDERCURVES"PRETTY GOOD NAME FOR A BAND, ACTUALLY

.

SOT

Merle from THR

"we wanna see women looking lovely and even looking sexy but there is such a

thing as going too far, Is someone like Rihanna gonna pay attention to this

well my feeling is there going to tone it down a little. "

EVEN KELLY AND MICHAEL REVEALED THEIR FEELINGS

Kelly and Michael NAT:

KELLY: "GENITALS?!"

STILL, THERE'LL BE EYE-CATCHING PERFORMANCES APLENTY

ALSO SLATED TO SING LOUD AND LIVE SUNDAY NIGHT ARE CARRIE UNDERWOOD, THE

BLACK KEYSJACK WHITE KELLY CLARKSON.AND POP UNICORN TAYLOR SWIFT.

ONSTAGE, EXPECT MORE OF THE INVENTIVE MUSICAL COLLABORATIONS THE GRAMMYS

HAVE BECOME RENOWNED FOR. INCLUDING A TRIO GRANDE OF BRUNO MARS, RIHANNA &

STING.

COUNTRY STARS DIERKS BENTLEY & MIRANDA LAMBERT.WILL ALSO TEAM UP.

NAT - SINGING GRAMMYS'

BUT MAJOR CATEGORIES DON'T OFFER A MEGAFAVE LIKE ADELE IN 2011.

AH, BUT THE IDEA OF FRANK OCEAN & CHRIS BROWN.COMPETING FOR THE SAME

GRAMMY? THAT OUGHTA GET EVERYONE

OUT OF THEIR ASSIGNED PARKING SPACES. NO MATTER HOW LITTLE THEY MIGHT BE

GMA GRAMMY CONTROVERSY-ONCAM

STORM WARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP

CROSSTALK-CAM 9 WX EST

FORECAST-WX WALL

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.

Morning clouds give way to afternoon sun"

While the Northeast and New England states are bracing for a blizzard, we'll be basking in 80° weather despite the passage of a weak cold front.

Our morning will start off with mild temperatures in the 60s, along with just a couple of spotty showers mainly across our southern areas. These showers moving in are associated with a weak cold front currently sweeping across the peninsula. As we go through the day, a couple of lingering showers will still be possible across our far southern communities, while skies continue to clear from north to south. Afternoon highs will manage to climb into the upper 70s to low 80s with a bit more sunshine as we head into the second half of the day.

Once the front clears Southwest Florida, a slightly cooler and drier airmass will begin to filter down the state. You'll notice the change early Saturday morning as lows will have bottomed out in the upper 50s here in town with lower to middle 50s across our inland and northern cool spots.

High pressure will be building in for the weekend and this will set the stage for a beautiful Saturday under mostly sunny skies. Even though temperatures will recover into the 80s, our afternoons will feel quite pleasant with comfortable humidity values. Our mainly dry weather pattern will stay firmly in place through the first half of the week with plenty of sunshine and highs in the lower to middle 80s.

TOSS TO JEFF-2SHOT BXS

IMPROVING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

THIS MORNING -- WE'RE TALKING ABOUT GETTING RID OF TWO THINGS --

NOISE. *AND AN INVASIVE SPECIES.

JOINING US LIVE FROM THE NAPLES DAILY NEWSROOM --

IS JEFF LYTLE.

HOST OF NAPLES DAILY NEWSMAKERS.

NAPLES DAILY NEWSMAKERS-REM LIVE (2 SS)

Alan Parker and Larry Schultz

Watchdogs on Naples Municipal Airport noise

Jeff Page, East Naples Fire District

Kevin Gerrity, Golden Gate Fire District

Merging boards to start consolidation

Bill D'Antuono, spearfishing campaigner

NAPLES DAILY NEWSMAKERS-SS

NAPLES DAILY NEWSMAKERS-SOT

NAPLES DAILY NEWSMAKERS-REM-LIVE

FMPD MENTOR PROGRAM-VO

FORT MYERS POLICE KICK OFF A NEW PROGRAM --

TO HELP TROUBLED YOUTH MAKE BETTER DECISIONS.

IT'S CALLED YOUNG LEADERS EDUCATING OTHERS -- OR 'YOUNG-LEO'

MORE THAN A DOZEN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS STUDENTS --

SHOWED UP FOR THE FIRST MEETING.

THE INITIATIVE AIMS TO HELP KIDS FROM 12 TO 17 YEARS OLD.

THE SIX MONTH PILOT PROGRAM WILL MEET TWO TIMES A WEEK,

FMPD MENTOR PROGRAM-SOTVO

OFC BRYAN FULLER, FMPD: there was a lot of outcry and this just emphasized the need for the program

THE INITIATIVE AIMS TO HELP KIDS FROM 12 TO 17 YEARS OLD.

THE SIX MONTH PILOT PROGRAM WILL MEET TWO TIMES A WEEK,

EVERGLADES SEAFOOD FESTIVAL-OC-(2)SS

IF YOU'RE IN THE MOOD FOR SOME SEAFOOD, THIS IS YOUR WEEKEND.

THE EVERGLADES SEAFOOD FESTIVAL -- KICKS OFF IN EVERGLADES CITY TONIGHT.

AND RUNS THROUGH SUNDAY.

THIS IS A COOL AERIAL PHOTO -- OF THE EVENT.

TEASE FIVE-OC

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--

COMING UP ON ABC-7

REALITY STAR KIM KARDASHIAN WANTS HER MARRIAGE TO KRIS HUMPHRIES.

TO BE OFFICIALLY OVER.

BUT SOURCES SAY HE'S NOT LETTING GO.

TZ5 A KIM K-VO

FINAL CHECK OF STOCKS-SAT 3 FULL

MCCREADY UPDATE-VO

TROUBLED COUNTRY SINGER MINDY MCCREADY.

HAS ENTERED A TREATMENT FACILITY ON WEDNESDAY.

THIS COMES IN THE WAKE OF HER BOYFRIEND,

DAVID WILSON'S DEATH.

WILSON'S DEATH IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

MCCREADY CLAIMS -- HE SHOT HIMSELF.

MINDY'S TWO SONS -- ZAYNE AND ZANDER -- ARE NOW IN FOSTER HOMES.

KIM K EMERGENCY DIVORCE-VO

REALITY STAR KIM KARDASHIAN SAYS SHE WANTS TO BE LEGALLY DIVORCED WHEN SHE DELIVERS HER BABY.

A SOURCE SAYS SHE FILED DOCUMENTS LAST MONTH ASKING FOR AN EMERGENCY DIVORCE.

BUT CHRIS HUMPHRIES IS SAYING NO WAY.

INSTEAD HE WANTS AN ANNULMENT BASED ON FRAUD.

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIPTOPS

TS1) COP MAN HUNT-VOTOPS

THIS MORNING -- A MASSIVE MANHUNT IS UNDERWAY.

AS POLICE IN CALIFORNIA SEARCH FOR AN EX-POLICE OFFICER.

POLICE SAY CHRISTOPHER DORNER MURDERED THREE PEOPLE,

SHOT FOUR POLICE OFFICERS,

AND IS HUNTING DOWN OTHERS.

DETECTIVES SAY HE ALSO TRIED TO STEAL A BOAT NEAR SAN DIEGO.

TS2) NORTHEAST STORM-VOTOPS

A MASSIVE BLIZZARD IS EXPECTED --- TO BEAR DOWN ON THE NORTHEAST TODAY.

AS A RESULT, 23-MILLION PEOPLE ARE UNDER A BLIZZARD WARNING.

THE COMING STORM --- IS ALREADY CAUSING MAJOR DISRUPTIONS IN AIR TRAVEL.

TS3) CONFIRMATION AND DRONES-VOTOPS

JOHN BRENNAN'S CONFIRMATION HEARING --- COMES AMID CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING DRONE STRIKES.

HE'S DEFENDING THE TACTIC -- AND NOW LAWMAKERS ARE CONSIDERING LIFTING THE SECRECY BEHIND THE PROGRAM --

TS4) RED SOCKS SPRING TRAINING-VOTOPS

THE RED SOX EQUIPMENT TRUCK HAS ARRIVED IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA --

FOR SPRING TRAINING!

THE TRUCK PULLED INTO JETBLUE STADIUM THIS MORNING.

SPRING TRAINING STARTS NEXT WEEK.

AND PITCHERS AND CATCHERS WILL HAVE THEIR FIRST WORKOUT ON TUESDAY.

FINAL WEATHER-WX GFX

Morning clouds give way to afternoon sun"

While the Northeast and New England states are bracing for a blizzard, we'll be basking in 80° weather despite the passage of a weak cold front.

Our morning will start off with mild temperatures in the 60s, along with just a couple of spotty showers mainly across our southern areas. These showers moving in are associated with a weak cold front currently sweeping across the peninsula. As we go through the day, a couple of lingering showers will still be possible across our far southern communities, while skies continue to clear from north to south. Afternoon highs will manage to climb into the upper 70s to low 80s with a bit more sunshine as we head into the second half of the day.

Once the front clears Southwest Florida, a slightly cooler and drier airmass will begin to filter down the state. You'll notice the change early Saturday morning as lows will have bottomed out in the upper 50s here in town with lower to middle 50s across our inland and northern cool spots.

High pressure will be building in for the weekend and this will set the stage for a beautiful Saturday under mostly sunny skies. Even though temperatures will recover into the 80s, our afternoons will feel quite pleasant with comfortable humidity values. Our mainly dry weather pattern will stay firmly in place through the first half of the week with plenty of sunshine and highs in the lower to middle 80s.

CLOSE-2SH-AWS ANI

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