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DIRECTORS PAGE NEXT AT 7 OPEN-CLIP
HEADLINES TEASE TWO
HL 1) DORNER SHOOTOUT-TBA TZ2 A) CELL PHONE TOWER EAGLE NEST-VO
HL 2) ATTEMPTED MURDER SOUND-SOTVO TZ2 B) RED LIGHT CAMS-VO
HL 3)-TBA WEATHER-CLIP
SHOW OPEN-CLIP WEATHER-PWC
BREAKING-CLIP CELL PHONE TOWER EAGLE NEST-VO IN POP
SPECIAL OPEN-LIVE SOTVO CELL PHONE TOWER EAGLE NEST-SOTVO
DORNER SHOOTOUT-TC MON RED LIGHT CAMS-VO
DORNER SHOOTOUT-SAT 1 WILL ROLL PKG RED LIGHT CAMS-SOTVO
DEVELOPING NEWS-CLIP LEE IMPACT FEES-VO
MATERNITY WARD SCARE-VO LEE IMPACT FEES-SOTVO
MATERNITY WARD SCARE-SOTVO OC MOM STOP SIGN DANIELS SCHOOL BUS-VO
ATTEMPTED MURDER SOUND-SS SOTVO MOM STOP SIGN DANIELS SCHOOL BUS-SOTVO
BONITA DOUBLE MURDER TRIAL-VO JETBLUE PARK TRANSPORTATION-VO
BONITA DOUBLE MURDER TRIAL-(2) SOTVO COMING UP NEXT-CLIP
EAST NAPLES SUSPICIOUS FIRE-VO TEASE THREE-POP
EAST NAPLES SUSPICIOUS FIRE-SOTVO TZ3 A-VO-DISS
COLLIER MISSING TEENS-SS TONIGHT AT 11 OPEN-CLIP
COLLIER MISSING TEENS-SOTVO SS 11PM TZ1) DORNER SHOOTOUT-VOTOPS-WIPE
DOMINOS ROBBERY 2ND ARREST-(2) SS VO 11PM TZ2) STATE OF THE UNION-VOTOPS
SOTU ADDRESS-(2) SS SPORTS OPEN-CLIP
POPE FOLO-VO RED SOX WORKOUT-NATSVO
LIBERAL CATHOLICS-VO RED SOX WORKOUT-POPMON
LIBERAL CATHOLICS-SOTVO RED SOX WORKOUT-VOTOPS
NEXT AT 7 OPEN-CLIP RED SOX WORKOUT-SOTTOPS
TEASE ONE RAYS REPORT-VOTOPS
TZ1 A) NORTH KOREA NUKE TEST-SOTVO RAYS REPORT-SOTOPS
TZ1 B) CAPE WOMAN STRANDED AT SEA-SOTVO PETER JACOBSON-POPMON
NORTH KOREA NUKE TEST-VO PETER JACOBSON-VTOPS
CAPE WOMAN STRANDED AT SEA-VO PETER JACOBSON-SOTTOPS
CAPE WOMAN STRANDED AT SEA-SOTVO ACE GROUP CLASSIC-VIDBOX
FOLIC ACID REDUCE AUTISM RISK-VO ACE GROUP CLASSIC-SOTTOPS
KISS STATUE-VO GOODBYE WEBSITE TEASE-3SHOT


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HEADLINES


:25 "She's got blood all over her. She's naked. She can't talk. Her throat is stabbed."

THE NEWS AT 7 STARTS NOW. Return to index of stories...


HL 1) DORNER SHOOTOUT-TBA


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HL 2) ATTEMPTED MURDER SOUND-SOTVO


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HL 3)-TBA


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SHOW OPEN-CLIP


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BREAKING-CLIP


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SPECIAL OPEN-LIVE SOTVO


JUST INTO THE NEWSROOM --

A CALIFORNIA DEPUTY HAS DIED.

POLICE SAY AN EX-COP-TURNED-MURDERED KILLED HIM.

CHRISTOPHER DORNER IS NOW WANTED FOR FOUR MURDERS AND BELIEVED TO BE BARRICADED INSIDE A CABIN RIGHT NOW.

nats gunshots

HUNDREDS OF ROUNDS WERE FIRED IN A HALF-HOUR GUN BATTLE. Return to index of stories...


DORNER SHOOTOUT-TC MON


AND NOW HUNDREDS OF OFFICERS HAVE SURROUNDED THAT CABIN.

A-B-C'S BRANDI HITT IS LIVE WITH THE LATEST IN L-A. Return to index of stories...


DORNER SHOOTOUT-SAT 1 WILL ROLL PKG


A HEAVILY ARMED SWAT TEAM HAS SURROUNDED A CABIN. IN THE SAN BERNARDINO

MOUNTAINS. WHERE CHRISTOPHER DORNER IS BARRICADED INSIDE.

AFTER ACCUSED COP KILLER CHRISTOPHER DORNER -- WAS SPOTTED THIS AFTERNOON.

LAW ENFORCEMENT SOURCES TELL ABC NEWS. THAT GUNFIRE HAS BEEN EXCHANGED

WITH THE SUSPECT. AND TWO OFFICERS WERE HURT.

YOU COULD HEAR THE TENSE MOMENTS OF THE SHOOT-OUT -- ON THE AIR -- DURING

THIS LIVE REPORT BY K-C-B-S

SOUND FULL FOR:10

LAW ENFORCEMENT SOURCES TELL ABC NEWS. THE SUSPECT HELD HAD BEEN HOLDING

TWO WOMEN HOSTAGE -- IN THEIR HOME.

THEN. STOLE THEIR CAR.

POLICE WERE IN PURSUIT. WHEN SHOTS WERE FIRED.

THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SAYS. THE SUSPECT THEN FLED

ON FOOT.

AND EVERYTHING HAS NOW LEAD TO THIS NEIGHBORHOOD OF CABINS.

SOT --

JODI MILLER FROM SAN BERNARDINO SHERIFF OFFICE

173103 THE SUSPECT IS BARRICADED IN A CABIN AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS LAW

ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL SHERIFFF SWAT IS ON SCENE 2 LAW ENFORCEMENT

OFFICERS HAVE BEEN AIR LIFTED

173138 HAS THERE BEEN COMMUNICATION WITH SUSPECT?

NOT THAT I KNOW OF

I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE BEING IN THE HOME

THE WOMEN -- REPORTEDLY TIED UP BY THE SUSPECT WERE NOT HURT.

BUT THE DEPUTIES INJURED IN THE MANHUNT HAVE BEEN AIRLIFTED TO THE HOSPITAL. Return to index of stories...


DEVELOPING NEWS-CLIP


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MATERNITY WARD SCARE-VO


ALSO DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW AT SEVEN--

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE LOOKING FOR A WOMAN WHO WALKED INTO HEALTHPARK HOSPITAL-

ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MATERNITY WARD.

A NURSE THOUGH IT WAS SUSPICIOUS.

SHE TELLS DETECTIVES THE WOMAN WAS WEARING HOSPITAL SCRUBS.

THE WOMAN ASKED THE NURSE WHERE THE HOSPITAL KEPT THE INFANTS, WHERE THE MATERNITY WARD WAS AND WHY THE HOSPITAL LOCKED THE DOORS TO GET INTO CHILDREN AREAS.

THE NURSE ALSO SAYS THAT WOMAN DID NOT HAVE ON A SECURITY ID BADGE. Return to index of stories...


MATERNITY WARD SCARE-SOTVO OC


6:23 "the behavior aroused suspicion and certainly we would rather be safe than sorry in an instance like this."

LEE MEMORIAL REPRESENTATIVES TELL US THEY NOTIFIED DEPUTIES AS A PRECAUTION.

THERE WAS NOT A SECURITY BREACH AND SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS ARE ALWAYS ROLLING.

DEPUTIES TELL US THE WOMAN DROVE OFF IN AN S-U-V.

THEY HAVE A TAG NUMBER AND ARE LOOKING FOR THE WOMAN TO ASK HER WHAT SHE WAS DOING. Return to index of stories...


ATTEMPTED MURDER SOUND-SS SOTVO


FOR THE FIRST TIME --

WE ARE HEARING THE 9-1-1 CALL FROM A FATHER WHO'S DAUGHTER WAS RAPED, STABBED AND LEFT FOR DEAD IN COLLIER COUNTY.

DETECTIVES ARRESTED JACOB CARREL FOR THE CRIME OVER THE WEEKEND.

THEY SAY HE BROKE INTO A HOUSE IN GOLDEN GATE ESTATES AND ATTACKED THE TEEN.

LISTEN TO WHAT HAPPENED NEXT.

1:24 Oh my god. Yes. I see the knife.

Ok. Do you think that she did it herself?

No somebody was in the house yes.

Ok. What I want you to do is don't touch the knife.

I won't.

Just stay away from it.

THIS WAS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE THURSDAY NIGHT IN GOLDEN GATE.

THE VICTIM TOLD DEPUTIES SHE KNEW THE SUSPECTED ATTACKER.

HER BROTHER USED TO BE FRIENDS WITH HIM.

CARREL FACES CHARGES OF SEXUAL BATTERY, ARMED BURGLARY AND ATTEMPTED MURDER. Return to index of stories...


BONITA DOUBLE MURDER TRIAL-VO


THE TRIAL OF THE MAN ACCUSED OF TWO BRUTAL MURDERS IN BONITA SPRINGS BEGAN TODAY.

23 YEAR OLD DUSTIN MCINTYRE IS CHARGED WITH MURDER AND ARSON. FOR THE 2010 DEATHS OF DANIEL LEONOR AND ISRAEL PONCE.

PROSECUTORS SAY MCINTYRE BEAT AND STRANGLED THE VICTIMS THEN TORCHED A CAR WITH THEIR BODIES INSIDE.

THE STATE ALSO ARGUES THE MURDER FOLLOWED A BOTCHED DRUG DEAL. Return to index of stories...


BONITA DOUBLE MURDER TRIAL-(2) SOTVO


the defendant is guilty of murdering daniel leonor, he's guilty of murdering israel ponce, and he's guilty of setting fire to that red jeep.

please keep an open mind until you've heard all of the evidence.

MCINTYRE'S CO-DEFENDANT. LISANDRO RESENDIZ. TOOK A PLEA DEAL AND IS EXPECTED TO TESTIFY LATER THIS WEEK. Return to index of stories...


EAST NAPLES SUSPICIOUS FIRE-VO


NEW INFORMATION TODAY --

SQUATTERS ARE NOW GETTING THE BLAME FOR A FIRE THAT DESTROYED AN EAST NAPLES HOME.

THIS IS ALL THAT'S LEFT OF THE HOUSE ON PINELAND STREET.

THE FIRE MELTED AWAY THE WALLS AND CAVED IN THE ROOF.

IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A VACANT HOUSE.

BUT NEIGHBORS SAY THEY'VE SEEN PEOPLE GOING IN AND OUT.

INVESTIGATORS ALSO SAY THEY FOUND BROKEN LOCKS AND BEER CANS ON THE GROUND -- OBVIOUS SIGNS POINTING TO SQUATTERS LIVING INSIDE. Return to index of stories...


EAST NAPLES SUSPICIOUS FIRE-SOTVO


Chief Kingman Schuldt/58:07 "Homeowners told us they've been trying to keep the building secure but every time they do, people force their way in."

NEIGHBORS SAY THEY'LL BE KEEPING AN EYE OUT FOR SQUATTERS.

THE FIRE REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION. Return to index of stories...


COLLIER MISSING TEENS-SS


THE SEARCH INTENSIFIES TONIGHT FOR THREE MISSING NAPLES TEENS.

ANOTHER TEEN LAST SAW 17 YEAR OLD SHYLA VALVERDE WITH 16 YEAR OLDS ANDREW RUIZ AND MICHAEL GIDEON OVER THE WEEKEND.

HAPPENING RIGHT NOW AT SEVEN - DEPUTIES ARE STEPPING UP THEIR SEARCH FEARING FOR THE LIVES OF THESE TEENS.

WE SPOKE TO ONE OF THE TEENS MOTHERS EARLIER TONIGHT. Return to index of stories...


COLLIER MISSING TEENS-SOTVO SS


Sot mom 1:35:59 I don't want to say outload what I'm thinking bc I'm thing the worst and I have to not think that I have to think positive and I don't want to think what I'm thinking 15

AMY RUIZ TELLS US SHE LAST SAW HER SON ANDREW FRIDAY NIGHT.

SHE SAYS ANDREW AND HIS GIRLFRIEND SHYLA VALVERDE PLANNED TO GO TO THE EVERGLADES SEAFOOD FESTIVAL WITH MICHAEL GIDEON AND HIS GIRLFRIEND.

THAT GIRLFRIEND CLAIMS SHE DROPPED ALL THREE OFF IN NAPLES THAT NIGHT.

IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON WHERE THEY MAY BE CALL DEPUTIES. Return to index of stories...


DOMINOS ROBBERY 2ND ARREST-(2) SS VO


HAPPENING RIGHT NOW --

BOTH MEN WANTED IN AN ARMED ROBBERY OF A DOMINOS PIZZA IN THE CAPE ARE NOW IN CUSTODY.

CAPE CORAL POLICE HAVE ARRESTED 19 YEAR OLD BRANDON DAHL.

INVESTIGATORS SAY HE HELD UP A RESTAURANT ON SKYLINE BOULEVARD LAST WEEK.

THEY SAY THEY FOUND HIM HIDING IN A BATHROOM CABINET AT HIS APARTMENT IN CAPE CORAL LAST NIGHT.

NATHAN TUCKER WAS ARRESTED OVER THE WEEKEND FOR THE SAME CRIME.

TUCKER IS THE SAME MAN CHARGED WITH RUNNING FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT EAST OF I-75 IN LEE COUNTY.

THAT HAPPENED LAST FRIDAY AND TRIGGERED A MASSIVE MANHUNT. Return to index of stories...


SOTU ADDRESS-(2) SS


IN JUST TWO HOURS. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA WILL DELEIVER HIS STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS.

HE'S EXPECTED TO ADDRESS A RANGE OF ISSUES FROM GUN CONTROL TO THE ECONOMY AND WITHDRAWING TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN,

YOU CAN WATCH THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH RIGHT HERE ON ABC7 STARTING AT 9

AND FOR FLORIDA -- WE'LL BE WATCHING THIS.

FLORIDA SENATOR MARCO RUBIO WILL GIVE THE REPUBLICAN RESPONSE.FOLLOWING THE PRESIDENT. Return to index of stories...


POPE FOLO-VO


WE'RE LEARING NEW INFORMATION TONIGHT --

ABOUT WHY POPE BENEDICT RESIGNED.

TODAY --

THE POPE'S BROTHER SAYS THE PONTIFF WAS BURDENED BY WHAT HE CALLED "GREAT CHALLENGES" IN RECENT YEARS.

THAT INCLUDES THE ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPTION WITHIN THE CHURCH.

THAT SURFACED WHEN THE POPE'S FORMER BUTLER ILLEGALLY DISCLOSED INFORMATION.

ALSO TODAY --

CONSTRUCTION CREWS WERE HARD AT WORK AT A MONASTERY IN THE VATICAN THAT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME THE POPE'S RETIREMENT HOME. Return to index of stories...


LIBERAL CATHOLICS-VO


BUT ABC7 FOUND OUT TODAY --

NOT EVERY CATHOLIC IS SHOCKED OR EVEN UPSET BY THE POPE RESIGNING.

MEMBERS OF THE PROGRESSIVE GROUP "CALL TO ACTION" ATTEND REGULAR MASS.

BUT THEY HAVE MORE LIBERAL VIEWS THAN TRADITIONAL CATHOLICS.

MEMBERS WE SPOKE WITH TODAY SAY NOW THAT POPE BENEDICT IS OUT, THERE'S A POSSIBILITY A MORE LIBEARL POPE WILL BE ELECTED.

POPE BENEDICT IS KNOWN AS AN ARCH CONSERVATIVE.

HE WORKED HARD OVER THE LAST EIGHT YEARS TO KEEP IDEALS SUCH AS ORDAINING WOMEN, AND NOT ACCEPTING GAYS, LESBIANS AND BI-SEXUALS OUT OF THE CHURCH. Return to index of stories...


LIBERAL CATHOLICS-SOTVO


43:38 - "we will have to continue working for genuine reform in the church." - 43:43

CALL TO ACTION HAS MORE THAN 35-THOUSAND MEMBERS ACROSS THE COUNTY. Return to index of stories...


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TEASE ONE


They represent a serious threat to the United States of America

A NUCLEAR TEST LAUNCHES A FIRESTORM OF OUTRAGE.

THE REACTION TO NORTH KOREA'S DEFIANT TEST AND HOW PRESIDENT OBAMA IS RESPONDING.

0457 "She said the power went out. That the toilets were not working

DEAD IN THE WATER.LITERALLY.

A DREAM VACATION TURNS INTO A NIGHTMARE FOR THOUSANDS.

THE DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS THEY'RE DEALING WITH ABOARD A POWERLESS VESSEL AND WHEN THEY'RE EXPECTED TO GET HOME.

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TZ1 A) NORTH KOREA NUKE TEST-SOTVO


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TZ1 B) CAPE WOMAN STRANDED AT SEA-SOTVO


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NORTH KOREA NUKE TEST-VO


THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IS JOINING THE UNITED STATES IN CONDEMNING A NUCLEAR TEST BY NORTH KOREA THAT HAPPENED LATE LAST NIGHT OUR TIME.

IN SOUTH KOREA- THERE'S ANGER.

PROTESTERS ARE LIGHTING FIRES IN THE STREETS.

EVEN CHINA. AN ALLY OF NORTH KOREA. OPPOSED THE THIRD NUCLEAR TEST.

THE TEST DEFIES U-N SECURITY COUNCIL ORDERS TO SHUT DOWN NUCLEAR ACTIVITY.

THE PRESIDENT CALLS THIS TEST A "HIGHLY PROVOCATIVE ACT."

MISTER OBAMA WANTS MORE SANCTIONS AGAINST NORTH KOREA.

THE UNITED NATIONS IS CONSIDERING ITS NEXT STEP. Return to index of stories...


CAPE WOMAN STRANDED AT SEA-VO


A BROKEN-DOWN CRUISE SHIP IS MOVING AT A MIND-NUMBINGLY SLOW PACE TONIGHT.

IT'S INCHING ALONG IN THE GULF -- JUST A FEW MILES AN HOUR -- WITH 4-THOUSAND PEOPLE STUCK ON BOARD.

AND LIFE ON-BOARD IS NO VACATION.

AN ENGINE FIRE SUNDAY LEFT THE SHIP WITHOUT POWER.

IT WAS DRIFTING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.

PASSENGERS SAY LIMITED POWER HAS FORCED THEM TO SLEEP OUT ON THE DECK TO ESCAPE THEIR STIFLING ROOMS.

THEY SMELL RAW SEWAGE.

THEY'RE FIGHTING OVER TOILETS.

TODAY WE SPOKE WITH THE FIANCE OF A CAPE CORAL WOMAN STUCK ON THE CRIPPLED SHIP. Return to index of stories...


CAPE WOMAN STRANDED AT SEA-SOTVO


05:28 "she said people were out on deck sleep. Conditions were deteriorating. With no toilets, they were having to use plastic bags… which is gross!"

TUG BOATS ARE PULLING THE SHIP TO PORT IN ALABAMA.

BUT IT WON'T GET THERE UNTIL THURSDAY.

REPRESENTATIVES WITH CARNIVAL SAY PASSENGERS WILL GET A FULL REFUND, PLUS AN EQUAL CREDIT FOR A FUTURE CRUISE. Return to index of stories...


FOLIC ACID REDUCE AUTISM RISK-VO


MOST WOMEN TRYING TO GET PREGNANT AND DURING PREGNANCY ARE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE PRE-NATAL VITAMINS. INCLUDING FOLIC ACID.

TONIGHT AT SEVEN - NEW RESEARCH SHOWS FOLIC ACID COULD HELP BABIES MORE.

RESEARCHERS IN NORWAY RECORDED THE DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS OF THOUSANDS OF WOMEN.

THEY FOUND THOSE WHO TOOK THEIR DAILY DOSE OF FOLIC ACID GAVE BIRTH TO CHILDREN WITH A A REDUCED RISK OF AUTISM.

IN FACT, FOLIC ACID REDUCED THE RISK BY 40 PERCENT. Return to index of stories...


KISS STATUE-VO


NEW AT 7 --

A ICONIC SYMBOL OF LOVE IS GETTING AN OVERHAUL JUST IN TIME FOR VALENTINE'S DAY.

TAKE A LOOK.

THIS NEW "KISS" STATUE ARRIVED AT THE SAN DIEGO WATERFRONT MONDAY/

IT DEPICTS A SAILOR STEALING A KISS FROM A NURSE AT THE END OF WORLD WAR TWO.

IT'S INSPIRED BY A NOW FAMOUS PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN IN NEW YORK'S TIMES SQUARE IN 1945 ON V-J DAY.

THE 25-FOOT TALL BRONZE STATUE COST ONE MILLION DOLLARS TO MAKE.

THE ORIGINAL STATUE, A FOAM CORE VERSION, WAS ON LOAN AND HAD TO BE RETURNED.

BY THE WAY, THERE'S A SIMILAR STATUE UP IN SARASOTA, FLORIDA -- JUST NORTH OF HERE -- AS YOU HEAD OUT TO THE BEACH. Return to index of stories...


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TEASE TWO


WE'RE NO STRANGERS TO BALD EAGLES. BUT THERE IS SOMETHING STRANGE ABOUT THIS PAIR.

THE NEST THAT'S LEAVING EXPERTS SCRATCHING THEIR HEADS.

AND BIG CHANGES ARE COMING TO COLLIER COUNTY INTERSECTIONS.

DID A COMMISSIONER SUCCESSFULLY KEEP RED LIGHT CAMERAS --

OR ARE THEY COMING DOWN?

FIND OUT NEXT. Return to index of stories...


TZ2 A) CELL PHONE TOWER EAGLE NEST-VO


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TZ2 B) RED LIGHT CAMS-VO


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WEATHER-CLIP


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WEATHER-PWC


SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST

One more warm day is on the way for tomorrow before we see some changes in our string of warm, dry days.

A front across the northern Gulf Coast states will continue to sink southward and by late tomorrow we should see a few showers break out in the afternoon - mainly inland. On Thursday and Friday the front will move through the area and stall out to the south of us. Forecast computer models suggest that this pattern will keep our skies rather cloudy for a few days and we should be able to track some rain both Thursday and Friday. Forecast guidance says we could see over 1/2 inch of rain over that time period.

We are well below normal for rain over the last 2 months and the return of showers this week is good news.

The outlook for our weekend ahead is looking good - but it will start to get cooler. Clouds will linger on Saturday with highs in the 70's and lows will be in the 40's by Sunday morning. There won't be any record-setting cold weather coming, but you will notice those cooler temperatures this weekend. Return to index of stories...


CELL PHONE TOWER EAGLE NEST-VO IN POP


A PAIR OF BALD EAGLES IN BONITA SPRINGS ARE TURNING SOME HEADS -- MAKING THEIR HOME IN AN USUAL SPOT.

THEIR NEST IS IN THIS CELL TOWER, ABOVE ONE OF THE CITY'S BUSIEST AREAS, HIGHWAY 41.

MIKE KIRBY TRACKS EAGLE NESTS FOR THE CITY--

HE SAYS IT MAY BE A SIGN THE ENDANGERED SPECIES IS ADAPTING TO URBAN TERRITORY. Return to index of stories...


CELL PHONE TOWER EAGLE NEST-SOTVO


you wouldn't think an eagle would nest on the top of a cell tower with a light flashing every second

KIRBY ALSO SAYS NESTING NUMBERS ARE RISING, SLIGHTY-- ANOTHER GOOD SIGN FOR BALD EAGLES IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. Return to index of stories...


RED LIGHT CAMS-VO


COLLIER RED LIGHT CAMERAS ARE GONE. AND THIS TIME FOREVER.

DESPITE A LAST-DITCH EFFORT TO KEEP THEM--COMMISSIONERS DECIDED NOT TO EXTEND THE COUNTYS CONTRACT WITH AMERICAN TRAFFIC SOLUTIONS.

THAT PRIVATE COMPANY OPERATES THE CAMERAS.

COMMISSIONERS ARGUE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO SHOW THE CAMERAS MAKE OUR STREETS SAFER. Return to index of stories...


RED LIGHT CAMS-SOTVO


Tim nance, collier county commissioner

01:00 it does influence behavior, it does, but sometimes that behavior can cause an accident or cause a rear end crash 08 :25 peoples lives depend on it so we don't want to do something that could possibly cause more injury or death 29

CAMERAS WILL COME DOWN FEBRUARY 28TH. Return to index of stories...


LEE IMPACT FEES-VO


NEW AT 7 --

NEARLY A HUNDRED ANGRY PEOPLE SHOWED UP TO GIVE LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS A PIECE OF THEIR MIND TODAY.

THEY'REUPSET ABOUT A PROPOSAL TO SUSPEND IMPACT FEES.

THE COUNTY COLLECTS THE FEES EVERY TIME A NEW HOUSE OR BUILDING GOES UP.

AND ARE USED TO BUILD THINGS LIKE NEW SCHOOLS, ROADS AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS.

MANY BELEIVE THE FEES ARE NECESSARY AND THEY DON'T WANT THEM TO END. Return to index of stories...


LEE IMPACT FEES-SOTVO


just our property taxes alone would go up by 200-thousand a year. So the county would be paid back quick and reap the benefits for years to come

TODAY, COMMISSIONERS HELD OFF ON A DECISION ABOUT TH FEETS.

THEY WILL TAKE UP THE ISSUE AGAIN MARCH 12TH. Return to index of stories...


MOM STOP SIGN DANIELS SCHOOL BUS-VO


A LOCAL MOTHER IS TAKING BUS STOP SAFETY INTO HER OWN HANDS.LITERALLY.

SHE'S HOLDING UP A SIGN AT HER DAUGHTER'S BUS STOP. THAT READS STOP FOR THE BUS.

SHE SAYS TOO MANY DRIVERS DON'T STOP.

ALMOST EVERYDAY BOTH IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON SHE STANDS ON DANIELS PARKWAY NEAR U-S 41.

SHE SAYS IT'S THE ONLY THING SHE CAN DO TO KEEP A DRIVER FROM HTITING A CHILD. Return to index of stories...


MOM STOP SIGN DANIELS SCHOOL BUS-SOTVO


i can't scream, i can't chase people down, i want to do something that's legal, so i thought, well i would notice someone standing with a big sign.

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAYS DANIELS PARKWAY IS ONE OF THEIR HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS-

AND THEY DO PATROL FOR BUS STOP VIOLATORS.

NEXT MONTH A PRIVATE COMPANY PLANS TO PUT CAMERAS ON THE STOP ARMS ON THE OUTSIDE OF SOME SCHOOL BUSES THAT TRAVEL IN HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS. Return to index of stories...


JETBLUE PARK TRANSPORTATION-VO


A LOCAL GROUP IS PUSHING FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO THE BALL PARK.

THE AMERICAN DISABILITIES ASSOCIATION ADVISORY BOARD OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WANTS A STOP THAT CAN DROP RIDERS OFF AT JETBLUE PARK.

THE CLOSEST STOP IS OVER A MILE AWAY.

LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONER CECIL PENDERGRASS TELLS ABC7 HE'S IN TALKS WITH A PRIVATE COMPANY THAT WILL OFFER A BUS SERVICE TO THE PARK FOR GAMES AND SPECIAL EVENTS.

IF PLANS MOVE FORWARD, THE SERVICE COULD START UP THIS SEASON AT NO COST TO TAXPAYERS. Return to index of stories...


COMING UP NEXT-CLIP


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TEASE THREE-POP


BASEBALL IS BACK. HEAR THE RAYS AND RED SOX. INCLUDING THE BIG PAPI HIMSELF. DAVID ORTIZ.

IT'S ACE GROUP CLASSIC WEEK. ONE OF THE FUNNY GUYS OF GOLF. PETER JACOBSEN HOLDING A CLINIC. Return to index of stories...


TZ3 A-VO-DISS


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TONIGHT AT 11 OPEN-CLIP


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11PM TZ1) DORNER SHOOTOUT-VOTOPS-WIPE


TONIGHT AT 11 -- WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE LATEST OUT OF LOS ANGELES.

AUTHORITIES BELIEVE A FUGITIVE EX-COP HAS BARRICADED HIMSELF IN A CABIN -- AND A DEPUTY IS DEAD FOLLOWING A SHOOTOUT. Return to index of stories...


11PM TZ2) STATE OF THE UNION-VOTOPS


PLUS -- TONIGHT SENATOR MARCO RUBIO WILL DELIVER THE REPUBLICAN RESPONSE TO THE PRESIDENT'S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS --

AT 11 -- WE SEE HOW THE NATION REACTS TO BOTH MENS' VISIONS FOR WHERE OUR CONTRY IS HEADED. Return to index of stories...


SPORTS OPEN-CLIP


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RED SOX WORKOUT-NATSVO


TAKE NATS 3 SECONDS

THAT IS THE SOUND OF SPRING. IT IS BACK

THE BOSTON RED SOX HOLDING THEIR FIRST OFFICIAL WORKOUT TODAY. AT THE JETBLUE COMPLEX. Return to index of stories...


RED SOX WORKOUT-POPMON


DON'T TELL DAVID ORTIZ HE'S 37 YEARS OLD. FIRST OF ALL. I'M SURE HE'S WELL AWARE. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY HE'S NOT GOING TO LET AGE DICTATE WHAT HE DOES ON THE BASEBALL FIELD. AND BIG PAPI. SHOWING NO SIGNS OF SLOWING. PLAYING AT AN ALL-STAR LEVEL ONCE AGAIN LAST YEAR Return to index of stories...


RED SOX WORKOUT-VOTOPS


ORTIZ IS BACK. ARRIVING IN FORT MYER TODAY.

WITH A NEW LOOK LINE UP. ORTIZ IS ONE OF THE FEW FAMILIAR FACES. STILL AROUND

.IN FACT HE IS THE LAST REMAINING RED SOX FROM THE 2004 WORLD SERIES TEAM Return to index of stories...


RED SOX WORKOUT-SOTTOPS


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RAYS REPORT-VOTOPS


MEANWHILE. RAYS PITCHERS AND CATCHERS REPORTED TO CAMP TODAY. FIRST WORKOUT WILL BE WEDNESDAY.

MUCH LIKE THE RED SOX. THE RAYS WILL BE MISSING A LOT OF KEY GUYS. LIKE JAMES SHIELDS AND BJ UPTON.

MANAGER JOE MADDON WILL MISS THOSE GUYS AND SAYS THIS YEAR'S ROSTER IS INTERESTING. Return to index of stories...


RAYS REPORT-SOTOPS


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PETER JACOBSON-POPMON


IT'S BEEN SAID A BAD ROUND OF GOLF BEATS A GREAT DAY OF WORK. EVERYTIME. UNLESS OF COURSE. YOUR WORK IS GOLF. THEN THINGS ARE REALLY GOOD. AND THINGS ARE ALWAYS GOOD WHEN PRO GOLFER PETER JACOBSEN'S AROUND. ONE OF THE FUN GUYS ON THE CHAMPIONS TOUR. Return to index of stories...


PETER JACOBSON-VTOPS


IT WAS PRACTICE DAY AT THE ACE GROUP CLASSIC IN NAPLES.

JACOBSEN. A BONITA SPRINGS RESIDENT. HELD A CLINIC AT THE TWIN-EAGLES CLUB. HE USED TO BE A HOST OF THE ACE GROUP CLASSIC.

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PETER JACOBSON-SOTTOPS


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ACE GROUP CLASSIC-VIDBOX


THE FIRST ROUND OF THE ACE GROUP CLASSIC IS FRIDAY.

THESE FIVE GUYS. WILL BE THERE. TODAY THEY QUALIFIED FOR THE TOURNAMENT. INCLUDING LONGTIME PGA GOLFER AND BONITA SPRINGS RESIDENT. BOBBY CLAMPETT.

AND WHILE WE CAN'T GUARENTEE THEIR SCORES WILL BE GOOD. THE COURSE AT TWINEAGLES WILL BE Return to index of stories...


ACE GROUP CLASSIC-SOTTOPS


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GOODBYE WEBSITE TEASE-3SHOT


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