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

AHEAD ON YOUR *ONLY LOCAL NEWS AT NINE.

STRONG REACTIONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD THIS MORNING.

AFTER NORTH KOREA CONDUCTS ANOTHER NUCLEAR TEST.

HAPPENING *RIGHT NOW -- THE U-N HOLDS AN EMERGENCY MEETING.

PLUS -- PRESIDENT OBAMA PREPARES FOR THE STATE OF THE UNION.

HE'LL ADDRESS THE NATION TONIGHT.

THE FOCUS -- JOBS AND THE MIDDLE CLASS.

ABC7 PREVIEWS THE BIG ADDRESS.

AND -- MORE FALL OUT FROM THE POPE'S STUNNING ANNOUNCEMENT.

HE'S STEPPING DOWN LATER THIS MONTH.

SO THE BIG QUESTION --

WHO WILL TAKE OVER?

HL1) NKOREA-VO-WIPE

HL2) SOTU-VO-WIPE

HL3) POPE-VOTOPS

WX HL-WX WALL

We've got 2 more days with dry, sunny weather and highs in the mid 80s before rain moves in later this week

A cool front will move down the peninsula and spend Thursday and Friday over SWFL, bringing periods of rain and cloudy skies.

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIPTOPS

N KOREA NUCLEAR TEST-2 SHOT

NEW THIS MORNING NORTH KOREA -- IS UNDER INTENSE SCRUTINY.

AFTER TESTING A NUCLEAR DEVICE.

HAPPENING RIGHT NOW -- THE U-N IS HAVING AN *EMERGENCY MEETING.

HERE'S WHY THIS TEST IS SO IMPORTANT -

IT BRINGS NORTH KOREA *CLOSER.

TO BUILDING A BOMB.

SMALL ENOUGH TO FIT ON A MISSILE.

THAT COULD REACH THE U-S.

N KOREA NUCLEAR TEST-PKG

HE NORTH KOREANS SAID A MINIATURIZED NUCLEAR DEVICE WAS DETONATED AT A TEST SITE IN THE NORTHEAST.

THIS TEST, THE NORTH KOREANS SAY, USED MORE EXPLOSIVE FORCE THAN PREVIOUS TESTS.

STATE RUN MEDIA IN NORTH KOREA SAID THE TEST WAS AIMED AT COPING WITH WHAT IT CALLED "OUTRAGEOUS" U-S HOSTILITY THAT UNDERMINES NORTH KOREA'S SOVEREIGN RIGHTS.

NORTH KOREA FACED SANCTIONS AFTER A DECEMBER LAUNCH OF A ROCKET THAT THE U.N. AND WASHINGTON CALLED A COVER FOR A BANNED MISSILE TEST.

SOUTH KOREA'S PRESIDENT CALLED IT "A DIRECT CHALLENGE TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY."

PRESIDENT OBAMA CALLED IT A HIGHLY PROVACATIVE ACT THAT UNDERMINDED REGIONAL STABILITY.

"This is a very provocative act that undermines regional peace and stability. And I think it would be critical for us to coordinate very closely with you and our colleagues in South Korea going forward."

THIS WAS NORTH KOREA'S THIRD NUCLEAR TEST SINCE 2006, BUT THE FIRST SINCE KIM JONG UN TOOK POWER IN DECEMBER OF 2011.

EXPERTS SAY THE UNDERGROUND EXPLOSION COULD MOVE NORTH KOREA CLOSER TO ITS GOAL OF BUILDING A NUCLEAR WARHEAD THAT IS SMALL ENOUGH TO BE MOUNTED ON A LONG RANGE MISSILE.

N KOREA NUCLEAR TEST-OC

THAT WAS DAN SCHENEMAN REPORTING.

NATO'S GOVERNING BODY IS NOW HARSHLY CRITICIZING NORTH KOREA.

THE GROUP CALLS THE TEST "IRRESPONSIBLE."

STATE OF THE UNION PREVIEW-VO SS

LOOKING AHEAD -- PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL GIVE HIS FOURTH "STATE OF THE UNION" ADDRESS TONIGHT.

HE WILL DELIVER HIS REMARKS BEFORE A JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS.

LAYING OUT HIS AGENDA FOR 20-13.

HE HAS ALREADY TAKEN ON IMMIGRATION REFORM.

AND HE RECENTLY UNVEILED A SERIES OF PROPOSALS --

TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE IN AMERICA.

THE STATE OF THE UNION IS TONIGHT AT NINE.

AND AFTERWARD, FLORIDA SENATOR MARCO RUBIO WILL DELIVER THE REPUBLICAN RESPONSE.

CATCH IT ALL,

GMA POPE RESIGNS-ONCAM

THE VATICAN IS IN A STATE OF SHOCK.

ONE DAY AFTER THE POPE'S SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT -- THAT HE IS STEPPING DOWN.

NOW LEADERS ARE SCRAMBLING. WITH JUST A MONTH TO GO.

GMA POPE RESIGNS-PKG

THIS MORNING, THE ITALIAN NEWS AGENCY ANSA IS REPORTS POPE BENEDICT HAD A

TOP SECRET OPERATION TO REPLACE HIS PACEMAKER AT THIS HOSPITAL IN ROME THREE

MONTHS AGO. THE VATICAN WON'T CONFIRM THE NEWS. BUT THE PAPER SAYS THE

OPERATION =QUOTE= "WENT WELL."

THIS MORNING, THE POPE'S OLDER BROTHER. A CHURCH OFFICIAL IN GERMANY.

HELD A NEWS CONFERENCE TO SAY THE DECISION WAS WELL THOUGHT-OUT. AND NO

ONE "PUSHED" HIS BROTHER OUT.

MEANWHILE, BENEDICT'S SURPRISE DECISION HAS PROVOKED VATICAN INTRIGUE WORTHY

OF A DAN BROWN NOVEL. JOCKEYING AND POLITICKING HAS BEGUN OVER WHO WILL BE

THE 266TH POPE OF THIS 2000-YEAR-OLD CHURCH, THE LARGEST RELIGIOUS BODY ON

EARTH.

DAN HARRIS - IF I WAS A CARDINAL AND I WANTED TO BE POPE, COULD I VOTE FOR

MYSELF?

THEODORE CARDINAL MCCARICK, FORMER ARCHBISHOP OF WASHINGTON DC - WELL, THAT

MIGHT SEEM INDISCREET.

WHILE THERE ARE NO CLEAR FAVORITES BOOKMAKERS ARE ALREADY LAYING ODDS. AND

HERE ARE THREE NAMES YOU'LL BE HEARING A LOT:

CARDINAL PETER TURKSON OF GHANA IS LISTED AS 9/4 FAVORITE. HE WOULD BE THE

FIRST BLACK POPE.

CANADIAN CARDINAL MARC OUELLET A 5/2 FAVORITE.

AND PERHAPS MOST FORMIDABLY. ARCHBISHOP ANGELO SCOLA OF MILAN. WHO HAS A

STRONG ITALIAN POWERBASE.

SOMETIME IN MARCH, ROUGHLY 120 CARDINALS WILL GATHER UNDER HEAVY SECURITY.

AND BENEATH A CLOAK OF SECRECY. FOR THE CONCLAVE TO CHOOSE A NEW POPE.

IN THE SISTINE CHAPEL.

EVERY TIME THEY VOTE, THEY BURN THE BALLOTS. BLACK SMOKE: NO POPE. WHITE

GMA POPE RESIGNS-ONCAM

THAT WAS DAN HARRIS REPORTING.

A FORMER ARCHBISHOP SAYS -- PICKING A POPE IS NOT LIKE VOTING FOR A PRESIDENT.

CHILD HIT BY CAR-VO

DEVELOPING THIS MORNING--

A 12-YEAR-OLD RECOVERS FROM *MINOR INJURIES,

AFTER A CAR HIT HIM EARLY THIS MORNING.

IT HAPPENED AROUND 4 A-M,

NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF TREELINE AVENUE AND DANIELS PARKWAY IN LEE COUNTY.

THE CHILD TOLD DEPUTIES HE WAS *TRYING TO CATCH A BUS,

WHEN CAR GRAZED HIM.

DEPUTIES SAY THE DRIVER LIKELY DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE IT HAPPENED.

DEPUTIES WERE CONTACTING THE CHILD'S MOTHER --

LA MAN HUNT LATEST-VO

LOS ANGELES POLICE -- ARE CHASING AN EX-COP ON THE RUN.

AND THIS MORNING -- CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED AGAINST CHRISTOPHER DORNER --THE FORMER OFFICER ACCUSED OF KILLING THREE PEOPLE.

BILLBOARDS ARE NOW ADVERTISING THE MILLION DOLLAR REWARD -- FOR HIS CAPTURE.

AND THERE'S A NEW CONCERN --- DORNER COULD POSE A THREAT TO AVIATION SECURITY, CONSIDERING HIS TIME IN THE NAVY.

COLLIER DEPUTY ARREST IN VIDEO-VOWIPE

A MOTORCYCLE DRIVER SAYS HE'S FILING A LAWSUIT --

CLAIMING COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTIES USED EXCESSIVE FORCE,

WHEN THEY ARRESTED HIM.

LOOK AT THIS DASH CAM VIDEO.

22 YEAR OLD MATEO FALCONI IS A STUDENT AT FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY.

HE LED DEPUTIES ON A CHASE LAST OCTOBER --

REACHING SPEEDS OF 110 MILES PER HOUR.

DEPUTIES FINALLY PULLED HIM OVER,

THEN RAN OVER, TACKLED HIM, PUNCHED HIM AND CURSED AT HIM.

COLLIER DEPUTY ARREST IN VIDEO-SOTVO

Nats- "Ill fing kill you"

Falconi: 21:26 initially when gun was to my head I thought for a second I was going to be shot."

WHILE FALCONI BEGGED THEM TO STOP,

HE WAS TAZED AND HANDCUFFED.

BUT DEPUTIES SAY FORCE WAS NECESSARY --

BECAUSE FALCONI RESISTED,

AND LOOKED LIKE HE WAS REACHING FOR SOMETHING.

DEPUTIES FOUND MARIJUANA IN HIS BACKPACK,

BUT NOT A WEAPON.

HE'S FACING CRIMINAL CHARGES --

HOME INVASION-VO

NEW VIDEO TO SHOW YOU THIS MORNING --- OF A VIOLENT HOME INVASION IN CAPE CORAL.

TAKE A LOOK!

A NEIGHBOR'S SECURITY CAMERA -- CAUGHT THIEVES LEAVING THE SCENE.

ON SOUTHWEST THIRD AVENUE IN LATE JANUARY.

YOU CAN SEE THE DARK S-U-V FROM SEVERAL ANGLES.

OFFICERS SAY BEFORE DRIVING OFF --- TWO MEN WITH GUNS BROKE INTO A MAN'S HOUSE.

THEY BEAT HIM UP.

THEN THEY FORCED HIM TO OPEN HIS SAFE.

THEY STOLE MONEY, GUNS AND COINS.

SO FAR, OFFICERS SAY THEY HAVE ARRESTED PART OF THE GROUP.

NEUBERGER PLEA DEAL-(2) SS

A MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING AN ESTERO WOMAN -- IS TAKING A PLEA DEAL.

A-B-C 7 HAS LEARNED CHRISTOPHER NEUBERGER.

WILL TESTIFY AGAINST A SECOND MAN IN THE 2011 MURDER OF MARY ANN ZARB.

THE TRIAL DATE FOR THE OTHER DEFENDANT, SHANE SIMPKINS, IS IN MARCH.

INVESTIGATORS SAY NEUBERGER AND SIMPKINS -- KILLED ZARB THEN DUMPED HER BODY.

MISSING COLLIER KIDS-OC SS

COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTIES LOOK FOR THREE MISSING TEENS THIS MORNING.

SHYLA VALVERDE WAS LAST SEEN WITH ANDREW RUIZ AND MICHAEL GIDEON,

ALL MISSING FROM EAST NAPLES.

IT'S BELIEVED THEY'RE TRAVELING TOGETHER.

RILYA WILSON SENTENCTING-OC-SS-VO

SENTENCING TAKES PLACE THIS MORNING --

IN THE MISSING FOSTER CHILD CASE.

THAT LED TO SWEEPING CHANGES WITHIN FLORIDA'S DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

FOUR-YEAR-OLD RILYA WILSON DISAPPEARED IN LATE 2000.

BUT D-C-F DID NOT KNOW SHE WAS MISSING.

FOR 15 MONTHS.

HER BODY HAS NEVER BEEN FOUND.

LAST MONTH, A JURY CONVICTED GERALYN GRAHAM --

OF KIDNAPPING AND CHILD ABUSE IN THE CASE.

BUT NOT MURDER.

THE JUDGE DECLARED A MISTRIAL ON THAT CHARGE.

GRAHAM'S SENTENCING GETS UNDERWAY --

COLD CASE UNDERWATER VIDEO-VO WIPE

DETECTIVES CONFIRM --

THE SKELETAL REMAINS FOUND INSIDE A CAR.

BELONG TO A WOMAN WHO'S BEEN MISSING NEARLY A DECADE.

AND ABC7 HAS SOME *STUNNING VIDEO THIS MORNING.

PUNTA GORDA DIVERS SHOT THIS --

AS THEY SEARCHED A CANAL FOR FRANCIS HENDRICKSON'S CAR.

INVESTIGATORS HAD ALWAYS SUSPECTED --

THAT HENDRICKSON DROVE HER BUICK INTO A CANAL 20 YEARS AGO.

BUT LAST MONTH, SONAR LED THEM TO THIS SPOT.

WHERE THEY FOUND HER BLUE STATION WAGON,

KC'S RIVER STOP UPDATE-VO WIPE

IT COULD BE THE END. FOR THE POPULAR "KC'S RIVERSTOP."

CAPE COUNCIL MEMBERS -- VOTED *AGAINST RENEWING THE RESTAURANTS LEASE.

OWNER BETTY SERRAGO -- SAYS SHE FEELS SHE WAS GIVEN A RAW DEAL.

THE RESTAURANT'S CURRENT LEASE EXPIRES IN JUNE.

SERRAGO HOPED FOR A THREE YEAR EXTENSION.

INSTEAD CITY LEADERS VOTED TO PUT K-C'S OUT FOR PROPOSAL.

KC'S RIVER STOP UPDATE-SOT VO

51:25 "I can't wait until June 30th to tell my help you know what you might have a job you might not, I cannot do that to my help, I cannot do that to my employees." BETTY SERRAGO, KC'S RIVERSTOP

CITY LEADERS SAY THE NEXT STEP -- IS WEIGHING THE OPTIONS.

TEXTING HOMICIDE-VO

A BILL MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE.

ALLOWS THE STATE TO CHARGE DRIVERS WITH MURDER.

IF THEY CAUSE A DEATH WHILE TEXTING AND DRIVING.

A CONVICTION ON THAT -- COULD MEAN A 15 YEAR PRISON SENTENCE.

SEVERAL TEXTING-WHILE-DRIVING BILLS --- ARE UP FOR DEBATE IN THE UPCOMING SESSION.

RIGHT NOW FLORIDA IS ONE OF *FIVE STATES IN THE NATION.

ANIMAN ORDINANCE-OC

THIS MORNING, COLLIER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WILL VOTE ON A NEW ANIMAL CONTROL ORDINANCE.

IT LOOKS TO TOUGHEN THE RULES --

FOR ANYONE WORKING WITH ANIMALS.

THE CHANGES STEM FROM A CASE OF BREEDER NEGLECT,

BACK IN 2011.

WHERE MORE THAN A DOZEN DOGS DIED.

THE PROPOSAL WILL GO BEFORE COMMISSIONERS --

TEASE ONE-2-SHOT

PARENTS, BE HONEST --

DO YOU LIKE ONE CHILD MORE THAN ANOTHER?

IF YOU DO -

THAT COULD REALLY HURT THE WHOLE FAMILY.

ABC7 LOOKS INTO PLAYING FAVORITES.

PLUS YOU MAY SOON BE PLAYING THE ROLE OF FOOD INSPECTOR.

TZ1 A FAV KID-VOTOPS

TZ1 B FOOD SAFETY-VOTOPS

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

BLOOMBERG TEASE-SOT

BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT-PKG TOPS

ZOMBIES IN MONTANA-NATSVO TOPS

NATS OF ALERT

DID YOU HEAR THAT?

A ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE!

THIS IS MONTANA T-V STATION K-R-T-V.

HACKERS SENT OUT AN EMERGENCY ALERT.

BROADCASTING --

"DEAD BODIES ARE RISING FROM THEIR GRAVES" IN SEVERAL MONTANA COUNTIES.

ENGINEERS ARE INVESTIGATING.

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.

We've got 2 more days with dry, sunny weather and highs in the mid 80s before rain moves in later this week

A cool front will move down the peninsula and spend Thursday and Friday over SWFL, bringing periods of rain and cloudy skies.

GMA FAV KID-OC

NOW TO ANY AGE OLD QUESTION.

CAN A PARENT TO HAVE A FAVORITE CHILD?

A BRAND NEW STUDY SAYS YES.

AND THAT IT CAN HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE WHOLE FAMILY.

GMA FAV KID-PKG

==TAKE PKG===

NATS: HONEY, WE'VE GOT ONE HOUR UNTIL THE COMPETITION

EVEN FOR THIS MODERN FAMILYIT'S CONSIDERED THE CARDNAL SIN OF PARENTING

NATS: I LIKE IT TOO MUCH WHEN YOU WIN

FAVORING ONE OF YOUR CHILDREN OVER ANOTHER

KID: WELL IM KIND OF YOUR ONLY SOURCE FOR THAT

MOM: YOURE TELLING ME

THIS FATHER OF TWO ENDURED SERIOUS BACKLASH LAST SEPTEMBER WHEN HE POSTED A

BLOG SAYING HE LIKED ONE SON MORE THAN ANOTHER

BUZZ BISHOP, FATHER OF TWO "he's just the one I relate to easier, and if

that means he's my favorite and that's the language, I don't think that's

too evil."

BUT NOW, A UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO STUDY REVEALS, THAT A PARENT'S

PREFERENCE FOR ONE CHILD - ESPECIALLY WHEN ITS OBVIOUS ---. *CAN*

NEGATIVELY EFFECT THE *ENTIRE* FAMILY... EVEN THE CHILD GETTING ALL THE

ATTENTION.

Expert: it's really mainly when children perceive the parenting differences

to be unfair that they're most reactive to that themselves.

DAYS BEFORE BALTIMORE RAVENS HEAD COACH JOHN HARBAUGH FACED OFF AGAINST HIS

BROTHER, JIM, AT THE SUPER BOWL HE JOKINGLY CALLED INTO A TELEPHONE

PRESS CONFERENCE GIVEN BY THEIR PARENTS.

John Harbaugh: Is it true that both of you like Jim better than John?

Jackie Harbaugh: We do not!

GMA FAV KID-OC

JENNIFER ASHTON REPORTING.

THE NEW RESEARCH SHOWS --

IF ONE SIBLING ACTS OUT.

HE OR SHE WILL ULTIMATELY WIN THE ATTENTION.

TWITTER AMEX-OTS

A NEW COLLABORATION BETWEEN TWITTER AND AMERICAN EXPRESS.

LETS YOU BUY THINGS ONLINE --- WITH A SPECIAL HASHTAG.

AMEX MEMBERS WHO SIGN UP --- WILL BE ABLE TO BUY PRODUCTS BY MENTIONING THE HASHTAG IN A TWEET.

THE AMEX-SYNC ACCOUNT WILL TWEET BACK A CONFIRMATION.

FOOD SAFETY CUTS-VO

IMPENDING FEDERAL BUDGET CUTS --- COULD MEAN FEWER GOVERNMENT SAFETY INSPECTIONS.

AND HIGHER PRICES FOR MEAT. AT THE GROCERY STORE.

ACCORDING TO A WHITE HOUSE MEMO.

THE CUTS WOULD LEAD TO 21-HUNDRED -- *FEWER INSPECTIONS BY THE F-D-A.

THAT WOULD FORCE MEAT PACKING PLANTS TO SHUTDOWN.

AND LIMIT MEAT SUPPLIES IN GROCERY STORES. WHICH WOULD LEAD TO HIGHER PRICES.

TEASE TWO-2-SHOT

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--

THE FLU AND OTHER HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS DISEASES -- ARE OUT THERE.

YOU TRY TO STAY CLEAR.

COMING UP -- YOU WON'T BELIEVE HOW *CLOSE THEY ARE TO YOU.

WE CONDUCTED AN EXPERIMENT.

AND ONCE YOU WATCH IT --

TZ2 A FLU BLACKLIGHT-VO-WIPE

FLU BLACKLIGHT-2 SHOT

RIGHT NOW--

WE'RE WATCHING OUT FOR THE FLU. COLDS. STOMACH BUGS.

IT'S ALL AROUND US.

DOREEN GENTZLER SHOWS US ---- EXACTLY HOW QUICKLY THESE GERMS CAN SPREAD.

FLU BLACKLIGHT-PKG

BACTERIA AND VIRUSES. THOSE MICROSCOPIC GERMS THAT MAKE US SICK. ARE EVERYWHERE.

WITH THIS YEAR'S PARTICULARLY BAD FLU SEASON, YOU CAN RUN, BUT CAN'T HIDE FROM ALL THE GERMS AROUND US.

"Viruses start from a human. So they come from someone who coughs or sneezes or someone who gets the virus on his or her hands and touches something."

SO ONCE THESE GERMS ARE AIRBORNE, JUST HOW EASILY DO WE PASS THEM AROUND?

WE WENT TO THE OFFICES OF CARFAX IN CENTREVILLE, VIRGINIA, AND SPREAD AROUND THIS POWDER, CALLED GLOGERM, MOSTLY INVISIBLE TO THE EYE, BUT GLOWS UNDER A BLACK LIGHT.

WE PLACED IT ON HIGH-USE AREAS AROUND THE OFFICE. DOOR KNOBS, PHONES, IN THE KITCHEN AND ON THE COMPUTER. THEN LET EMPLOYEES GO TO WORK.

AFTER 20 MINUTES, WE TOOK OUT THE BLACKLIGHT FOR A LOOK. THE POWDER -- LIKE A VIRUS -- SPREAD. ONTO NEARLY EVERYONE'S HANDS AND FACES.

"I had more than I expected to have. It was pretty gross."

"You start to realize how easily it gets passed from person to person, object to object."

"Once you touch another surface, the virus can stay there for hours even days. So that surfaces are a great way to transmit viruses from person to person."

FLU BLACKLIGHT-2 SHOT

THAT WAS DOREEN GENTZLER REPORTING.

DOCTORS SAY THINGS LIKE WOOD OR PAPER -- CAN HELP A VIRUS LIVE LONGER.

BUT METAL ISN'T BAD.

ESPECIALLY METALS THAT MANY PEOPLE TOUCH.

LIKE DOOR KNOBS, PHONES AND COMPUTERS.

TEASE THREE-2-SHOT

IMAGINE THIS --

NO LIGHTS. NO WATER. NO TOILETS.

SOUNDS LIKE A NIGHTMARE, RIGHT?

BUT THAT'S THE REALITY FOR THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE --

STRANDED ON A CRUISE SHIP IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.

THE PLANS TO GET THEM BACK ON DRY LAND.

BUT FIRST -- A BIG NIGHT IN WASHINGTON.

PRESIDENT OBAMA DELIVERS HIS STATE OF THE UNION TONIGHT.

ABC7 LOOKS AHEAD.

THE BIG THEMES --- WE'LL HEAR TONIGHT.

TZ3 A CRUISE SHIP-VO-WIPE

TZ3 STATE OF THE UNION PREVIEW-SOTVO

CROSSTALK WX TEASE-2SH-WX GFX

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIP

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-SAT 3 TOPS

ABC SEVEN GOES LIVE TO THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

U.S. stocks are poised for a cautious start.

after finance ministers from the world's leading economies --- issued a statement pledging to avoid a currency war.

Some experts say Japan is trying to push the Yen lower -- to spur growth.

Meanwhile, stock futures are slightly lower.

Today, Coca Cola, Goodyear Tire, and McGraw-Hill release earnings.

TOP STORIES-CLIP

BREAKING-CLIP

BREAKING

BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW--

A PERSON FAMILIAR WITH PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS SAYS HE WILL ANNOUNCE THAT 34-THOUSAND U.S. TROOPS WILL BE HOME FROM AFGHANISTAN ONE YEAR FROM TODAY.

THAT'S ABOUT HALF THE U.S. TROOPS CURRENTLY IN AFGHANISTAN.

TS1) N KOREA-VOTOPS

OVERNIGHT NORTH KOREA TESTED A THIRD NUCLEAR DEVICE.

BREAKING A U-N AGREEMENT.

TO *NOT BUILD ATOMIC WEAPONS.

INITIAL REPORTS CALLED THIS AN EARTHQUAKE.

BUT WAS LATER CONFRIMED AS A NUCLEAR TEST.

THIS MORNING, PRESIDENT OBAMA -- CALLED THIS A "HIGHLY PROVOCATIVE ACT".

TS2) CHILD HIT BY CAR-VOTOPS

A 12-YEAR-OLD RECOVERS FROM MINOR INJURIES.

AFTER A CAR HIT HIM EARLY THIS MORNING.

DEPUTIES SAY AROUND 4 A-M, HE WAS TRYING TO CATCH A BUS.

WHEN THE CAR GRAZED HIM.

DEPUTIES ALSO SAY THE DRIVER PROBABLY DIDN'T NOTICE.

TS3) LA LATEST-VOTOPS

LOS ANGELES POLICE ARE TRACKING DOWN AN EX-COP ON THE RUN.

AND THIS MORNING -- CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED AGAINST CHRISTOPHER DORNER --THE FORMER OFFICER ACCUSED OF KILLING THREE PEOPLE.

STATE OF THE UNION PREVIEW-2 SHOT

TONIGHT THE PRESIDENT WILL DELIVER HIS STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS.

HE'LL RE-FOCUS -- ON JOBS AND THE ECONOMY

HE'S ALSO EXPECTED TO PUSH FOR GUN CONTROL, CLEAN ENERGY AND IMMIGRATION REFORM.

STATE OF THE UNION PREVIEW-PKG

President Obama's State of the Union speech tonight will focus primarily on

jobs and the economy.

It's expected to be different in substance and tone than Mr. Obama's

inaugural address last month.

SOT Stephanie Cutter

"THE ECONOMY WILL BE CENTRAL TO THIS SPEECH AND HOW WE GROW THE ECONOMY SO

THAT EVERYBODY CAN PARTICIPATE, A FAIR SHOT, PAY YOUR FAIR SHARE."

The President will push for additional government spending to promote

manufacturing, education, clean energy and infrastructure.

He'll also warn Congress to avoid the automatic spending cuts in Defense and

education scheduled to go into effect on March first.

But avoiding the automatic cuts and adding ADDITIONAL spending would require

Congressional approval -- setting Mr. Obama on a collision course with

House Republicans.

SOT John Boehner

"IT IS TIME FOR WASHINGTON TO LITERALLY GET BACK TO THE BASICS. WE CAN'T

CONTINUE TO SPEND MONEY THAT WE DON'T HAVE."

President Obama will also elaborate on some of the big themes from his

inaugural speech -- Immigration, climate change and gun violence.

Tomorrow, the President takes his message on the road, heading to Asheville,

North Carolina for a speech to workers at an auto parts plant.

The town's gearing up for the presidential visit, including at 12 Bones

Smokehouse, a spot where Mr. Obama has dined before.

SOT Sylvia Murphy, 12 Bones Smokehouse Employee

"THEY NEVER TELL US WHEN HE'S COMING. IT'S SECRET. SO WE DON'T KNOW. WE JUST

STATE OF THE UNION PREVIEW-OC

THAT WAS TAHMAN BRADLEY REPORTING.

TWO REPUBLICANS WILL DELIVER RESPONSES --

TO THE PRESIDENT'S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS TONIGHT.

SENATOR MARCO RUBIO FOR THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.

AND SENATOR RAND PAUL FOR THE TEA PARTY.

AGAIN -- WATCH TONIGHT ON ABC7.

SKOREA DEFENSE MINISTRY -VO

SOUTH KOREA'S DEFENSE MINISTRY SAYS --

THE MILITARY IS ON HIGH ALERT.

IN CASE NORTH KOREA DOES ANOTHER NUCLEAR TEST.

THEY'LL ALSO BE ON THE LOOKOUT --

FOR ADDITIONAL LAUNCHES.

THIS WAS THE NORTH'S *THIRD NUCLEAR TEST.

AND THE FIRST SINCE KIM JONG UN TOOK POWER.

HE SAYS HE USED A SMALLER, LIGHTER BOMB.

COURT SHOOTING NEWSER -SOTVO

WE HAVE AN UPDATE --- ON THE STORY WE BROKE YESTERDAY.

ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS THE SHOOTING AT A DELAWARE COURTHOUSE --- WAS NOT A RANDOM ACT OF VIOLENCE.

TWO WOMEN WERE SHOT AND KILLED.

WHEN A GUNMAN OPENED FIRE INSIDE THE COURTHOUSE LOBBY, INCLUDING HIS ESTRANGED WIFE.

Preliminarily, this was the result of a custody dispute that has lasted in our court system for several years. Is an on-going investigation as we speak there are investigators around the state investigating this, what happened,

POLICE ARE STILL INVESTIGATING.

PENDLETON FAMILY REAX -SOTVO

TWO SUSPECTS ARE IN JAIL THIS MORNING --- FOR THE MURDER OF A CHICAGO TEEN.

15-YEAR-OLD HADIYA PENDLETON.

WAS SHOT JUST DAYS -- AFTER ATTENDING PRESIDENT OBAMAS INAUGURAL CELEBRATIONS.

PENDLETONS MOM HAD THIS TO SAY.

I hope they are convicted to the fullest extent of the law and I'm going to be in court everyday."

PENDLETONS FAMILY IS IN WASHINGTON D-C TODAY --- FOR THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS.

GMA STRANDED CRUISE SHIP-OC

WE GOT SOME NEWS OVERNIGHT--

ON THAT CARNIVAL CRUISE SHIP,

THAT'S ADRIFT IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.

FOR THE FIRST TIME -- WE'RE HEARING FROM PASSENGERS.

42-HUNDRED PEOPLE ARE ON BOARD.

IN VERY UNCOMFORTABLE CONDITIONS.

GMA STRANDED CRUISE SHIP-PKG

THE DECISION OVERNIGHT TO TOW THE CRIPPLE TRIUMPH - SEEN IN THESE NEW COAST

GUARD PHOTOS - TO ALABAMA COULD NOW BE MAKING A BRUTAL VOYAGE, EVEN WORSE.

***NEW TRACK***

AND THIS MORNING FOR THE FIRST TIME WE ARE HEARING DIRECTLY FROM PASSENGERS

ONBOARD THAT STRICKEN SHIP:

"There's no lights, no water. We can't flush. Some people were able to

shower."

***RETRACK***

"Conditions are getting worse by the hour." PASSENGER DEBRA RIGHTMIRE TEXTED

ABC NEWS " Cabin carpets are wet with urine and water. Toilets are

overflowing Inside r cabins, WE are having to sleep in the hallways. /Onion

and cucumber sandwich last night. "

THE TRIUMPH - WHICH IS BIGGER THAN THE TITANIC WAS - IS RUNNING SOLELY ON

EMERGENCY POWER IT'S NOW BEING TOWED AT THE TORTUROUSLY SLOW PACE OF ONLY A

FEW MILES PER HOUR /

PASSENGER SHELLY CROSBY TEXTED US "We have a lot of tent cities on deck.".

AND WHILE / CARNIVAL'S ADS BOAST LIMITLESS BUFFETS OFF FOOD, THAT'S NOT THE

CASE ON THE HOBBLED TRIUMPH

"We just stood in line for 4 hours to get a hamburger." CROSBY TEXTED

CELL PHONE RECEPTION IS JUST AS SCARCE - COMING ONLY WHEN ANOTHER CARNIVAL

SHIP PULLS ALONG SIDE TO DROP OFF SUPPLIES ABOARD THESE LIFEBOATS.

NAT: brent nutt

BRENT NUTT / MANAGED TO SPEAK TO HIS WIFE BETHANY AND HER FRIENDS ONBOARD

THE SHIP BRIEFLY /

SOT its wretched. etc

CARNIVAL ACKNOWLEDGES THERE ARE ISSUES, BUT TELLS ABC NEWS THERE'S PLENTY OF

GMA STRANDED CRUISE SHIP-OC

MATT GUTMAN REPORTING.

THIS ALL STARTED WITH AN ENGINE FIRE OVER THE WEEKEND.

THE ORIGINAL PLAN WAS TO TOW THE SHIP TO MEXICO.

BUT IT'S DRIFTED SO FAR NORTH,

THAT IT WILL NOW BE TOWED TO ALABAMA.

DOCTOR SHOPPING ARREST-VO

A FORT MYERS BEACH WOMAN IS BEHIND BAR THIS MORNING ---

FOR HITTING UP MULTIPLE DOCTORS.

TO GET HER HANDS ON THOUSANDS OF PILLS.

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARRESTED KARYN MCNABB -- ON PRESCRIPTION FRAUD CHARGES.

THEY SAY IT HAPPENED BACK IN 2011.

A TIP CAME IN THIS YEAR.

DETECTIVES REPORT THAT AFTER PULLING MCNABB'S MEDICAL RECORDS.

THEY FOUND THAT SHE VISITED 3 DIFFERENT DOCTORS, IN LESS THAN 28 DAYS --- TO GET NARCOTICS LIKE OXYCODONE AND XANEX.

DOCTOR SHOPPING ARREST-SOTVO

"what had happened is i was going somewheres and they switched doctors so i switched doctors.

BUT DEPUTIES TELL US --- MCNABB KNEW EXACTLY WHAT SHE WAS DOING-

CHRIS KYLE

A FUNERAL IS SET FOR TODAY --

FOR FORMER NAVY SEAL AND DECORATED SNIPER CHRIS KYLE.

WHO WAS SHOT AND KILLED ALLEGEDLY BY A FELLOW VETERAN ON A SHOOTING RANGE IN TEXAS.

YESTERDAY, A TWO-HOUR MEMORIAL SERVICE WAS HELD AT COWBOYS STADIUM IN DALLAS.

HAGEL VOTE-VO

TODAY, THE SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE GETS READY --

TO VOTE ON CHUCK HAGEL'S NOMINATION FOR DEFENSE SECRETARY.

COMMITTEE CHAIR SENATOR CARL LEVIN --

SCHEDULED THE VOTE FOR THIS AFTERNOON.

AND DESPITE A CONTENTIOUS NOMINATION HEARING,

THE FORMER REPUBLICAN SENATOR IS EXPECTED TO WIN CONFIRMATION.

HAGEL HAS COME UNDER FIRE --

FOR COMMENTS HE MADE ON ISRAEL.

AND FOR OPPOSING SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN,

IMPACT FEES-VO

THIS MORNING, COMMISSIONERS TALK ABOUT SUSPENDING IMPACT FEES AGAIN.

BUT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE SPEAKING OUT.

THE FEES ARE COLLECTED,

EACH TIME A NEW HOME OR BUILDING IS CONSTRUCTED.

AND THE MONEY GOES TOWARD NEW ROADS, SCHOOLS, AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS.

DEVELOPER PAT CINIELLO PUT A PROJECT ON HOLD --

IMPACT FEES-SOTVO

the county has enormous financial problems and we can't afford to lose 10 or 20 million dollars.

SOME COMMISSIONERS THINK SUSPENDING THE FEES COULD SPARK A CONSTRUCTION BOOM.

MARDI GRAS CELEBRATION-SAT LIVE

TODAY IS FAT TUESDAY IN NEW ORLEANS.

THE ANNUAL BASH THAT MARKS THE END OF THE MARDI GRAS SEASON.

AS YOU CAN SEE THERES A FEW PEOPLE OUT ON BOURBON STREET.

GETTING AN EARLY START TO THE PARTYING!

BUT AS NEW ORLEANS GEARS FOR FAT TUESDAY -

THE FORECAST IS NOT DOING ANY FAVORS.

STILL, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SAY THE CHANCE OF RAIN --

HAS NOT DULLED THE CROWDS TOO MUCH.

VENDORS SAY PONCHOS ARE SELLING,

CONTEST WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT-2SH-SS

IT'S TIME TO ANNOUNCE OUR SECOND WINNER --

IN THE ABC7 VALENTINES DAY GIVEAWAY.

THE YUMMY PRIZE --

NORMAN LOVE CHOCOLATES.

TODAY'S WINNER IS CHRISSY FARAMO.

CONGRATULATIONS!

YOU HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE TO WIN TOMORROW.

WATCH ABC7 MORNING NEWS,

STARTING AT FIVE A-M.

WE'LL ANNOUNCE THE WORD OF THE DAY.

TEASE FOUR-2-SHOT

ONE GRAMMY PERFORMANCE. LITERALLY LIT UP THE STAGE.

CARRIE UNDERWOOD'S DRESS. WAS DEFINITELY A SHOW STOPPER.

BUT HOW DID SHE PULL IT OFF?

ABC7 GETS THE SCOOP FROM THE DESIGNER.

PLUS.

THEY'RE WINDOW WASHERS BY DAY.

AND SUPER HEROS BY NIGHT. KIND OF.

TZ4 a) GMA LIGHT DRESS-VO-WIPE

TZ4 B SUPER HERO

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

GMA LIGHT DRESS-2 SHOT

NOW TO CARRIE UNDERWOOD'S SHOW STOPPING GOWN AT THE GRAMMY'S.

THE COUNTRY SUPERSTAR LITERALLY LIT UP THE STAGE,

DURING HER PERFORMANCE.

THANKS TO HER DRESS --

WHICH PROJECTED A MAJESTIC DIGITAL LIGHT DISPLAY.

SO HOW DID THEY DO IT?

GMA LIGHT DRESS-PKG

WHEN CARRIE UNDERWOOD TOOK TO THE STAGE SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE GRAMMY AWARDS,

HER SINGING WAS FLAWLESS

NATS

BUT IT MAY HAVE BEEN HER DRESS THAT STOLE THE SHOW.

NATS OF HER SINGING WITH DRESS LIGHTING UP

AS CARRIE SANG 'TWO BLACK CADILLACS" IMAGES OF -- stars, roses, AND

BUTTERLLIES WERE PROJECTED LIKE MAGIC ON TO THE DRESS. AND MORE INCREDIBLE

THE DESIGNER, DON O'NEILL HAD JUST DAYS TO MAKE IT.

21:16:55

AMY: when did you first get the call?

A: We got the call on a Friday two weeks ago /we need the dress in a week /

/ Carrie wants something unique and she also wants it to also be something

that can have a movie projected on it.

THE SILVER GRAY Duchess satin GOWN HAD more than 100 yards of tulle and

crinoline INSIDE to support A 4 1/2-foot-wide skirt LARGE ENOUGH TO PROJECT

THE IMAGES, AND thousands of crystals HAND SEWN ON TO THE CORSET, TAKING A

team of four more than 80 hours to make.

ON'NEIL SAYS HE WAS INSPIRED BY THE FREEDOM TOWERS IN NEW YORK.

SOT: DON O'NEILL

21:20:58 I love that sort of triangular shape that gets narrower in the

freedom tower and I wanted something that's to me the ultimate modern piece

of Manhattan.

AND HOW DID THEY PROJECT THE IMAGES ON TO THE DRESS? RAJ KAMPOOR, CARRIE

UNDERWOOD'S CREATIVE DIRECTOR DREAMED UP THE IDEA.

SOT RAJ KAMPOOR, CARRIE UNDERWOOD'S CREATIVE DIRECTOR

"I thought oh wouldn't it be cool if Carrie wasn't stuck in the same dress

for the whole performance "

GFX-TWO PROJECTORS HUNG FROM THE CEILING 70 FEET FROM THE STAGE PROJECTED

THE IMAGES ON TO THE DRESS, EACH ONE TIMED PERFECTLY WITH THE SONG.

On the night of the Grammys UNDERWOOD had to stand in one place. SHE even

sang on an apple crate to elevate her.

DON SAW THE DRESS FOR THE FIRST TIME ALONG WITH THE MILLIONS WHO WATCHED

SUNDAY NIGHT.

21:18:39

GMA LIGHT DRESS-2 SHOT

THAT WAS AMY ROBACH REPORTING.

WE ARE ALSO LEARNING THIS MORNING --

THAT THIS YEAR'S GRAMMY RATINGS WERE GOOD.

BUT DOWN FROM LAST YEAR.

MORE THAN 28 MILLION PEOPLE WATCHED THE AWARDS SHOW.

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.

We've got 2 more days with dry, sunny weather and highs in the mid 80s before rain moves in later this week

A cool front will move down the peninsula and spend Thursday and Friday over SWFL, bringing periods of rain and cloudy skies.

SUPER HERO WINDOW WASHER-2 SHOTS

THIS NEXT STORY IS A *STELLAR EXAMPLE --

OF PEOPLE USING THEIR SKILLS.

TO MAKE THE LIVES OF SICK KIDS BETTER.

AFTER ALL--- IF YOU CLING TO THE SIDE OF A BUILDING FOR A LIVING.

WHY NOT LET YOUR ALTER EGO MAKE SOMEBODY'S DAY?

SUPER HERO WINDOW WASHER-PKG

At All-Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida, which cares for more than two-hundred kids.

everything changed one day when SUPERHEROES came from the SKY to CHASE away the fear and sadness that come with being sick.

KAIDEN DEGROAT

"It was really cool and exciting"

Seven-year-old Kaiden DeGroat, who loves Spiderman, was there that day for treatment.

and suddenly felt a WHOLE lot better seeing his hero in PERSON.

"Usually you only see him in movies, but seeing him in real life is just really cool!"

At children's hospitals around the country, they start at the roof and rappel the walls.

WINDOW WASHERS dressed as SUPER-HEROES.doing THEIR part to make kids feel better.

In Memphis, it was two Spidermen and Captain America.

In Charlotte, there were FOUR of them.

In Ft. Myers, it was a DYNAMIC TRIO. and at Christmas time, Santa and his elves came to clean, and to wave at the kids inside.

For the CHILDREN it was MAGIC.and very good medicine.

"Absolutely, any time we have the opportunity to help kids feel more positive, it really benefits their healing."

Q--What was the reason you were so glad you did this?

A--'Cuz I know I made their day a little better, and they made my day a little better.

Jon Powers, of High-Rise Window Cleaning in Clearwater, Florida, is back in regular clothes now after his day in COSTUME.

and will NEVER forget the girl without hair who peered back at him through her hospital window.

"She just had the biggest smile ever when I came down that wall ands tapped on the window. That's the best part of the day, right there."

SUPER HERO WINDOW WASHER-OC

THAT WAS MARK POTTER REPORTING.

THE MEN SPENT *HOURS VISITING WINDOWS,

AND SPRAYING SILLY STRING AT THE KIDS.

ACCORDING TO THE HOSPITAL SPOKESPERSON --

THIS KIND OF DISTRACTION REALLY HELPS KIDS HEAL.

FM FILM COMMISSION-VO

WE'RE KNOWN FOR BEACHES AND SPRING TRAINING.

NOW THE CITY OF FORT MYERS --- IS LOOKING TO ADD MOVIES.

THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY.

IS DEVELOPING A PLAN -- TO ADD INCENTIVES TO ATTRACT PRODUCTION COMPANIES.

THE COMMISSION WOULD HAVE VOLUNTEER MEMBERS.

AND A LIST OF RESOURCES FOR FILMMAKERS.

FM FILM COMMISSION-SOTVO

We just had someone come in and say certain areas remind them of Hawaii but its a lot cheaper to come to fort Myers to shoot something than go to Hawaii.

WEST MINISTER DOG SHOW-VO

DOGS HAVE TAKEN OVER NEW YORK.

THE WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB HOLDS ITS DOG SHOW.

AND TODAY IS THE SECOND DAY OF THE PRELIMINARY ROUND.

SO FAR, THE AMERICAN FOX HOUND WON THE HOUND CATEGORY.

THAT WAS FOLLOWED BY THE TOY GROUP.

WITH THE AFFEN-PINSCHER WAS NAMED TOP DOG IN THAT GROUP.

NEXT UP, WAS THE NON-SPORTING GROUP.

TEASE FIVE-OC

WE HAVE YOUR TOP STORIES AND STORM WARN SEVEN FORECAST.

ALSO -- BEYONCE IS BACK.

AND MAKING HER ROUNDS.

TZ5 A-VO

FINAL CHECK OF STOCKS-SAT 3 FULL

'BUCKWILD' CAST MEMBER DRUG CHARGE-VO

M-T-V'S REALITY SHOW -- "BUCKWILD" HAS RECEIVED NEGATIVE REVIEWS, FROM WEST VIRGINIA'S TOP BRASS --

AND THIS MORNING, ONE OF THE CAST MEMBERS IS IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW.

POLICE IN WEST VIRGINIA ARRESTED 24-YEAR-OLD SALWA AMIN -- EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING.

SHE FACES FELONY CHARGES FOR POSSESSION OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND HEROIN -- WITH INTENT TO SELL.

CHINA FESTIVAL LANTERN SHOW-VOTOPS

MEANWHILE --

CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS ARE IN FULL SWING.

LATERNS ARE NOW UP ACROSS CHINA.

TO CELEBRATE THE YEAR OF THE SNAKE.

YOU CAN SEE THIS NEARLY 200-FOOTLONG SNAKE LANTERN --

SET UP IN SHANGHAI.

THE LUNAR NEW YEAR BEGAN SUNDAY.

CELEBRATIONS LAST FOR TWO WEEKS --

BEYONCE AT ESSENCE FESTIVAL-VO

JUST AFTER THE INAGURATION AND SUPER BOWL --

BEYONCE'S PLANNING AN ENCORE PERFORMANCE -- AT THE NEW ORLEANS SUPERDOME.

SHE'LL HEAD THERE IN JULY -- FOR THE 19-TH ANNUAL ESSENCE FESTIVAL.

SHE WILL HEADLINE ONE OF THREE CONCERNTS.

JOHN LEGEND NEW SHOW-VOTOPS

AND FINALLY --

ACTOR AND SINGER JOHN LEGEND ADDS SOMETHING NEW TO HIS RESUME --

FILM PRODUCING.

THE GRAMMY WINNER'S "GET LIFTED FILM COMPANY" --

HAS SOLD A DRAMA TO THE CABLE NETWORK U-S-A.

"THE EDGE" WILL FOLLOW A HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL GRAD --

WHO GOES TO WORK FOR A FINANCIAL FIRM,

AND BECOMES INVOLVED IN A HIGH-STAKES F-B-I INVESTIGATION.

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIPTOPS

TS1) N KOREA-VOTOPS

OVERNIGHT.

NORTH KOREA TESTED A THIRD NUCLEAR DEVICE.

BREAKING A U-N AGREEMENT.

TO *NOT BUILD ATOMIC WEAPONS.

INITIAL REPORTS CALLED THIS AN EARTHQUAKE.

TS2) SOTU-VO-SS

TONIGHT, PRESIDENT OBAMA GIVES *FOURTH "STATE OF THE UNION" ADDRESS.

HE'S EXPECTED TO PUSH FOR GUN CONTROL, CLEAN ENERGY AND IMMIGRATION REFORM.

BUT HE'LL *FOCUS ON MIDDLE CLASS JOBS.

AFTERWARD, FLORIDA SENATOR MARCO RUBIO GIVES THE REPUBLICAN RESPONSE.

TS3) POPE RESIGNS-VOTOPS

THE VATICAN IS IN A STATE OF SHOCK.

ONE DAY AFTER THE POPE'S SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT HE IS STEPPING DOWN.

THE CHURCH LEADERS WILL SCRAMBLE TO ELECT A NEW POPE.

IT'S BELIEVED THAT ONCE POPE BENEDICT STEPS DOWN ON FEBRUARY 28TH.

TS4) LA MANHUNT-VOTOPS

LOS ANGELES POLICE GO TO *LENGTHY EFFORTS --

TO TRACK DOWN AN EX-COP ON THE RUN.

AND THIS MORNING -- CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED AGAINST CHRISTOPHER DORNER.

WHO'S ACCUSED OF KILLING THREE PEOPLE.

BILLBOARDS ARE NOW ADVERTISING THE MILLION DOLLAR REWARD--

FINAL WEATHER-WX GFX

We've got 2 more days with dry, sunny weather and highs in the mid 80s before rain moves in later this week

A cool front will move down the peninsula and spend Thursday and Friday over SWFL, bringing periods of rain and cloudy skies.

CLOSE-2SH-AWS ANI

AD LIB GOODBYE

please be sure to tease our next newscast

JOIN US FOR ABC 7 NEWS AT 5, RIGHT AFTER ELLEN.