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BREAKING AT 5 --

TWO FAMILIES HAVE JUST LOST THEIR HOME.

RIGHT NOW --

ABC 7 CREWS ARE ON SCENE AT JAMAICA BAY --

AS FIREFIGHTERS WORK TO DOUSE THE FLAMES.

ALSO DEVELOPING AT 5 --

He came up to me with his gun pointed at me.

THEN HE SAYS ACCUSED COP KILLER CHRISTOPHER DORNER TOOK HIS TRUCK.

TONIGHT WE'RE STILL WAITING TO FIND OUT IF THE BURNED BODY INSIDE A REMOTE CABIN IS THE ROGUE COP.

SEVEN IN THE MORNING AND A TEEN'S BUSTED FOR SMOKING WEED ON THE SCHOOL BUS?

ABC 7'S GETTING REACTION TONIGHT FROM THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ABOUT HOW THIS HAPPENED.

DIVA'S LISTEN UP--

HL1) JAMAICA BAY STRUCTURE FIRE-trxVOTOPS

HL2) LAPD MANHUNT CARJACK-trxSOTVO

HL3) CHARCO POT ON BUS-trxVOTOPS

HL4) DIVA CUP-trxVOTOPS

DRY WEATHER VIDEO-TRXVOTOPS

RIGHT NOW IT'S DANGEROUSLY DRY--

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IS IN DESPERATE NEED OF RAIN--

IT'S COMING TONIGHT--

STORMWARN-CLIP A

FIRST WEATHER-WX WALL

SHOWERS ON THE WAY

Most of the evening down here in southwest Florida will be fine - humid and breezy - but fine. Rain is off to the north and approaching the Tampa area tonight. By midnight we should start to see some showers breaking out here. A cold front is inching down the peninsula and it looks like the front will stall over/near south Florida through Friday. This means that we will carry a chance for showers in our forecast for the next two days. It does NOT mean that we will be rained-out for two days, but you should plan on passing showers both Thursday and Friday. Temperatures will drop into the 60's tonight and it will be breezy and very humid. Tomorrow afternoon, thanks to the increased clouds and showers, our highs will only hit the mid and upper 70's. Looks like the 80 degree temps will be gone for a while.

The weekend outlook is looking good and we will start to see more sunshine returning on Saturday and Sunday. Afternoon highs on Saturday will be in the lower 70's and noticeably cooler on Sunday. In fact, Sunday morning and Monday morning will likely be in the 40's! The chilly weather will only last for a few days and we will warm up again next week.

BREAKING-CLIP B

JAMAICA BAY STRUCTURE FIRE-SSTOPS-VO.WIPE

WE START WITH BREAKING NEWS AT 5 --

TWO MOBILE HOMES ARE NOW DESTROYED!

FIRE MELTED TRAILERS IN SOUTH FORT MYERS TODAY.

IT BROKE OUT THIS AFTERNOON IN JAMAICA BAY.

HERE'S WHAT WE'VE LEARNED, JUST INTO THE NEWSROOM.

ONE FAMILY LOST THEIR HOUSE.

THE OTHER HOME WAS VACANT.

THE FIRE ALSO CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE AT TWO OTHER MOBILE HOMES.

A WHOPPPING 50 FIREFIGHTERS WORKED TO DOUSE THE FLAMES.

THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT IT SPREADING BECAUSE THE MOBILE HOMES ARE SO CLOSE TOGETHER.

NO ONE WAS HURT.

JAMAICA BAY STRUCTURE FIRE-SOTVO

NO ONE WAS HURT.

RED CROSS IS HELPING THAT FAMILY THAT LOST THEIR PLACE.

BREAKING-CLIP A

CHRISTIE SETTLEMENT-VO

BREAKING NEWS,

A SETTLEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED IN A LAWSUIT FILED BY THE FAMILY OF AN INMATE.

A WARNING THESE PICTURES YOU'RE ABOUT TO SHOW YOU ARE GRAPHIC.

DEPUTIES ARRESTED NICK CHRISTIE FOR TRESPASSING IN 2009.

HE BECAME COMBATIVE INSIDE THE JAIL.

THAT'S WHEN DEPUTIES REPEATEDLY PEPPER SPRAYED CHRISTIE. EVEN WHILE HE WAS RESTRAINED NAKED IN A CHAIR.

THEY ALSO PLACED A SPIT MASK OVER CHRISTIE'S FACE.

HE WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL WHERE HE DIED OF HEART FAILURE.

DEPUTIES WERE CLEARED OF ANY WRONGDOING.

BUT, HIS FAMILY FILED A CIVIL SUIT IN FEDERAL COURT.

FIRE WATCH-CLIP B

DRY WX FIRE DANGER-OC-SS-OC

J-P JUST TALKED ABOUT RAIN COMING!

THAT'S A GOOD THING.

WE HAVEN"T SEEN ANY SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IN A WHILE.

CHECK OUT THE INDEX FROM THE FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE ESTIMATES.

IT SHOWS THE FIRE DANGER IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

LET'S EXPLAIN HOW TO READ THIS!

GREEN IS THE LOWEST LEVEL OF DANGER.

YELLOW IS THE NEXT HIGHEST AT MODERATE.

YOU CAN SEE LEE AND COLLIER COUNTIES ARE MODERATE RIGHT NOW.

AND AS ABC7'S JOE ROETZ TELLS US NEW AT 5 --

DRY WX FIRE DANGER-LL PKG

- Was a great west season - caused a lot of growth.

- Now that growth is drying and dying - which means a lot of fuel for fire.

IT'S THE DRY DAYS,

THE WHIPPING WINDS,

AND THE WISH FOR WATER THAT HAS THE FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE READY FOR ACTION.

TAKE SOT

Clark ryals

Florida Forest Service

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Everyone needs to be more cautious then they've been in years past.

IT ALL ADDS UP TO THE PERFECT DISASTER.

FAST MOVING BRUSHFIRES LIKE THIS ONE IN SAN CARLOS PARK LAST WEEK.

THE AGENCY HAS ALREADY FOUGHT 63 FIRES FROM THE START OF THE YEAR.

THAT'S NEARLY DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF BLAZES IT BATTLED BY THIS TIME IN 2012.

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT CALLS THIS SEASON ABNORMALLY DRY - WITH RAIN FALLING 2 INCHES LESS THAN AVERAGE. OFFICIALS HOPE THE NEXT FEW DAYS BRING SOME MUCH NEEDED RELIEF.

Take Sot

Clark ryals

Florida Forest Service

10 seconds

Right now it just keeps getting hotter. Normally this time of year there are cold fronts. This year we are warmer, drier and have more fuel.

- It's been dry enough that the county is advising you to be careful what you use to water your lawn and plants.

- In the same turn - you want to make sure you're keeping your yard free of any dead plants to help prevent the spark of spread of any fire.

LAKE O WATER QUALITY-VO.WIPE

ONE OF THE STATE'S MOST INFLUENTIAL WATER MANAGEMENT LEADERS MADE HIS FIRST VISIT TO LEE COUNTY TODAY.

NEW U-S ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS COLONEL ALAN DODD TOURED THE CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER, ESTUARY AND SOME OF THE LOCKS AND PROJECTS IMPORTANT TO WATER MANAGEMENT.

HE CONTROLS THE DIVISION THAT DECIDES HOW MUCH WATER SOUTHWEST FLORIDA GETS THROUGH RELEASES FROM LAKE OKECOHOBEE.

DODD ALSO MET WITH MORE THAN TWO DOZEN ENVIRONMENTALISTS. SCIENTISTS, LEADERS, AND WATER ADOVOCATES.

LAKE O WATER QUALITY-SOTVO

take sot

49:04 my biggest reason for coming here is to understand the county's

RIGHT NOW, THE CORP IS RELEASING ABOUT 1000 CUBIC FEET PER SECOND OF WATER FROM THE LAKE TO OUR AREA--

COLLIER MISSING TEENS-SS-VO.WIPE

COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THEY HAVE SOME NEW TIPS TONIGHT --

ON WHERE THREE MISSING TEENAGERS MIGHT BE.

17-YEAR-OLD SHYLA VALVERDE, HER BOYFRIEND 16-YEAR-OLD ANDREW RUIZ AND 16-YEAR-OLD MICHAEL GIDEON --

TOLD THEIR PARENTS THEY WERE HEADED TO THE EVERGLADES CITY SEAFOOD FESTIVAL FRIDAY.

THEY HAVEN'T BEEN SEEN OR HEARD FROM SINCE.

MICHAEL'S GIRLFRIEND SAYS SHE DROPPED THEM OFF IN NAPLES NEAR MICHAEL'S HOUSE ABOUT NINE THAT NIGHT.

COLLIER MISSING TEENS-SOTVO

Brian Valverde

Missing teen's father

" there's no indication that she would just up and leave. Stuff that she would not go anywhere without she didn't take with her- like her makeup and her jewelr

CAPE KNIFE TO SCHOOL ARREST-SS

HE BROUGHT A KNIFE TO SCHOOL.

AND TONIGHT THAT CAPE CORAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT IS UNDER ARREST.

THE ASSISTANT PRINICIPAL AT CAPE CORAL HIGH SCHOOL SEARCHED 18 YEAR OLD CHARLES LOPEZ'S BACKPACK YESTERDAY.

SHE FOUND THE SIX INCH BLADE. 4 INCH HANDLED KNIFE.

LOPEZ IS CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF A WEAPON ON SCHOOL GROUNDS.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN TWO WEEKS THAT STUDENTS HAVE BROUGHT WEAPONS TO CAPE SCHOOLS.

CHARCO POT ON BUS-VO

CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY A TEENAGER SMOKING POT ON THE BUS.

ENDED UP BURNING A HOLE IN HER POCKET.

DAVION SAMPLES WAS ARRESTED YESTERDAY

WITNESSES SAY HE LIT A JOINT ON THE BUS LAST WEEK.

THEN HE TOOK SEVERAL HITS AND BLEW SMOKE OUT THE WINDOW.

THEN HE HANDED THE MARIJUAN ACROSS THE AISLE TO A 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL.

SHE PUFFED TOO --

THEN PUT THE LIT JOINT IN HER POCKET TO HIDE HER.

THAT CAUSED HER HER TO BURN A HOLE IN THE POCKET.

CHARCO BABYSITTER SEXUAL BATTERY-SS

ALSO IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY, A BABYSITTER IS ACCUSED OF INAPPROPRIATELY TOUCHING A 5-YEAR OLD GIRL.

DEPUTIES SAY 27-YEAR-OLD JUSTO COLON WAS WATCHING THE GIRL IN PORT CHARLOTTE ON MONDAY.

THE GIRL WENT TO THE HOSPITAL THAT DAY.

AFTER AN EXAM DETECTIVES LEARNED THAT THE CHILD SUFFERED A LACERATION AND ABRASIONS TO HER VAGINAL AREA.

THOSE WOUNDS ARE CONSISTENT WITH SEXUAL ABUSE.

LAPD MANHUNT ENDS-OC-SS-OC

YESTERDAY THROUGHOUT THE SHOW WE BROUGHT YOU BREAKING NEWS ON THE SEARCH FOR AN EX LAPD COP.

THAT MAN CHRISTOPHER DORNER IS BELIEVED TO BE DEAD TONIGHT.

CREWS FOUND A BODY IN A CABIN AND THEY BELIEVE IT IS DORNER.

LAPD MANHUNT ENDS-PKG

NATS -- Chopper "The cabin did burn. right down to the frame."

AUTHORITIES SAY THEY'VE DISCOVERED THE CHARRED BODY OF A MAN -- BELIEVED TO

BE CHRISTOPHER DORNER -- IN THE RUBBLE OF THIS BURNED-OUT CABIN.

SOT -- Lt. Andrew Neiman, Los Angeles Police Dept. / 08:01:47 "The LAPD has

now moved back into a normal state of police operation."

BUT DETECTIVES ARE WAITING FOR FORENSICS. TO *CONFIRM* THE IDENTITY OF THE

SUSPECT. INVOLVED IN THE DEADLY POLICE SHOOT-OUT.

SOT

THE MANHUNT ESCALATED TUESDAY. NOT FAR FROM WHERE DORNER'S BURNED OUT

TRUCK WAS DISCOVERED.

SOT OVER GFX / "Shut down the freeway. possibly for the subject we've been

looking for."

TWO MAIDS FIRST REPORTED BEING TIED UP BY DORNER IN A CABIN. AND THEIR CAR

WAS STOLEN.

MINUTES LATER. RICK HELTE-BRAKE SAYS HE WAS CAR-JACKED BY DORNER.

SOT - Rick Heltebrake, On the Phone "He was dressed. dressed up to do

some damage it looked like. Within about 10 seconds or so. I heard a volly

of gunfire "NATS GUYS' DOWN!'"

TWO DEPUTIES APPROACHING THE SCENE. WERE THEN SHOT BY THE SUSPECT.

AND ONE WAS KILLED. AS THE SHOOT-OUT CONTINUED.

SOT -- Lt. Patrick Foy, Department of Fish and Wildlife / "Engaged in 15 to

20 shots. as Dorner was driving away."

EVENTUALLY THE SUSPECT DITCHED THE CAR. AND FLED INTO THIS CABIN ON FOOT.

IN HIS ALLEGED ONLINE MANIFESTO. DORNER PROMISED TO CONTINUE KILLING

OFFICERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. IN RETALIATION FOR BEING FIRED FROM THE L-A-

P-D.

THE RIVERSIDE OFFICER DORNER IS ACCUSED OF GUNNING DOWN LAST WEEK. IS

MICHAEL CRANE.

HIS FUNERAL IS BEING HELD TODAY.

SOT TBA

OFFICER CRANE WAS A HUSBAND AND FATHER OF TWO.

AUTHORITIES HAVE NOT YET RELEASED THE NAME OF THE SAN BERNARDINO DEPUTY

KILLED DURING YESTERDAY'S STANDOFF.

OBAMA PLANE TURBULENCE-VO-WIPE

FRIGHTNING MOMENTS FOR PRESDIENT OBAMA IN THE SKIES TODAY.

AS HE WAS HEADED TO ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA ON

AIR FORCE ONE, THE PLANE HIT TURBULENCE.

PRESS SECRETARY JAY CARNEY SAYS DURING THE RIDE THEY COULD HEAR GLASSWARE AND CHINA BREAKING IN THE GALLEY.

SOTU FOLO-VOTOPS

AND THAT'S WHERE HE VISITIED LINAMAR CORPORATION.

HE WAS TRYING TO REINFORCE WHAT HE TALKED ABOUT LAST NIGHT ON JOBS, MANUFACTURING AND MIDDLE-CLASS OPPORTUNITIES.

SOTU FOLO-SOTVO

Our job as Americans is to restore that basic bargain that says if you work hard, if you're willing to meet your responsibilities, you can get ahead.

it's time for an increase in the minimum wage,

RUBIO SIP OF WATER-VOTOPS-SS

MANY PEOPLE ARE STILL TALKING ABOUT FLORIDA SENATOR MARCO RUBIO LUNGING FOR A WATER BOTTLE DURING HIS

REPUBLICAN RESPONSE TO THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS.

HE WAS ABOUT ELEVEN MINUTES INTO HIS SPEECH WHEN HE DIVED OFF CAMERA FOR A QUICK SWIG OF WATER.

IT ONLY LASTED ABOUT FIVE SECONDS BUT THE MOVE IS GENERATING A LOT OF BUZZ ONLINE.

SOME DESCRIBED IT AS "AWKWARD."

TODAY THE BRAND OF WATER RUBIO WAS DRINKING.POLAND SPRING POSTED THIS PICTURE ON ITS FACEBOOK PAGE.

NEXT AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP

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

PACKAGE

NATS - I use this one.

TONIGHT ABC7 IS TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING MANY KEEP IN THE PRIVACY OF THE BATHROOM.

WHAT IS THIS.AND HOW IT TAKES THE PLACE OF TAMPONS.

OUR SMART SHOPPER SHOWS YOU THE DIVA CUP.HOW IT COULD BE SAFE AND A BIG TIME MONEY SAVER.

PLUS HER FAMILY CLAIMS SHE DIED FROM COCA-COLA.

HOW THEY SAY THE MOST POPULAR SODA WORLDWIDE KILLED HER.

TZ1 A DIVA CUP-NATSVO

TZ1 B COCA COLA DEATH-SS

OK SNOW-VOTOPS

CHECK THIS OUT.

THIS WAS THE SCENE IN NEAR OKLAHOMA CITY YESTERDAY.

A STORM DUMPED SNOW AND RAIN OVER MUCH OF THE STATE.

MUCH OF IT COULD MELT WAS EXPECTED TO MELT TODAY WITH

STORMWARN OPEN-CLIP

FORECAST-PHC

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

FORECAST-WXWALL

SHOWERS ON THE WAY

Most of the evening down here in southwest Florida will be fine - humid and breezy - but fine. Rain is off to the north and approaching the Tampa area tonight. By midnight we should start to see some showers breaking out here. A cold front is inching down the peninsula and it looks like the front will stall over/near south Florida through Friday. This means that we will carry a chance for showers in our forecast for the next two days. It does NOT mean that we will be rained-out for two days, but you should plan on passing showers both Thursday and Friday. Temperatures will drop into the 60's tonight and it will be breezy and very humid. Tomorrow afternoon, thanks to the increased clouds and showers, our highs will only hit the mid and upper 70's. Looks like the 80 degree temps will be gone for a while.

The weekend outlook is looking good and we will start to see more sunshine returning on Saturday and Sunday. Afternoon highs on Saturday will be in the lower 70's and noticeably cooler on Sunday. In fact, Sunday morning and Monday morning will likely be in the 40's! The chilly weather will only last for a few days and we will warm up again next week.

TOSS TO NINA-OC

ALRIGHT LADIES-

TODAY WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TAKING CARE OF OUR BODIES-

IT COSTS A LOT-

BUT THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE HEARD OF WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR FEMININE HYGIENE.

DIVA CUP-TC MON

IT'S CALLED THE DIVA CUP.

DIVA CUP-PKG

NATS - I use this one.

JAMIE GOGGIN IS GOING WHERE NOT MANY PEOPLE WANT TO GO.

THE MOM OF THREE WANTS OTHER WOMEN TO KNOW WHAT SHE FOUND OUT WHEN SHE STUMBLED UPON THE DIVA CUP AT NATURAL PARENTING STORE ECOBABY AND HOME IN NAPLES.

11:08:05 7

"It does take one or two times getting sued to it as it does with any product you use."

THIS REUSABLE TINY SILICON CUP FITS INSIDE A WOMAN AND HOLDS FLUIDS FOR 12 HOURS AT A TIME.

YOU BUY ONE FOR AROUND 30 BUCKSAND IT LASTS A YEAR AT LEAST.

WE KNOW YOU'VE GOT SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT COMFORT, CLEANLINESS AND SAFETY.

AND OBGYN DOCTOR WILLIAM RINCON SAYS IT'S ACTULLY SAFER THAN WHAT YOU'RE USED TO.

11:04:44 9

"It's also made out of silicon conforms to body with body heat."

HE SAYS A MENSTRUAL CUP IS CLEANER, TOO

BECAUSE FLUID ISN'T EXPOSED TO OXYGEN WHICH HELPS BACTERIA GROW.

SO THERE'S NO RISK OF TOXIC SHOCK SYDNROME.

11:12:48 6

"If it means no more embarrassing issues for people then I think it's a great concept."

SUSIE BAGWALL IS ON THE FENCE ABOUT USING A DIVA CUP-

SHE HEAR ABOUT IT FROM HER DAUGHER.

NATS -those young people know all this stuff before us adults.

WE THOUGHT CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS MIGHT HELP HER MAKE HER DECISION.

TAMPONS GFX

THE AVERAGE WOMAN USES 33 TO 420 TAMPONS A YEAR

THE COST EQUALS ONE HUNDRED TO TWO HUNDREDS TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS IN A YEAR-

ONE DIVA CUP COSTS AROUND 30 BUCKS FOR A WHOLE YEAR.

A SAVINGS OF AT LEAST 300 BUCKS OVER FIVE YEARS.

11:03:10

NATS - it's really education they don't know about it.

DOCTOR RINCON SAYS WOMEN DON'T HAVE TO WORRY - THE DIVA CUP ONLY NEEDS TO BE EMPTIED AND WASHED TWICE DAILY FOR EVEN THE HEAVY DAYS.

NATS - wonderful

AND OUR GOOD SPORT JAMIE HAS NO REGRETS -

DIVA CUP-TC MON

ONE MORE BENEFIT TO A DIVA CUP IS IT'S ENVIRONMENTALL FRIENDLY BECAUSE OTHER PRODUCTS END UP IN LANDFILLS AND ARE NOT BIODEGRADABLE.

IT'S AVAILABLE IN MOST NATURAL PARENTING STORES OR ONLINE.

WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS ON ABD DASH SEVEN DOT COM.

HORMONE AGING-VO

IN YOUR ABC7 HEALTHY LIVING TONIGHT --

IF YOU DON'T WANT YOUR LOOKS TO AGE,

HORMONE THERAPY COULD PULL IT OFF.

RESEARCHERS AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY STUDIED 70 WOMEN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 45 AND 65.

THEY FOUND THOSE WHO WERE CARRIERS OF THE ALZHEIMER'S GENE EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT AGING.

BUT, WOMEN WHO WERE ON HORMONE THERAPY DID NOT EXPERIENCE THAT RAPID AGING.

EXPERTS SAY THIS STUDY HELPS THEM DECIDE WHICH WOMEN WOULD BENEFIT FROM HORMONE THERAPY --

SUGAR PETITION-VOTOPS

THE CENTER FOR SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST FILED A PETITION WITH THE F-D-A TODAY.

THE GROUP WANTS THEM TO DETERMINE A SAFE LIMIT FOR ADDED SUGAR IN SOFT DRINKS.

TABLE SUGAR, HONEY, DEXTROSE AND HIGH-FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP ARE ALL FORMS OF ADDED SWEETENERS.

THE F-D-A SAYS THOSE INGREDIENTS ARE "GENERALLY RECOGNIZED AS SAFE."

COCA COLA DEATH-SS

THAT NEWS COMES --

AS A NEW ZEALAND CORONER CONFIRMS COCA-COLA PLAYED A PART IN A 31-YEAR-OLD WOMAN'S DEATH.

NATASHA HARRIS DIED IN 2010.

SHE DRANKED THE EQUIVALENT OF 30 CANS OF SODA A DAY.

THE CORONER SAYS SOFT DRINKS SHOULD HAVE HEALTH WARNINGS.

NEW AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP

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

NATS SHOTS SHOTS SHOTS.

SHE'S A PISTOL.

AND SHE'S PACKING HEAT.

WHY MORE WOMEN ARE BUYING GUNS.

PLUS ABC7 SHOWS YOU THE GUNSTORE FOR WOMEN ONLY AND THE BLINGED OUT WEAPONS YOU CAN GET.

COPS CHASING A DONUT TRUCK.

MIGHT SOUND FUNNY. BUT THIS IS NO LAUGHING MATTER.

TZ2 A GIRLIE GUNS-NATSVO

TZ2 B DONUT TRUCK STOLEN-VOTOPS

BUMP SHOT-BUMP IN

GIRLIE GUNS-VO IN POP

BANNING ASSAULT RIFLES.

LIMITING AMMO.

GUN CONTROL IS IN THE SPOTLIGHT.

AND TONIGHT SO ARE WOMEN WHEN IT COMES TO GUNS.

STORES ARE SEEING A SURGE IN LADIES BUYING FIREARMS.

GIRLIE GUNS-PKG

CODIE ALLEN AND HER FAMILY LIVE IN THE SUBURBS.

S/ Codie Allen, Gun Owner:03 -:09

"I have three kids, 13, 6 and 4. Very outdoorsy, fun loving kids."

SHE LIVES IN A SAFE, UPPER-MIDDLE CLASS NEIGHBORHOOD BUT RECENTLY MADE THE DECISION TO TAKE EXTRA STEPS TO PROTECT HER FAMILY - ON THOSE NIGHTS WHEN HER HUSBAND WORKS LATE.

"I took a conceal and carry class. I learned how to shoot a pistol and revolver."

ALLEN SAYS AT FIRST, GUNS WERE INTIMIDATING.

"We all know what guns are capable of doing, and for me it was safety first. Being a mother of three, it's always going to be safety first."

BUT AFTER TAKING GUN TRAINING CLASSES.HER FEELINGS CHANGED.

"Knowing that I had something, that could protect my family, if ever need be, was very empowering, and then knowing how to actually control and handle a weapon of that caliber.

REBECCA BIEKER IS THE FOUNDER OF 'SHE'S A PISTOL' - IT'S A SELF DEFENSE COMPANY IN SHAWNEE.

S/ Rebecca Bieker, self defense co. owner:54 -:58

"We sell everything from pepper spray and stun guns to firearms with a purpose of self defense in mind."

BIEKER SAYS SHE CAME UP WITH THE NAME OF THE STORE, WHICH IS GEARED TOWARD WOMEN AND SALES HAVE BEEN STRONG.

"We're seeing more women come in that want to protect themselves, but also protect their family and they are realizing they are just as capable of protecting themselves and a family member and their male counter part and they are taking it upon themselves to find a method that works for them."

BIEKER SAYS COLORFUL FIREARMS ARE POPULAR WITH WOMEN. IN ALLEN'S CASE SHE SELECTED THIS PURPLE GUN AND ADDED CRYSTALS.

BUT SHE SAYS DON'T BE FOOLED BY THE LOOK OF THIS WEAPON.

"If someone broke into my house with the intent to harm myself or my children, would I use it? Absolutely."

GIRLIE GUNS-VO IN POP

NAJAHE SHERMAN REPORTING.

ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL SPORTING GOODS ASSOCIATION, WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION IN TARGET SHOOTING IS UP 51-PERCENT.

AND LISTEN TO THIS - LAST NIGHT ON ABC7 NEWS AT 11 - WE TOLD YOU ABOUT THE SHORTAGE OF AMMUNITION.

TEASE THREE-ONCAM

FOUR DAYS.STRANDED IN THE GULF.

SLEEPING ON THE DECKS.

NO AIR.

NO TOILETS.

LITTLE FOOD.

"This is honestly the worst experience ever

"there's people sleeping in the hallways on mattresses

WHEN THESE FOUR-THOUSAND PASSENGERS COULD FINALLY WALK ON LAND.

ROCKING THE BABY BUMP.

THE DUCHESS.CARRYING THE ROYAL HEIR. SHOWS OFF HER PREGNANT BIKINI BOD.

BUT THEY'RE PHOTOS WE MAY NEVER SEE, WE EXPLAIN WHY.

PLUS--

- Ellen Mcnally - Call to Action Member

28:01 - "be more gentle to divorced and remarried Catholics, to accept lesbians, gays and bi sexual people into the church." - 28:10

ABC7 TALKS TO CATHOLICS CALLING FOR ACTION --

HAPPY ABOUT THE POPE'S RESIGNATION.

WHAT THEY HOPE THE NEXT POPE DOES TO MAKE A MORE PROGRESSIVE CATHOLIC CHURCH.

BUT FIRST - MEET ABC 7'S FACEBOOK WOMAN OF THE DAY.

MAUREEN DILLOW OF LABELLE.

THANKS FOR WATCHING MAUREEN.

TZ3 A CRUISE SHIP LATEST-SOTSOTVO

TZ3 B KATE MIDDLETON PHOTOS-VO

TZ3 C POPE PROGRESSIVE-SOTVO

FACEBOOK WOMAN OF THE DAY-SSTOPS

BUMP SHOT-BUMP OUT

NEWS AT 5:00 PM OPEN-CLIP

TS JAMAICA BAY FIRE-VID BOX

MAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW,

TWO MOBILE HOMES ARE NOW DESTROYED AFTER A FIRE IN SOUTH FORT MYERS TODAY.

IT BROKE OUT THIS AFTERNOON IN JAMAICA BAY.

ONE FAMILY LOST THEIR HOUSE.

THE OTHER HOME WAS VACANT.

NO ONE WAS HURT.

TS DORNER LATEST-VID BOX

ONE OF THE POLICE OFFICERS KILLED BY CHRISTOPHER DORNER LAST WEEK IN CALIFORNIA --

WAS LAID TO REST TODAY.

FUNERAL SERVICES WERE HELD FOR MICHAEL CRAIN.

DORNER KILLED FOUR PEOPLE INCLUDING A DEPUTY DURING A SHOOTOUT YESTERDAY.

HERE'S WHAT NEW IN THE INVESTIGATION.

A CHARRED BODY WAS FOUND IN CABIN WHERE THE EX LAPD COP WAS HOLDED UP IN TUESDAY.

IT'S BELIEVED TO BE DORNER.

TS PG SCHOOL BUS POT-VID BOX

SMOKING POT ON THE BUS ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL - AND PASSING IT TO FRIENDS.

TONIGHT A 14-YEAR-OLD PUNTA GORDA BOY IS ACCUSED OF THAT.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY HE PASSED IT TO A 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL.

CRUISE SHIP LATEST-VOTOPS-2 SHOT

TONIGHT TUG BOATS CONTINUE TO PULL THAT CRIPPLED CARNIVAL CRUISE LINER IN THE GULF OF MEXICO TOWARD SHORE.

THE SHIP IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE PORT OF MOBILE, ALABAMA SOMETIME TOMORROW.

HI I'M COURTNEY ROBINSON.

AND I'M JEFF BUTERA.

AS JAY GRAY TELLS US --

THAT SHIP IS MOVING AT THE PACE OF A SNAIL OR A TURTLE.

CRUISE SHIP LATEST-PKG

THE DISABLED CRUISE LINER TRIUMPH. CONTINUES TO SLOWLY CREEP TOWARD THE ALABAMA COAST.

TUG BOATS - PULING THE 900-FOOT, 100-THOUSAND-TON SHIP TO SHORE AFTER AN ENGINE ROOM FIRE SUNDAY STRANDED MORE THAN 4-THOUSAND PEOPLE ON-BOARD. INCLUDING TESS HESTER'S DAUGHTER WHO SENT A DESPERATE TEXT FROM THE SHIP.

"This is honestly the worst experience ever. i'm not sure i can take two more days at sea with no food, power or water."

FOOD WAS DELIVERED FROM ANOTHER CARNIVAL SHIP YESTERDAY. BUT THERE'S STILL NOT ENOUGH. THERE'S NO AIR CONDITIONING, LITTLE RUNNING WATER. AND LESS THAN 2 DOZEN WORKING TOILETS.

DONNA GUTZMAN TALKED ABOUT THAT PROBLEM DURING A PHONE CALL FROM HER CABIN ON-BOARD.

"The worst part is the bathrooms, there's no water. you can't really flush so everyone's going in little plastic baggies and putting it outside their rooms.

PASSENGERS SAY THE STINCH IS INESCAPABLE AND OVERWHELMING.

sot / Gerry Cahill - President and Ceo, Carnival Cruise Lines :54 - 1:00

"We are obviously very, very sorry about what is taking place. There is no question that conditions on board the ship are very challenging."

SHEILA AND JERRY COX DESCRIBED THAT CHALLENGE DURING A PHONE CALL TO THEIR DAUGHTER.

"there's people sleeping in the hallways on mattresses. they're sleeping on the deck. on lounge chairs and the boat is just rocking back and forth because there's no stabilization."

AND THERE ARE NEW QUESTIONS NOW ABOUT WHETHER TRIUMPH SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT SEA.

THE SHIP WAS DELAYED BEFORE A CRUISE IN LATE JANUARY BECAUSE OF A PROPULSION PROBLEM - BUT CARNIVAL SAYS THAT ISSUE IS IN NO WAY RELATED TO THE FIRE THAT SHUTDOWN ENGINES DURING THIS TROUBLED VOYAGE.

CRUISE SHIP LATEST-OC

JAY GRAY REPORTING.

THE SHIP SHOULD DOCK AROUND FOUR TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

THERE ARE PEOPLE FROM SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ON BOARD.

POPE LATEST-VO.WIPE

POPE BENEDICT IS CELEBRATING HIS LAST PUBLIC MASS AS PONTIFF.

TODAY --

THE POPE MADE HIS FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE SINCE ANNOUNCING HE'S STEPPING DOWN.

HE PRESIDED OVER ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICES INSIDE A PACKED SAINT PETER'S BASILICA IN ROME.

POPE LATEST-SOTVO

"You know, one of the questions hanging over this whole transition is, how do you say goodbye to a resigning Pope?, and how does the Pope say goodbye to the people he has worked with and to the faithful?"

TEAM COVERAGE-CLIP

BISHOP VEROT NO POPE REAX-VO

ABC7 SENT OUR CREWS TO CHURCH THIS ASH WEDNESDAY.

THOSE AT SAINT CECILIA'S IN FORT MYERS TELL US THEY'LL BE SAYING EXTRA PRAYERS FOR POPE BENEDICT THE 16TH.

SWFL POPE REACTION-OC

AND SOME CATHOLICS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WELCOME THE POPES RESIGNATION.

SWFL POPE REACTION-PKG

EVERYTHING ABOUT ELLEN AND JACK MCNALLY SEEMS TRADITIONAL. THEY KEEP A QUIET HOME IN ESTERO AND ARE PRACTICING CATHOLICS.BUT IT'S THEIR VIEWS ON CATHOLICISM THAT IS ANYTHING BUT TRADITIONAL.

- Ellen Mcnally - Call to Action Member

28:01 - "be more gentle to divorced and remarried Catholics, to accept lesbians, gays and bi sexual people into the church." - 28:10

ALL VIEWS POPE BENEDICT, KNOWN AS AN ARCH CONSERVATIVE, WORKED HARD OVER THE PAST 8 YEARS TO KEEP OUT OF THE CHURCH. THE MCNALLYS ARE NOT ALONE IN THINKING THIS WAY. 35,000 OTHERS BELONGING TO THE GROUP "A CALL TO ACTION" SAY HIS RESIGNATION COULD ENFUSE NEW LIFE INTO THE RELIGION.

- Jack Mcnally - Call To Action Member

43:15 - "I think we cant help but get somebody that's a little more progressive." - 43:21

STANDUP - JIM SPIEWAK - REPORTING

51:06 - "even though they've been married for almost 40 years, the Mcnally's say they got a late start on their marriage, that's because before they tied the knot, Ellen spent 25 years as a nun and jack 20 years as a priest in church's like this one, but they say their view of the religion has changed through the years." - 51:21

- Jack

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

DISSAPOINTED WHEN POPE BENEDICT BEGAN.

- Ellen

34:55 - "i cried when he was elected." - 34:57

FEELING MUCH HAPPIER NOW, THE MCNALLYS KNOW A RESIGNATION BY THIS POPE DOESN'T ENSURE CATHOLICISM WILL PROGRESS THE WAY THEY SEE IT.

- ELLEN

34:34 - "HOPE IS OUR ONLY SALVATION HERE." - 34:37

EAST NAPLES GG FIRE MERGER-VO

IT'S A CONSOLIDATION THAT'S BEEN TALKED ABOUT FOR YEARS IN COLLIER COUNTY.

AND TONIGHT, EAST NAPLES AND GOLDEN GATE FIRE DISTRICTS ARE THE CLOSEST THEY'VE EVER BEEN TO COMING TOGETHER.

LAST NIGHT THE EAST NAPLES FIRE DISTRICT SIGNED A LETTER OF INTENT TO APPROVE CONSOLIDATING WITH GOLDEN GATE FIRE.

AT THIS HOUR GOLDEN GATE FIRE DISTRICT IS MEETING ON THE ISSUE.

New Row 1 Kara McKinney

BREAKING NEWS --

COLLIER COUNTY HAS *FOUND* THE THREE MISSING TEENAGERS WE'VE BEEN REPORTING ON SINCE MONDAY.

THEY LOCATED SHYLA VALVERDE, ANDREW RUIZ AND MICHAEL GIDEON IN TEXAS.

THEY WERE NEAR SAN ANTONIO.

WE'RE WORKING TO FIND OUT WHY THEY WERE IN TEXAS --

AND WHAT THEY WERE DOING THERE.

NEW SARS-VO

NEW AT 530 --

A NEW STRAIN OF THE SARS VIRUS IS CAUSING CONCERN.

THE VIRUS HAS POPPED UP IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND BRITAIN.

NOW RESEARCHERS SUSPECT IT CAN SPREAD FROM PERSON-TO-PERSON.

IT CAUSES SEVERE RESPIRATORY ILLNESS, FEVER AND COUGH.

LONDON HIT AND RUN ON TAPE-TC MON-VO

INCREDIBLE VIDEO SHOWS A WOMAN AND TODDLER WALKING AWAY AFTER A DRIVER HIT THEM AND DROVE OFF.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

POLICE IN CENTRAL ENGLAND HOPE THIS DRAMATIC SURVEILLANCE VIDEO WILL CATCH THE DRIVER.

YOU CAN SEE THE DRIVER ACCELERATE DOWN THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD.

THEN HIT THE WOMAN AND HER THREE-YEAR-OLD NEPHEW.

AND GET THIS-

THE WOMAN THAT GOT HIT IS A DRIVING INSTRUCTOR!

DESPITE THE SEVERITY OF THE IMPACT.

GA SCHOOL BUS STOLEN-VOTOPS-WIPE

ALSO CAUGHT ON TAPE TONIGHT --

WATCH A GEORGIA TEEN STEAL A SCHOOL BUS.

POLICE SAY JONATHAN COLLINS WAS WALKING WHEN HE CAME ACROSS THE BUS.

THE KEYS WERE IN IT, SO OFFICERS SAY HE HOPPED IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT,

BUCKLED UP, AND TOOK OFF.

POLICE SAY WHEN ASKED WHY HE STOLE THE BUS,

DONUT TRUCK STOLEN ON TAPE-VOTOPS.WIPE

HE'S BEHIND THE WHEEL OF A DONUT TRUCK.

BUT IT'S NOT HIS.

HE'S NO DONUT DELIVERY MAN - HE'S A THIEF.

IT HAPPENED AT A GEORGIA CONVEINENCE STORE AS A KRISPY KREME DELIVERY MAN PULLS UP.WATCH AS OFFICERS SAY A MAN TAKES OFF SECONDS LATER.

DONUT TRUCK STOLEN ON TAPE-SOTVO

"The first thing I thought was, funny, cops chasing a donut truck."5

MAJOR EVENTUALLY CAME TO A DEAD END IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD.

TX KID ROPED-VO.WIPE

A TEACHER IS SUSPENDED TONIGHT --

AFTER A LESSON IN THE CLASSROOM WENT TERRIBLY WRONG.

WHAT STARTED OFF AS A HISTORY LESSON AT A TEXAS MIDDLE

SCHOOL ENDED UP WITH A 7-TH GRADER HAVING ROPE MARKS AROUND HIS NECK.

THE HISTORY TEACHER WAS TRYING TO TEACH LASSO TECHNIQUES USED DURING

CATTLE DRIVES.

HE ASKED FOR STUDENT VOLUNTEERS--

THEN TRIED TO ROPE THEM.

DIDN'T END WELL.

TX KID ROPED-SOTVO

"This is not something we feel was malicious. It was extremely unfornante and extremely poor judgement." 5

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION.

THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS TAKING THIS VERY SERIOUSLY.

PORTA POTTY METH LAB-VO

A MINI-METH LAB FOUND IN A VERY UNUSAL AND PRIVATE SPOT.

UNDER COVER AGENTS DIFFUSED A METH LAB ON THIS OKLAHOMA GOLF COURSE INSIDE THIS PORTA-POTTY.

THEY FOUND THREE METH BOTTLES INSIDE.

TWO EXPLODED BEFORE OFFICERS ARRIVED.

THEY DO HAVE A LEAD ON WHO'S BEHIND THE METH.

DESPITE THE PORTA POTTY GETTING DESTROYED.

ELDERLY WOMAN SELLING POT-SOT.VO.WIPE

A NEIGHBORHOOD IS STUNNED TONIGHT.

THEY JUST LEARNED THIER 79-YEAR-OLD NEIGHBOR.

WAS SELLING MARIJUANA OUT OF HER HOME.

"I'm shocked. I am totally shocked. Because I wouldn't have never expected that."

NORMA CHEREN LOOKS MORE LIKE SOMEONE'S GRANDMOTHER THAN A DRUG DEALER.

BUT NARCOTICS TEAMS RAIDED HER HOUSE AFTER DETECTIVES SAY THEY CAUGHT HER TRYING TO SELL MARIJUANA.

INSIDE OF HER HOUSE

, INVESTIGATORS UNCOVERED NINE POUNDS OF MARIJUANA

ELDERLY WOMAN SELLING POT-SOTVO

"A little old lady, she lived by herself. I always see her coming in and out, but I would think, you know, she's going to work."

NEIGHBORS SAY THEY THOUGHT THE MANY VISITORS THEY SAW AT THE HOUSE

WESTMINISTER TOP DOG-VO

THERE'S A NEW TOP DOG TONIGHT!

JUDGES CHOSE A 5-YEAR-OLD AFFENPINSCHER AS BEST IN SHOW LAST NIGHT --

AT THE WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB.

NEW YORK'S MADISON SQUARE GARDEN HOSTED THE DOG SHOW.

NEW AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP

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

ARE THE ROSES REALLY WORTH IT.

THE LONG STEM. ROMANCE. COULD REALLY BE A RIP OFF.

ABC7 SHOWS YOU HOW TO KNOW IF YOU'RE GETTING WHAT YOU PAY FOR.

PLUS YOU BOUGHT THE TICKETS BUT YOU CAN'T USE THEM!

ALL IS NOT LOST--

THE TICKETMASTER TRANSFER AND HOW IT WORKS, NEXT AT FIVE.

TZ4 A ROSES ROULETTE-VOTOPS

TZ4 B TICKETMASTER TRANSFER-VOTOPS

STORM WARN JP OPEN-CLIP

CROSSTALK-WX EST

FORECAST-PHC

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

FORECAST-WXWALL

SHOWERS ON THE WAY

Most of the evening down here in southwest Florida will be fine - humid and breezy - but fine. Rain is off to the north and approaching the Tampa area tonight. By midnight we should start to see some showers breaking out here. A cold front is inching down the peninsula and it looks like the front will stall over/near south Florida through Friday. This means that we will carry a chance for showers in our forecast for the next two days. It does NOT mean that we will be rained-out for two days, but you should plan on passing showers both Thursday and Friday. Temperatures will drop into the 60's tonight and it will be breezy and very humid. Tomorrow afternoon, thanks to the increased clouds and showers, our highs will only hit the mid and upper 70's. Looks like the 80 degree temps will be gone for a while.

The weekend outlook is looking good and we will start to see more sunshine returning on Saturday and Sunday. Afternoon highs on Saturday will be in the lower 70's and noticeably cooler on Sunday. In fact, Sunday morning and Monday morning will likely be in the 40's! The chilly weather will only last for a few days and we will warm up again next week.

ROSES ROULETTE-OC

A WARNING TONIGHT IF YOU'RE PLANNING TO BUY ROSES FOR VALENTINE'S DAY.

LONG STEM RED ROSES ARE A POPULAR PICK.

BUT THE PRICE AND QUALITY MAY DEPEND ON WHERE THEY COME FROM.

ROSES ROULETTE-PKG

LOVE IS IN THE AIR. AND ON VALENTINE'S DAY IT'S OFTEN DELIVERED BY WAY OF ROSES. BUT THE PRICE YOU PAY CAN VARY. AND SO DOES THE DEFINITION OF "LONG STEM".

WE CONTACTED FIVE VENDORS. SOME ONLINE, SOME ON THE PHONE, SOME IN PERSON. WE ASKED FOR THE EXACT SAME THING: ONE DOZEN, LONG STEM, RED ROSES WITH A VASE.

WE SET THEM UP AT BALLSTON COMMON MALL IN ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA. OUR ROSES RANGED IN PRICE FROM 17-DOLLARS TO MORE THAN 100-DOLLARS. WE ASKED PASSERS BY TO RATE OUR ROSES.

"Some are short. Some are tall."

Q: "Which one is 17?"

"17? I'd say 'A'."

"Nope."

LETTER "A" CAME FROM "PROFLOWERS DOT COM" AND IT COST US ABOUT 86-DOLLARS. THE ROSES CAME IN A BOX WITH A VASE. WE TRIMMED THE STEMS AND ARRANGED THE FLOWERS OURSELVES.

LETTER "B" CAME FROM "TELEFLORA DOT COM" ARRANGED FOR ABOUT 84-DOLLARS.

LETTER "C" CAME ARRANGED FROM A LOCAL FLORIST WE CALLED AT RANDOM. IT COST US 106-DOLLARS.

"I think I like this one, this one."

Q "You like that one? Even though it's the most expensive one on the table?"

"Sometimes you know, sometimes it's worth it."

"My favorite would have to be 'C' in terms of the arrangement."

BUT FLOWERS "B" AND "C" WERE DELIVERED WITH A TWIST.

ONLINE FLORIST "TELEFLORA", OUR LETTER "B" CHOOSES A LOCAL FLORIST TO DELIVER FLOWERS. IT JUST SO HAPPENED "TELEFLORA" PICKED THE SAME LOCAL FLORIST WE PICKED AT RANDOM FOR OUR BOUQUET "C".

THE LOCAL FLORIST CALLED US TO SAY IT USES DIFFERENT ROSES IN BOUQUETS IT ARRANGES FOR "TELEFLORA" THAN WHEN IT DELIVERS ROSES ORDERED DIRECTLY BY CUSTOMERS.

SIDE BY SIDE, FOLKS COULD TELL.

"I think 'C' looks like long stem."

WE ORDERED LETTER "D" FROM "F-T-D DOT COM". THE ROSES ARRIVED BOXED AND WE ARRANGED THEM. IT COST US ABOUT 77-DOLLARS. AND EVERY PASSERBY COMMENTED ON HOW SHORT THE F-T-D LONG STEMS WERE.

"Those are shorties."

"'D' is definitely not worth it."

THE WEBSITE DOES SAY IN THE DETAILS OF OUR BOUQUET THAT THE HEIGHT WOULD BE 14 INCHES.

"'D' doesn't look too long stem to me. It's coming up on Valentine's Day. Size counts."

WE ASKED "F-T-D" WHY ITS LONG STEMS CAME UP SHORT. IT TELL US.

"The length of a long stem rose can vary as can the diameter of the rose head. F-T-D offers a multitude of rose varieties and sizes stem

lengths all the way up to five feet."

FINALLY THE LEAST EXPENSIVE ROSES, LETTER "E" SURPRISED PEOPLE. WE PICKED UP LETTER "E" AT SAFEWAY. ONE DOZEN RED LONG STEM ROSES COST US ABOUT 17-DOLLARS INCLUDING THE VASE.

"Those are gorgeous. I would appreciate those."

"So 'E' is 17-dollars from safeway including the vase."

"This is good."

"That looks good actually."

"Valentine's day and there's a knock on the door and you get which one?"

"C."

"Cause you're not paying."

ROSES ROULETTE-OC

LIZ CRENSHAW REPORTING.

PRICES FROM DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE COUNTRY MAY VARY.

KATE MIDDLETON PHOTOS-VO

NEWLY PUBLISHED PICTURES OF THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE ARE CAUSING ROYAL OUTRAGE.

HITTING THE NEWSSTANDS THIS MORNING -

AN ITALIAN GOSSIP MAGAZINE SHOWS OFF NEW PICTURES OF A BIKINI CLAD KATE--

THE MOTHER CARRYING THE HEIR TO THE THRONE WITH A TINY BABY BUMP ON DISPLAY.

THE PALACE SAYS IT'S A CLEAR BREACH OF THE COUPLES RIGHT TO PRIVACY.

MATT DAMON TOILET STRIKE-VO

MATT DAMON SAYS HE IS NOT GOING TO THE BATHROOM ANYMORE.

THE ACTOR'S ORGANIZATION RELEASED A HUMOROUS VIDEO TODAY --

SAYING DAMON IS NOT USING THE RESTROOM UNTIL SANITATION IS AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE.

HE WANTS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE NEED FOR CLEAN WATER.

THE AD ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO DONATE 25 DOLLARS TO THE CAMPAIGN.

LADY GAGA INJURY-VO

LADY GAGA IS CANCELING THREE OF HER UPCOMING CONCERTS.

THE SINGER'S BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH AN INFLAMATION OF

THE JOINTS CALLED SYNOVITIS.

ON MONDAY LADY GAGA TWEETED SHE COULD NOT WALK.

TICKETMASTER TRANSFER-VO

NEW AT 530 --

TICKETMASTER WILL NOW ALLOW FANS TO TRANSFER TICKETS TO FRIENDS OR FAMILY "DIGITALLY."

AND THEY WON'T CHARGE YOU.

TICKETMASTER WILL INTEGRATE THIS INTO THEIR MOBILE APP THIS SPRING.

ALL YOU'LL HAVE TO DO IS SIGN INTO YOUR "MY TICKETMASTER" ACCOUNT OR CREATE ONE IF YOU DON'T HAVE ONE.

THEN SIMPLY E-MAIL THE TICKETS TO WHOEVER YOU WANT.

A BARCODE ON THE ORIGINAL TICKET WILL THEN BE CANCELED.

AND A NEW ONE WILL BE ISSUED.

COOL RANCH TACO-VO

TACO BELL WILL SOON OFFER A NEW FLAVOR FOR ITS DORITOS LOCOS TACOS.

STARTING MARCH 7-TH THE FAST FOOD CHAIN WILL SELL IT IN COOL RANCH.

IT NOW COMES IN NACHO CHEESE.

NEXT AT 5-CLIP

TEASE FIVE

"I was hysterical in the bathroom, I was crying. I was like, 'I'm not getting in that. This is. this is insane, this is ridiculous.' And he's like, 'we have to go!'"

PREGNANT, IN LABOR. BUT NO CAR.

THE UNIQUE WAY SHE MADE IT TO THE HOSPITAL IN THREE FEET OF SNOW!

TZ5 A PREGNANT LADY ON SLED-SOTVO

BUMP SHOT-BUMP IN

PREGNANT LADY ON SLED-OC

MY FIRST THOUGHT WHEN I SAW THIS WAS "MACGUYVER WOULD HAVE LOVED IT."

HERE'S THE SITUATION --

FIVE MEN AND A PREGNANT LADY, TRAPPED IN THREE FEET OF SNOW IN CONNECTICUT.

AND THE WOMAN GOES INTO LABOR.

PREGNANT LADY ON SLED-PKG

"I have a luggage carrier. I said, let's get it down here. I said, rip the lid off. whatever you gotta do. And he brought it down, we tied ropes on it."

"I was hysterical in the bathroom, I was crying. I was like, 'I'm not getting in that. This is. this is insane, this is ridiculous.' And he's like, 'we have to go!'"

ABOUT A THOUSAND YARDS IN ONE OF THOSE LUGGAGE CARRIERS YOU SEE ON TOPS OF CARS --- FRIENDS AND FAMILY PUSHED LAURI THROUGH THE SNOW.

"Trying to hold on to the sides, you know. and I'm flippin' all over the place. as they're trying to take a corner I'm tryin' to go with them. and I'm contracting. and it was. like I said, it was either a cry or a laugh."

THEY FINALLY FOUND A PLOWED STREET. JUMPED IN A CAR. AND HEADED TO THE HOSPITAL.

JIMMY WAS BORN 1 HOUR LATER.

NEXT AT 6 OPEN-CLIP

COMING UP AT 6PM-

FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A WEEK--

A WEAPON IS FOUND AT A CAPE CORAL SCHOOL.

THIS TIME IT'S A SIX INCH KNIFE.

TONIGHT A TEEN IS UNDER ARREST--

BUT HIS MOM SAYS IT'S ALL AN ACCIDENT.

13:00 its devastating, I don't care if you're rich or poor. Somebody come and takes your stuff and its gone forever it hurts 06

TEN CARS BROKEN INTO--

ALL WITHIN 24-HOURS--

THE ONE THING THAT CONNECTS THEM ALL.

AND--

09:00 - "I didn't know if it was worth trying to get up in the morning." - 09:04

BUT TODAY SHE HAS REASON TO CELEBRATE!

HER EXTREME HOME MAKEOVER.

TZ 6 1) KNIFE AT CAPE SCHOOL-VOTOPS

TZ 6 2) CAR BURGLARIES-SOTVO

TZ 6 3) BUILDERS CARE SURPRISE-SOTVO

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