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UP IN FLAMES!

MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR HOMES DESTROYED ON CAPTIVA--

AND IN THE CAPE--

"It was like popcorn. Literally, the first pop went off and it just was pop, pop, pop.

NEIGHBORS SAY IT WAS LIKE POPCORN IN A GIANT MICROWAVE --

WHEN FLAMES SHOT THROUGH THE ROOF OF THIS HOUSE.

NEW AT 5--

WHAT WAS INSIDE THAT FUELED THIS FIRE.

MANATEE HARRASSMENT!

IT MAY SEEM LIKE HARMLESS, INNOCENT FUN--

BUT IT'S AGAINST THE LAW.

THE CHARGES THIS MAN FACES TONIGHT.

AND--

"The guy looked at me shook his head and said: "f--- n---" and I

said, what?

AIR RAGE!

THEN SHE SAYS HE HAULED OFF AND SLAPPED HER TODDLER.

NOW HE'S OUT OF A JOB AND SHE'S LOOKING FOR JUSTICE.

boom

IT WAS NOTHING LIKE THIS--

BUT PEOPLE IN FLORIDA FROM COLLIER TO MIAMI -- AND EVEN KEY WEST -- ARE TELLING ABC 7 THEY SAW A METEOR LAST NIGHT!

SO WHAT REALLY LIT UP THE NIGHT SKY?

ABC 7 GETS ANSWERS RIGHT NOW AT 5.

HL1) CAPTIVA FIRE-trxVOTOPS

HL1A) CAPE VACANT FIRE-SOTVO

HL2) MANATEE HARASSMENT-trxSS-TOPS

HL3) AIRPLANE PASSENGER SLAPS TODDLER-trxSOTVO

HL4) METEOR-trxNATSVO

NEWS AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP

FIRES SET UP-VOTOPS

TONIGHT, ABC7 IS COVERING TWO FIRES IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

A VACANT HOUSE WENT UP IN FLAMES IN CAPE CORAL EARLY THIS MORNING.

FLAMES DESTROYED IT.

AND THIS WEEKEND A FIRE DESTROYED TWO MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR WATERFRONT HOMES ON UPPER CAPTIVA.

CAPE VACANT HOME FIRE-VOTOPS-OC

WE START IN CAPE CORAL.

THE FIRE BROKE OUT AROUND 5-30 THIS MORNING AT A VACANT HOUSE ON SOUTHEAST 19TH TERRACE.

AS ABC7'S SARA MILES TELLS US,

CAPE VACANT HOME FIRE-LL PKG

FIREFIGHTERS TELL US THESE HURRICANE SHUTTERS WERE COVERING ALL THE WINDOWS AND DOORS -- MAKING IT HARD TO GET IN.

NOT ONLY THAT BUT THE HOME WAS FILLED WILL ALL KINDS OF STUFF WHICH ONLY FUELD THE FIRE.

TAKE MINI --

9:11 he collected a lot of stuff lots of antiques in the house its a shame it burned up.:16 ron mayo/cape coral AROUND 530 THIS MORNING CAPE CORAL FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDED TO THIS HOME OFF SOUTHEAST 19TH TERRACE AND ACADEMY BLVD.

WHEN THEY ARRIVED - FLAMES WERE ALREADY SHOOTING THROUGH THE ROOF AND SMOKE BILLOWED THROUGH THE AIR.

NEIGHBORS REPORTED HEARING POPPING NOISES THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT - SIMILAR TO SMALL EXPLOSIONS.

BECAUSE THE HOME WAS VACANT THE FIRE DEPT HAD TO RELY ON PEOPLE LIVING NEARBY TO CALL 911.

ONCE CREWS WERE ON SCENE --

BATTLING THE BLAZE WAS DIFFICULT.

IT TOOK THEM NEARLY 30 MINUTES TO GET THE SHUTTERS OFF TO GET INSIDE.

TAKE SOT

49:10 good for security but ppl figure in the summer season to leave them up and they are a lot of work to put up and take down but also a lot of work for fire dept to take down in an emergency situation. 12 sec david webster/ccfd fire investigator

TAKE VO

WE ARE TOLD THE HOMEOWNER DIED A FEW YEARS AGO AND LEFT THIS HOUSE TO HIS DAUGHTER - ITS HER RESPONSIBILITY NOW TO GET THIS CLEANED UP.

NORTH CAPTIVA FIRE-VOTOPS-OC

NEW INFORMATION TONIGHT AT 5 --

FIREFIGHTERS SUSPECT A GENERATOR'S TO BLAME FOR THE FIRE IN UPPER CAPTIVA SUNDAY MORNING.

PEOPLE THERE SAY THEY HEARD AN EXPLOSION AND RAN OUT TO SEE THE MILLION-DOLLAR HOUSES BURNING TO THE GROUND.

TODAY --

ABC7 FOUND OUT THERE WERE A NUMBER OF FACTORS STANDING IN THE WAY OF FIREFIGHTERS --

NORTH CAPTIVA FIRE-PKG

not on cam

Flames shot above the trees and thick black smoke could be seen for miles. Firefighters from as far as estero had to take a 40 minute boat ride to battle the blaze on this multi-million dollar house on upper captiva.

Nats

Today as crews start to clean up the damage, upper captiva fire chief Richard pepper says several factors--including the wind and the time it took for help to arrive- worked against them. He says its one of the largest fires he's had to fight, and this deck may have contributed. The synthetic wood deck wrapped around the three story home on kingfisher drive --adding an intense fuel to the flames.

Take sound

Chief Richard Pepper, Upper Captiva Fire "This burned so hot and so fast we really didn't have a chance to get a lot of water on it before the entire structure was engulfed."

TAMPA RECYCLING FIRE-VO

CHECK OUT THIS FIRE IN TAMPA TODAY.

IT BROKE OUT AT A RECYCLING FACILITY THIS MORNING.

FIREFIGHTERS SAY A BIG PILE OF SCRAP METAL. ABOUT 30 TO 40 FEET HIGH CAUGHT ON FIRE.

CREWS USED A BULLDOZER TO MOVE SOME OF THE METAL AWAY FROM THE PILE.

MURDER SUSPECT ARRESTED-SS-VO

NEW AT 5 --

FORT MYERS POLICE SAY THEY HAVE SOLVED ONE MORE MURDER IN THE CITY.

OFFICERS ARRESTED ANTAWONE JAMES ON CHARGES OF SECOND-DEGREE MURDER YESTERDAY.

ARMANDO PAGAN WAS SHOT AND KILLED IN DECEMBER AT PALM VISTA APARTMENTS ON CENTRAL.

OFFICERS NOW SAY IT WAS JAMES THAT KILLED PAGAN --

MINDY MCCREADY SUICIDE-OC

SHE WAS ONCE A PROMISING SINGER.

BUT IN THE LAST DECADE NORTH FORT MYERS NATIVE MINDY MCCREADY BECAME KNOWN MORE FOR HER TROUBLES THAN HER VOICE.

TONIGHT, THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NATIVE IS DEAD AT AGE 37.

OFFICERS SAY SHE DIED YESTERDAY FROM A SELF-INFLICTED GUNSHOT WOUND.

MINDY MCCREADY SUICIDE-PKG

Authorities in Arkansas discovered the body of the 37-year-old country

singer on her front porch. Ironically, she was found in the same place her

boyfriend and father of her youngest son, died last month.also in an

apparent suicide.

NATS singing

McCready soared to the top of the country charts in the mid 90s with several

platinum selling albums. But while her career hit high notes, her personal

life was complicated.

STEVE HELLING/PEOPLE MAGAZINE:

THERE WERE 4 SUICIDE ATTEMPTS, THERE WERE SEVERAL ARRESTS, THERE WERE AT

LEAST 3 TRIPS TO REHAB

As her life unraveled, McCready struggled even more with substance abuse.

She sought help on the VH1 program "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew," where

he treated her for "love addiction." She spoke about her demons on "The

View" in 2010.

Mindy McCready on The View-SOT-

WHEN THERE WOULD BE SOME KIND OF CRISIS OR SOME KIND OF PAINFUL THING THAT

HAPPEN TO ME, IT WAS READILY AVAILABLE TO GO AND DRINK TOO MUCH.

In addition to the problems with drugs and alcohol, she also fought a

lengthy and bitter battle with her own mother over custody of her son,

Zander. McCready abducted the boy after her mother was appointed his legal

guardian.

Sheriff Marty Moss -SOT-

WAS THIS REALLY AN ABDUCTION? IN MS. MCCREADY'S MIND, NO IT WASN'T. BUT

OBVIOUSLY THE COURT THINKS DIFFERENT.

As news of her death spread, fellow musicians paid tribute to McCready on

Twitter. Country star Carrie Underwood wrote: "I grew up listening to Mindy

McCready.so sad for her family."

McCready leaves behind two young sons, 6 years and 10 months old. She's,

reportedly, the 5th person who's appeared on the Celebrity Rehab show to

commit suicide.

CLEMENS ON MCCREADY-OC

FORMER BASEBALL LEGEND ROGER CLEMENS RELEASED A STATEMENT TODAY ABOUT MCCREADY'S DEATH CALLING IT "SAD NEWS."

MCCREADY MADE HEADLINES IN APRIL 2008 WHEN SHE CLAIMED A LONGTIME RELATIONSHIP WITH CLEMENS.

PUBLISHED REPORTS AT THE TIME SHOW SHE MET THE PITCHER AT A FLORIDA KARAOKE BAR WHEN SHE WAS 15 AND HE WAS 28 AND MARRIED.

MCKNIGHT MENTIONS FORT MYERS-SOTVO

BILLY MCKNIGHT FATHERED MCCREADY'S FIRST SON ZANDER.

HE APPEARED ON THE TODAY SHOW THIS MORNING --

AND MENTIONED FORT MYERS.

I don't know what will happen with Zane. But if he does go to Fort Myers where her family is from, it's only an hour and a half difference. I'd even like to keep those being being brothers together and try to turn my son's life around. He's had a rough first six years. He deserves better than this. My heart is broken for him right now. I'm very worried.

MCKNIGHT SAYS MCCREADY THREATENED TO KILL HERSELF EARLIER THIS MONTH --

TEAM COVERAGE-CLIP

MCCREADY LOCAL-SOTVO

TONIGHT THE LOCAL COUNTRY COMMUNITY IS EXPRESSING SORROW FOR THE TROUBLED MUSICIAN.

"24:11 There was a big talent lost today in country music that could have kept going. She was one of the most unique voices in country music."

ABC7 ALSO SPOKE WITH MCCREADY'S FATHER IN CAPE CORAL TODAy.

HE DIDN'T WANT TO GO ON CAMERA, BUT TELLS US HE'S EXPERIENCING PAIN HE NEVER KNEW TO BE POSSIBLE.

TIM MCCREADY PLANS TO HEAD BACK TO ARKANSAS TO MAKE SURE HIS TWO YOUNG GRANDSONS ARE OKAY.

6 YEAR OLD ZANDER AND 10 MONTH OLD ZAYNE ARE CURRENTLY IN FOSTER CARE.

WE REACHED OUT TO MCCREADY'S MOTHER WHO LIVES IN NORTH FORT MYERS--

CRUISE SHIP CAUSE-VO

NEW AT 5 --

WE NOW KNOW THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE-ROOM FIRE THAT LED TO ALL THAT TROUBLE LAST WEEK ON THE CARNIVAL CRUISE SHIP "TRIUMPH."

THE COAST GUARD NOW SAYS IT WAS A LEAK IN A FUEL ENGINE RETURN LINE.

AFTER THE FIRE --

THE SHIP LOST POWER.

IT WAS LEFT DRIFTING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.

TUGBOATS EVENTUALLY TOWED IT TO MOBILE, ALABAMA THURSDAY.

BUT UNTIL THEN --

THE MORE THAN THREE-THOUSNAD PASSENGERS LIVED IN HORRIFIC CONDITIONS --

I75 TROOPER CRASH-VO

A FAMILY REMAINS IN THE HOSPITAL TONIGHT. AFTER A FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL TROOPER CLIPPED THEIR CAR LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.

CHRIS AND CRYSTAL MCCLURE ARE NOW IN FAIR CONDITION. AND THEIR 1 YEAR OLD SON CHRISTOPHER IS EXPECTED TO BE OK.

FRIENDS TELL US CRYSTAL WAS PREGNANT AND THE UNBORN CHILD DID NOT SURVIVE.

FHP SAYS TROOPER GUSTAVO REYES WAS DRIVING BEHIND THE FAMILY. AS THEY TRAVELED SOUTH ON I-75.

HIS PATROL CAR CLIPPED THE BACK OF THEIR JEEP CAUSING IT TO ROLL.

FHP HIT AND RUN INTIATIVE-VO

THAT TROOPER DID NOT LEAVE THE SCENE OF THAT CRASH FRIDAY --

BUT STATE TROOPERS SAY FAR TOO MANY OTHER DRIVERS IN FLORIDA HAVE BEEN LEAVING.

THE NUMBERS OF HIT-AND-RUNS HAS SKYROCKETED --

INCLUDING 200 LAST YEAR IN LEE COUNTY.

SO F-H-P IS LAUNCHING A STATEWIDE CAMPAIGN TO CURB THE PROBLEM.

WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS HIGHLIGHT THE SERIOUS PUNISHMENT YOU COULD FACE IF YOU'RE CAUGHT.

IT CAN BE A FELONY, DEPENDING ON THE DAMAGE --

MANATAEE HARASSER-SS-SS-SS

TONIGHT A MAN FACES CHARGES FOR HARASSSING A MANATEE CALF.

ACCORDING TO F-W-C OFFICERS. RYAN WATERMAN OF FORT PIERCE. APPROACHED A BABY MANATEE IN SAINT LUCIE COUNTY.

TAKE A LOOK AT THESE PICTURES INVESTIGATORS SAY WATERMAN POSTED ON FACEBOOK.

THEY SHOW HIM AND TWO YOUNG CHILDREN PETTING THE CALF. AND WATERMAN LIFTING IT OUT OF THE WATER.

ONE EVEN SHOWS A YOUNG CHILD SITTING ON TOP OF THE YOUNG MANATEE.

PROSECUTORS SAY WATERMAN VIOLATED THE FLORIDA MANATEE SANCTUARY ACT.THAT MAKES IT ILLEGAL TO HARASS A FLORIDA MANATEE.

FMB EDTIDE DECISION-VO

BIG CHANGES ARE COMING TO A SMALL ISLAND NEAR FORT MYERS BEACH.

LEE COUNTY LEADERS APPROVED A RE-ZONING REQUEST THAT'S BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR YEARS.

THE RULING LETS OWNERS DEVELOP THE SOUTHERN CORNER OF SAN CARLOS ISLAND.

PLANS INCLUDE BUILDING FIVE CONDO-AND-HOTEL TOWERS, ADDING A CONVENTION CENTER, AND DEVELOPING NEW SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS.

NEXT AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP

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

YOUR FIVE-DIGIT ZIPCODE COULD RAISE THE PRICE YOU PAY **ONLINE**.

HOW STORES ARE GOUGING YOU BASED ON WHERE YOU LIVE.

ABC7S SMART SHOPPER BREAKS DOWN HOW TO AVOID THE EXTRA FEE.

PLUS MEET THE SHARK WHISPERER.AND A MODEL.

BUT IT'S NOT JUST ANY SHARK SHE'LL SWIM WITH.

WHY THIS WOMAN IS GETTING CLOSE TO GREAT WHITES.

TZ1 A ONLINE PRICE GOUGING-VO

TZ1 B SHARK WHISPERER-VOTOPS

BUCKINGHAM FROST-VOTOPS

OVERNIGHT -- IT WAS COLD.

CHECK OUT THESE PHOTOS FROM BUCKINGHAM FARMS IN LEE COUNTY.

YOU SEE THE FROST ON THE GRASS.

THERE WAS ALSO FROST ON THE WINDSHIELD OF CARS.

STORMWARN OPEN-CLIP

FORECAST-PHC

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

FORECAST-WXWALL

A WARM UP IS ON THE WAY

It was definitely a cold start to the week, but thankfully it isn't going to last long. That is good news. After all, we don't live in Florida for cold weather, right? Right.

Well our official low at Page Field was 38 degrees Monday morning. Naples regional checked in at 40 degrees, but our inland communities were around the freezing mark. In fact some of our coldest fields were in the upper 20s.

Tuesday morning will have a different feel to it. Temperatures will be in the upper 40s to mid 50s.

The reason why we will see such a quick warm is because a high pressure is shifting into the Atlantic. That gives us a wind from the southeast which will draw in some warmer air.

So our high temperatures will creep up each and every day. Come this weekend we will be dealing with temperatures in the mid 80s! Lows will run in the 50s and 60s.

Mostly sunny skies will be the rule for us, too, and not a drop of rain.

TOSS TO NINA-OC

YOU KNOW A SHIRT MAY BE MORE EXPENSIVE IN NEW YORK CITY COMPARED TO BUYING IT IN FORT MYERS.

BUT DID YOU KNOW WHEN YOU'RE SHOPPING ONLINE, STORES KNOW WHERE YOU'RE SHOPPING FROM - DOWN TO YOUR EXACT ADDRESS.

ONLINE PRICE GOUGING-TC MON

ONLINE PRICE GOUGING-PKG

IT'S QUICK!

IT'S EASY! AND ONLINE SHOPPING IS SUPPOSED TO BE CHEAPER …RIGHT?

AN INVESTIGATION BY THE WALL STREET JOURNAL SAYS SOME STORES ARE RAISING OR LOWERING THEIR PRICES DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU LOG IN, YOUR ZIP CODE, AND EVEN WHICH TYPE OF COMPUTER YOU USE. IN FACT, ON STAPLES-DOT-COM, A STAPLER WAS OFFERED AT 15-79 FOR ONE ONLINE CUSTOMER, BUT ANOTHER ONLINE CUSTOMER WAS OFFERED IT FOR MORE THAN A DOLLAR LESS.

THE JOURNAL REPORTS STAPLES-DOT-COM CHANGES ONLINE PRICES BASED ON WHAT IT BELIEVES IS YOUR PROXIMITY TO ITS STORES. ZIP CODES WHOSE CENTER WAS FURTHER THAN 20 MILES FROM A STAPLES COMPETITOR SAW HIGHER PRICES 67-PERCENT OF THE TIME. BUT ZIP CODES WITHIN 20 MILES OF A RIVAL SAW THE HIGH PRICE ONLY 12-PERCENT OF THE TIME.

ONLINE PRICE GOUGING-TC MON

BEST BUY PRICE MATCHING-VO

ALSO IN YOUR ABC7 SMART SHOPPER TONIGHT --

BEST BUY IS LAUNCHING A NEW PRICE-MATCHING GUARANTEE.

BEGINNING MARCH 3RD --

THE ELECTRONICS STORE WILL MATCH ALL THEIR COMPETITOR'S PRICES.

PART OF THE REASON THEY'RE DOING IT IS THE CHAIN WANTS TO END WHAT'S CALLED "SHOWROOMING."

THAT'S WHEN A CUSTOMER GOES INTO THE STORE TO CHECK OUT THE PRODUCTS.

BUT THEN BUYS IT ONLINE FOR A CHEAPER PRICE.

PEANUT ALLERGIES-VO

IN YOUR ABC7 HEALTHY LIVING TONIGHT.

PEOPLE WITH A PEANUT ALLERGY COULD SOMEDAY BE *CURED* BY PUTTING IT UNDER THEIR TONGUE.

RESEARCHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE PUT TINY AMOUNTS OF LIQUIFIED PEANUT UNDER THE TONGUES OF THOSE WITH PEANUT ALLERGIES.

THEY SLOWLY INCREASED THE AMOUNT OF PEANUT EXPOSURE.

DOCTORS SAY IT TEACHES THE IMMUNE SYSTEM THERE'S NOTHING TO FEAR.

THE RESULTS ARE PROMISING, BUT YEARS AWAY FROM CLINICAL USE.

SWITCHING TV CHANNEL-VOTOPS

RESEARCHERS SAY TEACHING PARENTS TO SWITCH CHANNELS FROM VIOLENT SHOWS TO EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS CAN IMPROVE PRESCHOOLERS' BEHAVIOR, EVEN WITHOUT GETTING THEM TO WATCH LESS TELEVISION.

THE RESULTS WERE MODEST AND FADED OVER TIME.

WOMAN SWIMS WITH SHARKS-VO.WIPE

NEW AT 5 --

MEET THE WOMAN CALLED A SHARK WHISPERER.

TAKE A LOOK!

OCEAN RAMSEY LIKES TO SWIM -- YES, SWIM -- WITH GREAT WHITE SHARKS.

SHE TAKES A RIDE ON THEIR FINS.

WOMAN SWIMS WITH SHARKS-SOTVO

SOT: Ocean Ramsey

they are actually cautious and cognitive they're calculated. you know it's

Misunderstood and misconstrued as these ravenous mindless man-eating

machines and that's not how they are

JUST THIS WEEK --

CALIFORNIA DECLARED THE GREAT WHITE AN ENDANGERED SPECIES.

NEW AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP

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

SOT JESSICA BENNETT, MOTHER

"The guy looked at me shook his head and said: "f--- n---"

THEN THIS WOMAN SAYS THE MAN NEXT TO HER ON AN AIRPLANE -- SLAPPED HER 19-MONTH-OLD SON.

THE RAGE IN THE SKY. HOW PASSENGERS INTERVENED.

PLUS THIS.

BETHANY STORRO: 02:13:55:00 - "In the mirror, I saw a distorted monster.

BANDAGED.BRUISED.

SHE TOLD THE WORLD SOMEONE ATTACKED HER WITH ACID.

TZ2 A AIRPLANE PASSENGER SLAPS TODDLER-SOTVO-WIPE

TZ2 B ACID WOMAN HOAX SPEAKS-SOTVO

BUMP SHOT-BUMP IN

AIRPLANE PASSENGER SLAPS TODDLER-VO IN POP

A MAN'S ACCUSED OF SLAPPING A TODDLER ON A FLIGHT --

NOT HIS OWN TODDLER.

AND NEW TONIGHT --

HE'S OUT OF JOB.

AIRPLANE PASSENGER SLAPS TODDLER-PKG

SOT JESSICA BENNETT, MOTHER

"THE GUY LOOKED AT ME SHOOK HIS HEAD AND SAID: "F--- N---" AND I

SAID. WHAT DID YOU SAY TO ME? AND HE FELL ON MY FACE."

IT'S NOT JUST THE WORDS - LEAVING JESSICA BENNETT - IN TEARS--

IT'S WHAT - SHE CLAIMS THE MAN SITTING NEXT TO HER ON A DELTA FLIGHT FROM

MINNEAPOLIS TO ATLANTA DID NEXT - TO HER 19-MONTH OLD SON JONAH-

WHO WAS CRYING - BECAUSE OF THE CHANGE IN CABIN PRESSURE.

JESSICA BENNETT SOT:

"AND HE PUT HIS MOUTH INTO MY EAR AND HE SAID IT AGAIN AND I HAD TO PUSH HIS

FACE AWAY FROM ME AND I SCREAMED AND THIS CAUSED A COMMOTION WITH THE OTHER

PASSENGERS BECAUSE THEY GOT WORRIED AND THEY ALL STOOD UP AND THEY WANTED

TO INTERVENE AND AT THAT POINT IS WHEN HE HIT MY CHILD."

THE INCIDENT LAST WEEK REPORTEDLY LEFT JONAH WITH CUTS AND BRUISES TO HIS

FACE.

AND LEFT THE MAN ACCUSED OF HITTING HIM - 60 YEAR OLD JOE HUNDLEY. CHARGED

WITH ASSAULTING A MINOR.

MORE BACKLASH - AS THE AIRCRAFT PARTS COMPANY IN IDAHO - WHERE HUNDLEY

SERVED AS "PRESIDENT" - TELLS ABC NEWS --

"HE IS NO LONGER WITH THE COMPANY." THE STATEMENT DOES NOT SPECIFY IF HE

QUIT OR WAS FIRED.

--AUTHORITIES SAY CASES OF AIR RAGE ARE UP ABOUT 30 PERCENT THIS YEAR.

JUST LAST MONTH - A PASSENGER WAS REPORTEDLY SO UNRULY-- FELLOW PASSENGERS

BOUND HIM WITH DUCT TAPE.

AND WHO CAN FORGET - THIS OUTBURST FROM A FED UP FLIGHT ATTENDANT - LAST

YEAR.

SOT

Flight attendant screaming

BUT AIR RAGE INCIDENTS INVOLVING CHILDREN ARE *RARE* -

AND THIS STILL STUNNED MOTHER WHOSE SON IS RECOVERING - HOPES THEIR CASE -

WILL BE THE LAST.

SOT -

"I would like justice to be served."

TEASE THREE-ONCAM

IT WASN'T JUST ABOUT PULLING OUT THE SWEATERS FOR US THIS WEEKEND.

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FARMERS HAD A LOT MORE TO DO. TO PROTECT THEIR CROPS.

TJ Cannamela, Owner of Buckingham Farms "We've got a little bit of burn, see the leaves we have tip burn on some of these leaves."

LOOK AT WHAT THE COLD WEEKEND WEATHER DID TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CROPS.

WE EXPLAIN WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU AT THE GROCERY STORE.

FROM BURGER KING TO MCDONALDS.

THE HACK JOB THAT TURNED THE WHOPPER KING INTO THE GOLDEN ARCHES.

AND WHAT WAS THIS IN THE SKIES OVER FLORIDA?

FROM MIAMI TO COLLIER.

WHAT PEOPLE SAW AND COULD IT BE A METEOR?

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

LOUISE ROBERTSON OF LEHIGH ACRES, FL

THANKS FOR WATCHING LOUISE

TZ3 A COLD WEATHER CROPS-SOTVO

TZ3 B BURGER KING HACKED-VO

TZ3 C FL METEOR-VO

FACEBOOK WOMAN OF THE DAY-SSTOPS

BUMP SHOT-BUMP OUT

NEWS AT 5:00 PM OPEN-CLIP

TS CAPE CORAL FIRE-VID BOX

MAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW AT 530 --

ONE CAPE CORAL HOUSE IS A TOTAL LOSS TONIGHT AFTER A NASYY FIRE.

FIREFIGHTERS TELL US THESE HURRICANE SHUTTERS WERE COVERING ALL THE WINDOWS AND DOORS -- MAKING IT HARD TO GET IN.

THE HOME WAS ALSO PACKED WITH NUMEROUS OTHER ITEMS THAT MADE IT HARD TO MANUEVER.

TS MCCREADY DEATH-VID BOX

COUNTRY MUSIC SINGER AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NATIVE MINDY MCCREADY IS BEING REMEMBERED TONIGHT.

OFFICERS IN ARKANSAS SAY SHE DIED YESTERDAY FROM A SELF-INFLICTED GUNSHOT WOUND.

THEY SAY SHE SHOT HER DOG FIRST.

ABC7 SPOKE WITH MCCREADY'S FATHER TODAY WHO LIVES IN CAPE CORAL.

TS FM MURDER ARREST-VID BOX

FORT MYERS POLICE SAY THEY HAVE NOW SOLVED THE SIXTH OF THEIR 24 HOMICIDES FROM LAST YEAR.

OFFICERS ARRESTED ANTAWONE JAMES YESTERDAY.

THEY BELIEVE JAMES SHOT AND KILLED

COLD WEATHER CROPS-VOTOPS-2 SHOT

RIGHT NOW, FARMERS ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ARE ASSESSING THE DAMAGE FROM A FRIGID WEEKEND.

FREEZING TEMPERATURES THREATENED CROPS BOTH LAST NIGHT AND THIS MORNING.

GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US!

I'M JEFF BUTERA.

AND I'M COURTNEY ROBINSON.

COLD WEATHER CROPS-LL PKG

VERY MINOR DAMAGE HERE, BUT EXPERTS ARE EXPECTING EVENTUALLY THAT THE FREEZE WILL HAVE A MILE TO MODERATE IMPACT.

IT'S GOING TO TAKE A DAY OR TWO TO REALLY FIND OUT HOW BAD IT IS.

TJ Cannamela, Owner of Buckingham Farms "We've got a little bit of burn, see the leaves we have tip burn on some of these leaves."

AFTER A COLD NIGHT ON BUCKINGHAM FARMS. OWNER TJ CANNAMELA LOOKS OVER HIS VERTICAL FIELDS.

THE FRIGID WEATHER KEPT WORKERS HERE BUSY ALL NIGHT. COVERING CROPS, AND TRYING THEIR HARDEST TO MAKE SURE THESE PLANTS DIDN'T FREEZE.

SOT: TJ "It's something that you have to invest in, it's either that or lose."

STU: "As the sun came out daylight did reveal a little bit of damage here at Buckingham farms. You can see some of the damage here on this piece of lettuce."

SOT: TJ "So we did have some here, but very very minimal."

BUT NOT EVERYONE IS GOING TO BE AS LUCKY.

SOME FARMS IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY REPORTED DAMAGE TO THINGS LIKE TOMATOES.

SOT: Roy Beckford, Agricultural Agent for University of Florida in Lee County "There may be minimal to moderate damage."

ROY BECKFORD WORKS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA AS THE AGRICULTURE AGENT IN LEE COUNTY.

HE SAYS OVERALL THE FREEZE WASN'T THAT BAD.

BUT IT WILL TAKE DAYS BEFORE THE DAMAGE CAN REALLY BE ASSESSED.

AND SOME FARMS WILL BE WORSE OFF THAN OTHERS.

SOT: "Mild to moderate is my prediction , but of course if you have one single farmer who lost 50 percent of what they're doing, it may be moderate but for that one guy, it's certainly devastating."

BUT HE SAYS THERE'S NO DOUBT THE HARD WORK COVERING THE PLANTS HERE. SAVED *THIS* FARM'S CROP.

COLD WEATHER CROPS-OC

ONE MANGO FARM ON PINE ISLAND IS REPORTING SOME LOSSES FROM THE WEATHER.

AT WORDEN FARM IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY --

TEAM COVERAGE-CLIP

TOSS TO JP-WX CTR

I'M HERE IN THE WEATHER CENTER WITH STORMWARN 7 CHIEF METEROLOGIST JOHN PATRICK.

FIRST WEATHER-WXWALL

A WARM UP IS ON THE WAY

It was definitely a cold start to the week, but thankfully it isn't going to last long. That is good news. After all, we don't live in Florida for cold weather, right? Right.

Well our official low at Page Field was 38 degrees Monday morning. Naples regional checked in at 40 degrees, but our inland communities were around the freezing mark. In fact some of our coldest fields were in the upper 20s.

Tuesday morning will have a different feel to it. Temperatures will be in the upper 40s to mid 50s.

The reason why we will see such a quick warm is because a high pressure is shifting into the Atlantic. That gives us a wind from the southeast which will draw in some warmer air.

So our high temperatures will creep up each and every day. Come this weekend we will be dealing with temperatures in the mid 80s! Lows will run in the 50s and 60s.

Mostly sunny skies will be the rule for us, too, and not a drop of rain.

FL METEOR-VOTOPS-OC

JUST TWO DAYS AFTER THAT CRAZY METEOR IN RUSSIA --

FLORIDIANS SPOTTED ANOTHER METEOR STREAKING ACROSS THE SOUTH FLORIDA SKY SUNDAY.

AMANDA MAYER OF WEST PALM BEACH CAPTURED THIS VIDEO.

AND SHE WASN'T THE ONLY ONE TO SEE IT.

THE U-S COAST GUARD SAYS THEY WERE FLOODED

WITH CALLS ACROSS THE STATE.

AS GILMA ALVALOS REPORTS TONIGHT --

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WHILE THE EVENT ITSELF ISN'T PARTICULARLY RARE - GETTING TO SEE IF FOR YOURSELF IS. AND FOR SO MANY IN SOUTH FLORIDA. IT PROVED TO BE A REAL TREAT.

AMANDA MAYER, OUT OF WEST PALM BEACH, WAS AT THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME.

SHE WAS FOCUSED ON THE FLICKERING LIGHTS BELOW HER APARTMENT WINDOW WHEN IT HAPPENED.

"I was like wow, that's weird - I just started video taping and that's when it happened."

HER CAMERA CAUGHT WHAT EXPERTS CALL A SPORADIC FIREBALL METEOR.

IT'S BASICALLY A ROCKY OBJECT THAT COMES FROM THE ASTEROID BELT.

"People should not be scared of the sky falling or anything at all"

MIKE HANKEY, OPERATIONS MANAGER FOR THE AMERICAN METEOR SOCIETY EXPLAINS THAT UNLIKE THE METEORITE THAT FELL OVER RUSSIA, AND THAT INJURED MORE THAN A THOUSAND PEOPLE. THE FIREBALL MANY GOT TO SEE IS HARMLESS.

BECAUSE OF OUR NOW HEIGHTENED AWARENESS OF METEORITES, EVEN AMANDA THOUGHT THAT'S WHAT SHE MUST BE SEEING.

"I was pretty sure it was a meteor because of everything else that's going on right now"

BUT IT WAS JUST COINCIDENCE.

MANY ON TWITTER REPORTED SEEING IT FROM CUTLER BAY TO BRICKELL.

THEY EVEN TRIED TO MAKE THE HASHTAG MIAMI METEORITE TREND.

ON THE AMERICAN METEOR SOCIETY'S WEBSITE - MANY CHARTED THEIR SIGHTINGS.

ONE PERSON IN DELRAY BEACH SAID - "I SAW FLAMES COMING FROM IT AS IT WAS FALLING."

THE COAST GUARD WAS FLOODED WITH PHONE CALLS AROUND 7:30PM - FOLKS REPORTED SEEING FLARES IN THE OCEAN.

HANKEY SAYS FOLKS FROM MIAMI TO JACKSONVILLE WOULD HAVE HAD A PRETTY GOOD SEAT FOR IT.

"It looks like it was traveling from north to south over the east coast of Florida.

A FLEETING MOMENT - INCREDIBLE TO WITNESS.

RUSSIA METEOR FOLO-VOTOPS

REMEMBER THAT INCREDIBLE SIGHT OVER RUSSIA ON FRIDAY?

SCIENTISTS FOUND MORE THAN 50 TINY FRAGMENTS OF A METEORITE THAT INJURIED HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE.

THEY FOUND A TOTAL OF 53 PIECES.

THE METEORITE LEFT BEHIND A 20-FOOT WIDE HOLE.

THE METEOR STREAKED ACROSS THE SKY. IT'S SONIC BOOM SHATTERED BUILDINGS.

IT EXPLODED.

THIS WAS THE LARGEST RECORDED SPACE ROCK TO HIT EARTH IN MORE THAN A CENTURY.

TODAY ABC7 LEARNED HEALTH OFFICIALS RAISED THE NUMBER OF THOSE INJURED TO 1,500 PEOPLE.

VEHICLE FIRE

YOU ARE TAKING A LIVE LOOK AT A CAR ON FIRE ON I-75 AT THE IMMOKALEE ROAD EXIT. EXIT 111.

YOU CAN SEE FIREFIGHTERS FIGHTING THOSE FLAMES.

NOT TERRIBLY AFFECTING TRAFFIC.

ABC7 IS WORKING TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON ANY POSSIBLE INJURIES.

MED STAR AIR METHODS-SS-SS

THE TOP CHOICE TO TAKE OVER LEE COUNTY'S GROUNDED HELICOPTER PROGRAM PLANS TO CHARGE MORE TO

TRANSPORT PATIENTS.

AIR METHODS SAYS IT WOULD CHARGE YOU 13-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO PICK YOU UP IN THEIR HELICOPTER --

THEN 135 DOLLARS FOR EVERY MILE THEY GO.

THEY WOULD OBVIOUSLY BILL YOU AND YOUR HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY.

MEDSTAR CHARGED JUST 85-HUNDRED TO TRANSPORT PATIENTS -- THEN 90 DOLLARS A MILE.

BUT TAXPAYERS SUBSIDIZED THEIR SERVICE.

THE COUNTY ESTIMATES IT COULD SAVE 2 MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR USING AIR METHODS.

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LEE COUNTY ELECTION SUPERVISOR SHARON HARRINGTON PLANS TO ASK THE COUNTY FOR 3 MILLION DOLLARS FOR NEW ELECTION EQUIPMENT.

THIS COMES AFTER PEOPLE WAITED IN LINES UP TO SIX HOURS ON ELECTION DAY IN LEE COUNTY.

HARRINGTON WANTS NEW OPTICAL SCANNERS, ELECTRONIC POLL BOOKS AND A-D-A EQUIPMENT.

SHE HOPES TO GET THE NEW EQUIPMENT IN PLACE BY THE 2014 ELECTION.

OSCAR PISTORIUS LATEST-VO

TRACK STAR OSCAR PISTORIUS WILL FIND OUT TOMORROW

IF HE'LL BE ABLE TO BE RELEASED ON BAIL.

HE'S CHARGED WITH MURDER IN THE SHOOTING DEATH

OF HIS GIRLFRIEND- REEVA STEENKAMP.

TONIGHT, WE HAVE NEW DETAILS ABOUT THE WAY SHE WAS KILLED.

OFFICERS SAY STEENKAMP'S SKULL WAS DAMAGED AND THEY ARE EXAMINING A CRICKET BAT.

THEY ALSO BELIEVE SHE WAS FIRST SHOT IN PISTORIUS' BEDROOM-- THEN, THROUGH THE BATHROOM DOOR.

MAN WALKS AWAY FROM PLANE CRASH-VO

AN AMAZING STORY TONIGHT,

A PILOT NOT ONLY SURVIVED A PLANE CRASH IN MISSISSIPPI, BUT HE WALKED TEN MILES TO A RESTAURANT FOR HELP.

THIS IS VIDEO OF RICKY FORD WALKING DOWN THE ROAD AFTER THE CRASH.

WORKERS AT THE RESTAURANT SAY THE PILOT WALKED RIGHT INSIDE THE DOOR AND SAT DOWN.

THE RESTAURANT OWNER SPOKE TO THE MAN AND SAYS HE WAS VERY DISORIENTED, BUT HARDLY SUFFERED ANY INJURES.

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ABC NEWS HAS AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW TONIGHT WITH A WOMAN WHO SHOCKED THE NATION.

THIS IS THE WOMAN WHO REPORTED BEING BY ATTACKED BY A STRANGER WITH ACID.

SHE LATER ADMITTED SHE MADE IT ALL UP --

AND HAD THROWN THE ACID HERSELF.

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FROM VICTIM.

NAT: it bubbled and sizzled

.TO VILLAIN.

NAT: angry resident: It makes me sick!

THREE YEARS AGO - IN VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON, 28-YEAR-OLD BETHANY STORRO TOLD

POLICE, OUT OF NOWHERE, A WOMAN THREW LIQUID ACID IN HER FACE.BUT IT TURNED

OUT TO BE A HOAX - STORRO DID IT TO HERSELF.

IN THIS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH ABC NEWS, STORRO IS SPEAKING OUT ON CAMERA

FOR THE FIRST TIME.

BETHANY STORRO: 03:20:20:00 "I made a mistake. And I hope that people

forgive me and give me a chance. Because I'm-- I'm a good person. I

promise I am.

STORRO WHO IS HARD OF HEARING - SAYS SHE HAD AN UNDIAGNOSED CASE OF BODY

DYSMORPHIC DISORDER - A MENTAL ILLNESS THAT CAUSES AN OBSSESION OVER MINOR

OR IMAGINED FLAWS.

BETHANY STORRO: 02:13:55:00 In the mirror, I saw a distorted

monster.

FINALLY WHEN SHE COULDN'T BARE THE FACE SHE SAW IN THE MIRROR ANYMORE, SHE

SAYS SHE TURNED TO LIQUID ACID TO MELT IT AWAY - AND SHE SAYS, TO END HER

LIFE.

BETHANY STORRO: 02:36:30:00 It was like fire to my face it.I

was so happy.I thought I found the answer

BUT SHE SAYS WHEN THE PAIN BECAME UNBEARABLE - SHE COULDN'T BRING HERSELF TO

*DRINK THE ACID.

BETHANY STORRO: 02:45:45:00 So I'm freakin' out, like, "This

isn't workin'. What am I gonna do now?

SHE DROVE DOWN THE STREET - AND SCREAMED FOR HELP.

5:00:03: STORRO: Somebody screams out - did somebody to this to you I just

said yes and when it all began

SHE EVEN GAVE POLICE A FAKE DESCRIPTION OF HER ALLEGED ATTACKER

NAT: from Hospital - If anybody knows any information of the girl that did

this to me and how to find her.

ABBIE BOUDREAU: 03:05:53:00 Did you kind of like all that

attention with the cameras and microphones?

BETHANY STORRO: 03:06:02:00 Yeah, I did. / 03:06:24:00 In that moment I felt like I was cared for and-- and I mattered./

/

TWO WEEKS PASSED - BEFORE P TWO WEEKS PASSED - BEFORE POLICE PIECED

TOGETHER THE CLUES.AND BETHANY CONFESSED

BETHANY STORRO SOT: 03:21:07:00 03:21:54:00 And I'm so

sorry to everybody. I really, truly am.

IN HER NEW BOOK - FACING THE TRUTH - SHE SAYS SHE'S STARTING TO FEEL MORE

COMFORTABLE IN HER OWN SKIN/

BETHANY STORRO: 03:51:46:00 whooo it's hot

ABBIE BOUDREAU: SO THIS IS THE NEW YOU - THIS IS YOU.

NOW, NO LONGER SEEING THAT MONSTER IN THE MIRROR.

BETHANY STORRO: 03:55:15:00 I'm sorry, it's hard. I

'm still me, I'm stil the same person but better, I'm getting better every

NEW AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP

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

"a child who looks at the tv and wants to be skinny without any reason, just because they saw beautiful and skinny girls - that we can change."

TAKING A STAND!

ONE COUNTRY OUTLAWS SUPER SKINNY, SUPER MODELS.

NEW AT 5--

WHAT THIS MEANS FOR AMERICA'S MODELING INDUSTRY.

PLUS - SHE'S MAKING HISTORY IN A MAN'S WORLD.

DANICA PATRICK'S NEWEST ACCOMPLISHMENT AND HOW SHE HOPES TO LEAVE MEN IN THE DUST ON THE RACE TRACK.

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TZ4 B DANICA PATRICK MAKES HISTORY-VO

STORM WARN JP OPEN-CLIP

CROSSTALK-WX EST

FORECAST-PHC

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

FORECAST-WXWALL

A WARM UP IS ON THE WAY

It was definitely a cold start to the week, but thankfully it isn't going to last long. That is good news. After all, we don't live in Florida for cold weather, right? Right.

Well our official low at Page Field was 38 degrees Monday morning. Naples regional checked in at 40 degrees, but our inland communities were around the freezing mark. In fact some of our coldest fields were in the upper 20s.

Tuesday morning will have a different feel to it. Temperatures will be in the upper 40s to mid 50s.

The reason why we will see such a quick warm is because a high pressure is shifting into the Atlantic. That gives us a wind from the southeast which will draw in some warmer air.

So our high temperatures will creep up each and every day. Come this weekend we will be dealing with temperatures in the mid 80s! Lows will run in the 50s and 60s.

Mostly sunny skies will be the rule for us, too, and not a drop of rain.

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ISRAEL HAS OFFICIALLY OUTLAWED MODELS THAT ARE UNDER A CERTAIN BODY MASS INDEX AND NOW OTHER COUNTRIES AND AGENCIES COULD FOLLOW SUIT.

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S/ Jim Maceda/NBC News:1:22-1:43

Every photo shoot is a personal victory for Israeli model Margaux Stelman.her sister - also a model - died from anorexia, the eating disorder. But Stelman, 21, found out that she can work at the highest level and NOT starve herself.

"I THOUGHT MODELING HAD A VERY SAD THING TO IT, BUT NOW WE'RE BRINGING THE HEALTHY MODELS BACK."

In fact, super-thin models are now ILLEGAL here.Israeli law bans them from working IF their Body Mass Index - or BMI, a combination of height and weight - is LESS than 18.5. That is, less than 118 lbs if you're 5'7".

It also prohibits advertisers from publishing digitally-manipulated images without a clear, written warning that the pictures you are seeing are PhotoShop-ed.

"A CHILD WHO LOOKS AT THE TV AND WANTS TO BE SKINNY WITHOUT ANY REASON, JUST BECAUSE THEY SAW BEAUTIFUL AND SKINNY GIRLS - THAT WE CAN CHANGE."

Adi Barkan was an iconic fashion photographer.until one of his models died in his arms.from anorexia. Shocked, he put down his cameras and reached out to hundreds of sick, young models, offering help.

"I KNOW 60 GIRLS THAT, WITHOUT ME, THEY ARE NOT HERE."

Barkan eventually pressed politicians to pass the world's ONLY law that protects the vulnerable from fashion's dark side.

LEANN RIMES SUES DENTIST-VO

COUNTRY SINGER LEANN RIMES IS SUING HER DENTIST!

SHE CLAIMS THAT HE MESSED UP HER TEETH AND HER CAREER.

RIMES SAYS DOCTOR DUANE MCKAY BOTCHED HER DENTAL WORK SO BADLY --

IT CAUSED COSMETIC ISSUES AND "SEVERE TOOTH PAIN, GUM INFLAMMATION AND CHRONIC GUM BLEEDING."

SHE SAYS SHE HAD TO CANCEL TOUR DATES BECAUSE OF IT.

CHRIS BROWN DRAKE LAWSUIT-VOTOPS

SINGERS CHRIS BROWN AND DRAKE ARE SUING EACH OTHER AFTER A BRAWL LAST JUNE AT THIS NEW YORK NIGHTCLUB.

EACH ACCUSES THE OTHER OF STARTING THE FIGHT.

THE SUIT WAS FILED IN RESPONSE TO AN ONGOING LAWSUIT BY FRENCH MODEL ROMAIN JULIEN.

DANICA PATRICK MAKES HISTORY-VO

FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER --

A WOMAN WILL LEAD THE FIELD TO THE GREEN FLAG AT THE DAYTONA 500!

OVER THE WEEKEND --

DANICA PATRICK BECAME THE FIRST FEMALE TO WIN THE POLE AT THE GREAT AMERICAN RACE.

IN FACT, SHE'S THE FIRST WOMAN TO START FIRST IN ANY NASCAR RACE.

COACH WINS STUDENT TUITION-NATSVO

A LUCKY SHOT BY A BASKETBALL COACH WON ONE STUDENT FREE TUITION.

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IT HAPPENED AT CANADA'S BRANDON UNIVERSITY.

THE STUDENT CHOSE THE COACH TO TAKE THE HALF COURT SHOT FOR HIM FRIDAY NIGHT.

HE NOW WILL GET ONE SEMESTER OF FREE TUITION.

BURGER KING HACKED-OC

NEW AT 5 --

WHAT A TERRIBLE DAY FOR BURGER KING.

THEIR TWITTER ACCOUNT WAS HACKED.

IT GOT SO BAD --

ABOUT NOON -- THE HACKERS CHANGED BURGER KING'S LOGO ON THEIR PAGE TO A MCDONALDS LOGO.

THE HACKERS ALSO TWEETED THAT BURGER KING HAD BEEN SOLD TO RIVAL MCDONALD'S.

AND THEY SAID "IF I CATCH YOU AT A WENDYS, WE'RE FIGHTIN!"

THAT MAY BE FUNNY.

BUT SOME OF THE POSTS CONTAINED RACIAL SLURS AND OTHER OFFENSIVE MATERIAL.

READER'S DIGEST-VO

READER'S DIGEST IS FILING FOR BANKRUPTCY. ONCE AGAIN.

IT'S THE SECOND TIME IN FOUR YEARS THE MAGAZINE'S PUBLISHER

HAS FILED.

BUT THEY WILL CONTINUE TO PUBLISH READER'S DIGEST.

MAKERS MARK NO CHANGE-VOTOPS

BOURBON DISTILLER MAKER'S MARK WILL NOT WATER DOWN ITS FAMOUS WHISKEY.

THE COMPANY ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK IT WOULD DILUTE THE ALCOHOL CONTENT BY THREE PERCENT TO KEEP UP WITH DEMAND.

OSCARS ON SUNDAY-VO-SS

DON'T FORGET --

HOLLYWOOD'S BIGGEST NIGHT IS ALMOST HERE.

AND FOR THE FIRST TIME *EVER* -- "OSCAR" IS ON A ROAD TRIP.

RIGHT NOW --

THE EIGHT-AND-A-HALF POUND GOLDEN STATUETTE IS IN THE MIDDLE OF A THREE-WEEK ADVENTURE.

IT'S HEADING TO SEVERAL CITIES INCLUDING PHILADELPHIA, WASHINGTON D-C AND CHICAGO.

BUT IT WILL BE BACK IN CALIFORNIA THIS SUNDAY FOR THE ACADEMY AWARDS.

NEXT AT 5-CLIP

TEASE FIVE--

DATING NIGHTMARE!

A WOMAN MEETS HER MATCH ON A CHRISTIAN DATING WEBSITE--

HE RAPES HER!

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OFFICERS SAY A MAN RAPED A WOMAN HE MET AT AN ONLINE DATING SITE.

WHAT MAKES THIS A BIT DIFFERENT, THOUGH, IS IT WAS A CHRISTIAN DATING WEBSITE.

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LA MESA POLICE WANT YOU TO TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT 37-YEAR-OLD SEAN BANKS.

"There may be additional victims out there."

INVESTIGATORS ARRESTED BANKS MONDAY ON ALLEGATIONS OF RAPE.

THEY SAY LAST NOVEMBER HE FORCED HIMSELF UPON A WOMAN IN HER 20`S HE MET ON THE DATING WEBSITE CHRISTIAN-MINGLE-DOT COM.

'the victim was comfortable enough to invite him to her residence. at her residence he began to become more and more aggressive and ultimately led to a charge of raping her.'

BANKS WENT BY THE ONLINE NAME 'RARITY' BUT POLICE SAY HE WAS USING SEVERAL ALIASES INCLUDING 'RYLAN' 'RYLAN BUTTERWOOD' AND 'RYLAN HARBOUGH.'

HE MAY HAVE ALSO BEEN USING OTHER DATING WEBSITES, AND THERE COULD BE VICTIMS OUTSIDE OF LA MESA.

"this individual traveled around a lot and we are concerned that there are people obviously outside of La Mesa or potentially outside of San Diego County that could be a victim"

CHRISTIAN-MINGLE-DOT COM IS WORKING WITH POLICE ON THE INVESTIGATION. AND A REPRESENTATIVE TELLS FOX 5 THE SITE HAS EXPERTS MANUALLY REVIEWING ALL PROFILES AND PHOTOS SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS.

SHE WRITES, "we have also developed several proprietary, automated tools to help identify questionable profiles and to eliminate fraudulent activity in our communities."

CHRISTIAN MINGLE`S WEBSITE PROVIDES SAFETY TIPS INCLUDING USING AN ALIAS INSTEAD OF YOUR REAL NAME AND NOT GIVING OUT PERSONAL INFORMATION LIKE YOUR PHONE NUMBER OR ADDRESS.

EXPERTS ALSO URGE MEETING IN PUBLIC LOCATIONS.

NEXT AT 6 OPEN-CLIP

COMING UP AT 6PM

ON THE HUNT FOR AN ARSONIST.

NEW AT 6 --

THE ONE CLUE INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE CONNECTS A STRING OF SUSPICIOUS FIRES IN SAN CARLOS PARK.

IN TROUBLE FOR *THIS --

THE PICTURES THAT COST ONE MAN

FOR HARASSING A MANATEE CALF!

--PLUS--

14 13 04 14 13 08 I think it would bring a lot of life and finances to this community.

MAKING OVER A GIANT EYESORE.

THE PLANS TO BRING NEW LIFE TO WHAT WAS ONCE A THRIVING,

POPULAR TOURIST DESTINATION IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS.

TZ 6 1) SAN CARLOS FIRES-VOTOPS

TZ 6 2) MANATEE HARASSMENT-VOTOPS

TZ 6 3) VACANT FM HOTEL-SOTVO

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