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IT SOUNDS LIKE THE REAL THING!
BUT THIS *FAKE* SIREN GOT SOME COLLIER TEENS IN REAL TROUBLE!
RIGHT NOW AT 5--
WHAT HAPPENED WHEN THEY TRIED TO PULL OVER A DRIVER.
" i'm so scared, i'm surprised because there is a school." 4 sec
COOKING UP TROUBLE--
AND CAPE POLICE SAY IT HAPPENED NEAR THREE SCHOOLS!
NEW AT 5--
HOW THIS METH LAB WAS UNCOVERED.
holy smokes, the gas station is on fire
HOLY SMOKES IS RIGHT!
AND THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HIGH GAS PRICES!
SO WHAT MADE A FLORIDA GAS STATION GO UP IN FLAMES?
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OUT - OF - HIS - MIND!
A COP GOES BESERK!
THE DRUNKEN TIRADE THAT LITERALLY HAD HIM SCREAMING FOR FREEDOM.
SEE IT FOR YOURSELF RIGHT NOW AT 5
WEATHER IS COMING UP.
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OUR BIG STORY AT 5 --
TWO COLLIER COUNTY TEENS SAY THEY WERE JUST MESSING AROUND!
BUT TONIGHT --
THEY'RE STILL CHARGED WITH A SERIOUS CRIME.
DEPUTIES SAY THESE TWO USED A FAKE SIREN AND PRETENDED TO BE UNDERCOVER OFFICERS.
THEN THEY TRIED TO PULL OVER A WOMAN AT A COLLIER COUNTY MALL.
NEW AT 5 --
ABC7'S RICK RITTER EXPLAINS HOW THEY GOT CAUGHT.
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NATS OF SIREN
THAT'S THE SOUND THAT LANDED TWO COLLIER COUNTY TEENAGERS IN JAIL.
NAPLES POLICE ARRESTED 18-YEAR-OLD MATTHEW DAVIS AND 19-YEAR OLD RYAN SHULZE SUNDAY FOR ALLEGEDLY IMPERSONATING POLICE.
ACCORDING TO THE REPORT - A REAL POLICE OFFICER AT THE COASTLAND MALL HEARD EMERGENCY SIRENS IN THE AREA BUT DIDN'T SEE ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLES.
AFTER DRIVING OVER TO THE DILLARD'S PARKING LOT - THE OFFICER FOUND BOTH DAVIS AND SHULZE IN A FORD PICK-UP TRUCK - BLASTING SIRENS AND TRYING TO PULL AN ORANGE PONTIAC OVER.
AT FIRST THE OFFICER THOUGHT IT WAS AN UNMARKED PATROL CAR - BUT QUICKLY REALIZED IT WAS TWO TEENS IN THE FRONT SEAT PLAYING A JOKE.
WHEN HE PULLED THE TRUCK OVER - THAT'S WHEN THE BOYS SAID THEY WERE "JUST MESSING AROUND".
THE OFFICER ARRESTED BOTH DAVIS AND SCHULZE - AND FOUND MARIJUANA IN THE TRUCK AS WELL.
BOTH ARE CHARGED WITH IMPERSONATING A POLICE OFFICER AND IMPROPER USE OF BLUE LIGHTS.
DAVIS WAS CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA AS WELL - AND IS STILL AT THE NAPLES JAIL CENTER.
RICK RITTER ABC7.
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COMING UP ON ABC7 NEWS AT 6 - YOU'LL HEAR FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT BEHIND THE ARRESTS - AND WHAT THEY SAY YOU SHOULD DO IF YOU'RE UNSURE WHO IS PULLING YOU OVER.
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A BURGLARY CALL LED CAPE CORAL OFFICERS TO A METH LAB IN OPERATION.
OFFICERS WENT TO A HOUSE ON NORTHEAST 16-TERRACE LAST NIGHT
FOR A REPORT OF A POSSIBLE BURGLARY IN PROGRESS.
INSIDE THEY FOUND MORE THAN A POUND OF METH.
AS ABC7'S SARA MILES TELLS US THIS METH LAB WAS WITHIN FEET OF NOT ONE BUT THREE SCHOOLS.
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" i'm so scared, i'm surprised because there is a school." 4 sec
ABOUT 10-30 LAST NIGHT PEOPLE SAY POLICE SWARMED THIS HOUSE ON NORTHEAST 16TH TERRACE.
OFFICERS WERE INVESTIGATING A POSSIBLE BURGLARY.
BUT WHEN THEY GOT HERE THEY INSTEAD FOUND WHAT WAS LIKELY A METH LAB.
ONCE INSIDE DETECTIVES SEIZED MORE THAN ONE POUND OF METH AND SUPPLIES FOR COOKING THE DRUG.
OFFICERS ARRESTED THIS WOMAN -- 21 YR OLD JANET RAYMOND FOR TRAFFICKING AND PRODUCING METHAMPHETAMINES.
TAKE SOT
11:49 scares me bc my kids are here a lot and its scary that something like that is going on;57
SARA MILES, ABC7.
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THE CITY DEEMED THE HOUSE UNSAFE.
RAYMOND IS STILL IN CUSTODY WITHOUT BOND.
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A CAPE CORAL DENTIST IS UNDER ARREST TONIGHT --
ACCUSED OF BRINGING A GUN TO THE AIRPORT.
THE T-S-A SAYS THEY FOUND A LOADED 22-CALIBER HANDGUN IN VERNON WILLERT'S BAG YESTERDAY AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
THERE WAS A BULLET IN THE CHAMBER.
WILLERT SAID HE HAD THE GUN IN HIS BAG WHILE DRIVING FROM CHICAGO AND FORGOT TO TAKE IT OUT OF THE BAG.
COPS ARRESTED HIM AT R-S-W.
WILLERT IS FACING A CHARGE OF CARRYING A CONCEALED WEAPON.
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A MAN GUILTY OF NOT ONE BUT TWO MURDERS IN BONITA SPRINGS.
A JURY FOUND DUSTIN MCINTYRE GUILTY ON TWO COUNTS OF SECOND DEGREE MURDER AND 1 COUNT OF ARSON.
MCINTYRE STRANGLED AND SUFFOCATED TWO MEN BACK IN 2010.
THEN HE PUT THE BODIES INSIDE A CAR AND SET IT ON FIRE.
PROSECUTORS CALL THE MURDER, A BOTCHED DRUG DEAL.
THE OTHER MAN CONNECTED TO THE CASE LISANDRO RESENDIZ TOOK A PLEA DEAL.
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FOUR PEOPLE ARE DEAD INCLUDING THE GUNMAN AFTER HE OPENED FIRE. BEHIND A SERIES OF SHOOTINGS IN CALIFORNIA'S ORANGE COUNTY.
DEPUTIES SAY IT BEGAN WHEN THEY FOUND A WOMAN SHOT TO DEATH IN A HOUSE IN LADERA RANCH.
THE SUSPECT FLED IN AN S-U-V INTO THE AREA WHERE MULTIPLE SHOOTINGS AND CARJACKINGS HAPPENED.
THEY SAY HE SHOT AND KILLED AT LEAST 2 PEOPLE AND WOUNDED SEVERALS MORE IN A SPAN OF 25 MINUTES.
THE GUNMAN LATER SHOT HIMSELF AT AN INTERSECTION
THE MOTIVE IS UNKNOWN RIGHT NOW.
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FOR THE FIRST TIME TONIGHT --
THE MAN KNOWN AS "BLADE RUNNER" IS TELLING HIS SIDE OF THE STORY.
DOUBLE-AMPUTEE OLYMPIAN OSCAR PISTORIOUS IS ACCUSING OF SHOOTING AND KILLING HIS GIRLFRIEND.
PROSECUTORS CALL IT PRE-MEDITATED MURDER.
BUT AS ABC'S MARCI GONZALEZ REPORTS --
THE OLYMPIAN SAYS IT WAS NO SUCH THING.
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OSCAR PISTORIUS - IN COURT - AS A JUDGE RULED - THIS IS NOW CONSIDERED A
PREMEDITATED MURDER CASE -
THE 26-YEAR-OLD DOUBLE AMPUTEE OLYMPIAN - ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS GIRLFRIEND
- IN HIS SOUTH AFRICA HOME ON VALENTINE'S DAY.
IN TODAY'S BAIL HEARING - HIS ATTORNEY - SHARED *PISTORIUS'S ACCOUNT OF WHAT
HAPPENED THAT NIGHT -
EXPLAINING- HE THOUGHT - REEVA STEENKAMP - WAS IN BED -WHEN HE HEARD A NOISE
COMING FROM THE BATHROOM-
AND THINKING IT WAS A BURGLAR - HE SHOT THROUGH THE LOCKED DOOR-
HE CLAIMS - BECAUSE HE WASN'T WEARING HIS PROSTHETIC LEGS, HE FELT
VULNERABLE - AND QUOTE A "sense of terror" -
HIS ATTORNEY SUMBITTING, "this is not a murder."
BUT NEIGHBORS REPORTEDLY HEARD ARGUING BEFORE THE GUNFIRE-
SEVERAL NEWS REPORTS QUOTING POLICE SOURCES. SAY A CRICKET BAT COVERED
WITH BLOOD WAS RECOVERED FROM PISTORIUS' BEDROOM,.
AND. THAT STEROIDS WERE FOUND IN THE HOME.
INVESTIGATOR'S ARE SAID TO BE TESTING HIS BLOOD FOR THE DRUG AS PART OF A
POSSIBLE "ROID RAGE" THEORY.
IN COURT - PROSECUTORS SPELLED OUT THEIR CASE - SAYING PISTORIUS' GIRLFRIEND
OF THREE MONTHS WAS *COWERING IN THE BATHROOM WHEN SHE WAS SHOT THREE TIMES
, EXPLAINING QUOTE:
"She locked the door for a purpose. We will get to that purpose,"
THE CASE UNFOLDING - AS THE 29-YEAR-OLD COVERMODEL -WAS LAID TO REST TODAY-.
Mike Steenkamp, Reeva Steenkamp's uncle:
" we are here today as a family but there's only one thing missing, Reeva."
ON CAM TAG-
THE BAIL HEARING WILL CONTINUE TOMORROW - WITH THE PROSECUTOR CALLING AT
LEAST ONE MORE WITNESS.
MARCI GONZALEZ ABC NEWS NEW YORK
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PRESIDENT OBAMA ISSUED A WARNING TO CONGRESS TODAY ABOUT AUTOMATIC BUDGET CUTS SCHEDULED TO TAKE EFFECT NEXT WEEK.
THE PRESIDENT CAUTIONED THAT IF THE 85 BILLION DOLLARS IN IMMEDIATE CUTS, KNOWN AS THE SEQUESTER OCCUR, THE WHOLE ECONOMY WILL FEEL THE EFFECTS.
PRESIDENT OBAMA IS CALLING ON REPUBLICANS TO BACK A PLAN PROPOSED BY SENATE DEMOCRATS.
IT WOULD OFFSET THE SEQUESTER THROUGH A COMBINATION OF INCREASED TAX REVENUE AND TARGETED BUDGET CUTS.
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"So now Republicans in Congress face a simple choice, are they willing to compromise to protect vital investments in education, healthcare and national security and all the jobs that depend on them, or would they rather put hundreds of thousands of jobs and our entire economy at risk
GOP LAWMAKERS ARE OPPOSED TO MORE TAX REVENUE.
THEY SAY PRESIDENT OBAMA GOT THE TAX INCREASES HE WANTED DURING THE "FISCAL CLIFF" NEGOTIATIONS.
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THAT ENDED A VERY BIG DAY ON WALL STREET.
THE DOW HIT A A NEW FIVE-YEAR HIGH TODAY.
IT JUMPED TO 14-THOUSAND-41, BEFORE RETREATING BACK A HAIR TO 14-THOUSAND-35.
THE S-AND-P 500 ALSO CLIMBED TO A FIVE-YEAR-HIGH TODAY.
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LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAKE THEIR DECISION ON WHO WILL TAKE OVER LEE COUNTY'S GROUNDED EMERGECY MEDICAL HELICOPTER PROGRAM.
THEY PICKED AIR METHODS TO REPLACE MEDSTAR.
PATIENTS CAN EXPECT TO PAY MORE WITH THE PRIVATE COMPANY.
BUT TAXPAYERS WON'T SUBSIDIZE THE PROGRAM ANYMORE.
THE COUNTY ESTIMATES IT WILL SAVE MORE THAN 2-MILLION A YEAR.
ONCE A FINAL CONTRACT IS AGREED UPON - AIR METHODS SAYS IT CAN BE SET UP AT PAGE FIELD IN LESS THAN 4 MONTHS.
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NEW TONIGHT --
TRANSOCEAN WILL PAY ONE BILLION DOLLARS IN CIVIL PENALTIES FOR THEIR ROLE IN THE MASSIVE GULF OIL SPILL.
A FEDERAL JUDGE APPROVED THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TODAY
TRANSOCEAN OWNED THE DEEPWATER HORIZON DRILLING RIG.
IT EXPLODED AND SANK OVER A B-P WELL.
THE EXPLOSION KILLED 11 RIG WORKERS AND TURNED INTO THE NATION'S WORST OFFSHORE OIL SPILL.
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OFFICIALS IN COLLIER COUNTY ARE BACK OUT TESTING WATER SAMPLES FOR RED TIDE TODAY.
ACCORDING TO THE MOST RECENT DATA.
MEDIUM LEVELS OF RED TIDE WERE REPORTED AT THE NAPLES PIER AND SOUTH MARCO BEACH.
OTHER SPOTS LIKE VANDERBILT BEACH AND SEAGATE REPORTED LOWER LEVELS.
ABC7 CAMERAS DID NOT FIND ANY DEAD FISH TODAY.
BUT SOME PEOPLE WERE COMPLAINING ABOUT RESPIRATORY AILMENTS -- ANOTHER SIGN OF RED TIDE EXPOSURE.
WE COULD RECEIVE RESULTS OF TODAY'S TESTING AS SOON AS TOMORROW.
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Gas prices have been increasing for a month without a clear end in sight, I'm your ABC 7 Smart Shopper NM, coming up I'll tell you three things you can do right now to really see a decrease in what you're paying for gas."
TRAPPED IN A WASHING MACHINE.
A YOUNG GIRL --
HOW RESCUERS GOT TO HER AND WHAT THEY USED TO DISTRACT HER.
WEATHER IS COMING UP.
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TAKE A LOOK AT THESE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN
NORTH DAKOTA AND MINNESOTA.
DOZENS OF CARS ENDED UP IN DITCHES AND AT LEAST TWO PEOPLE WERE KILLED AS WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS MADE DRIVING DANGEROUS IN WESTERN MINNESOTA.
THE SAME STORM CAUSED SIMILAR CONDITIONS
IN MINOT , NORTH DAKOTA.
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SUCH A SAD STORY, NEW AT 5 TONIGHT --
AN 87-YEAR-OLD MAN RIDING HIS BIKE --
IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION --
AFTER A CAR HIT HIM.
IT HAPPENED THIS MORNING ON SHELL POINT BOULEVARD.
AS ABC7'S JOELLE PARKS REPORTS --
SOME PEOPLE OUT THERE ARE NOW VERY NERVOUS BECAUSE THE VICTIM WAS IN THE CROSSWALK WHEN HE WAS HIT.
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This is where it happened on shell point blvd.
These signs on both sides of the road for drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians.
87 year old Kenneth Davis went past them and was hit right here in the crosswalk.
Sot Maryann Thomas, Fort Myers resident
It was not what I was expecting to see this morning."
This was the second when Maryann Thomas came to visit her mother at shell point this morning.
Sot Maryann
"When I got here, the fore department was here, the ambulance 2 or 3 squad cars here."
Emergency responders called to the scene after a bicyclist was hit by a car.
The impact so great- the man was thrown from his bike, landing 62 feet from the point of impact.
Sot Maryann
" the first thing I did was pray for the man."
The man- 87 year old Kenneth Davis.
He was rushed to lee memorial hospital.
Florida highway patrol tells us he was crossing shell point blvd when Jared pike spotted him.
Pike tried to stop in time, but couldn't.
Hitting Davis head on.
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Pike was headed to work at shell point.
On the same road Jane Durrell rides everyday.
Sot Jane Durrell, shell point resident
This accident made me nervous, usually I'm not nervous."
Mostly because Davis was in the crosswalk when he was hit.
Sot Jane
"You have to be relay watchful, both cars and bikes have to be really watchful because you just never know."
Pike was cited for failure to yield right of way to Pedestrian at a Crosswalk with signage.
Right now Davis is in critical condition at lee memorial hospital with head and leg injuries.
JOELLE PARKS ABC7.
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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.
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WARM WEATHER
Southwest Florida should continue to enjoy pleasant weather for the next few days. A limited amount of moisture is over the state to produce isolated showers this afternoon and early evening - but the steering winds from the southwest should keep most of the activity well east of I-75. The rest of the evening will be partly cloudy and our low tomorrow morning will be around 60 degrees. Starting tomorrow you will notice a little increase in our humidity and clouds will be around throughout the day. A weak cold front will wash-out as it crosses the state on Wednesday and very little, if any, rain is expected. Our afternoon high will hit 82 degrees tomorrow as the front passes with little fanfare. In fact, looking at computer guidance for the rest of the week it looks like we will continue to warm each day into the mid 80's and keep our overnight lows in the 60's. A breeze off the Gulf of Mexico will likely hold the beach temperatures in the upper 70's to around 80 for the rest of the week. Gulf water has cooled into the upper 60's.
A pattern change is in the forecast for next week. We will start to see a few showers as arriving cold fronts are able to make it down here with a little more notice and there will be a little drop-off in temperatures as well. But again, those changes would be in store for next week. This week still looks warm and nice.
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WE HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING TONIGHT OF FLORIDA'S GAS PRICES ARE HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.
WE DID SOME DIGGING TODAY.
AND FOUND OUT SHIPPING COSTS AT FLORIDA PORTS HAVE TRIPLED IN THE LAST YEAR.
ALL MARINE TRANSPORT IS BOOKED.
WHAT THAT'S DOING IS CUTTING DOWN ON THE AMOUNT OF FUEL BEING SHIPPED TO FLORIDA REFINERIES.
WHEN THE SUPPLY DROPS, THE PRICES GOES UP, YOU PAY MORE.
FUEL COMPANIES SAY ITS JUST ONE PROBLEM ON A LONG LIST CAUSING PRICES TO SKYROCKET.
EXPERTS SUGGEST YOU MIGHT BE PAYING FOUR BUCKS A GALLON VERY SOON.
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RIGHT NOW --
THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS 3-75.
AND TRIPLE-A SAYS THAT'S THE MAGIC NUMBER.
WHEN DRIVERS SEE 3-75 --
THEY START CHANGING THEIR DRIVING HABITS.
ABC 7 SMART SHOPPER NINA MOINI IS HERE WITH THREE THINGS YOU CAN CHANGE, TO SAVE.
NINA --
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I FOUND OUT PRICES ARE CHANGING SO FAST -
GAS STATIONS CAN'T EVEN KEEP UP.
SO MAKE SURE TO DOUBLE CHECK THE PRICE AT THE PUMP WITH WHAT'S ON THE BIG SIGN.
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NATS - CREDIT CARD
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"I can put in a good 50-60 miles a day"
JOE RUSCALLEDA FILLS UP ALMOST DAILY FOR HIS JOB AS A MAIL CARRIER.
BUT THE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR FOOTS THE BILL HIMSELF.
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"Every time I fill up it's more 55 bucks today."
GAS AT THIS STATION OFF OF COLONIAL BOULEVARD IS AT 3 - 89 TODAY!
WELL ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE AND FLORIDA'S AVERAGE OF 3-75.
AND MARSHA KUT WITH TRIPLE A SAYS THE INCREASE ISN'T SLOWING DOWN ANYTIME SOON.
PRICES SHOULD HIT FOUR DOLLARS A GALLON BY APRIL.
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"Refineries are going through changing maintenance to summer blend of fuel."
NATS - ANNOYING!
BUT KUT SAYS THERE ARE SIMPLE WAYS PEOPLE CAN SAVE ON GAS.
SOME YOU'VE LIKELY HEARD BEFORE--
SHE SAYS DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT CAN SAVE YOU 92 CENTS A GALLON.
NATS - CAR SOUNDS
HERE AT TERRY WYNTER AUTO SHOP-
IT'S ALSO A POPULAR TIME OF YEAR FOR CAR INSPECTIONS TO HELP WITH FUEL ECONOMY.
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"Tire pressure, maintenance on engine air filters tune up components"
ALL THAT CAN BE CHECKED WITH A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE FOR ABOUT 30 BUCKS.
ANOTHER PROBLEM YOU CAN SOLVE EASILY -
REMOVE THAT JUNK IN YOUR TRUNK.
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"Bowling balls fishing gear lawn chairs."
HE SAYS ALL THAT STUFF CAN IMPACT MILEAGE PER GALLON UP TO 33 PERCENT.
NATS - GAS PUMP
A FEW SIMPLE STEPS
THAT CAN SAVE YOU DOZENS OF DOLLARS.
IN CASE GAS PRICES NEVER GO BACK TO YOUR IDEA OF NORMAL.
14:23:59 3
"Normal? I haven't seen normal gas prices since 2003."
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SOME GAS STATIONS GIVE A FIVE TO TEN CENT DISCOUNT TO DRIVERS USING CASH INSTEAD OF CREDIT.
JUST ASK IF THAT'S AVAILABLE WHERE YOU FILL UP.
FOR MORE WAYS TO SAVE ON GAS GO TO ABC DASH SEVEN DOT COM.
CLICK ON SMART SHOPPER.
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SHOPPING HIGH END AT GOODWILL.
GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IS OPENING IT'S FIRST EVER 'GOODWILL BOUTIQUE.'
IT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS AT LEE AND FIRST STREETS.
THE BOUTIQUE WILL HOUSE HIGH-END BRAND NAMES LIKE CHANEL, COACH, AND ARMANI FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN.
ITS SET TO OPEN SOMETIME IN APRIL.
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AN ABC7 RECALL ALERT FOR YOU TONIGHT AT FIVE.
AND YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHECK THE PANTRY.
KELLOG'S IS PULLING THREE DIFFERENT SIZE BOXES OF ITS SPECIAL K RED BERRIES CEREAL BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE GLASS INSIDE THE PACKAGING.
IT INCLUDES 11 POINT 2, 22 POINT 4 AND 37 OUNCE PACKAGES.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE RECALLED BOXES AND HOW YOU CAN YOUR MONEY BACK.
HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE. ABC-7.COM AND CLICK ON SITES ON 7.
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CAUGHT ON TAPE TONIGHT --
REMARKABLE VIDEO.
FIREFIGHTERS HAD TO RESCUE A YOUNGSTER IN CHINA --
AFTER SHE GOT HERSELF TRAPPED IN A WASHING MACHINE.
TAKE A LOOK.
SHE LODGED HERSELF IN THE MACHINE FROM THE WAIST DOWN.
RESCUERS DISTRACTED HER WITH CANDY.
THEN THEY USED A POWER CUTTER TO BREAK THROUGH THE PLASTIC AND METAL OF THE MACHINE -- AND FREE HER.
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THAT CUP OF COFFEE EVEN SODA OR DESSERT COULD HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON YOUR BABY.
HOW IT WILL AFFECT THEIR WEIGHT IN THE WOMB AND AT BIRTH.
THE PRICE TO GET TO PARADISE--
THERE ARE PLANS TO MAKE YOUR TRIP TO THE BEACH A LITTLE EASIER--
WE BREAK DOWN THE NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR PRICE TAG.
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IN YOUR ABC7 HEALTHY LIVING TONIGHT.
PREGNANT WOMEN ARE TOLD TO STAY AWAY FROM CERTAIN FOOD AND DRINK.
NOW THERE'S A NEW CONCERN ABOUT COFFEE.SODA.EVEN DESSERT AND HOW THEY COULD IMPACT YOUR BABY'S WEIGHT.
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EXPERTS SAY THAT MODERATE CAFFEINE CONSUMPTION IN PREGNANCY DOES NOT SEEM TO
CONTRIBUTE TO MISCARRIAGE OR PRE-TERM BIRTH.
BUT SCIENTISTS IN NORWAY WONDERED WHAT OTHER EFFECTS CAFFEINE MIGHT HAVE.
THEY STUDIED MORE THAN 59-THOUSAND PREGNANT WOMEN, RECORDING THEIR
CAFFEINE INTAKE FROM
-COFFEE
-SODAS
-CHOCOLATE
-DESSERTS
THOSE WOMEN WHO CONSUMED
CAFFEINE IN MODERATE AMOUNTS
-- 50 TO 200 MILLIGRAMS PER DAY -- AND IN HIGH AMOUNTS -- MORE THAN 200
MILLIGRAMS PER DAY --
ALL RAN HIGHER ODDS OF HAVING A BABY WITH LOW BIRTH WEIGHT.
THE AUTHORS SAY CAFFEINE INTAKE WAS CONSISTENTLY ASSOCIATED WITH LOW BIRTH
WEIGHT AND INCREASED RISK OF A BABY'S BEING SMALL FOR ITS AGE IN THE WOMB.
. GIVING EXPECTANT MOMS SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT POURING THAT SECOND CUP OF
COFFEE.
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NEW AT 5 --
LAWMAKERS IN CONNECTICUT ARE CONSIDERING BANNING SMOKING *IN SOME CARS!*
THE BILL MAKES IT ILLEGAL TO SMOKE IF THERE'S A CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN SEVEN INSIDE.
A HARVARD STUDY SHOWS -- EVEN WITH THE WINDOWS SLIGHTLY OPENED -- A SINGLE CIGARETTE CAN PRODUCE HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF CONTAMINANTS.
BUT OPPONENTS TO THE BAN SAY THIS IS GOVERNMENT OVER-REACHING.
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TRAGIC CLUES.
LEFT HIDDEN UNTIL NOW.
NEW AT 530 --
WHAT OFFICERS FOUND IN THE HOUSE OF THE MAN WHO GUNNED DOWN FIRST GRADERS IN NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT.
"If you find articles about the worst mass murder in history in guys game room, your going to start to wonder"
THE HOME VIDEOS AND WHAT ELSE IS COMING OUT --
AS ABC7 GOES INSIDE THE MIND OF A KILLER.
A FLORIDA FATHER IN JAIL.
HIS TWO-MONTH OLD DAUGHTER IN THE HOSPITAL.
OFFICERS SAY HE PUT BLEACH IN HER BOTTLE.
WHY HE CLAIMS HE THOUGHT IT WOULD HELP HER.
PLUS --
50 MILLION IN DIAMONDS *STOLEN* FROM AN AIRPORT.
SNATCHED FROM THE CARGO HOLD!
ABC7 SHOWS YOU HOW THE EIGHT MEN PULLED IT OFF --
AND THE CLUE THEY LEFT BEHIND.
BUT FIRST - MEET ABC 7'S FACEBOOK WOMAN OF THE DAY.
CARMELINA CORRIS OF PUNTA GORDA.
THANKS FOR WATCHING CARMELINA.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO BE OUR FACEBOOK WOMAN OF THE DAY HEAD TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND LIKE US.
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MAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW AT 5:30.
A METH LAB BUSTED IN CAPE CORAL. RIGHT NEAR A SCHOOL.
OFFICERS FOUND THE LAB LAST NIGHT AS THEY RESPONDED TO A CALL ABOUT A BURGLARY.
IN ALL THEY TOOK MORE THAN A POUND OF METH AND COOKING SUPPLIES FROM THE HOUSE.
THEY ALSO ARRESTED A WOMAN LIVING THERE.
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TWO COLLIER COUNTY TEENS ARE ACCUSED OF IMPERSONATING A POLICE OFFICER IAT THE MALL.
OFFICERS SAY THEY USED A FAKE SIREN TO TRY AND PULL A CAR OVER AT COASTLAND MALL ON SUNDAY.
THEY WERE ARRESTED.
OFFICERS ALSO FOUND MARIJUANA IN THE CAR.
THE TEENS SAY THEY WERE JUST MESSING AROUND.
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AN 87 YEAR OLD BICYCLIST IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION TONIGHT AFTER A DRIVER HIT HIM IN FORT MYERS.
IT HAPPENED THIS MORNING ON SHELL POINT BOULEVARD.
TROOPERS SAY THE MAN WAS RIDING HIS BIKE IN A MARKED CROSS WALK WHEN THE DRIVER HIT HIM.
TROOPERS CITED THE DRIVER FOR NOT STOPPING FOR THE MAN.
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WE ARE LEARNING MORE TONIGHT ABOUT THE GUNMAN IN THE SHOOTING RAMPAGE AT SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY THAT KILLED 20 STUDENTS 6 ADULTS.
THE KILLING SPREE COULD HAVE TIES TO A DEADLY ATTACK IN NORWAY.
HI I'M COURTNEY ROBINSON.
AND I'M JEFF BUTERA.
AUTHORITIES ARE MAKING THIS NEW CONNECTION AFTER FINDING NEWSPAPER ARTICLES IN THE SHOOTER'S BEDROOM.
NEW AT 530 --
JAY GRAY TELLS US WHAT OTHER EVIDENCE THEY FOUND.
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AS INVESTIGATORS CONTINUE TO PIECE TOGETHER EVIDENCE IN THE MASSACRE AT SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY.
THERE ARE REPORTS TODAY THAT THE KILLING SPREE COULD HAVE TIES TO A DEADLY ATTACK IN NORWAY.
"If you find articles about the worst mass murder in history in guys game room, your going to start to wonder"
CITING LAW ENFORCEMENT SOURCES. THE HARTFORD COURANT HAS REPORTED THAT INVESTIGATORS UNCOVERED SEVERAL NEWS PAPER ACCOUNTS IN ADAM LANZA'S BEDROOM. DETAILING THE 20-11 ATTACK IN NORWAY BY ANDERS BREIVIK THAT KILLED 77 PEOPLE. MOST OF THOSE VICTIMS TEENAGERS.
SOURCES TELL THE PAPER, INTEREST IN BREIVIK IS JUST ONE OF SEVERAL THEORIES INVESTIGATORS SHARED WITH FEDERAL AUTHORITIES DURING A RECENT BRIEFING ON THE CASE.
THE COURANT IS ALSO REPORTING THAT LANZA -HAD AN EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES.
"I mean violent video games, graphically violent video games don't make you turn into violence if that's not your predisposition. but this kid had a lot going on and when it came time for him to carry out this terrible rampage, he did it in the way he was accustomed to.
MUCH OF THE NEW EVIDENCE WAS APPARENTLY FOUND IN LANZA'S BEDROOM, IN THE NEWTOWN HOME HE SHARED WITH HIS MOTHER NANCY LANZA - HIS FIRST VICTIM.
THEIR RELATIONSHIP IS EXPLORED IN FRONTLINE'S NEW FILM, "RAISING ADAM LANZA" PREMIERING TONIGHT ON PBS.
Nat sot Nancy: "Adam do your doggie bark."
"How did he do with all the kids around."
Frontline Track: "That's Adam age four and half walking toward the camera."
MORE PIECES OF A TRAGIC PUZZLE THAT MAY NEVER BE COMPLETE.
"That's just it, are we ever going to know the answer why. And there is really two people that know answer, nancy and adam and they are not here to tell us."
GONE NOW. ALONG WITH 26 INNOCENT VICTIMS.
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TONIGHT WE'RE HEARING FROM THE LOS ANGELES POLICE CHIEF -- FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE AN EX-COP WENT ON A KILLING SPREE TARGETING L-A-P-D OFFICERS.
CHRISTOPHER DORNER KILLED FOUR PEOPLE AND HURT THREE OTHERS.
HIS BODY WAS FOUND IN A BURNED OUT CABIN LAST WEEK.
TODAY, BOTH THE CHIEF -- AND TWO OFFICERS TARGETED IN DORNER'S WRITTEN MANIFESTO - TALKED ABOUT DORNER AND HIS CRIME SPREE.
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Dorner is not a hero. The Tingirides family are heroes. These four individuals who were ambushed with little ability to respond, and absolutely no warning, their heroes.
DORNER, WHO WAS BLACK, CLAIMED HE WAS SUBJECTED TO RACISM AND WAS TARGETED FOR REPORTING MISCONDUCT.
TODAY THE POLICE CHIEF SAID THE REVIEW OF DORNER'S FIRING IS UNDER WAY, BUT IT'S TOO EARLY TO COMMENT ON THE RE-EXAMINATION.
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DOCTOR DREW PINSKY CONTINUES TO COME UNDER FIRE FOLLOWING THE SUICIDE OF MINDY MCCREADY.
THE SINGER IS THE FIFTH CAST MEMBER ON THE T-V SERIES "CELEBRITY REHAB" TO DIE SINCE APPEARING ON THE SHOW.
MANY ARE WONDERING IF GOING ON THE SHOW HURT MCCREADY'S CHANCE AT RECOVERY?
THE PREVIOUS DEATHS ALREADY STIRRED UP DISCUSSION ABOUT THE SHOW'S HELPFULNESS.
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A NEW REPORT OUT TONIGHT TIES THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT TO DOZENS OF SERIOUS CYBER-ATTACKS IN THE U.S.
THE 60-PAGE REPORT COMES FROM INTERNET SECURITY COMPANY MANDIANT.
IT BLAMES A CHINESE MILITARY UNIT IN SHANGHAI.
THE REPORT SAYS THE HACKERS HAVE BEEN STEPPING UP ATTACKS ON COMPANIES --
THAT WORK ON THE U-S GAS AND WATER LINES AND OTHER CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.
CHINA CALLS THE ACCUSATION "GROUNDLESS" AND DISMISSES THE REPORT.
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THE FIGHT TO PUT SPRINKLERS IN EVERY NEW CAPE CORAL HOME HEATS UP ONCE AGAIN.
SUPPORTERS WANT CAPE CORAL TO REQUIRE BUILDERS TO INSTALL SPRINKLER SYSTEMS IN NEW SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.
THEY SAY THE MOVE PROTECTS PROPERTY AND MORE IMPORTANTLY SAVES LIVES.
OPPONENTS DON'T DISPUTE SAFETY CONCERNS -- THEY JUST DON'T WANT ANOTHER NEW GOVERNMENT MANDATE.
THEY'RE WORRIED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN ADDED EXPENSIVES COULD MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GETTING A MORTGAGE OR NOT -- ESPECIALLY FOR LOWER-INCOME INDIVIDUALS.
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40:53 "we protect our houses from hurricanes, install smoke detectors but we don't do anything to save a person's life at all."
36:37 "someone who wants a fire sprinkler system will buy a fire sprinkler system. That is their prerogative. It's the person who can't."
THIS SPRINKLER REQUIREMENT CAME UP ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO -- BUT DIDN'T GAIN ENOUGH GROUND.
SUPPORTERS THINK THIS TIME AROUND WILL BE DIFFERENT.
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LOOKING AHEAD --
FORT MYERS BEACH LEADERS WILL ASK THE COUNTY TONIGHT FOR NEARLY A MILLION DOLLARS TO SPRUCE UP THE ISLAND.
THE MONEY WOULD PAY FOR UPGRADES TO BEACH AND BAY ACCESS POINTS--
MAINTENANCE--
INSTALLING A PORTABLE RESTROOM--
AND, BUILDING SHADE STRUCTURES AT NEWTON BEACH PARK AND THE MOUND HOUSE.
THE REQUEST WOULD GO TO THE LEE COUNTY TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO GO, THE FORT MYERS BEACH COUNCIL MEETING GETS UNDERWAY AT 6-30 TONIGHT, AT TOWN HALL.
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BLEACH IN HIS TWO-MONTH-OLD BABY'S BOTTLE.
AND A FLORIDA FATHER SAYS HE DID IT ON PURPOSE.
THE GIRL IS RECOVERING IN A GAINESVILLE HOSPITAL.
OFFICERS TELL US CA-RONE WASHINGTON POISONED HER BY MIXING A CAP FULL OF BLEACH WITH HER BABY BOTTLE AND FED IT TO HER SUNDAY AT THEIR OCALA HOUSE.
THE FIRST-TIME FATHER SAYS HE GOT BAD PARENTING ADVICE.
HE SAYS HE WAS TRYING TO HELP HIS SICK DAUGHTER WHO SUFFERED FROM BREATHING PROBLEMS.
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I was told by another friend of mine that giving baby a top of bleach, just the top of it would help her breath a little better.
--CUT TO--
It was a dumb decision on me. I heard someone else did it so I wanted to try to help her.
WASHINGTON AND HIS FAMILY INSIST IT WASN'T INTENTIONAL.
THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IS NOW INVESTIGATING.
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A MYSTERIOUS DEATH IN OKLAHOMA HAS SPARKED A RARE THEORY TONIGHT.
INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING INTO WHETHER A 65-YEAR-OLD
MAN DIED -- FROM SPONTANEOUSLY BURSTING INTO FLAMES.
DANNY VANZANDT'S BURNED BODY WAS FOUND INSIDE HIS HOUSE MONDAY.
BUT WHAT'S STRANGE IS THE FIRE DIDN'T DAMAGE THE HOUSE AND THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF A STRUGGLE.
THE AUTOPSY REPORTS IS PENDING BUT SOME ARE SPECULATING SPONTATENOUS COMBUSTION IS POSSIBLE.
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A LITTLE GIRL CAUGHT ON FIRE.INSIDE OF HER HOSPITAL ROOM.
AND TONIGHT INVESTIGATORS THINK HAND SANITIZER MIGHT BE TO BLAME.
IT HAPPENED AT A CHILDRENS HOSPITAL IN PORLTAND OREGON.
STAFF SAW THE 11-YEAR-OLD RUN OUT OF HER ROOM IN FLAMES.
THEY PUT THEM OUT.
THE GIRL IS NOW IN SERIOUS CONDITION.
SHE'S A CANCER SURVIVOR.
SHE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL GETTING TREATMENT FOR AN UNRELATED HEAD INJURY WHEN IT HAPPENED.
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WANT TO SHOW YOU A DRAMATIC SIGHT ON THE STREETS OF JACKSONVILLE!
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS!
TWO GAS PUMPS BURST INTO FLAMES LAST NIGHT.
A DRIVER PASSING BY THIS TEXACO STATION GRABBED HIS CELL PHONE AND RECORDED IT.
NOTICE --
THERE WERE SOME CARS NEAR THE FLAMES,
BUT THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS HURT.
INVESTIGATORS ARE WORKING TO FIND OUT WHY THOSE TWO PUMPS ERUPTED INTO FLAMES.
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A LATE NIGHT POLICE CHASE ENDED WITH THIS.
LOOK.
AN S-U-V INTO A HOUSE IN PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY. JUST OUTSIDE OF WASHINGTON D-C.
INVESTIGATORS SAY A GROUP OF TEENS CRASHED THE S-U-V WHILE SPEEDING AWAY FROM POLICE IN A LATE NIGHT CHASE.
THE TEENS TRIED TO RUN.BUT DIDN'T GET FAR.
OFFICERS CAUGHT ALL OF THEM. AND THEY ARE IN CUSTODY.
NONE OF THE PEOPLE INSIDE THE HOUSE WAS HURT.
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NEW AT 530 --
SOME WOMEN ARE TURNING TO A COMMON HOUSEHOLD PRODUCT TO PROTECT THEMSELVES.
AN OWNER OF A ICE SHOP IN ST. LOUIS SAYS SHE HAS ARMED ALL HER EMPLOYEES WITH WASP SPRAY --
IN CASE SOMEONE ATTACKS THEM.
PEOPLE WHO LIVE NEARBY HVE DONE THE SAME.
ONE WOMAN SAYS SHE HASN'T LEFT HOME WITHOUT IT SINCE BUYING A CAN ABOUT A MONTH AGO.
THE WOMEN SAY ONE ADVANTAGE OF WASP SPRAY IS IT SHOOTS FARTHER THAN PEPPER SPRAY.
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"I can't shoot a gun but I can shoot wasp spray"
"Having a gun makes you have to have all sorts of other responsibilities."
Joy Grdnic-Christensen
THE WOMEN SAY ONE ADVANTAGE OF WASP SPRAY IS IT SHOOTS FARTHER THAN PEPPER SPRAY.
OFFICERS IN ST. LOUIS SAY THEY HAVEN'T HEARD OF THIS IDEA.
THEY SAY IT'S BETTER TO USE ITEMS FOR THEIR INTENDED PURPOSE.
IT IS ALSO AGAINST FEDERAL LAW TO USE WASP SPRAY FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN WHAT'S LISTED ON THE CAN.
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TONIGHT, OFFICERS IN BRUSSELS ARE LOOKING FOR EIGHT MEN WHO STOLE 50 MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF DIAMONDS AT AN AIRPORT.
THEY WERE TAKEN OVERNIGHT RIGHT OUT OF THE CARGO HOLD OF AN AIRPLANE.
ABC'S ROB NELSON TELLS US HOW THEY GOT AWAY WITH SOME OF THE HOTTEST STONES.
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heist movie
IT SOUNDS LIKE A SCENE RIPPED STRAIGHT FROM A HOLLYWOOD HEIST MOVIE.
OVERNIGHT, EIGHT MASKED AND ARMED MEN BREAKING ONTO THE TARMAC AT BRUSSELS
AIRPORT. AMBUSHING THIS SWISS PASSENGER PLANE JUST LOADED WITH TENS OF
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF DIAMONDS.
ACCORDING TO BELIGIAN TV REPORTS, THE BRAZEN THIEVES CUT A HOLE THROUGH THIS
SECURITY FENCE AND DROVE ONTO THE TARMAC.MAKING OFF WITH MORE THAN 50
MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF ROUGH DIAMONDS IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.
OFFICIALS ARE NOW SAYING THIS COULD BE ONE OF THE BIGGEST DIAMOND HEISTS OF
ALL TIME.
BACK IN NOVEMBER, THESE BOLD, LEATHER-CLAD BURGLARS RODE MOTORCYCLES INTO
THIS LONDON MALL. A STUNNING SMASH AND GRAB CAUGHT ON CAMERA
SOT - CLAIRE SMALLEY - MALL EMPLOYEE
093048 IT WAS REALLY SCARY /
THE 6 ROBBERS MADE OFF WITH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS IN DIAMOND-CRUSTED CARTIER
AND ROLEX WATCHES.
BUT- THIS MORNING- BELGIAN AUTHORITIES ARE HOT ON THE TRAIL OF THE EIGHT
MEN WHO LEFT ONLY THIS BURNED OUT GET-AWAY VAN BEHIND. GETTING AWAY WITH
WHAT ARE NOW THE HOTTEST STONES IN THE WORLD.
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ROB NELSON REPORTING.
AN AIRPORT SPOKESMAN SAYS THE ROBBERS PULLED IT ALL OFF WITHOUT FIRING A SHOT.
AIR TRANSPORT FOR PRECIOUS CARGO LIKE THIS IS CONSIDERED THE SAFEST WAY OF TRANSPORTING HIGH VALUE ITEMS.
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NEXT AT 5 OPEN
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Answering phone, "how may I help you?"
MAKE MONEY WITHOUT LEAVING THE HOUSE--
OUR SMART SHOPPER SHOWS YOU HOW TO WORK FROM HOME AND AVOID BECOMING A VICTIM OF AN ONLINE WORK SCAM.
THE PRINCESS SHOWS OFF THE ROYAL BUMP.
KATE MIDDLETON MAKES HER PREGNANT DEBUT.
WEATHER IS COMING UP.
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AD-LIB WEATHER CHAT
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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.
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WARM WEATHER
Southwest Florida should continue to enjoy pleasant weather for the next few days. A limited amount of moisture is over the state to produce isolated showers this afternoon and early evening - but the steering winds from the southwest should keep most of the activity well east of I-75. The rest of the evening will be partly cloudy and our low tomorrow morning will be around 60 degrees. Starting tomorrow you will notice a little increase in our humidity and clouds will be around throughout the day. A weak cold front will wash-out as it crosses the state on Wednesday and very little, if any, rain is expected. Our afternoon high will hit 82 degrees tomorrow as the front passes with little fanfare. In fact, looking at computer guidance for the rest of the week it looks like we will continue to warm each day into the mid 80's and keep our overnight lows in the 60's. A breeze off the Gulf of Mexico will likely hold the beach temperatures in the upper 70's to around 80 for the rest of the week. Gulf water has cooled into the upper 60's.
A pattern change is in the forecast for next week. We will start to see a few showers as arriving cold fronts are able to make it down here with a little more notice and there will be a little drop-off in temperatures as well. But again, those changes would be in store for next week. This week still looks warm and nice.
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47-PERCENT OF PEOPLE ARE EITHER TELECOMMUTING OR WORKING FROM HOME.
IT'S THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE.
BUT YOU NEED TO BE CAUTIOUS WHEN SEARCHING FOR ONLINE WORK.
OUR SMART SHOPPER NINA MOINI JOINS US LIVE IN THE STUDIO WITH WHAT TO ASK. BEFORE ACCEPTING A JOB.
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THERE ARE PLENTY OF WEBSITES THAT CAN HELP YOU FIND STAY AT HOME WORK AND THERE ARE ALSO SCAMS YOU'LL WANT TO AVOID.
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WHATEVER YOUR SKILL…
…THERE IS A JOB TO MATCH THAT YOU CAN DO RIGHT FROM YOUR OWN HOME.
AT VIP DESK-DOT-COM YOU CAN BECOME A VIRTUAL CONCIERGE OR CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE HELPING PEOPLE PLAN TRAVEL, FIND HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTORS, OR DEAL WITH RETAIL RETURNS. IT PAYS TEN TO TWELVE BUCKS AN HOUR. WE CHECKED, THERE ARE JOB OPENINGS IN ALL 50 STATES.
FREELANCE WORK CAN BE FOUND AT ELANCE-DOT-COM. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF JOBS POSTED AND YOU CAN SUBMIT A PROPOSAL FOR WORK. WE FOUND EVERYTHING FROM WRITING TO MARKETING TO WEB DESIGN, CONSULTING, LEGAL JOBS, AND ENGINEERING JOBS.
AND IF YOU'RE AN EDUCATOR, YOU CAN TURN YOUR COMPUTER INTO YOUR CLASSROOM BY BECOMING A VIRTUAL EDUCATOR. CHECK OUT TUTOR-DOT-COM AND K12-DOT-COM. YOU CAN CHANGE A LIFE WITHOUT LEAVING YOUR HOME.
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WHEN LOOKING FOR WORK ONLINE, THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU WARNS TO BEWARE OF SCAMS.
IF A WORK-AT-HOME COMPANY ASKS FOR MONEY UPFRONT, IT'S A SCAM.
ANOTHER RED FLAG, THE COMPANY CLAIMS THAT YOU CAN MAKE A LOT OF MONEY WITH LITTLE EFFORT AND NO EXPERIENCE.
ALSO, AVOID RESHIPPING SCAMS.
OFTEN THE GOODS ARE PURCHASED USING A STOLEN CREDIT CARD.
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YOUR WAIT IS ALMOST OVER!
TOMORROW MORNING --
ROBIN ROBERTS RETURNS TO GOOD MORNING AMERICA RIGHT HERE ON ABC7!
SHE SAT DOWN WITH THE REST OF THE TEAM TO TALK ABOUT THE BIG DAY.
ROBIN ROBERTS
I remember when the doctor first told me, "You're gonna be out
, you know, five to six months," and I was like, "Ahhh!"
ROBIN ROBERTS
Screaming
ROBIN ROBERTS
You know, you have to do what you, what you need to do, and it just shows
people that time passes. This too shall pass. And it's about-I
have visualized this moment. I did visualize the other end of it, instead
of just-
LARA SPENCER
Did that help you? Did you, did you try, did you use visualization?
ROBIN ROBERTS
Oh, yeah. Visualization, big time. And it's
something like this, looking into Sam's blue eyes.
SAM CHAMPION
ROBIN ROBERTS
You know, and I love how we're sitting in, how we would be
sitting.
ROBIN ROBERTS
/. But I know when I sit back down, right in this chair, and
I look over and I see you and I see you and I see you and I see you, it's
gonna be, all is right in the world.
MUSIC STING OUT
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YOU CAN SEE ROBIN'S RETURN ON G-M-A --
RIGHT HERE ON ABC 7 TOMORROW MORNING AT SEVEN.
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MICHAEL JACKSON'S OLDEST SON HAS A NEW JOB.
16-YEAR-OLD PRINCE MICHAEL JACKSON IS THE NEW GUEST CORRESPONDENT ON "ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT."
HIS FIRST ASSIGNMENT. INTERVIEWING THE STARS OF THE UPCOMING FILM "OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL."
HIS FATHER. THE LATE KING OF POP. PLAYED THE SCARECROW IN THE WIZ WITH DIANA ROSS.
PRINCE SAYS HE WANTS TO BECOME A PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, SCREENWRITER AND ACTOR.
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THIS IS LONDON!-
WHERE THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE IS OUT-AND-ABOUT.
YOU KNOW HER BETTER AS KATE MIDDLETON.
AND SHE'S CLEARLY SHOWING OFF HER NEW FIGURE WITH A BABY BUMP.
THE 31-YEAR-OLD DUCHESS SPOKE AT "ACTION ON ADDICTION" -- A SOUTH LONDON CHARITY.
THE GROUP HELPS WOMEN OVERCOME SUBSTANCE ABUSE.
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IT'S DOUBLE THE FUN FOR A HOUSTON FAMILY.
ON VALENTINE'S DAY THEY BECAME THE PROUD PARENTS OF TWO SETS OF IDENTICAL TWINS.
THE FOUR BOYS WERE CONCEIVED *WITHOUT FERTILITY DRUGS!
MOM SAYS THEY DECIDED TO GO WITH AN A-B-C-D LAS VEGAS THEME WHEN NAMING THE KIDS.
THEY'RE NAMES ARE ACE, BLAINE, CASH AND DYLAN.
THE BABIES WERE BORN AT 32-WEEKS AND ARE ALL PROGRESSING WELL.
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SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN DURING SUNDAY'S ACADEMY AWARDS -- RIGHT HERE ON ABC7 -- THAT HASN'T HAPPENED IN 16 YEARS.
YOU REMEMBER THE CLASSIC GREY POUPON COMMERCIAL?
THE UPTIGHT MAN WHO ASKS "PARDON ME, BUT DO YOU HAVE ANY GREY POUPON?"
THEY HAVEN'T AIRED IN A WHILE.
BUT THEY WILL RETURN ON OSCAR NIGHT.
GREY POUPON'S PARENT COMPANY IS KRAFT.
THEY'RE BRINGING BACK THE AD IN HOPES OF BOOSTING SLUMPING SALES.
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THOSE BACKSTAGE AT THE OSCARS WILL BE DRINKING COFFEE FROM A SMALL SHOP IN OREGON.
PORTLAND ROASTING WAS SELECTED AS THE OFFICIAL BACKSTAGE COFFEE FOR THE AWARDS SHOW.
TWO BLENDS WILL BE SERVED.DECAFFEINATED VIENNA BLEND AND TANAGER'S SONG BLEND.
BOTH ARE ORGANIC.
REMEMBER THE ACADEMY AWARDS ARE THIS SUNDAY.
YOU CAN WATCH THEM LIVE RIGHT HERE ON ABC7.
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nats
SCREAMING.
KICKING.
CURSING.
AND THIS IS A POLICE OFFICER!
THE STORY BEHIND HIS TIRADE.
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BUMP IN W/ ANCHOR MICS
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nats of screaming
THAT IS A FORMER TEXAS COP SCREAMING AT THE TOP OF HIS LUNGS.
HE LOST HIS JOB AFTER BEING ARRESTED FOR BEING DRUNK IN PUBLIC.
MONIKA DIAZ SHOWS YOU THE REST OF HIS BIZARRE TIRADE.
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nats
SCREAMING.
KICKING WINDOWS AND CURSING.
YOU CAN'T SEE THE MAN SITTING IN THE BACKSEAT OF THIS FORT WORTH POLICE PATROL CAR, BUT IT'S ANDREW PETERSON.
THE SAGINAW POLICE OFFICER RESIGNED AFTER ALLEGATIONS OF ABUSE TOWARD CUSTOMERS AND OFFICERS SURFACED DURING HIS ARREST AT A FORT WORTH HOTEL FOR PUBLIC INTOXICATION LAST MONTH.
HIS OUTBURSTS WERE CAUGHT ON POLICE DASH CAM VIDEO.
Peterson: I will beat the out of those
OUT OF CONTROL. MUMBLING HIS WORDS. LASHING OUT AT OFFICERS. IT LASTED MORE THAN 20 MINUTES.
THE TIRADE GOT WORSE AS EACH MINUTE PASSED BY.
Peterson: Get me the bleep out of here bleep bleep. Get me out of here dude.
Officer:Hey, you are a police officer right?
Peterson: Get me out of here, dude.
Officer: What do you do whenever bad guys kick out your windows?
Peterson: Get me out of here, dude.
Officer: That's what's going to happen to you.
Peterson: Get me out of here, please dude.
Officer: Do not kick out the window.
Peterson: And, I won't. I will not. Get me out of this police vehicle.
ON THE WAY TO JAIL, PETERSON REMAINED CALM.
BUT, THEN HE WOULD GET ANGRY AGAIN.
Officer: Hey, quit kicking the window.
Peterson: I apologize, sir.
BUT THE APOLOGY, DIDN'T LAST LONG.
THERE'S ISN'T AUDIO ON THE VIDEOS FROM THE JAIL, BUT ACCORDING TO FORT WORTH POLICE, THE VERBAL ATTACKS AGAINST OFFICERS AND STAFF CONTINUED.
IT ALL ENDED -- WHEN OFFICERS PUT PETERSON IN THE HOLDING AREA.
WEEKS LATER, HE LOST HIS JOB.
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FORGET THE BLUE LIGHT SPECIAL--
THIS WAS A BEATDOWN SPECIAL AT A LOCAL KMART AND EVERY SINGLE BLOW CAUGHT ON SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS.
NEW AT SIX, THE HUNT FOR THE ATTACKERS.
its scary that something like that is going on
CAUGHT COOKING AND SELLING METH--
JUST FEET AWAY FROM THREE CAPE CORAL SCHOOLS.
WHAT LED POLICE TO THE SUSPECTED DRUG HOUSE.
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AD LIB GOODBYE
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