ABC 7 O'CLOCK NEWS |
NOW AT 7 --
THE SECOND METH LAB BUST *THIS WEEK* IN THE CAPE --
HAS LEFT MANY SHAKEN.
"it could have blown up and you know it could have blown my house up." angel johnson
WHY POLICE SAY THE PROBLEM IS GROWING IN THE CAPE --
AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING ABOUT IT.
PLUS.
A CYPRESS LAKE HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR IS ACCUSED OF ATTACKING HIS FATHER WITH A HATCHET.
NEW AT 7--
WHY HIS FATHER ISN'T DEFENDING HIS SON.
AND --
Paul Csotty Teen Challenge Program Manager
49:29 our vision is to be a light in the dark a diamond in the rough if you will 49:34
WE'LL TELL YOU HOW THEY'RE FIGHTING DRUGS AND CRIME IN LEE COUNTY, ONE HOUSE AT A TIME!
THAT'S NEXT AT 7 ON ABC7!
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FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS WEEK CAPE CORAL POLICE BUSTED A METH LAB.
ABC7 CAMERAS ROLLED AS OFFICERS ARRESTED THIS WOMAN.
NATALIE VANCE.
THEY SAY SHE MADE METH INSIDE OF THIS HOUSE ON SOUTHEAST 24TH AVENUE.
OFFICERS RESPONDED AFTER D-C-F GOT A TIP ABOUT CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.
D-C-F INVESTIGATORS NOTICED SOMETHING SUSPICIOUS AND CALLED POLICE.
CAPE CORAL OFFICERS FOUND THE METH LAB INSIDE AND THEY SAY SHE WAS COOKING THE DRUG NEAR HER CHILDREN.
OFFICERS TOLD NEIGHBORS TO STAY AWAY. BECAUSE METH LABS ARE VOLATILE AND CAN EXPLODE.
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TAKE SOT --
considering what i have seen today i believe it so its pretty scarey it could blow up and blow my house up. 10 sec angel johnson
A DCF SPOKESPERSON TELLS US THEY'VE INVESTIGATED THIS MOTHER BEFORE.
THE FATHER IS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY REPORTS.
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THIS IS THE *SECOND* ARREST IN CAPE CORAL THIS WEEK INVOLVING METHAMPHETAMINE.
THE FIRST WAS TUESDAY.
POLICE ARRESTED THIS WOMAN, JANET RAYMOND.
POLICE SAY THEY UNCOVERED THAT METH LAB WHILE LOOKING INTO A BURGLARY.
TODAY'S ARREST MARKS THE *THIRD METH LAB BUST THIS YEAR.
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DEVELOPING NEWS TONIGHT.
AN ILLINOIS JUDGE SENTENCED FORMER ILLINOIS POLICE OFFICER DREW PETERSON TO 38 YEARS IN PRISON FOR MURDERING HIS THIRD WIFE.
JURORS CONVICTED HIM IN 2004 FOR THE DEATH OF KATHLEEN SAVIO.
THIS WEEK, PETERSON'S DEFENSE ATTORNEY ASKED FOR A RE-TRIAL ON THE BASIS THAT ONE OF HIS FORMER ATTORNEYS BOTCHED THE FIRST TRIAL.
PETERSON IS ALSO A SUSPECT IN THE DISAPPEARANCE OF STACY PETERSON -- HIS SECOND WIFE -- SHE DISAPPEARED AT AGE 23.
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TONIGHT --
WE HAVE A DISTURBING CASE OF ANIMAL CRUELTY TO TELL YOU ABOUT.
OFFICERS SAY THIS DOG TURNED UP WITH AN ARROW STICKING OUT OF ITS BACKSIDE.
A CAPE CORAL RESIDENT FOUND IT YESTERDAY NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF STRINGFELLOW AND PINE ISLAND ROAD.
HE SAYS HE YANKED THE ARROW OUT.
THEN HE CALLED ANIMAL SERVICES TO PICK HIM UP.
OFFICERS SAY THE DOG'S IN GOOD CONDITION RIGHT NOW.
BUT THEY WANT TO KNOW WHO PIERCED HIM WITH THE ARROW.
IF YOU HAVE INFORMATION, CALL ANIMAL SERVICES.
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A FATHER TELLS ABC7 HIS SON ATTACKED HIM WITH A HATCHET.
TONIGHT ERNEST SHERWOOD IS IN JAIL.
HIS MOHTER CALLED POLICE LAST NIGHT AND SAID HE WAS 'OUT OF CONTROL.'
ACCORDING TO HIS FATHER.
HE WAS ASLEEP ON THE COUCH AND WOKE UP AS HIS SON CAME AT HIM.
YOU CAN SEE THE BANDAGE ON HIS HEAD. BRUISES. AND CUTS ON HIS FACE.
HE TELLS US HE TACKLED SHERWOOD AFTER TAKING A BLOW FROM THE HATCHET.
HE SAYS HIS SON HAD A CERTAIN LOOK IN HIS EYE
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"He's always been a good son and hopefully always will be. This situation we just have to get through. And hopefully we do."
SHERWOOD IS IN HIS SENIOR YEAR AT CYPRESS LAKE HIGH SCHOOL.
HE'S CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON.
HIS PARENTS SAY THEY DON'T FEEL SAFE WITH HIM COMING HOME.
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TONIGHT --
ARCADIA POLICE ARE CALLING THIS ONE OF THE BIGGEST DRUG BUSTS THEY'VE EVER MADE.
THEY ARRESTED TYRONE JONES.
THEY SAY THEY CAUGHT HIM WITH MORE THAN A POUND OF COCAINE.
THEY SAY NABBING HIM --
PULLS A BIG CHUNK OF THE LOCAL DRUG TRADE OFF THE STREETS.
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Cpt. Matt Anderson, Arcadia Police Department
"a pound of powder cocaine that's still in a brick form that's still solid, not been cut up what we call stepped on. That's a real big seizure. I've been here almost. 24 years and that's is the most powder cocaine I've seen in my career at the Arcadia police department."
ARCADIA DETECTIVES SAY THEY STOPPED JONES EARLIER THIS MONTH FOR RUNNING A STOP SIGN.
THEY WERE ONLY GOING TO WRITE HIM A TICKET.
BUT THEN HE RAN AWAY.
DETECTIVES SAY THAT CHASE LED THEM TO THE DRUGS.
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A DISGUSTING, MESSY SITUATION ON FORT MYERS BEACH.
DOG OWNERS NOT CLEANING UP AFTER THEIR PETS.
COUNCILWOMAN JO LIST SAYS SHE'S RECEIVED LOTS OF COMPLAINTS.
THE TOWN IS ONE OF THE FEW THAT ALLOWS PETS ON THE SAND -- IF THEY'RE KEPT ON LEASHES.
IT CAN BE A BIG DRAW FOR PET-FRIENDLY VISITORS.
BUT, LIST SAYS SOME PEOPLE ARE NOT OBEYING THE TOWN RULE, TO PICK UP AFTER PETS.
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the few that refuse to take responsibility for their dogs really erode the quality of life for all of us on the beach
IN RESPONSE --
TOWN STAFF SAY THEY'LL LOOK FOR MONEY IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET TO STEP UP PATROLS, AND HIRE MORE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
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PEOPLE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WANT TO KNOW -- WHAT WERE THOSE LOUD BOOMS THEY HEARD THIS MORNING?
WE HAVE THE ANSWER.
SOME OF OUR FRIENDS ON FACEBOOK ARE TALKING ABOUT IT.
CARLY ALLISON SAYS "I HEARD IT A COUPLE DAYS AGO -- THOUGHT IT WAS THUNDER OR A METEOR."
BILLY J. CARTER SAYS
"HEARD THEM ALL THE WAY IN LABELLE THE PAST THREE NIGHTS.
AND LAST MONTH TOO"
ERIN BROCKENBROUGH SAYS.
"IT SOUNDED OR VIBRATED LIKE SOMETHING BIG FELL ON OUR ROOF OR SLAMMED INTO THE SIDE OF OUR HOUSE."
THE ANSWER -- FROM THE NAVAL AIR STATION IN KEY WEST -- THEY'RE IN TRAINING RIGHT NOW, FLYING JETS OVER THE GULF.
THE JETS ARE MAKING THE SONIC BOOMS AND YOU'RE HEARING THEM.
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Ted Steele/Golden Gate Estates/0:48 I just thought what the heck was it you know? It almost sounded like a bomb and then the earth moved a little bit."
Ed Zimmer/Visiting from New Jersey/3:49 "I was hoping it wasn't an explosion somewhere because that's what scares you when you hear something like that."
NO REASON TO WORRY.
WE FOUND OUT --
THE BULK OF THIS TRAINING WRAPS UP NEXT WEEK.
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AN UPDATE TO A STORY WE BROUGHT YOU EARLIER THIS WEEK.
87-YEAR-OLD KENNETH DAVIS IS STILL IN CRITICAL CONDITION AT LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
HE WAS HIT BY A CAR WHILE RIDING HIS BIKE IN A CROSSWALK NEAR THE SHELL POINT COMMUNITY.
THE DRIVER OF THE CAR WAS CITED FOR THE CRASH.
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TODAY MARKS ONE MONTH --
SINCE A MOTHER AND HER TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS CRASHED INTO A CANAL ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY.
FIRST RESPONDERS TRIED TO TO SAVE THE DOUGLAS FAMILY, TRAPPED UPSIDE IN THEIR CAR.
BUT CECILIA, MADISON AND RYLEE DIED.
TODAY --
DOZENS OF FIRST RESPONDERS IN COLLIER COUNTY WORKED TOGETHER AT A WATER RESCUE TRAINING EXERCISE.
THEY WANT TO PREVENT THIS FROM EVER HAPPENING AGAIN.
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Sot:
John reilly, north naples fire battalion chief:
"16:36 tragically whenever you have an event within the community every first responder in the county is going to stop and look at how they respond to an effort like that 44"
CREWS SAY THEY WILL USE TODAY'S TRAINING TO LOOK AT WHAT WORKED WELL --
AND WHAT TECHNIQUES THEY CAN IMPROVE ON IN THE FUTURE.
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A COMPUTER GLITCH STOPPED WORK EARLY TODAY ON THE SECOND PHASE OF DREDGING BLIND PASS.
Sot Derek Gavin, sanibel resident
They were doing it a few months ago and I guess they're doing it again, it's starting 6 months late."
AND RESIDENTS ARE NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT.
HALF THE PROJECT WAS COMPLETED *LAST SUMMER.
THE HAD TO WAIT TO FINISH IT BECAUSE THEY NEEDED SMALLER EQUIPMENT.
WORK IS SCHEDULED TO START AS SOON AS THE COMPUTERS FIXED.
THE 883-THOUSAND DOLLAR PROJECT IS SCHEDULED TO BE FINISHED IN THREE WEEKS.
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THE FUTURE OF THE PUNTA GORDA SPEEDWAY IS IN LIMBO RIGHT NOW.
OPERATORS ANNOUNCED THEY PURCHASED THE DESOTO
SPEEDWAY IN BRADENTON.
THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY OWNS THE SPEEDWAY IN PUNTA GORDA AND IS RAISING RENT BY 3-THOUSAND DOLLARS A MONTH.
THE OPERATORS SAID THEY COULDN'T AFFORD THE PRICE HIKE.
THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY PLANS ON ASKING OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS TO LEASE THE SPEEDWAY
IF NO ONE APPLIES, THE AIRPORT MIGHT OPERATE THE SPEEDWAY ITSELF.
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TODAY --
A GROUP FIGHTING ADDICTION IS EXPANDING IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
TEEN CHALLENGE HELPS MEN OVERCOME ADDICTION IN THE PINE MANOR NEIGHBORHOOD.
THEY HOUSE THE MEN.
AND THEY ANNOUNCED TODAY, THEY CAN SOON HOUSE 85 MEN, UP FROM 50.
MANY OF THE HOUSES THEY USE ARE FORMER DRUG HOUSES, CLEANED UP.
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11: 15 there is a drastic difference in a person from the inside out we believe you need to get to the heart of a person 11:21
7:24 through teen challenge ive been able to find the little joys in life that i took for granted before I came here 7:31
TEEN CHALLENGE HAS SEVEN EMPTY LOTS IT PLANS TO BUILD ON.
IT ALSO HAS THREE HOUSES FOR ITS WOMEN'S PROGRAM --
ALL ARE IN PINE MANOR.
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NEXT AT 7 OPEN
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THE VEGAS STRIP'S KNOWN FOR EXCITEMENT --
BUT NOT *THIS* KIND OF EXCITEMENT.
BULLETS FLYING.
CARS ON FIRE.
WHAT HAPPENED AND WHY THERE'S AN ACTIVE MANHUNT RIGHT NOW.
PLUS --
SURVEILANCE CAMERAS ARE ROLLING AS BRAZEN THIEVES TRY TO SNATCH AN A-T-M.
BUT THIS DOESN'T END WELL.
FIND OUT WHY -- NEXT!
WEATHER TEASE
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HAPPENING RIGHT NOW --
A MANHUNT IS UNDERWAY RIGHT NEAR THE VEGAS STRIP.
AND JUST OUTSIDE THOSE FAMOUS CASINOS IS WHERE THIS DEADLY SITUATION STARTED TODAY.
POLICE SAY AT LEAST THREE PEOPLE ARE DEAD.
THREE OTHERS ARE HURT.
THIS BEGAN AS A SHOOTING BETWEEN PEOPLE IN TWO LUXURY CARS.
PEOPLE IN A BLACK RANGE ROVER SHOT AT PEOPLE IN A MASERATI.
THE MASSERATI CRASHED INTO A TAXI.
COPS ARE SEARCHING FOR THE DRIVER OF THE RANGE ROVER RIGHT NOW.
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"The Mazarati traveled through what we believe was a red light at a high rate of speed striking several vehicles. One of those vehicles was a local cab that also caught on fire as a result of the impact"
THE DRIVER OF THAT CAB AND HIS PASSENGER WERE KILLED.
SO WAS THE DRIVER OF THE MASERATI.
THE DRIVER OF THE RANGE ROVER SPED AWAY
HE'S THE PERSON POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR TONIGHT.
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WE HAVE NEW INFORMATION FOR YOU TONIGHT ON A SMALL JET CRASH IN GEORGIA THAT KILLED 5 PEOPLE WEDNESDAY.
THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD SAYS THE PLANE ABORTED A LANDING AND HIT A UTILITY POLE BEFORE CRASHING.
THERE WERE SEVEN PEOPLE ONBOARD THE PLANE.
ONE OF THE TWO SURVIVORS WAS THE PILOT, WHO APPARENTLY WALKED AWAY FROM THE CRASH.
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SOME BOLD THIEVES IN INDIANAPOLIS GOT AWAY WITH NOT ONE DOLLAR --
AFTER THEY *ATTEMPTED* TO STEAL AN A-T-M.
TAKE A LOOK AT THE SURVEILLANCE TAPE.
THE THIEVES SMASHED THE DOORS AND WINDOWS OF THIS STORE IN THEIR BRAZEN ATTEMPT
A MAN CRASHES HIS PICKUP TRUCK INTO THE STORE, THEN JUMPS OUT TO TIE A ROPE TO THE A-T-M.
HE JUMPS BACK IN TO TAKE OFF, THINKING HE HAD IT -- BUT THE LINE SNAPS.
THE SEARCH FOR THE SUSPECTS CONTINUES.
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NEXT AT 7 OPEN
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NEW DASHCAM VIDEO OF A VIOLENT CRASH SHOWS THE TERRIFYING MOMENTS AS A TRANSIT BUS SLAMS INTO A SCHOOL BUT, THEN RUNS OFF THE ROAD.
PLUS.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GETTING WHEN YOU ORDER A PLATE OF FISH?
A NEW STUDY SHOWS THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE YOU'RE NOT GETTING WHAT YOU PAY FOR.
TONIGHT, A SCATHING REPORT ON FISH FRAUD.
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TAKE A LOOK AT THIS -- NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN KANSAS CITY AS A BRUTAL WINTER STORM SWEEPS THE MIDWESTERN STATES.
THE MISSOURI GOVERNOR, HAS ALREADY DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY.
TRANSPORTATION IS CRIPPLED.
THE KANSAS CITY AIRPORT IS SHUT DOWN.
SOME AREAS ARE EXPECTING NEARLY THREE FEET OF SNOW.
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IN SAINT LOUIS -- WORKERS ON THE TARMAC AT LAMBERT AIRPORT PREPARE PLANES FOR ICE AND HEAVY SNOW.
28 ARRIVALS AND 28 DEPARTURES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED.
THIS IS A STORM CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR PEOPLE IN A MULTI-STATE AREA
THE STORM COULD LAST WELL INTO THE NIGHT.
CHIEF METEOROLOGIST JOHN PATRICK IS TRACKING THE STORM ON ITS SLOW MOVE THROUGH THE MIDWEST.
JP -- WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW?
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SPRING TYPE WEATHER ARRIVING
Did the title catch your eye? I'm sure it did… It's true, too. Spring time weather is arriving, but it'll only be here for a few days before another cool down takes over.
So enjoy it while it lasts!
Friday through Sunday will be gorgeous. I'm forecasting partly cloudy skies and no rain. Perfect beach weather, grilling weather, golfing weather, boating weather… You get the idea - the weather will be perfect. Mid 80 degree temperatures will accompany the sunshine. The beaches will be a little cooler though because of the afternoon sea breeze.
Monday will serve as our day of transition as a cold front approaches from our northwest. We'll begin seeing more cloud cover, and by Tuesday/Wednesday we'll have overcast skies with periods of showers.
Grab those rain coats! Oh, and grab the sweaters while you're at it because temperatures will drop into the upper 60s to lower 70s in wake of the front. Morning lows will be in the 50s.
An issue we will deal with over the next 5 days is dense morning fog. You've seen it the past few days, and you will no doubt continue to see it. Play it safe while driving and always turn the low-beam headlights on!
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LOOK AT THIS.
THIS IS IN OLD BRIDGE NEW JERSEY.
--THE TERRIFYING MOMENTS WHEN A SCHOOL BUS TURNS RIGHT INTO THE PATH OF A COMMUTER BUS.
THE BUS SWERVES OFF THE ROAD ONTO THE SIDEWALK AND SLAMS INTO A TREE.
19 PEOPLE WERE INJURED. TWO OF THEM SERIOUSLY.
NO STUDENTS WERE ON THE SCHOOL BUS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE DRIVER OF THAT BUS WAS CRITICALLY INJURED.
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WE FOUND OUT TODAY --
WHEN YOU BUY FISH, YOU MAY NOT BE GETTING WHAT YOU PAY FOR.
A NEW FISH FRAUD INVESTIGATION FOUND ONE-THIRD OF SEAFOOD SOLD IN THE U-S -- ONE THIRD! -- IS MISLABELED.
"that's horrible yeah because you want to get what you pay for"
OCEANA -- AN INTERNATIONAL OCEAN CONSERVATION GROUP -- TESTED FISH ACROSS THE NATION.
THEY FOUND MISLABELING EVERYWHERE.
MORE THAN HALF OF THE FISH WAS LIABELED IN PENNSYLVANIA AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
AND IN THE NATION'S CAPITOL- 26 PERCENT.
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"some of the concerns with the mislabeling have been some of the health impacts we found high mercury fish swapped out for lower mercury fish-
THE STUDY FOUND SUSHI VENUES MOST OFTEN MISLABELED THEIR FISH.
FOLLOWED BY OTHER RESTAURANTS.
THEN GROCERY STORES.
RIGHT NOW LESS THAN ONE PERCENT OF SEAFOOD IS INSPECTED BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR FRAUD.
OCEANA WANTS THAT IMPROVED.
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THE DEADLINE FOR MORE THAN 80 BILLION DOLLARS IN SPENDING CUTS IS ABOUT A WEEK AWAY -- AND PROGRESS FOR A SOLUTION IN WASHINGTON REMAINS AT A STANDSTILL
THE CUTS, CALLED SEQUESTRATION, GO INTO EFFECT MARCH 1ST.
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE COULD FIND THEMSELVES WITHOUT JOBS.
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"Well, I got one when I left work yesterday and I got one today when I went to work."
"you know if they take this away a lotta people gonna be hurt."
CUTS WITH T-S-A AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS WOULD MAKE TRAVEL MORE DIFICULT.
MANY OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES WOULD ALSO HAVE TO CUT BACK.
THE USA TODAY PEW POLLS FINDING 31% WOULD BLAME PRESIDENT OBAMA, 49% CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICANS IF THERE'S NO DEAL.
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BRAND NEW AT 7 -
ABC-7 CAUGHT UP WITH NEWLY ELECTED CONGRESSMAN TREY RADEL TODAY IN FORT MYERS.
THE CONGRESSMAN SPOKE WITH US ABOUT SEQUESTRATION -- SAYING THE PRESIDENT IS USING IT AS A POLITICAL TOOL
HE SAYS THE POTENTIAL AUTOMATIC CUTBACKS WOULDN'T BE THE KIND THAT STOP GOVERNMENT WASTE AND WOULD BE FELT ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
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sequestration is not just about cut cut cut. It's about save save save. We need to find a way to ace social security save Medicare and ultimately save our government it's budget and this economy
IF THE CUTS GO THROUGH. THE CONGRESSMAN SAYS YOU MAY HAVE TO WAIT LONGER IN SECURITY LINES AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
SOME T-S-A STAFFING IS ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK.
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TODAY WRAPS UP WHAT IS LIKELY THE **LAST DAY OF OSCAR PISTORIUS' BOND HEARING.
DISCUSSIONS WERE SIDELINED YESTERDAY, AFTER IT CAME OUT THAT THE LEAD INVESTIGATOR IN THE CASE FACES ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGES.
MEANTIME - PROSECUTORS SAY PISTORIUS IS A FLIGHT RISK AND WILL FLEE THE COUNTRY IF GRANTED BAIL.
THE DEFENSE DENIES THE CLAIM - AND ARE OFFERING TO SURRENDER HIS PASSPORT IF GRANTED BAIL.
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AS FOR THE LEAD INVESTIGATOR,
POLICE SAY DETECTIVE HILTON BO-TAH IS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR IN COURT IN MAY -
ON SEVEN COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED MURDER.
BOTHA AND TWO OTHER POLICE OFFICERS FIRED SHOTS AT A MINIBUS IN OCTOBER 2011.
PISTORIUS FACES PRE-MEDITATED MURDER CHARGES FOR SHOOTING HIS GIRLFRIEND ON VALENTINES DAY.
HE CLAIMS HE SHOT HER BY ACCIDENT.
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THE CITY OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK GOT AN INTERESTING LETTER THIS WEEK.
IT WAS FROM THE U-S OLYMPIC COMMITTEE -- ASKING IF THE CITY WAS INTERESTED IN HOSTING THE SUMMER GAMES IN 2024.
CITY LEADERS SAY THE THOUGHT OF HOSTING THE GAMES WAS FLATTERING BUT THEY RESPECTFULLY DECLINED.
THEY SAY JUST THE OLYMPIC BID ALONE -- A COST OF 10 MILLION DOLLARS -- IS FINANCIALLY OUT OF REACH.
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RED SOX ON THE FIELD FOR THEIR FIRST SPRING TRAINING GAME. AND THEY ARE EXCITED. WE'LLL TAKE YOU THERE
PLUS IT DOESN'T GET AN BIGGER THEN THE DAYTONA 500. ALVA NATIVE WILL BE RACING AT DAYTONA FRIDAY NIGHT. WE HAVE A REPORT FROM THE SPEEDWAYNEX.
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TONIGHT AT 11 OPEN
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ALL NEW TONIGHT AT 11,
ONE WEEK BEFORE THE POPE RESIGNS,
WE SPEAK TO A CHURCH LEADER WHO WILL HELP PICK HIS REPLACEMENT.
WHAT DOES HE THINK ABOUT THE PROSPECT OF AN *AMERICAN POPE?
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PLUS -- THE F-B-I IS CRACKING DOWN ON SEXTING --
NOT AMONG CRIMINALS -- BUT WITH AGENTS.
THEY ARE USING TAX PAYER FUNDED COMPUTERS AND PHONES TO DO IT.
WE HAVE THE DIRTY DETAILS AFTER AN ALL *NEW SCANDAL.
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SPORTS OPEN
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ROSS CHASTAIN HAS BEEN LIVING LIFE IN THE FAST LANE SINCE HE WAS JUST A LITTLE GUY. RACING. SMALL CARS AROUND A DIRT TRACK. AT THE AGE OF 12. WELL ROSS. LIKE HIS CAR. IS ALL GROWN UP. AND THE TRACK IS NO LONGER DIRT. IN THIS CASE IT'S THE PAVEMENT OF THE DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY. HE'S COME A LONG WAY. MARK LERICOS HAS MORE WITH THE ALVA NATIVE
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THERE'S AN OLD ADDAGE IN SPRING TRAINING. WATCH ANYTHING YOU WANT. JUST NOT THE SCOREBOARD. IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER. IN FACT. THE ONLY WINNERS IN THESE GAMES. ARE THE TEAMS THAT WALK AWAY HEALTHY. THE RED SOX HOPE TO STAY HEALTHY AND FIGURE OUT SOME ROSTER SPOTS. TODAY THE SOX OPEN SPRING PLAY WITH A BUNCH OF COLLEGE GUYS FROM NORTHEASTERN
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JETBLUE PARK. THE SCENE FOR THIS ONE.
NEW SOX CLOSER. JOEL HANRAHAN GOT THE START. GETS THE STRIKE OUT TO END THE 1ST. HE WENT ONE. STRUCK OUT 2.
BOTTOM ONE. JARROD SALTALAMACCIA. BANGS ONE OFF THE WALL. ONE RUN SCORES TO MAKE IT 1-0 RED SOX
THEY GO ON TO WIN. 3-0. THEY FOLLOWED THAT UP WITH AN 11-1 WIN OVER BOSTON COLLEGE
AS FOR HANRAHAN. HE SAYS THE SOX BELIEVE.
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SNOW STILL HANGING AROUND THE MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP. BUT THE FELLAS WERE PLAY SOME GOLF.
SHOT OF THE DAY BELONGS TO KEEGAN BRADLEY. WHO IS A HUGE RED SOX FAN. BANKS IT OFF THE SLOPE. AND IT'S GOING TO WORK IT'S WAY INTO THE HOLE. AWESOME SHOT BUT HE WOULD LOSE TO MICHAEL FRASER.
HOW ABOUT BUBBA WATSON. FOR EAGLE..NOT BAD. HE IS MOVING ON AND WILL FACE JIM FURYK IN THE NEXT ROUND.
TIGER WOODS. MISSING THIS PUTT. HE'S TAKING ON CHARLES HOWELL THE 3RD.
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SPEAKING OF GOLF. THE COORS LIGHT OPEN COMES YOUR WAY THIS WEEKEND FROM THE FORT MYERS COUNTRY CLUB.
EVERY YEAR THIS TOURNANEMENT BRINGS IN GREAT LOCAL TALENT INCLUDING CURRENT AND FORMER PGA PROS LIKE GEORGE MCNEILL AND MARK LYE
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ADLIB POINTS
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