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

HIS CAREER IS IN THE MUD.

HIS CONTRACT WITH NIKE-- SUSPENDED!

IT'S THE FINAL DAY OF BAIL HEARINGS -- FOR OSCAR PISTORIUS.

WILL HE GET OUT OF JAIL?

AND SHOCKING REVELATIONS -- ON THE LEAD INVESTIGATOR IN THE CASE.

AND VIDEO YOU *HAVE TO SEE.

A JAIL OFFICER. ATTACKED.

HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?

DETAILS STRAIGHT AHEAD.

PLUS-

HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.

A WINTER WALLOP MOVING THROUGH THE MIDWEST.

BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS,

HL1) PISTORIUS DAY THREE-VO-WIPE

HL2) JAIL BEATING-VO-WIPE

HL3) WINTER WX-SAT 30 LIVE LOOK

WX HL-WX WALL

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIPTOPS

FIRST WEATHER-FDOT TOPS

IF YOU'RE HEADING OUT THIS MORNING --

BE CAUTIOUS.

FOGGY CONDITIONS ARE STICKING AROUND THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.

ABC7 STORMWARN METEOROLOGIST ALLYSON RAE.

HAS BEEN TRACKING THE FOG THAT'S STILL VISIBLE IN SOME PLACES.

FIRST WEATHER-WX CENTER OMNI TOPS

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.

PATCHY FOG TO START A WARM DAY

Patchy fog forms through the morning, but the rest of the day looks pretty nice.

You can expect mostly sunny skies with afternoon highs warming into the mid 80s. If you are at the beaches, it will be cooler with highs in the upper 70s, due to the afternoon sea breeze coming off of the Gulf of Mexico.

Through the next few days, it will stay warm and humidity will continue to increase. There is another cold front headed into the northern part of our state this weekend. That front will not make it here to cool us down. We'll stay on the warm side of it. Some of the computer models are trying to throw in a chance for a shower on Sunday, but right now that chance looks pretty limited.

PISTORIUS DAY THREE-2SHOT VO

TODAY SHOULD BE THE LAST DAY OF BOND HEARINGS -- FOR OSCAR PISTORIUS.

HIS LAWYERS CONTINUE ARGUING --

THE ATHLETE BE GRANTED BAIL.

BEFORE HIS TRIAL FOR THE MURDER OF REEVA STEENKAMP.

AND THERE'S BEEN A SENSATIONAL REVELATION. ABOUT THE TOP INVESTIGATOR IN THE CASE.

POLICE SAY HILTON BOTHA, THE LEAD DETECTIVE.

FACES CHARGES OF ATTEMPTED MURDER.

IT GOES BACK TO A 20-11 CASE.

PISTORIUS DAY THREE-VOTOPS

NEW THIS MORNING --

NIKE ANNOUNCED IT IS *SUSPENDING ITS CONTRACT WITH THE ATHLETE.

OSCAR PISTORIUS CASE UPDATE-CLIP

OSCAR PISTORIUS CASE UPDATE-PKG

CAPE BUS CRASH-VOWIPE

PARENTS REACT.

AFTER HEARING THE MAN WHO PLOWED INTO A SCHOOL BUS --- WAS IMPAIRED.

IT HAPPENED ON SANTA BARBARA BOULEVARD -- AT SOUTHEAST 8TH STREET IN CAPE CORAL.

THE DRIVER OF A U-HAUL TRUCK.

BLEW THROUGH A RED LIGHT -- AND SMASHED INTO THE BUS.

CAPE CORAL POLICE SAY THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK - BRADFORD TANNER - WAS IMPAIRED.

THAT TRUCK DRIVER AND TWO CHILDREN -- WENT TO THE HOSPITAL.

A PARENT OF ONE OF THE STUDENTS.

CAPE BUS CRASH-SOTVO

As a dad, my little girls hurt. And that of course angers me a lot that anybody would hurt her. But as a Christian, as a follower of Jesus, I still, my responsibility is to love and to forgive. And let justice prevail.

DOCTORS TOLD THAT FATHER --- HIS DAUGHTER WOULD BE FINE.

CAPE DEADLY CRASH FOLO-OTS VO

WE HAVE NEW INFORMATION ABOUT ANOTHER CRASH IN THE CAPE.

THIS ONE WAS DEADLY.

IT HAPPENED TUESDAY MORNING ON HANCOCK BRIDGE PARKWAY,

EAST OF DEL PRADO BOULEVARD.

CAPE POLICE SAY MARK SALYER DIED AT THE SCENE.

A DRIVER GOING THE WRONG WAY -

HIT HIS CAR HEAD ON.

THAT DRIVER -- FRANCISCA ESPINEL -- WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

MAJOR WINTER STORM-POP INTRO

FEBRUARY MAY BE NEARING AN END.

BUT WINTER'S NOT DONE YET!

A MAJOR WINTER STORM -- IS SLAMMING THE NATION'S HEARTLAND AND MOVING EAST.

NINETEEN STATES -- IN ALL.

ABC'S TAHMAN BRADLEY LOOKS AT THE STORM.

MAJOR WINTER STORM-PKG

A brutal winter blast that started in California is marching through the

Midwest.

Today millions will experience the full brunt of the storm when it dumps

more snow and ice.

And it might even spawn tornadoes.

In parts of California everyone is pitching in to clear snow.

MOS Christian Runkles

"WE'RE TRYING TO DIG OUT AN AREA FOR MY DAD SO HE CAN GO TO WORK LATER ON

TODAY."

MOS Dad

"I'M REALLY LIKING THIS. NOW THAT THEY'RE GETTING OLDER, THEY CAN HANDLE

THIS FOR ME, SO I DON'T HAVE TO COME OUT HERE AND HAVE A HEART ATTACK."

Across several states, freezing rain and sleet made driving conditions

treacherous.

Some drivers slipped or spun out of control.

MOS

"I WAS TRYING TO GO DOWN THE STREET FROM MY HOUSE AND I STARTED TO GO

SIDEWAYS DOWN THE HILL."

Some were stranded for hours after icy highways were shut down.

DRIVER TALKS TO POLICE OFFICER

"JUST GOING TO SENORA."

"I KNOW, BUT STOCKTON ROAD, ITS TOO ICY. WE KEEP HAVING PEOPLE SPIN OFF THE

ROADS."

The storm is already blamed for at least one death.

Watches and warning have been issued affecting 30-million people in 20

states.

Here's something you don't often see -- snow in Arizona.

Near Tucson, the opening round of the Match Play Championship was suspended

when the greens turned white!

NATS Announcer

"LOOK AT THIS TIME LAPSE WE'VE RECEIVED SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW JUST IN THE

LAST TWO HOURS."

Tiger Woods and the other golfers took cover.

SOT Jason Day

"I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY PLAYED GOLF TO THE POINT WHERE WE'VE ACTUALLY STOPPED

FOR SNOW - WHICH IS KINDA CRAZY. A LITTLE CRAZY FOR IT TO SNOW IN THE

MAJOR WINTER STORM-TAG

TAHMAN BRADLEY WITH THAT REPORT.

OFFICIALS IN THE NATION'S HEARTLAND.

OPERATION INTERCEPT-OTS NATVO SS

ABC7 OBTAINS VIDEO OF A STING OPERATION.

30 DIFFERENT MEN *THOUGHT THEY WERE MEETING CHILDREN FOR SEX.

BUT LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED.

DOORBELL.SCUFFLING 4 SECS

THIS IS VIDEO OF AN UNDERCOVER OPERATION IN ACTION.

SARASOTA COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY --

30 MEN RESPONDED TO ADS,

HOPING TO MEET AND HAVE SEX WITH MINORS.

DEPUTIES ARRESTED TWO MEN FROM *OUR AREA.

ROBERT BLACKBURN IS FROM FORT MYERS

AND RALPH EUCHAS IS FROM PORT CHARLOTTE.

THE SHERIFF TELLS US --

HE'LL CONTINUE THESE BUSTS.

NEW LEE HOSPITAL-VO WIPE

THE BATTLE FOR THE RIGHT TO BUILD A NEW HOSPITAL IN SOUTH LEE COUNTY.

IS NOW ON BETWEEN LEE MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM.

AND COMPETITOR LEHIGH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER.

LEHIGH REGIONAL FILED A LETTER OF INTENT TWO WEEKS AGO.

TO BUILD A NEW FACILITY ON ALICO ROAD.

NOW, LEE MEMORIAL HAS FOLLOWED SUIT, FILING A LETTER OF INTENT.

TO BUILD A HOSPITAL ON LAND -- JUST SOUTH OF COCONUT POINTE MALL.

THE PRESSURE IS ON.

NEW LEE HOSPITAL-SOTVO

- Jim Nathan - President Lee Memorial Health Systems

59:15 - we needed to make sure that the economy was rebounding and when the need was necessary, so this is maybe a year or more ahead of when we would have done it.

FINAL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY MARCH 6TH.

MEDICAID EXPANSION-OTS VO

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT IS NOW SAYING.

HE *WILL EXPAND MEDICAID COVERAGE IN FLORIDA --- AS OUTLINED IN OBAMACARE.

EACH STATE DECIDES *INDIVIDUALLY.

FLORIDA WILL COVER 900-THOUSAND MORE PEOPLE -- LIVING NEAR POVERTY.

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PAYS FOR THE EXPANSION --- FOR THE FIRST THREE YEARS.

AND 90 PERCENT AFTER THAT.

THE DECISION FOR FLORIDA TO OPT-IN ---- CAME HOURS AFTER THE FEDS AGREED TO LET OUR STATE PRIVATIZE MEDICAID.

THEIR ONLY STIPULATION.

BEAR TROUBLE-SS VOWIPE

A NAPLES NEIGHBORHOOD WANTS BLACK BEARS *REMOVED FROM THEIR COMMUNITY.

BUT WILDLIFE EXPERTS DOUBT THAT WILL HELP.

IN THE MARCO SHORES ESTATES COMMUNITY --

RESIDENTS SAY THEY'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THE BEARS FOR *MONTHS.

THEY SAY THE ANIMALS DIG THROUGH TRASH CANS.

AND EVEN BREAK INTO SCREENED LANAIS.

LOOKING FOR AN EASY MEAL.

LAST NIGHT, COMMUNITY MEMBERS BROUGHT THEIR CONCERNS TO FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE OFFICIALS.

BEAR TROUBLE-SOTVO

DAN MITCHELL, FWC 58:37-43 "securing their trash securing anything that attracts these bears is something they're going to need to be proactive in" JOHN DELORENZO 56:14-20 "hopefully they'll come in and see if they can break them up and get them out because we don't want to see it get to the point where they are aggressive"

WILDLIFE OFFICIALS SAY REMOVING THE BEARS *WON'T WORK.

BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY IS LOCATED NEAR THE *ONLY AVAILABLE RELOCATION POINT.

RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO SECURE THEIR TRASH IN A SHED.

TEASE ONE-ON CAM

WE HEAR A *LOT OF TALK ABOUT SUPERFOODS.

THAT CAN SLIM YOU DOWN OR KEEP YOU HEALTHY.

SO WE WANTED TO KNOW.

IF THEY ACTUALLY WORK.

CAN YOU FIND HEALTH AND WELLNESS.

IN A BOTTLE?

ABC-7 GETS YOU ANSWERS.

PLUS -- WHERE'S THE COURTESY?

MAN JOB SEEKERS SAY -- THEY FEEL IGNORED.

TZ1) SLIMMING SUPERFOODS-VOTOPS

TZ1) WHERE'S THE COURTESY-VOTOPS

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

BLOOMBERG TEASE-SOT

BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT-PKG TOPS

STORMWARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP

CROSSTALK INTO WX-CAM 9 WX EST

FORECAST-WXWALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

PATCHY FOG TO START A WARM DAY

Patchy fog forms through the morning, but the rest of the day looks pretty nice.

You can expect mostly sunny skies with afternoon highs warming into the mid 80s. If you are at the beaches, it will be cooler with highs in the upper 70s, due to the afternoon sea breeze coming off of the Gulf of Mexico.

Through the next few days, it will stay warm and humidity will continue to increase. There is another cold front headed into the northern part of our state this weekend. That front will not make it here to cool us down. We'll stay on the warm side of it. Some of the computer models are trying to throw in a chance for a shower on Sunday, but right now that chance looks pretty limited.

SLIMMING SUPERFOODS-TC MON INTRO

THE SUPPLEMENT BUSINESS IS A MULTI-*BILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY.

BUT CAN YOU REALLY FIND HOPE IN A BOTTLE?

RACHEL MCNEIL LOOKS AT SOME OF THE HOTTEST SLIMMING SUPERFOODS ON THE MARKET.

SLIMMING SUPERFOODS-PKG

YOU HEAR ABOUT THEM EVERYWHERE. "SUPERFOODS"-- THEY'RE NATURAL AND NUTRIENT DENSE- PACKING A PUNCH-- AND PROMISING HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN A TINY PILL.

"I have been taking supplements for years."

"I start my morning with an array of supplements."

"I mean look at me I have so much energy and I swear it's because of all these superfoods I take."

KIMBERLY OLSON IS A CERTIFIED NUTRITIONIST, PERSONAL TRAINER AND AUTHOR OF THE FITKIM LIFESTYLE. SHE SAT DOWN TO REVEAL SOME OF HER FAVORITE SLIMMING SUPERFOODS.

YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD OF THIS ONE. GREEN COFFEE BEAN EXTRACT.

"That is absolutely hands down out of all of them my favorite."

THE CRAZE OVER GREEN COFFEE BEAN TOOK OVER AFTER GETTING A STAMP OF APPROVAL FROM DR. OZ.

THE GOOD DOCTOR SAID YOU SHOULD BUY GREEN COFFEE BEAN WITH 45 PERCENT CHLOROGENIC ACID- THE KEY INGREDIENT.

"When you take it before a meal the chlorogenic acid inhibits your body from using you food as fuel and forces your liver to metabolize your stored fat and use that as your energy source."

"Well everybody's looking for hope in a bottle."

DIETITIAN CAROL WOLIN-RIKLIN SAID BEFORE YOU JUMP ON THE BANDWAGON, YOU SHOULD READ THE LABEL CAREFULLY.

"The one thing you have to be careful of is every brand of green coffee bean is different some have fillers such as caffeine and other products added to it so it's not always the same product in the bottle."

ANOTHER SUPERFOOD TO ADD TO THE MIX - RASPBERRY KEYTONE. OLSON REFERS TO IT AS THE TRIPLE THREAT.

"It's going to help your body burn more calories at rest. it inhibits how much fat it stored in your body and it breaks down fat cells."

SUZETTE LANG SWEARS BY IT

"It's really picked up my metabolism i have energy really helps suppress those urges to kind of pig out."

THIS SUPERFOOD HAS BEEN AROUND FOR GENERATIONS. MORINGA TREE. KNOWN AROUND THE WORLD AS THE MIRACLE TREE - IT'S BELIEVED TO REDUCE CRAVINGS, CURB THE APPETITE AND MORE.

"It has over 45 different types of antioxidants ounce for ounce in has 25 times the amount of iron found in spinach 15 times the amount of calcium found in milk and 9 times the amount of protein found in yogurt."

THIS ONE MAY BE HARD TO PRONOUNCE. GARCINA CAMBOGIA. BUT FANS OF IT BELIEVE IN WHAT DR. OZ CALLS THE HOLY GRAIL OF WEIGHT LOSS SUPPLEMENTS.

"It's been found to be three times more effective than diet and exercise alone."

"no matter which supplements and vitamins you decide to take it's recommended you discuss each and every one of them with your doctor to make sure that they're right for you

SLIMMING SUPERFOODS-TAG

RACHEL MCNEIL REPORTING.

ALL THE SUPERFOODS MENTIONED WERE DESIGNED AS A KICK STARTER --

WHERES THE COURTESY-VO

A NEW SURVEY HAS JOB SEEKERS --- SEEING CLEARLY ON ONE THING.

A LACK OF COURTESY.

CAREER-BUILDER FOUND.

75 PERCENT OF EMPLOYED PEOPLE WHO APPLIED FOR A JOB IN THE PAST YEAR.

NEVER HEARD BACK --- FROM AT LEAST ONE POTENTIAL EMPLOYER.

THEY TALKED TO 39-HUNDRED WORKERS.

EXPERTS SAY JOB SEEKERS SHOULDN'T FIND IT UNUSUAL.

GOOGLE TO SELL GLASSES TO WINNERS-VO

THIS INNOVATIVE GOOGLE INVENTION. COULD BE YOURS.

"GOOGLE GLASS" ARE INTERNET CONNECTED GLASSES.

THAT LET YOU TAKE PICTURES, FILM VIDEO, OR SEND MESSAGES.

ABOUT WHATEVER YOU'RE LOOKING AT.

GOOGLE IS NOW HOLDING A CONTEST.

AND YOU CAN SUBMIT AN APPLICATION.

YOU JUST HAVE TO EXPLAIN IN 50 WORDS OR LESS --

WHAT YOU WOULD DO WITH GOOGLE GLASS TECHNOLOGY.

THE DEADLINE TO APPLY IS NEXT WEDNESDAY.

BUT IF YOU WIN, YOU STILL HAVE TO PAY 15-HUNDRED FOR THE GLASSES.

"GOOGLE GLASS" WON'T BE AVAILABLE IN THE MASS MARKET,

TEASE TWO-ON CAM

A GRASSROOTS RESISTANCE IS UNDERWAY IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

WE'LL TELL YOU WHERE GOVERNMENT LEADERS.

ARE TRYING TO STOP -- NEW GUN CONTROL.

AND SECURITY LINES AT THE AIRPORT --- MAY BECOME EVEN LONGER.

WHY?

TZ2A (MARCO NOT FOLLOWING GUN LAWS)-VO-WIPE

TZ2B (AIRPORT WAIT TIMES)-VOTOPS

MARCO NOT FOLLOWING FEDERAL GUN LAWS-VO-WIPE

PRESIDENT OBAMA IS TRYING TO PUSH -- NEW GUN CONTROL LAWS,

BUT MARCO ISLAND LEADERS AREN'T LISTENING.

THE CITY COUNCIL PASSED A RESOLUTION.

ASKING COLLIER COUNTY AND STATE OFFICIALS --- TO IGNORE ANY RESTRICTIONS ON GUN LAWS.

PRESIDENT OBAMA IS CALLING FOR MORE BACKGROUND CHECKS, AN ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN.

AND ELIMINATING ARMOR PIERCING BULLETS.

MARCO NOT FOLLOWING FEDERAL GUN LAWS-SOTVO

the city of Marco Island and any other municipality has the authority to dictate how and when its resources are used.

*COLLIER COUNTY COMMISSIONER TIM NANCE.

EXPECTS THE BOARD TO APPROVE A SIMILAR RESOLUTION NEXT WEEK.

FMB TRAFFIC MONEY-VOWIPE

IMPROVEMENTS ARE PLANNED ON FORT MYERS BEACH.

BUT THIS MORNING -

HERE'S CONCERN THERE MIGHT NOT BE MONEY TO PAY FOR THEM.

THE PROJECT WOULD RE-BUILD SIX MILES OF ROAD,

ALONG ESTERO BOULEVARD.

BUT COUNTY COMMISSIONER FRANK MANN SAYS --

FINDING MONEY TO DO THE WORK WILL BE TOUGH.

THAT'S BECAUSE THE BRIDGE AT THE SOUTH END OF THE ISLAND. HAS TO BE REPLACED.

AND WATER AND SEWER SYSTEMS ON THE ISLAND NEED REPAIRS TOO.

THEY'RE HOPING TO FIND FUNDING --

FMB TRAFFIC MONEY-SOT OC

that is a huge undertaking and with no foreseeable funding

it would be a shame, actually a poor decision, to do them, separately and dig things up twice

FMB SEAFARER'S CONSENSUS-VO

THERE IS A NEW IDEA ON THE TABLE.

FOR VACANT LAND IN THE HEART OF FORT MYERS BEACH.

LEE COUNTY OWNS THE OLD SEAFARER'S MALL PROPERTY.

YESTERDAY, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SAID.

THEY'LL CONSIDER LETTING BUSINESS OWNERS -- LEASE THE SPACE, AND USE IT FOR EMPLOYEE PARKING.

PARKING WOULD BE A TEMPORARY USE FOR THE LOT.

AIRPORT WAIT TIMES LONGER-VO

IF YOU THINK THOSE LONG WAITS AT AIRPORT SECURITY ARE LONG NOW.

JUST WAIT.

FEDERAL BUDGET CUTS WOULD PUT THOUSANDS OF T-S-A WORKERS OUT OF A JOB.

THE HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF SPENDING CUTS.

ARE INCLUDED IN THE SO-CALLED SEQUESTER.

AND *EVERY GOVERNMENT AGENCY WOULD BE AFFECTED.

IF CONGRESS DOES NOT STRIKE A DEAL BY MARCH FIRST,

TEASE THREE-2-SHOT

AHEAD IN OUR NEXT HALF HOUR --

GUN CONTROL REMAINS A *BIG ISSUE IN WASHINGTON.

EVEN WITH BIG BUDGET CUTS LOOMING --

THE WHITE HOUSE KEEPS PRESSURE ON CONGRESS.

TO DEAL WITH GUN VIOLENCE.

SOMETHING THIS WOMAN DIDN'T SEE COMING.

BEATEN WHILE ON THE JOB.

WHO CAME TO HER RESCUE.

AND WHY OTHER JAIL WORKERS -- LOST *THEIR JOBS.

LADY GAGA. RECOVERS FROM SURGERY THIS MORNING.

AFTER A HIP INJURY, SHE HAD TO CANCEL THE REST OF HER TOUR.

TZ3A) GUN CONTROL-VO-WIPE

TZ3B) JAIL ATTACK-VOTOPS-WIPE

TZC3) LADY GAGA-VOTOPS

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIP

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-SAT 3 TOPS

ABC SEVEN GOES LIVE -- AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

STOCKS MAY STRUGGLE TO REGAIN MOMENTUM --- AFTER A WEAK BUSINESS SURVEY FROM EUROPE.

FUTURES ARE STARTING *LOWER TODAY.

WAL-MART RELEASES A BIG REPORT TODAY.

IT'S GETTING SPECIAL ATTENTION, BECAUSE OF LEAKED EMAIL.

TALKING ABOUT STRUGGLING SALES.

TS1) PISTORIUS LATEST-VIDBOX TOPS-TRX

PROSECUTORS ARE NOW SAYING THAT THE LEAD DETECTIVE.

SHOULD BE DROPPED FROM THE OSCAR PISTORIUS CASE.

THAT'S BECAUSE.

HILTON BOTHA IS FACING ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGES HIMSELF.

ALL NEW TODAY.

NIKE IS SUSPENDING ITS CONTRACT WITH PISTORIUS -- WHILE THE CASE PLAYS OUT.

TS2) WINTER WEATHER-VIDBOX TOPS-TRX

A MAJOR WINTER STORM SLAMS THE NATION'S HEART-LAND.

19 STATES -- FROM CALIFORNIA TO ILLINOIS -- ARE UNDER WINTER STORM WATCHES, WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES.

AND SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED --

FROM TEXAS TO MISSISSIPPI.

THAT INCLUDES POSSIBLE TORNADOES.

TS3) CAPE BUS CRASH-VIDBOX TOPS-TRX

THE MAN WHO POLICE SAY.

CAUSED A SERIOUS CRASH INVOLVING A SCHOOL BUS IN CAPE CORAL.

REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION THIS MORNING AT LEE MEMORIAL.

POLICE TELL US THAT BRADFORD TANNER.

WAS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF EITHER ALCOHOL OR DRUGS AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH.

IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON -- ON SANTA BARBARA BOULEVARD.

GUN CONTROL-2SHOT INTRO

VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN --

SPEAKS AT A GUN VIOLENCE CONFERENCE IN CONNECTICUT TODAY.

WHERE 20 CHILDREN DIED,

AFTER A GUNMAN BURST INTO THEIR SCHOOL.

IT'S AN ISSUE THE WHITE HOUSE IS PUSHING.

BUT COULD IT TAKE A BACK SEAT TO IMMIGRATION. AND THE BUDGET?

GUN CONTROL-PKG

IN CONNECTICUT TODAY, VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN WILL LIKELY MAKE THIS POINT AGAIN:

"The weapon used by the young man used to killing those 20 innocent, beautiful babies, up in Newtown, that weapon is not necessary for your self defense."

BUT IT'S THESE COMMENTS THAT RAISED EYEBROWS:

"Buy a shotgun, buy a shotgun." "Put that double-barrelled shotgun, and fire two blasts outside the house."

THE WHITE HOUSE EXPLAINED:

"The point he was making is that you do not need a military-style assault weapon, and that a shotgun would do the trick.

BUT A BAN ON ASSAULT WEAPONS IS UNLIKELY.

Arizona:41-:47

"An assault weapons ban will not bass the Congress of the United States." "Increased background checks, closing loopholes, other things like that. That's fine."

BUT WILL GUN CONTROL EVEN COME UP FOR A VOTE? RIGHT NOW, WASHINGTON IS LASER-FOCUSED ON PREVENTING THOSE $85 BILLION IN BUDGET CUTS. JUST DAYS AWAY.

THEN THERE'S IMMIGRATION REFORM:

mandatory onscreen courtesy

"My hope is that we can get votes on all these items."

IMMIGRATION CAUSED THIS HEATED EXCHANGE AT JOHN MCCAIN'S TOWN HALL IN ARIZONA.

GUN CONTROL-TAG

TRACIE POTTS REPORTING.

THERE'S NO HARD DEADLINE FOR CONGRESS. TO VOTE ON IMMIGRATION OR GUN CONTROL.

CYBER HACKING-VO

THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION SAYS --

IT WILL GET AGGRESSIVE -- IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES TO COMBAT CYBER ATTACKS ON OUR COUNTRY.

THIS COMES AFTER A SECURITY FIRM SAID THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT -- HAS BEEN ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN HACKING.

TO STEAL TRADE SECRETS FROM DOZENS OF U-S CORPORATIONS.

THAT INCLUDES BIG DAILY NEWSPAPERS --

JESSE JACKSON JUNIOR COURT-VO

FORMER U-S REPRESENTATIVE JESSE JACKSON JUNIOR AND HIS WIFE --

COULD SPEND SEVERAL YEARS IN JAIL.

THE COUPLE WORKED OUT A DEAL WITH FEDERAL PROSECUTORS.

TO PLEAD GUILTY.

AFTER THEY WERE ACCUSED OF SPENDING 750-THOUSAND-DOLLARS OF CAMPAIGN FUNDS ON PERSONAL ITEMS.

JACKSON IS CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY.

AND HIS WIFE, SANDRA, WITH ONE COUNT OF FILING FALSE TAX RETURNS.

THE SENTENCING FOR JACKSON --

NAGIN ARRAIGNMENT-VO

FORMER NEW ORLEANS MAYOR RAY NAGIN.

SAYS HE IS INNOCENT OF THE LONG LIST --- OF CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST HIM.

NAGIN, WHO GAINED NATIONAL PROMINENCE -- AS NEW ORLEANS' MAYOR DURING HURRICANE KATRINA.

IS ACCUSED OF ACCEPTING KICKBACKS -- FOR CITY CONTRACTS.

HE FACES 21 FEDERAL FELONY CHARGES INCLUDING BRIBERY, CONSPIRACY, MONEY LAUNDERING, WIRE FRAUD AND FILING FALSE TAX RETURNS.

OFFICER FUNERAL-VO

A DETECTIVE KILLED IN THE MANHUNT FOR THAT ROGUE EX-COP.

WILL BE LAID TO REST TODAY.

35-YEAR-OLD JEREMIAH MACKAY WAS KILLED.

AFTER EXCHANGING GUNFIRE WITH CHRISTOPHER DORNER,

DORNER -- A FORMER L-A-P-D OFFICER -- WENT ON A MURDER SPREE.

MACKAY WILL BE HONORED IN SAN BERNADINO.

HE WAS A 15-YEAR VETERAN OF THE FORCE,

GG HOME INVASION-SS-VO-SS

A HOME INVASION IN GOLDEN GATE --

LANDED A MOTHER AND TWO TEENS IN JAIL.

POLICE SAY BRIAN SANTOS AND RICHARD SLABY --- THREATEND THREE PEOPLE INSIDE A HOUSE.

THAT HOUSE IS ON 19TH AVENUE SOUTHWEST.

DEPUTIES SAY THEY USED A RIFLE --

AND GOT AWAY WITH A PURSE, CELL PHONE AND 300 BUCKS.

BUT WITNESSES WERE ABLE TO GET THE TAG OF THE GETAWAY CAR.

THAT LED DEPUTIES RIGHT TO THEM.

DEPUTIES BELIEVE RICHARD'S MOTHER, PAMELA SLABY, PLANNED THE HOME INVASION.

SHE'S ARRESTED TOO.

PIP FRAUD COURT-VO

THE FEDERAL TRIAL BEGAN YESTERDAY -- FOR A CAPE CORAL CHIROPRACTOR.

ABC7'S CAMERA WAS ROLLING LAST MARCH --

WHEN AUTHORITIES RAIDED "XTREME CARE REHABILITATION CENTER".

ALMOST A YEAR LATER --

DOCTOR STEPHEN LOVELL IS ON TRIAL FOR INSURANCE FRAUD.

U-S ATTORNEYS SAY PATIENTS FAKED INJURIES FROM CAR CRASHES.

AND LOVELL MASTERMINDED THE SCHEME.

IT'S BEST KNOWN AS P-I-P FRAUD ---- AND SWAMPED THE STATE OF FLORIDA THE LAST COUPLE YEARS.

BUT --

TICE EXPOSER UPDATE-VO

THE TICE COMMUNITY REMAINS ON HIGH ALERT THIS MORNING.

AFTER MAN WHO EXPOSED HIMSELF TO CHILDREN NEAR A SCHOOL *AND A CHURCH.

NOTES WENT HOME TO PARENTS OF STUDENTS AT TICE ELEMENTARY.

IT LET THEM KNOW WHAT HAPPENED,

AND ASKS THEM TO BE VIGILANT.

REMEMBER --

A MAN WAS SPOTTED TOUCHING HIMSELF IN FRONT OF KIDS.

THE ADVICE FOR PARENTS?

DO NOT LET YOUR KIDS WALK ALONE --

TICE EXPOSER UPDATE-SOTVO

12:10 im kinda --im going to be scared tomorrow because its scary how that man walks around naked 12:20

HERE'S THE PROBLEM --

THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SEEN THIS MAN.

COULD NOT GIVE A DETAILED DESCRIPTION.

SO DEPUTIES ARE HAVING TROUBLE TRACKING HIM DOWN.

INSIDE FM HS WITH SRO-VO-WIPE

ABC-7 WENT *INSIDE A LEE COUNTY SCHOOL.

FOR A BETTER LOOK AT SECURITY MEASURES.

ALL OF LEE COUNTY'S MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS --- HAVE A DESIGNATED SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER --

AND LAST MONTH, AFTER THE TRAGEDY AT SANDY HOOK, THE DISTRICT ADDED 10 S-R-O'S TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

THEY'RE IN PLACE FOR PROTECTION --

INSIDE FM HS WITH SRO-SOTVO

31:58 kids think you're just here to catch them doing something wrong, or you're just here to impose punishment with them so really breaking though all that and getting kids to realize that if that was the case they could just call us off the street to do that. were really here to build relationships, answer questions, be a resource for them 16

THE DISTRICT IS PUSHING FOR 40 MORE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS -- SO EVERY SCHOOL IS COVERED.

SHOTS FIRED DOG KILLED-VOWIPE

A LEHIGH ACRES FAMILY IS DEVASTATED,

AFTER BULLETS WHIZZED THROUGH THEIR KITCHEN AND KILLED THEIR DOG.

IT HAPPENED ON EAST 10TH STREET.

THE FAMILY INLCUDES THREE YOUNG CHILDREN.

THEY WERE INSIDE THE KITCHEN,

WHEN GUNFIRE ERUPTED OUTSIDE.

ONE BULLET WENT THROUGH A WALL.

AND RIGHT THROUGH THE STOVE.

ANOTHER HIT THE FAMILY'S PUPPY.

THE PEOPLE RAN TO ANOTHER HOUSE.

BUT THE DOG DID NOT MAKE IT.

SHOTS FIRED DOG KILLED-SOTVO

"it could have been more serious than it was, but i lost my little puppy and i'm pretty upset about that, but luckily it wasn't one of them."

JAIL OFFICIAL ATTACK-OC VO

A GEORGIA JAIL OFFICER IS BACK AT WORK.

LESS THAN A WEEK -- AFTER BEING BEATEN BY AN INMATE.

SHOCKING VIDEO HERE.

PAM NESMITH WAS DELIVERING MAIL TO INMATES LAST THURSDAY.

WHEN 41-YEAR-OLD ROY SMITH -- ATTACKED HER.

THE OFFICER SUFFERED A SPRAINED WRIST -- AND INJURIES TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD.

THE INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE.

BUT OTHER INMATES -- BROKE IT UP.

TWO OTHER OFFICERS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE MONITORING THE ROOM,

BUT WERE REPORTEDLY TALKING ON THE PHONE INSTEAD.

KANSAS EXPOSION NEW VIDEO-VOTOPS-TRX

WE HAVE NEW VIDEO THIS MORNING --

OF TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAS EXPLOPSION AT A KANSAS CITY RESTAURANT.

SURVEILLANCE VIDEO FROM ACROSS THE STREET,

JUST AS THE EXPLOSION HAPPENS.

SO FAR, ONE BODY HAS BEEN RECOVERED FROM THE PILE OF DEBRIS.

THE CITY'S MAYOR SAID HE'S WORRIED --

RUBBLE COULD BE CONCEALING OTHER VICTIMS.

15 PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN THE BLAST,

AND THE FIRE THAT FOLLOWED.

GMA LADY GAGA-INTRO

LADY GAGA IS OUT OF SURGERY THIS MORNING, AN OPERATION TO REPAIR A TORN HIP.

THE INJURY CAUSED HER TO SCRAP A CONCERT TOUR AND THE BIG QUESTION ON

EVERYBODY'S MIND RIGHT NOW IS, WILL SHE EVER DANCE AGAIN?

GMA LADY GAGA-PKG

nats

MAYBE HER HIP.WAS TORN THIS WAY

nats

A LABRAL TEAR IN HER RIGHT HIP FORCING GAGA TO CANCEL THE REST OF HER "BORN

THIS WAY BALL TOUR" AND ON WEDNESDAY TO GO UNDER THE KNIFE.

SOT Dr. Ashton: 03:52 The hip joint is an incredibly complex joint / 04:

02 so there's a lot involved in this surgery and there's a lot involved in

the recovery

ON HER WAY INTO THE O.R., GAGA SENT THIS PROMISE-I'LL-BE-KIND TWEET TO HER

ADORING "LITTLE MONSTERS" "GOING IN FOR SURGERY NOW. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR

SENDING ME LOVE AND SUPPORT. I WILL BE DREAMING OF YOU."

PRIOR TO GETTING THE PROCEDURE, GAGA HAD NAMED HER WHEELCHAIR AFTER A FAN

TWEETING, "THIS IS EMMA."

BUT IT'S CLEAR THAT BEING OUT OF COMMISSION TURNS THE "BAD ROMANCE" SINGER

INTO GAGA AY-YI-YI.

nats

I'M DEVASTATED & SAD," SHE TWEETED EARLIER "IT WILL HOPEFULLY HEAL AS

SOON AS POSSIBLE, I HATE THIS. I HATE THIS SO MUCH."

but once in recovery overnight, it was all about the love telling her

little monsters online: I love you and am proud to be a part of your lives.

If you can do it, I can do it too

GAGA FIGURES TO BE ON THE RIGHT TRACK FOR A FULL RECOVERY

nats

BUT IS LOOKING AT P-P-P-P-P-LENTY OF REHAB.

SOT Dr. Ashton: 04:06 The physical therapy and rehab is extensive

STILL, GAGA'S FANBASE'LL BE FILLED WITH THAT YOU AND I FEELING

SOT Raha Lewis/People Mag As much as they love her, she loves them right

back

GMA LADY GAGA-TAG

CHRIS CONNELLY REPORTING.

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BREAKING-SAT 3

METRO POLICE SAY THREE PEOPLE ARE DEAD AND AT LEAST THREE MORE INJURED FROM A SHOOTING ON LAS VEGAS BOULEVARD

POLICE SAY A SHOOTOUT ENSUED IN FRONT OF THE CASINO EARLY THIS MORNING.

TEASE 4-ON CAM

A LOT OF MEN COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS --

THEY SAY WOMAN TALK TOO MUCH.

TURNS OUT -- IT'S TRUE.

WE HAVE THE SCIENCE --

EXPLAINING WHY WOMEN TALK MORE THAN MEN.

PLUS -- IT'S NOT YOUR TYPICAL SWEET 16.

ONE MOM ALLEGEDLY HIRED STRIPPERS --

FOR HER SON'S BIRTHDAY.

TZ4A) WOMEN TALK MORE THAN MEN-VO-WIPE

TZ4B) MOM HIRES STRIPPER-VOTOPS

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

WHY WOMEN TALK MORE THAN MEN-2SHOT POP

NOW TO THE SCIENCE --- BEHIND WHY WOMEN OUT-TALK MEN.

A BRAND NEW STUDY BREAKS IT ALL DOWN.

DISCOVERING WHY US LADIES ARE ACTUALLY HARD-WIRED.

SO WE UTTER THOUSANDS MORE WORDS PER DAY THAN MEN.

ABC'S NICK WATT --- DOES A LITTLE INVESTIGATING.

WHY WOMEN TALK MORE THAN MEN-PKG

Examples of the stereotype are everywhere There was Sally who met Harry

And these days Shoshana on HBO's Girls

And then there's Clint

SOT: David Abrams. luxelab.

23:59:18 Clearly women speak more than men. Clearly? Clearly. I mean every

hairdresser in the world can tell you that's probably true.

That's not misogynistic or mean. Some say its a fact. We took a random two

minutes of Kelly and Michael yesterday Kelly used 43% more words than

Michael. And that guy is eloquent.

Researchers have claimed on average 20,000 words a day for a woman on

average. Just 7,000 for a man.

I do spend a lot of time listening to my wife

UPSOUND: Whatever SOT works best

And in my line of work I do meet some loquacious ladies

UPSOUND: Kathy Griffin Nick: Specifically Kathy - what role

did you play in the transformation of Tiffany? Kathy: Well honestly Tiffany

did it the right way Sometimes we pass each other on the running path.

And some laconic men.

UPSOUND: Bruce Willis

NICK: IS IT A DATE MOVIE?

Bruce: it could be a date movie.I dunno. That's a good question.

Now they say it's a protein, FOXP2, which is essential for speech. Really?

Scientists at the University of Maryland did some exploratory research with

rats

BASED ON WHAT THEY SAW THESE RESEARCHERS SAY FEMALE PERSONS HAVE MORE OF

THAT SPEECH PROTEIN than MALES

We did our own non-scientific survey in Santa Monica. At the luxelab, they

were talking a mile a minute

UPSOUND: Talking a lot

Meanwhile down the street at Esquire.

23:49:23 UPSOUND: Silence. Just the scissors

SOT: Vic. Esquire Barber Shop

07:12 N: Any talk about feelings? No, no. we don't talk about feelings in

the barber shop. Unless you FEEl like talking about sports.

Maybe WE men SHOULD talk about emotions Anyway, I wonder why men and women

might have evolved this way?

SOT: David Abrams. luxelab.

23:59:48 I've always believed that back when men had the big guns and they

controlled everything much more than they do today, the only weapons women

had were their wits and their words. N: Interesting.

UPSOUND: Nick and his wife in bed

N: Good night sweetheart C: You know what, we really need to buy more

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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.

PATCHY FOG TO START A WARM DAY

Patchy fog forms through the morning, but the rest of the day looks pretty nice.

You can expect mostly sunny skies with afternoon highs warming into the mid 80s. If you are at the beaches, it will be cooler with highs in the upper 70s, due to the afternoon sea breeze coming off of the Gulf of Mexico.

Through the next few days, it will stay warm and humidity will continue to increase. There is another cold front headed into the northern part of our state this weekend. That front will not make it here to cool us down. We'll stay on the warm side of it. Some of the computer models are trying to throw in a chance for a shower on Sunday, but right now that chance looks pretty limited.

MOM HIRES STRIPPER-VO

A NEW YORK MOTHER IS BEING ACCUSED OF HIRING STRIPPERS.

TO PERFORM AT HER SON'S BIRTHDAY PARTY.

JUDY VIGER HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH FIVE COUNTS OF ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A CHILD.

AFTER ALLEGEDLY HIRING TWO STRIPPERS --- AT HER 16-YEAR-OLD SON'S PARTY.

THEY GAVE LAP DANCES TO GUESTS.

VIGER WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED THIS WEEK.

SOME OF THE GUESTS WERE JUST 13.

INVESTIGATORS FOUND OUT ABOUT THE PARTY.

HOME CONSTRUCTION-VO

THERE'S MORE PROOF THIS MORNING --

THAT THE NATION'S HOUSING INDUSTRY IS ON THE REBOUND.

THE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT REPORTS TODAY --

THAT NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION IN JANUARY WAS *UP NEARLY 24-PERCENT,

FROM 2012.

APPLICATIONS FOR BUILDING PERMITS WERE ALSO UP IN JANUARY.

WHILE NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION IN JANUARY WAS THE *THIRD HIGHEST IN FIVE YEARS,

BUT IT WAS DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM DECEMBER,

WHEN HOUSING STARTS HIT AN ANNUAL RATE OF 973 THOUSAND.

NOT SAVING ENOUGH RETIREMENT-VO

SOME UNSETTLING NEWS.

ABOUT THE MONEY -- WE'RE PUTTING AWAY FOR RETIREMENT.

A NEW STUDY SHOWS AMERICANS -- ARE NOT SAVING ENOUGH FOR THE GOLDEN YEARS.

IN FACT, NEARLY ONE IN FIVE WORKERS. SAVE NOTHING.

THE SURVEY FOUND MOST PEOPLE -- PUT THE BLAME ON THE DAILY COST OF LIVING.

IT GETS EVEN MORE DISMAL, WORKERS WHO *ARE STORING A NEST EGG.

TEASE FIVE-ON CAM

WHICH BEST ACTRESS --- WILL TAKE HOME THE GOLD THIS SUNDAY.

YOU'LL HAVE TO TUNE IN TO ABC TO FIND OUT.

AND WHICH TWO NOMINEES -- ARE MAKING OSCAR HISTORY.

TZ5A) OSCAR ACTRESSES-VO

FINAL CHECK OF STOCKS-SAT 3 FULL

OSCARS ACTRESSES-2SHOT INTRO

HISTORY HAS ALREADY BEEN MADE AT THE 85TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS.

*BEFORE THE OSCARS ARE EVEN HANDED OUT ON SUNDAY.

THE YOUNGEST AND OLDEST "BEST ACTRESS" NOMINEES EVER.

ARE COMPETING FOR THE SAME GOLDEN STATUE.

OSCARS ACTRESSES-PKG

SCRIPT:

SOT - Meryl Streep, Best Actress Winner / "Thank you so much.Thank

you!" 2

OSCAR LOVES A GOOD DRAMA.

SOT- Halle Berry, Best Actress Winner / "This door tonight

has been opened." 2

AND THIS YEAR. TWO WOMEN ARE MAKING HISTORY IN THE "BEST ACTRESS" CATEGORY

. AS THE OLDEST AND YOUNGEST NOMINEES *EVER*.

SOT - Quvenzhane Wallis, Oscar Nominated Actress / "Congratulations! "Thank you." 2

NINE-YEAR-OLD QUVENZHANE WALLIS. MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY REACHING A PRESS

MICROPHONE.

BUT SHE EASILY WON MANY HEARTS IN HER FIRST FILM -- "BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN

WILD."

SOT - Film Clip / "Beasts of the Southern Wild"

NOW QUVENZHANE IS COMPETING AGAINST HOLLYWOOD'S LEADING LADIES.

SO IS FRENCH ACTRESS -- EMMANUELLE RIVA -- NOMINATED FOR HER ROLE IN "AMOUR.

"

SOT -- Film Clip / "Amour"

WITH SIX DECADES OF ACTING EXPERIENCE. THE 85-YEAR-OLD WAS RECENTLY

AWARDED A BAFTA IN LONDON.

LOOKING BACK THROUGH OSCAR HISTORY.

THE OLDEST "BEST ACTRESS" WINNER -- JESSICA TANDY -- WON WHEN SHE WAS 80 FOR

"DRIVING MISS DAISY."

MARLEE MATLIN IS THE YOUNGEST "BEST ACTRESS" WINNER. AT 21. FOR "CHILDREN

OF A LESSER GOD."

AND MANY REMEMBER TATUM O'NEAL -- WHO AT TEN -- WON "BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

" FOR "PAPER MOON"

JUST ONE YEAR OLDER THAN QUVENZHANE.

SOT -- Quvenzhane Wallis, Best Actress Nominee / "I'm happy and excited,

but it's something that you think will never happen at your age." 6

BUT MANY CRITICS BELIEVE -- THIS YEAR -- EXPERIENCE WILL PAY OFF IN OSCAR

GOLD.

SOT -- David Blaustein, ABC News Entertainment Correspondent / "I think

Emmanuelle Riva from Amour is going to win Best Actress. She is amazing in

OSCARS ACTRESSES-TAG OC SS

ON TOP OF THAT. OSCAR SUNDAY JUST HAPPENS TO BE EMMANUELLE RIVA'S 86th BIRTHDAY.

SHE COULD HAVE TWO REASONS TO CELEBRATE.

OF COURSE. YOU CAN WATCH THE OSCARS,

RIGHT HERE ON ABC7.

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BREAKING 2-SAT 3

POLICE SAY THREE PEOPLE ARE DEAD AND AT LEAST THREE ARE WOUNDED.

AFTER A 'ROLLING GUN BATTLE' AND MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH.

IT HAPPENED AT A BUSY INTERSECTION ON THE LAS VEGAS STRIP.

POLICE SAY FIVE VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED IN THE CRASH, INCLUDING A TAXI THAT BURST INTO FLAMES AND KILLED TWO PEOPLE AROUND 4:30 A.M. THURSDAY,

AT FLAMINGO AND LAS VEGAS BOULEVARDS.

THREE OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED IN THE WRECK, BUT THE SUV WAS GONE WHEN POLICE ARRIVED.

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIPTOPS

TS1) PISTORIUS-VIDBOXTOPS-TRX

PROSECUTORS ARE NOW SAYING.

THE LEAD DETECTIVE SHOULD BE DROPPED -- FROM THE OSCAR PISTORIUS CASE.

THAT'S BECAUSE -- HILTON BOTHA IS FACING ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGES HIMSELF. FROM A 2011 INCIDENT, ON THE JOB.

NIKE IS SUSPENDING ITS CONTRACT WITH PISTORIUS -- WHILE THE CASE PLAYS OUT.

PISTORIUS FACES PREMEDITATED MURDER CHARGES.

TS2) WINTER WEATHER-VIDBOX TOPS-TRX

A BITTER WINTER *TIGHTENS ITS GRIP --

ON MUCH OF THE MIDWEST THIS MORNING.

30-MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS THE NATION'S MID-SECTION --

BRACE FOR A DAY OF ICE. SLEET. AND SNOW.

AND FORECASTERS SAY KANSAS CITY COULD SEE THE WORST OF IT.

TS3) LAS VEGAS ACCIDENT-VIDBOX TOPS-TRX

POLICE SAY THREE PEOPLE ARE DEAD AND AT LEAST THREE ARE WOUNDED AFTER A 'ROLLING GUN BATTLE' AND MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH AT A BUSY INTERSECTION ON THE LAS VEGAS STRIP.

POLICE SAY FIVE VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED IN THE CRASH,

INCLUDING A TAXI THAT BURST INTO FLAMES AND KILLED TWO PEOPLE AROUND 4:30 A.M.

TODAY AT FLAMINGO AND LAS VEGAS BOULEVARDS.

THREE OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED IN THE WRECK, BUT SHEAHAN SAYS THE SUV WAS GONE WHEN POLICE ARRIVED.

TS4) CAPE SCHOOL BUS-VIDBOX TOPS-TRX

A MAN REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AT LEE MEMORIAL.

AFTER A SERIOUS CRASH IN CAPE CORAL.

POLICE SAY BRADFORD TANNER CRASHED INTO A SCHOOL BUS.

AND THAT HE WAS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF EITHER ALCOHOL OR DRUGS.

IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON --

ON SANTA BARBARA BOULEVARD AND SOUTHEAST 8TH STREET.

CLOSE-2SH-AWS ANI

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